{"product_id":"searching-for-utopia-universities-and-their-histories-volume-2-0520270657","title":"Searching for Utopia: Universities and Their Histories (Volume 2)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0520270657\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gray, Hanna Holborn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Searching for Utopia, Hanna Holborn Gray reflects on the nature of the university from the perspective of todays research institutions. In particular, she examines the ideas of former University of California president Clark Kerr as expressed in The Uses of the University, written during the tumultuous 1960s. She contrasts Kerrs vision of the research-driven multiveristy with the traditional liberal educational philosophy espoused by Kerrs contemporary, former University of Chicago president Robert Maynard Hutchins. Grays insightful analysis shows that both Kerr, widely considered a realist, and Hutchins, seen as an oppositional idealist, were utopians. She then surveys the liberal arts tradition and the current state of liberal learning in the undergraduate curriculum within research universities. As Gray reflects on major trends and debates since the 1960s, she illuminates the continuum of utopian thinking about higher education over time, revealing how it applies even in todays climate of challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51940130652448,"sku":"NEW0520270657","price":71.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/searching-for-utopia-universities-and-their-histories-volume-2-0520270657","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}