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- Condition
- Good
- Seller notes
- “2010 Hardcover with dust jacket”
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Type
- Textbook
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- ISBN
- 9780271048475
- EAN
- 9780271048475
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pennsylvania STATE University Press
ISBN-10
0271048476
ISBN-13
9780271048475
eBay Product ID (ePID)
172025562
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Publication Name
Liberalizing the Mind : Two Centuries of Liberal Education at Franklin and Marshall College
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Subject
United States / 19th Century, History, Organizations & Institutions
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Education, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Reviews
"If you wish to understand the traditions of an American gem-the liberal arts college-this insightful volume is a perfect starting point." -W. Bruce Leslie, The College at Brockport-SUNY, author of Gentlemen and Scholar s, "If you wish to understand the traditions of an American gem--the liberal arts college--this insightful volume is a perfect starting point." --W. Bruce Leslie,The College at Brockport-SUNY, author of Gentlemen and Scholar s, "Franklin & Marshall exemplifies a unique American academic gem--the liberal arts college. Griffith insightfully chronicles a two-century commitment to an educational mission that remained remarkably consistent through changing intellectual currents and social conditions. This volume details how unlikely ventures launched by small German minorities in southeastern Pennsylvania eventually morphed into a nationally recognized institution. The book offers an affectionate description of the struggles and successes of one small college that will delight members of the Franklin & Marshall community, while also locating the story in a national context that will inform scholars." --W. Bruce Leslie, The College at Brockport-SUNY, author of Gentlemen and Scholar s, "Franklin & Marshall exemplifies a unique American academic gem-the liberal arts college. Griffith insightfully chronicles a two-century commitment to an educational mission that remained remarkably consistent through changing intellectual currents and social conditions. This volume details how unlikely ventures launched by small German minorities in southeastern Pennsylvania eventually morphed into a nationally recognized institution. The book offers an affectionate description of the struggles and successes of one small college that will delight members of the Franklin & Marshall community, while also locating the story in a national context that will inform scholars." -W. Bruce Leslie, The College at Brockport-SUNY, author of Gentlemen and Scholar s, "Franklin & Marshall exemplifies a unique American academic gem--the liberal arts college. Griffith insightfully chronicles a two-century commitment to an educational mission that remained remarkably consistent through changing intellectual currents and social conditions. This volume details how unlikely ventures launched by small German minorities in southeastern Pennsylvania eventually morphed into a nationally recognized institution. The book offers an affectionate description of the struggles and successes of one small college that will delight members of the Franklin & Marshall community, while also locating the story in a national context that will inform scholars." --W. Bruce Leslie, The College at Brockport-SUNY, author of Gentlemen and Scholars, &"If you wish to understand the traditions of an American gem&-the liberal arts college&-this insightful volume is a perfect starting point.&" &-W. Bruce Leslie, The College at Brockport&SUNY, author of Gentlemen and Scholars, "If you wish to understand the traditions of an American gem-the liberal arts college-this insightful volume is a perfect starting point." -W. Bruce Leslie, The College at Brockport-SUNY, author of Gentlemen and Scholars, "Franklin & Marshall exemplifies a unique American academic gem-the liberal arts college. Griffith insightfully chronicles a two-century commitment to an educational mission that remained remarkably consistent through changing intellectual currents and social conditions. This volume details how unlikely ventures launched by small German minorities in southeastern Pennsylvania eventually morphed into a nationally recognized institution. The book offers an affectionate description of the struggles and successes of one small college that will delight members of the Franklin & Marshall community, while also locating the story in a national context that will inform scholars." -W. Bruce Leslie, The College at Brockport-SUNY, author of Gentlemen and Scholars, "If you wish to understand the traditions of an American gem--the liberal arts college--this insightful volume is a perfect starting point." --W. Bruce Leslie, The College at Brockport-SUNY, author of Gentlemen and Scholars, "If you wish to understand the traditions of an American gem--the liberal arts college--this insightful volume is a perfect starting point." --W. Bruce Leslie, The College at Brockport-SUNY, author of Gentlemen and Scholar s, &"Franklin & Marshall exemplifies a unique American academic gem&-the liberal arts college. Griffith insightfully chronicles a two-century commitment to an educational mission that remained remarkably consistent through changing intellectual currents and social conditions. This volume details how unlikely ventures launched by small German minorities in southeastern Pennsylvania eventually morphed into a nationally recognized institution. The book offers an affectionate description of the struggles and successes of one small college that will delight members of the Franklin & Marshall community, while also locating the story in a national context that will inform scholars.&" &-W. Bruce Leslie, The College at Brockport&SUNY, author of Gentlemen and Scholars, "Franklin & Marshall exemplifies a unique American academic gem--the liberal arts college. Griffith insightfully chronicles a two-century commitment to an educational mission that remained remarkably consistent through changing intellectual currents and social conditions. This volume details how unlikely ventures launched by small German minorities in southeastern Pennsylvania eventually morphed into a nationally recognized institution. The book offers an affectionate description of the struggles and successes of one small college that will delight members of the Franklin & Marshall community, while also locating the story in a national context that will inform scholars." --W. Bruce Leslie,The College at Brockport-SUNY, author of Gentlemen and Scholar s
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Synopsis
With its roots in the German Reformed denomination of Protestantism, Franklin & Marshall College has the distinction of being the first institution of higher learning in America founded (in 1787) for the purpose of educating students of German ethnic background. Liberalizing the Mind is a comprehensive narrative history of Franklin & Marshall College's transformation from that tiny classical college for German American students into one of the nation's preeminent liberal arts institutions. It combines analysis of historical context and institutional development with richly detailed accounts of dramatic periods such as the Civil War and the rebellious 1960s., A narrative history of Franklin & Marshall College. Combines analysis of historical context and institutional development with accounts of the college during crucial periods such as the Civil War and the 1960s.
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