The Bastion of Liberty: Leiden University Today and Yesterday (LUP Academic) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Bastion of Liberty: Leiden University Today and Yesterday (LUP Academic) Book

Leiden University was founded as an institution that would embody a particular set of academic ethics that sought to improve society through the acquisition of knowledge. In this volume, author Willem Otterspeer draws on the idea of Leiden as a â??bastion of libertyâ? and proposes that concepts such as â??equilibriumâ? and â??scaleâ? are key to understanding the university as an institution, ultimately showing how universities are a form of social capital, one of Western societyâ??s answers to the dilemma of collective action, and an instrument for preserving and restoring continuity in the world.Read More

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  • 9087280300
  • 9789087280307
  • Willem Otterspeer
  • 29 August 2008
  • Leiden University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 312
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