A History of the University in Europe - Volume 2: Universities in Early Modern Europe (1500–1800)

This is the second volume of a four-part history of the university in Europe, written by an international team of authors, which covers the development of the university in Europe (east and west) from its origins up until more recent years. It focuses not only on the history of individual institutions, nor on the universities in any individual country, but on a number of major themes viewed from a European perspective. The chief originality of this work lies in its comparative, interdisciplinary, collaborative and transnational nature. Volume II looks at the university in Early Modern Europe, and attempts to situate the universities in their social and political context throughout the three centuries spanning the period 1500 to 1800. • The second volume of a major overview of the role of European universities in society • Interdisciplinary, collaborative and transnational • Covers the period from the Reformation to the French Revolution, including the early influence of Europe on the New World

List of maps; Contributors and editors; Reader's guide; Bibliographical abbreviations used in notes; Foreword Walter Rüegg; Acknowledgements; Part I. Themes and Patterns: 1. Themes Walter Rüegg; 2. Patterns Willem Frijhoff; Part II. Structures: 3. Relations with authority Notker Hammerstein; 4. Management and resources Hilde de Ridder-Symoens; 5. Teachers Peter A. Vandermeersch; 6. Exporting models John Roberts, Águeda María Rodríguez Cruz and Jurgen Herbst; Part III. Students: 7. Admission Maria Rosa di Simone; 8. Student education, student life Rainer A. Müller; 9. Graduation and careers Willem Frijhoff; 10. Mobility Hilde de Ridder-Symoens; Part IV. Learning: 11. Tradition and innovation Olaf Pedersen; 12. New structures of knowledge Wilhelm Schmidt-Biggemann; 13. The scientific revolution and universities Roy Porter; 14. Curricula Laurence Brockliss; Epilogue: the Enlightenment Notker Hammerstein; Editor's note on the indexes; Name index; Subject index.