{"product_id":"becoming-penn-9780812246803","title":"Becoming Penn","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter World War II, the University of Pennsylvania became one of the world's most celebrated research universities. John L. Puckett and Mark Frazier Lloyd trace Penn's rise to eminence amid the postwar social, institutional, moral, and civic contexts that shaped American research universities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This comprehensive history, seven years in the making, is the first to delve so deeply into the University's evolution throughout the 20th century, as it developed into one of the world's leading research institutions while simultaneously redefining its relationship with West Philadelphia.\"-PennCurrent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e PART I THE BUILDER\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1 Rise of the Urban Renewal University\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2 Campus Expansion and Commercial Renewal in Unit 4\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3 Shadow Expansion in Unit 3\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4 Student Protest and the End of the Great Expansion\u003cbr\u003e PART II THE VISIONARY\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5 Martin Meyerson's Dream of One University\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6 Identity Politics in the Arena\u003cbr\u003e PART III THE CONCILIATOR\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7 A Decade of Racial Discord\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8 Throes of Diversity\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9 Penn and the City Inextricably Intertwined\u003cbr\u003e PART IV THE IMPLEMENTER\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10 Triumph in University City\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11 Agenda for Excellence\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12 Harnwell Redux\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: In Franklin's Name\u003cbr\u003e Appendix The Urban Renewal University: A Typology\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405724852567,"sku":"9780812246803","price":49.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812246803.jpg?v=1730493401","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/becoming-penn-9780812246803","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}