A history of the modern Australian university

Abstract

This book about Australia and its universities blends disparate scholarly virtues. It is highly informative, deftly mapping developments from 1857 to 2014. It ranges across a host of historical sources, and several fields of inquiry, with few missteps. Arcane ideas and arguments about the work of universities are made accessible enough to engage a wide readership. Well-chosen cases and characters bring legal and policy technicalities to life.