When was the European University Association book series commissioned?
The European University Association commissioned the four-volume book series in 1992. Cambridge University Press published the first volume that same year.
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Who edited the final volumes of the European University Association book series?
Walter Rüegg edited the last two volumes after Hilde de Ridder-Symoens handled the initial pair. The final volume examining universities since 1945 appeared under his editorship in 2011.
What time periods do the four volumes of the European University Association book series cover?
Volume I examines universities emerging during the Middle Ages and developing until around 1500. Volume II covers the period from the Reformation until the French Revolution between 1500 and 1800. Volume III analyzes the rise of the modern university system leading up to World War II spanning the years 1800 through 1945. The final volume examines universities since 1945 up to the present time.
Which languages were the European University Association book series translated into by 2011?
As of 2011, the series had been fully published in English and German. Translations appeared in Spanish and Portuguese for the first volumes only while preparations were underway for Russian and Chinese versions.
How does the European University Association book series compare to Hastings Rashdall's work?
Reviewers welcomed the book as an overhaul of Hastings Rashdall's long-time standard work. The editors stated no other work matched its comprehensive scope except Geschichte der Entstehung und Entwickelung der hohen Schulen unsres Erdtheils published between 1802 and 1805.