| The Harvard Century: The Making of a University to a Nation Contributor(s): Smith, Richard Norton (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674372956 ISBN-13: 9780674372955 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $30.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1998 Annotation: "The Harvard Century" tells the story of how Harvard, America's oldest and foremost institution of higher learning, has become synonymous with the nation, their goals and standards reflecting each other, each setting the other's agenda. It is also a colorful and intimate narrative of the individual achievements of its leaders and of the intense power struggles that have shaped Harvard as it pioneered in setting the priorities that have served as exemplars for the nation's educational establishment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Education | History - Education | Higher |
| Dewey: 378.111 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.16" W x 9.23" (1.31 lbs) 408 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Harvard Century tells the story of how Harvard, America's oldest and foremost institution of higher learning, has become synonymous with the nation, their goals and standards reflecting each other, each setting the other's agenda. It is also a colorful and intimate narrative of the individual achievements of its leaders and of the intense power struggles that have shaped Harvard as it pioneered in setting the priorities that have served as exemplars for the nation's educational establishment. |
Contributor Bio(s): Smith, Richard Norton: - Richard Norton Smith is Director of the Gerald R. Ford Museum. |