Empires of Ideas: Creating the Modern University from Germany to America to China

William C. Kirby

ISBN 10: 0674299329 / ISBN 13: 9780674299320

Published by Harvard University Press, 2025

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Empires of Ideas: Creating the Modern University from Germany to America to China
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674299329
• ISBN 13: 9780674299320
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The United States is the global leader in higher education, but this was not always the case and may not remain so. William Kirby examines sources of—and threats to—US higher education supremacy and charts the rise of Chinese competitors. Yet Chinese institutions also face problems, including a state that challenges the commitment to free inquiry.

About the Author

William C. Kirby is Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration and T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University, as well as Chair of the Harvard China Fund and Faculty Chair of the Harvard Center Shanghai. His many books include Can China Lead? Reaching the Limits of Power and Growth.