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The paper explores town-gown relations in Europe across thecenturies from the point of view of the university. It arguesthat the history of their relationship can be largely dividedinto two distinctive periods: one, in the period 1200–1800, whenthe University was in the town, but not of it; the other,post-1800, when the two were much more closely connected. Italso briefly examines the influence of the American campus modelon the European university system.
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Brockliss, L. Gown and Town: The University and the City in Europe, 1200–2000. Minerva 38, 147–170 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026596910667
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026596910667