{"product_id":"utopian-universities-miles-taylor-9781350227385","title":"Utopian Universities: A Global History of the New Campuses of the 1960s","description":"In a remarkable decade of public investment in higher education, some 200 new university campuses were established worldwide between 1961 and 1970. This volume offers a comparative and connective global history of these institutions, illustrating how their establishment, intellectual output and pedagogical experimentation sheds light on the social and cultural topography of the long 1960s. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an impressive geographic coverage - using case studies from Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia - the book explores how these universities have influenced academic disciplines and pioneered new types of teaching, architectural design and student experience. From educational reform in West Germany to the establishment of new institutions with progressive, interdisciplinary curricula in the Commonwealth, the illuminating case studies of this volume demonstrate how these universities shared in a common cause: the embodiment of 'utopian' ideals of living, learning and governance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt a time when the role of higher education is fiercely debated, \u003ci\u003eUtopian Universities\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely and considered intervention that offers a wide-ranging, historical dimension to contemporary predicaments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Miles Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350227382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350227385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.86d","brand":"Miles Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075588321535,"sku":"9781350227385","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_44617181-f0a1-47fc-b06e-39d93646a1db.jpg?v=1685460313","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/utopian-universities-miles-taylor-9781350227385","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}