Becoming Penn : : The Pragmatic American University, 1950-2000 /

Becoming Penn : : The Pragmatic American University, 1950-2000 / / John L. Puckett, Mark Frazier Lloyd.

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The second half of the twentieth century saw the University of Pennsylvania grow in size as well as in stature. On its way to becoming one of the world's most celebrated research universities, Penn exemplified the role of urban renewal in the postwar redevelopment and expansion of urban univers...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2015
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Puckett, John L.,
Lloyd, Mark Frazier,
Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2015]
©2015
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (464 p.) :; 87 illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Part I. The Builder
  • 1. Rise of the Urban Renewal University
  • 2. Campus Expansion and Commercial Renewal in Unit 4
  • 3. Shadow Expansion in Unit 3
  • 4. Student Protest and the End of the Great Expansion
  • Part II. The Visionary
  • 5. Martin Meyerson's Dream of One University
  • 6. Identity Politics in the Arena
  • Part III. The Conciliator
  • 7. A Decade of Racial Discord
  • 8. Throes of Diversity
  • 9. Penn and the City Inextricably Intertwined
  • Part IV. The Implementer
  • 10. Triumph in University City
  • 11. Agenda for Excellence
  • 12. Harnwell Redux
  • Conclusion. In Franklin's Name
  • Appendix. The Urban Renewal University: A Typology
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments

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