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The Idea of a University: Some Polemical Reflections

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Some fifteen years ago Ambrose King (Jin Yaoji 金耀基), the Vice-chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, published an updated edition of his book, Daxue de linian (大學的理念; King in Daxue zhi linian. Oxford University Press, Hong Kong, 2001).

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    Leo Ou-fan Lee

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    Michael O'Sullivan

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Lee, L.Of. (2016). The Idea of a University: Some Polemical Reflections. In: Chan, E., O'Sullivan, M. (eds) The Humanities in Contemporary Chinese Contexts. The Humanities in Asia, vol 2. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2267-8_1

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