Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. INTRODUCTION: THE UNIVERSITY’S CENTURY 1
4. 1. THE HUMBOLDTIAN CONTRACT AND THE FEDERALIST ORIGINS OF THE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY 12
5. 2. GÖTTINGEN AT BALTIMORE: THE STAKES OF KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE 36
6. 3. MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS: DILEMMAS OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY 61
7. 4. RELUCTANT INNOVATORS: CHANGE FROM THE MARGINS 82
8. 5. AN “ARISTOCRACY OF EXCELLENCE”: THE RISE OF THE PROFESSIONS 105
9. 6. CARNEGIE, CAPITAL, AND THE KAISER 127
10. 7. WORLD WAR I AND THE INVENTION OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM 151
11. 8. THE “HOUR FOR EXPERIMENT” IN NEW YORK AND FRANKFURT 172
12. 9. 1933: ANNUS HORRIBILIS 195
13. 10. 1933: ANNUS MIRABILIS 218
14. CONCLUSION: OLD DILEMMAS, NEW CONTRACTS 247
15. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 255
16. NOTES 259
17. ARCHIVES CONSULTED 365
18. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 367
19. INDEX 375