Brown: The History of an Idea

Brown: The History of an Idea

An eloquent illustrated history of one of America's greatest universities
Founded in 1636, essentially as a refuge for outcasts from Massachusetts, the colony of Rhode Island was unusually open-minded, leading Massachusetts Puritan Cotton Mather to refer to it as â€œthe latrina [or sewer] of New England.â€ The sixth of the Ivy League universities to be founded, in 1764, Brown accepted students early on regardless of religious affiliation, and in 1969 adopted a student-proposed â€œNew Curriculum,â€ allowing students to structure their education with relative freedom.

Over the last two and a half centuries, the university and its graduates have played a notable role in numerous defining moments in the American story, from the legacy of slavery (one of the founding Brown brothers was a leading abolitionist, the other an â€œardent defender and slave traderâ€), to the Industrial Revolution and education reform. Although there are plenty of prominent namesâ€•among them Horace Mann, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Janet Yellen, and Edwidge Danticatâ€•woven throughout, Widmerâ€™s is a more ambitious account that weaves its threads into a variegated history of how a university can both mirror and spur the wider culture around it. 90 illustrations in color and black-and-white
Country USA
Brand Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer Thames & Hudson
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780500252161
ReleaseDate 2015-09-08
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780500252161

Country	USA
Brand	Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer	Thames & Hudson
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780500252161
ReleaseDate	2015-09-08
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780500252161

Brown: The History of an Idea

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