Going to College in the Sixties

Going to College in the Sixties
ISBN-10
142142682X
ISBN-13
9781421426822
Category
Education
Pages
224
Language
English
Published
2018-11-15
Publisher
JHU Press
Author
John R. Thelin

Description

Grounded in social and political history, with a scope that will appeal both to a new generation of scholars and to alumni of the era, this engaging book allows readers to consider "going to collegein both the past and the present.

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