“…They include timely reappraisals of now-classical analytical models that have shaped the way we understand the object, the discipline, knowledge formation, and the artefact…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- The Model Pursued in Other German States -- Exportation to Other Countries -- 4: Training Research Mathematicians circa1900: The Cases of the United States, Germany, France, and Great Britain -- Introduction -- The Prussian Universities as a Model -- The Importation of 'the German Model' to the United States -- Influences on France in the Aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War -- Great Britain as a Late-Comerto Graduate Education in Mathematics -- A Comparative Assessment and a Broader Conclusion -- 5: Research Training in the Humanities in British Universities, c.1870-1939: Classical Studies, History, Philosophy -- Introduction -- The British Academy Sample -- The Scholar's Life Cycle and Credentials -- Research Training in Universities: Adapting the BA Degree -- Fellowships, Essay Prizes, Study Abroad -- Post-graduate Research Training in Britain Before 1939.…”

“…This new book will undoubtedly spur a better understanding of the foundations of these very important fields, and we should all be grateful to its authors.” – Ioannis Karatzas, Columbia University…”