Reflections on the University of California: From the Free Speech Movement to the Global University

Neil J. Smelser

Published by University of California Press 2010

Reflections on the University of California

From the Free Speech Movement to the Global University

Neil J. Smelser

https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520946002

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These invaluable essays offer an insider’s perspective on three decades at a major American university during a time of political turmoil. Neil J. Smelser, who spent thirty-six years as a professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, sheds new light on a full range of the issues that dominated virtually all institutions of higher learning during the second half of the twentieth century. Smelser considers student activism—in particular the Free Speech Movement at Berkeley—political surprises, affirmative action, multiculturalism and the culture wars, and much more. As one of the leading sociologists of his generation, Smelser is uniquely qualified to convey and analyze the complexities of administrating a first-rate and very large university as it encounters a highly politicized environment.

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Smelser Neil J. :

Neil J. Smelser is University Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of The Social Edges of Psychoanalysis and The Odyssey Experience among many other books.

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Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART ONE. Conflict and Adaptation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
PART TWO. Diversity, Affirmative Action, and the Culture Wars Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
PART THREE. Governance and Coordination Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
PART FOUR. Marrying Analysis and Action Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	369

Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
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- Main content: 392

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Published: March 4, 2010
ISBN: 9780520946002