Universities and their presses are often thought of as ivory towers secluded and protected from the harsh realities of the world. From A Single Window tells a different story. Based on previously unexamined documents from Michigan State University Press's archives and extensive interviews, this history describes the powerful national forces that shaped both the Press and the University. Above all, this is the inside story of how writers, professors, and administrators enabled Michigan State University to build a scholarly ...
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Universities and their presses are often thought of as ivory towers secluded and protected from the harsh realities of the world. From A Single Window tells a different story. Based on previously unexamined documents from Michigan State University Press's archives and extensive interviews, this history describes the powerful national forces that shaped both the Press and the University. Above all, this is the inside story of how writers, professors, and administrators enabled Michigan State University to build a scholarly press, through which MSU contributes to the ongoing international conversation about public policy, civil rights, history, and literature.
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