Clark, William, 1953-

Academic charisma and the origins of the research university / William Clark. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006. - 662 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue. Charisma and rationalization -- pt. 1. Tradition, rationalization, charisma. On the dominion of the author and the legible. The lecture catalog ; The lecture and the disputation ; The examination ; The research seminar ; The doctor of philosophy ; The appointment of a professor ; The library catalogue -- pt. 2. Narrative, conversation, reputation. On the ineluctability of the voice and the oral. Academic babble and ministerial machinations ; Ministerial hearing and academic commodification ; Academic voices and the ghost in the machine -- Epilogue. The research university and beyond.

0226109216 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780226109213 (cloth : alk. paper)

2005015152

GBA587856 bnb

013315181 Uk


Education, Higher--History--18th century.
Education, Higher--History--19th century.
Educación superior--Historia--Del siglo 18
Educación, Superior--Historia--Del siglo 19


GroCbritannien.
Deutschland.

LA 179 / C596a 2006

378/.4/09033