The Gold and the Blue, Volume Two
The Gold and the Blue, Volume Two
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A memoir that offers an insider's account of how the University of California rose to the peak of scientific and scholarly stature. It focuses on the external and political environment of the 1950s and 1960s, contrasting the meteoric rise of the university to the highest pinnacle of academic achievement with its troubled political context.
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The Gold and the Blue, Volume Two by Clark Kerr
A memoir that offers an insider's account of how the University of California rose to the peak of scientific and scholarly stature. It focuses on the external and political environment of the 1950s and 1960s, contrasting the meteoric rise of the university to the highest pinnacle of academic achievement with its troubled political context.
Clark Kerr (1911-2003) was President of the University of California and a giant in public education. His books include The Uses of the University (1963; 5th edition 2001), Higher Education Cannot Escape History (1994), Troubled Times for Higher Education, 1960-1980 (1994), and The Great Transformation in Higher Education (1991).
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780520236417 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520236416 |
| Title | The Gold and the Blue, Volume Two |
| Author | Clark Kerr |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2003-02-24 |
| Number of pages | 458 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |