Amherst in the World /

"In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Amherst College, a group of scholars and alumni explore the school's substantial past in this volume. *Amherst in the World* tells the story of how an institution that was founded to train Protestant ministers began educating new generations of i...

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Những tác giả chính: Kornblith, Gary J. (Tác giả), Appy, Christian G. (Tác giả), Michelmore, Molly (Tác giả), Laurie, Bruce (Tác giả), Jirik, Michael E. (Tác giả), Applegate, Debby (Tác giả), Teichgraeber III, Richard F. (Tác giả), Dobrow, Julie (Tác giả), Thrailkill, Jane F. (Tác giả), Reynolds, David S. (Tác giả), Shin, K. Ian (Tác giả), Levinson Wilk, Daniel (Tác giả), Randolph, Matthew Alexander (Tác giả), López, Rick (Tác giả), Bergoffen, Wendy H. (Tác giả), Syrett, Nicholas L. (Tác giả), Maxey, Trent (Tác giả), Hoxie, Frederick E. (Tác giả), Wills, David W. (Tác giả)
Tác giả khác: Saxton, Martha (Biên tập viên)
Định dạng: Điện tử eBook
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Amherst : Amherst College, 2020.
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Tóm tắt:"In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Amherst College, a group of scholars and alumni explore the school's substantial past in this volume. *Amherst in the World* tells the story of how an institution that was founded to train Protestant ministers began educating new generations of industrialists, bankers, and political leaders with the decline in missionary ambitions after the Civil War. The contributors trace how what was a largely white school throughout the interwar years begins diversifying its student demographics after World War II and the War in Vietnam. The histories told here illuminate how Amherst has contended with slavery, wars, religion, coeducation, science, curriculum, town and gown relations, governance, and funding during its two centuries of existence. Through Amherst's engagement with educational improvement in light of these historical undulations, it continually affirms both the vitality and the utility of a liberal arts education"--
Mô tả vật lý:1 online resource.
số ISBN:9780943184210
Truy cập:Open Access