10 The Burden of History: Nanjing University

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction: The “World-Class” University 1
5. 1 The University in Germany: A Historical Introduction 17
6. 2 The Modern Original: the University of Berlin 26
7. 3 Truth, Justice, and Freedom in a Cold War World: Free University of Berlin 63
8. 4 The Rise and Challenges of American Research Universities 97
9. 5 Rising through Change and through Storm: Harvard University 112
10. 6 Public Mission, Private Funding: The University of California, Berkeley 167
11. 7 Outrageous Ambitions: Duke University 201
12. 8 A Chinese Century? ¡e Revival and Rise of Chinese Universities 236
13. 9 From Preparatory Academy to National Flagship: Tsinghua University 267
14. 10 The Burden of History: Nanjing University 302
15. 11 Asia’s Global University? ¡e University of Hong Kong 337
16. Conclusion: Lessons and Prospects 376
17. Notes 397
18. Index 475