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For us it is an honor and a pleasure: Honorary Doctorates at the VU University Since 1930
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Title: For us it is an honor and a pleasure: Honorary Doctorates at the VU University Since 1930
Author: translated by Harry Boonstra and Gerrit Sheeres Wim Berkelaar
Publisher: Uitgeverij Meinema, Zoetermeer
Published: 2007
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: 1st edition
Number of Pages: 191
Catalogs: Universities, Education, Biography
Description: Original trade paperback binding in purple and yellow. Some scuffing at spine edges, otherwise unmarked. This is a collection of biographies and accounts of the honorary doctorates bestowed by the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam, including that of Martin Luther King, Jr., pictured on the cover, prime minister Hendrikus Colijn, Prince Berhard, the liberation theologian Dom Helder Camara, the poet Ernesto Cardenal, and the philosophers Alvin Plantinga and Nicholas Wolterstorff. Between 1930 and 2007, the VU awarded 61 honorary doctorates to people who distinguished themselves in scholarly, political, or cultural affairs. During that time the university also changed from its original Protestant mission into a research university with broad aims and a diverse student body. Softcover, very good condition. 191 pages, trade paperback. ISBN: 9789021141770.
Author: translated by Harry Boonstra and Gerrit Sheeres Wim Berkelaar
Publisher: Uitgeverij Meinema, Zoetermeer
Published: 2007
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: 1st edition
Number of Pages: 191
Catalogs: Universities, Education, Biography
Description: Original trade paperback binding in purple and yellow. Some scuffing at spine edges, otherwise unmarked. This is a collection of biographies and accounts of the honorary doctorates bestowed by the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam, including that of Martin Luther King, Jr., pictured on the cover, prime minister Hendrikus Colijn, Prince Berhard, the liberation theologian Dom Helder Camara, the poet Ernesto Cardenal, and the philosophers Alvin Plantinga and Nicholas Wolterstorff. Between 1930 and 2007, the VU awarded 61 honorary doctorates to people who distinguished themselves in scholarly, political, or cultural affairs. During that time the university also changed from its original Protestant mission into a research university with broad aims and a diverse student body. Softcover, very good condition. 191 pages, trade paperback. ISBN: 9789021141770.
