Building Drexel: The University and Its City 1891-2016 - Hardcover

DILWORTH, RICHARDSON

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1439914206 ISBN 13: 9781439914205

Verlag: Temple University Press,U.S., 2016

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Published in conjunction with Drexel University’s 125th anniversary, Building Drexel chronicles the founding of the university by Anthony J. Drexel through to the present day. The editors and contributors create a prismatic discussion of the university and its evolution.

Richly illustrated chapters cover the architectural history of notable Drexel buildings; the role of Drexel in Philadelphia’s modern history; its Greek life; sports—particularly Drexel’s history in the Big 5; and each of the university’s schools and colleges. There is a history of the medical college and law school, plus the creation of new schools such as those of biomedical engineering, science and health systems.

Building Drexel also documents the civil rights history of Drexel and its urban planning history in relation to the racially diverse Powelton Village and Mantua neighborhoods it borders. This commemorative volume shows the development of the university both in the city and in the world.

Contributors include: Lloyd Ackert, Cordelia Frances Biddle, Paula Marantz Cohen, Donna Marie De Carolis, Roger Dennis, Gloria Donnelly, Kevin D. Egan, Alissa Falcone, David Fenske, John A. Fry, Stephen F. Gambescia, Marla J. Gold, Charles Haas, Kathy Harvatt, Daniel Johnson, Jeannine Keefer, Larry Keiser, Michael Kelley, Jason Ludwig, Jonson Miller, Julie Mostov, Danuta A. Nitecki, Anthony M. Noce, Steven J. Peitzman, David Raizman, Tiago Saraiva, Amy E. Slaton, Nathaniel Stanton, Virginia Theerman, Laura Valenti, James Wolfinger, Eric A. Zillmer, and the editors.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Richardson Dilworth is Professor of Politics and Director of the Center for Public Policy at Drexel University. He is the author of The Urban Origins of Suburban Autonomy, and the editor or coeditor of five books, including Social Capital in the City: Community and Civic Life in Philadelphia (Temple) and, most recently with Christine Palus, the CQ Press Guide to Urban Politics and Policy in the United States.

Scott Gabriel Knowles is Associate Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of History at Drexel University. He is the author, most recently, of Disaster Experts: Mastering Risk in Modern America.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Temple University Press,U.S.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1439914206
• ISBN 13: 9781439914205
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 400
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