Foreword

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Foreword ix
5. Introduction: The Ongoing Reconstruction of the University 1
6. 1. The Branches of Learning and the Basic and Applied Divisions 47
7. 2. The Humanities 89
8. 3. The Social Sciences 117
9. 4. The Natural Sciences 145
10. 5. The Subject Matters of History 173
11. 6. Conclusion: Universities and the Global-Institutional Frame 197
12. Appendix A: Faculty Composition Data – Nation-States Sampled by Time Period 211
13. Appendix B: Course Composition Data – Nation-States Sampled by Time Period 215
14. Bibliography 219
15. Index 235