Miami University, 1809-2009: Bicentennial Perspectives Contributor(s): Ellison, Curtis W. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0821418262 ISBN-13: 9780821418260 Publisher: Ohio University Press OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: From its start in the nineteenth century as a small midwestern college to its transformation into a twenty-first-century international university, Miami University has stood for two centuries as a model of public higher education. With hundreds of illustrations and contributions from many hands, "Miami University, 1809-2009: Bicentennial Perspectives" reviews how national social forces and academic culture interacted in the college town of Oxford, Ohio, yielding five different eras of campus life over two hundred years. This special bicentennial book celebrating one of Ohio's premier universities considers how Miami leaders responded to moments of conflict, controversy, and change, and how lasting achievements emerged from unexpected challenges. |
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BISAC Categories: - Education | History - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2008043570 |
Physical Information: 1.6" H x 8.7" W x 11" (4.75 lbs) 450 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Ohio - Cultural Region - Midwest - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
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Publisher Description: From its start in the nineteenth century as a small midwestern college to its transformation into a twenty-first-century international university, Miami University has stood for two centuries as a model of public higher education. With hundreds of illustrations and contributions from many hands, Miami University, 1809-2009: Bicentennial Perspectives reviews how national social forces and academic culture interacted in the college town of Oxford, Ohio, yielding five different eras of campus life over two hundred years. |