The University in Ruins

The University in Ruins
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 0674929535
ISBN-13 : 9780674929531
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Download or read book The University in Ruins written by Bill Readings and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing the roots of the modern American University in German philosophy and in the work of British thinkers such as Newman and Arnold, Bill Readings argues that the integrity of the modern University has been linked to the nation-state, which it has served by promoting and protecting the idea of a national culture. But now the nation-state is in decline, and national culture no longer needs to be either promoted or protected.


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