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Author Finkin, Matthew W.

Title For the common good [electronic resource] : principles of American academic freedom / Matthew W. Finkin and Robert C. Post.

Imprint New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2009.

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Description 263 p.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-241) and index.
Contents The historical origins of the concept of academic freedom -- The 1915 Declaration and the American concept of academic freedom -- Freedom of research and publication -- Freedom of teaching -- Freedom of intramural expression -- Freedom of extramural expression.
Summary This book offers a concise explanation of the history and meaning of American academic freedom, and it attempts to intervene in contemporary debates by clarifying the fundamental functions and purposes of academic freedom in America.--From publisher description.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Academic freedom -- United States.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Post, Robert, 1947-
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780300143546 (cloth : alk. paper)
0300143540 (cloth : alk. paper)

 
    
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