{"product_id":"the-rise-of-universities-paperback-softback-9780801490156","title":"The Rise of Universities (Paperback \/ softback) 9780801490156","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Rise of Universities\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCharles Homer Haskins (Author), Theodor E. Mommsen (Preface by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780801490156\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 February 1957\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e118 pages\u003cbr\u003e18.9 x 16.8 x 0.8 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book displays a breadth of learning, a coherence of argument, and an economy of expression which make it a delight to read. Carrying his scholarship lightly, the author leads his audience easily and intimately into no less a topic than 'certain of the changes.. brought about in mankind by the advent of civilization,' i.e., by the rise of cities.\u003c\/p\u003e (Yale Review) \u003cp\u003eThis book does not claim to be a finished product or a final answer to any of the fundamental issues raised; but it is a stimulating experience to share his thinking as this writer comes to grips with them in his sincere and profound way. There is throughout a simplicity and human touch about the man that captivates the reader.\u003c\/p\u003e (The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe origin and nature of the earliest universities are the subjects of this famous and witty set of lectures by the man whom eminent scholars have called \"without exaggeration... the soul of the renascence of medieval studies in the United States.\" Great as the differences are between the earliest universities and those of today, the fact remains, says Professor Haskins, the \"the university of the twentieth century is the lineal descendant of medieval Paris and Bologna.\" In demonstrating this fact, he brings to life the institutions, instruction, professors, and students of the Middle Ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The Earliest Universities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Bologna and the South\u003cbr\u003e Paris and the North\u003cbr\u003e The mediaeval inheritance\u003cb\u003ePart II:The Mediaeval Professor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Studies and text-books\u003cbr\u003e Teaching and examinations\u003cbr\u003e Academic status and freedom\u003cb\u003ePart III: The Mediaeval Student\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sources of information\u003cbr\u003e Student manuals\u003cbr\u003e Student letters\u003cbr\u003e Student Poetry\u003cbr\u003e ConclusionBibliographical Note\u003cbr\u003e lndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52739351511320,"sku":"9780801490156","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-rise-of-universities-paperback-softback-9780801490156","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}