{"product_id":"the-liberal-arts-tradition-a-documentary-history-by-kimball-bruce-a-may-2010-9780761851325","title":"The Liberal Arts Tradition A Documentary History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased upon the author's twenty-five years of experience leading seminars concerning the history of liberal education, this collection presents a uniquely comprehensive and salient set of documents, ranging from Plato to Martha Nussbaum, while incorporating the neglected portrayal and discussion of women within the history of the liberal arts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndispensable both for its historical depth and its broad range of diverse views on the history - and the future - of liberal education. -- Herman Sinaiko, professor in the humanities, University of Chicago\u003cbr\u003eEssential reading for anyone interested in clarifying the notion of liberal education in the modern university. -- Phillip Sloan, professor of liberal studies, University of Notre Dame\u003cbr\u003eKimball knows this territory exceedingly well and has succeeded here in bringing together a rich collection of sources, thoughtfully selected and interestingly juxtaposed. A timely and most valuable contribution. -- Francis C. Oakley, president emeritus, Williams College\u003cbr\u003eAbsolutely indispensable both to the study and the revival of liberal education. There is nothing like it presently available. -- Eva Brann, St. John's College, Annapolis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction: The Disputed Origins Chapter 3 Section I: Debates in Antiquity Chapter 4 Section II: Late Antiquity and Middle Ages: Christian Appropriation, Codification, and Female Imagery Chapter 5 Section III: In the modernus University, 1100s -1500 Chapter 6 Section IV: The Humanist and Collegiate Traditions Chapter 7 Section V: Humanist, Scholastic, and Sectarian Strains in the Colonial College Chapter 8 Section VI: Intellectual and Social Challenges to the College, 1790s-1850s Chapter 9 Section VII: Struggle between the University and the College, 1860s-1900s Chapter 10 Section VIII: Experimentation and Search for Coherence, 1910s-1930s Chapter 11 Section IX: The \"Emerging Curricular Blueprint\" of the Mid-Twentieth Century Chapter 12 Section X: Approaching the Past in the New Millennium Chapter 13 Glossary of Names Chapter 14 Index","brand":"University Press of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037856235863,"sku":"9780761851325","price":65.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780761851325.jpg?v=1750937868","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-liberal-arts-tradition-a-documentary-history-by-kimball-bruce-a-may-2010-9780761851325","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}