The idea of a university : possibilities and contestations /: possibilities and contestations. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by D.V. Kumar.
• Editors: Kumar, D. V, 1961-
• Contents: Preface Introduction 1 Some thoughts on university education Romila Thapar 2 On the political economy of educational "reforms" Prabhat Patnaik 3 Beyond instrumentality: restoring the spirit of higher education Avijit Pathak 4 The idea of a university and its leader: a Gadamerian perspective Binod Kumar Agarwala 5 The challenges that a university confronts in India D. V. Kumar 6 UGC and JNU: a tale of exceptions told in two acts Ayesha Kidwai 7 Higher education and the social sciences in a "smart India" Maitrayee Chaudhuri 8 The idea of university in a princely state: reflections on the century-old Osmania University, Hyderabad K. Srinivasulu 9 Spaces of contested nationalism Sajal Nag 10 Universities as gendered institutions Vijaylakshmi Brara 11 The social contract of a public university: equality, social justice and democracy V. Bijukumar Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: New Delhi : Routledge India
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 378.54; Universities and colleges -- India; Higher education and state -- India
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000413830; 9781000413793; 9781003132035
• Related ISBNs: 9780367542887
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