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Partial contents: College textbook publishing in the 1970s, by Phillip Whitten; Independent publishing: today and yesterday, by Bill Henderson; Scholarly publishing in western Europe and Great Britain: a survey and analysis, by Ben Russak; Publishing in the USSR and Yugoslavia, by Edward E. Booher; The bright promise of publishing in developing countries, by Datus C. Smith, jr.

Student political activism in the United States antedates the Berkeley student revolt of 1964. American stu dents have been involved in political activities almost since the beginnings of higher education in the United States. Student activism in America has, in general, been linked to events in the larger society, and only seldom has been con cerned with the universities. The early political groups were small but provided a political education to many who later became active in intellectual life, the labor movement, and other areas. The student movement of the thirties was con cerned largely with the question of war and peace, although it had a strong undercurrent of radical politics. The im mediate post-World War II period was one of apathy on the campuses, and ended only with the rebirth of the student peace movement and later the civil rights movement in the late 1950's. These groups provided some of the organizational base for the emergence of the New Left in the mid-1960's. Thus, the historical background of student activism in the United States offers a context for the current period of turmoil on American campuses.

Student pol'al activism in the US antedates the Berkeley student revolt of 1964. Amer students have been involved in pol'al activities almost since the beginnings of higher educ in the US. Student activism in America has, in general, been linked to events in the larger society, & only seldom has been concerned with U's. The early pol'al groups were small but provided a pol'al educ to many who later became active in intellectual life, the labor movement, & other areas. The student movement of the 1930's was concerned largely with the question of war & peace, although it had a strong undercurrent of radical pol. The immediate post WWII period was one of apathy on the campuses, & ended only with the rebirth of the student peace movement & later the civil rights movement in the late 1950's. These groups provided some of the org'al base for the emergence of the New Left in the mid-1960's. 'Thus, the historical background of student activism in the US offers a context for the current period of turmoil on Amer campuses. Modified HA.

The importance of tertiary education for economic growth and competitiveness is increasingly recognized as critical not just for middle-income and advanced countries, but also for low-income ones. Access to a solid, world-class curriculum helps develop a skilled, productive, and flexible labor force that can positively influence productive activities by creating, applying, and spreading new ideas and technologies. Research universities are emerging as the central institutions of the 21st century knowledge economies. The book extends the analysis of the framework presented in The Challenge of Establishing World-Class Universities (Salmi 2009), examining the recent experience of 11 universities in 9 countries that have grappled with the challenges of building successful research institutions in difficult circumstances and presenting the lessons learned from these experiences. Contents: 1. Altbach, Philip G.: The Past, Present, and Future of the Research University. - 2. Wang, Qing Hui/Wang, Qi/Liu, Nian Cai: Building World-Class Universities in China. Shanghai Jiao Tong University. - 3. Postiglione, Gerard A.: The Rise of Research Universities. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. - 4. Rhee, Byung Shik: A World-Class Research University on the Periphery. The Pohang University of Science and Technology, the Republic of Korea. - 5. Mukherjee, Hena/Wong, Poh Kam: The National University of Singapore and the University of Malaya. Common Roots and Different Paths. - 6. Jayaram, Narayana: Towards World-Class Status? The IIT System and IIT Bombay. - 7. Materu, Peter/Obanya, Pai/Righetti, Petra: The Rise, Fall, and Reemergence of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. - 8. Bernasconi, Andrés: Private and Public Pathways to Wolrd-Class Research Universities. The Case of Chile. - 9. Marmolejo, Francisco: The Long Road toward Excellence in Mexico. The Monterrey Institute of Technology. - 10. Froumin, Isak: Establishing a New Research University. The Higher School of Economics, the Russian Federation. - 11. Salmi, Jamil: The Road to Academic Excellence. Lessons of Experience. (HoF/text adopted)