A History of the University in Europe

Thisisthefinalvolumeinafour-partseriescoveringthedevelopmentoftheuniversityinEurope(eastandwest)fromitsoriginstothepresentday,focusingonanumberofmajorthemesviewedfromaEuropeanperspective.Theoriginalityoftheseriesliesinitscomparative,interdisciplinary,collaborativeandtransnationalnature.Itdealsalsowiththecontentofwhatwastaughtattheuniversities,butitsmainpurposeisanappreciationoftheroleandstructuresoftheuniversitiesasseenagainstabackdropofchangingconditions,ideasandvalues.Thisvolumedealswiththereconstructionandepoch-makingexpansionofhighereducationafter1945,whichledtothetriumphofmodernscience.Ittracesthedevelopmentoftherelationshipbetweenuniversitiesandnationalstates,teachersandstudents,theirambitionsandpoliticalactivities.Specialattentionispaidtofundamentalchangesinthecontentofteachingattheuniversities.