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The Emergence of Modern Universities In France, 1863-1914
By (Author) George Weisz
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
23rd September 2014
United States
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Social and cultural history
378.44
Paperback
414
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
709g
George Weisz offers a comprehensive analysis of the French university system during the latter half of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Examining the major reforms of higher education undertaken during the Third Republic, he argues that the original thrust for reform came from within the educational system, especially from an academic