Book Review Altering American Consciousness: The History of Alcohol and Drug Use in the United States, 1800–2000 Edited by Sarah W. Tracy and Caroline Jean Acker. 414 pp. Amherst, University of Massachusetts Press, 2004. $70 (cloth); $26.95 (paper). 1-55849-424-3 (cloth); 1-55849-425-1 (paper).

2004 ◽  
Vol 351 (26) ◽  
pp. 2778-2779
Author(s):  
Dwight B. Heath
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
The United States ◽  
Alcohol And Drug Use ◽  
History Of ◽  
University Of Massachusetts

Book Review: The Shaping of American Higher Education

NASPA Journal ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary H. Knock
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Early History ◽  
Quarter Century ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
History Of ◽  
Broad Understanding

In the introduction of this book, Arthur Cohen states that The Shaping of American Higher Education is less a history than a synthesis. While accurate, this depiction in no way detracts from the value of the book. This work synthesizes the first three centuries of development of high-er education in the United States. A number of books detail the early history of the American collegiate system; however, this book also pro-vides an up-to-date account of developments and context for under-standing the transformation of American higher education in the last quarter century. A broad understanding of the book’s subtitle, Emergence and Growth of the Contemporary System, is truly realized by the reader.

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