Gebundenes Buch

The Humanities and the Dynamics of Inclusion Since World War II

Beschreibung

This volume of essays, commissioned by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, explores the interaction between the humanities and demographic changes in the university, including the link between external changes and the rise of new academic specializations in area and other interdisciplinary studies, analyzes the evolution of humanities disciplines and institutions, examines the conditions and intellectual climate in which they operate, and assesses the role and value of the humanities in society.

Autor

David A. Hollinger is Preston Hotchkis Professor of American History at the University of California, Berkeley and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 162mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 717g
• ISBN-13: 9780801883903
• ISBN-10: 0801883903
• Artikelnr.: 20994034