Gold Rushes, Universities and Globalization, 1840–1910
(2023)
Journal Article
Harvey, C. (2023). Gold Rushes, Universities and Globalization, 1840–1910. Past & Present: A Journal of Historical Studies, 261(1), 118-157. https://doi.org/10.1093/pastj/gtac042
This article examines a set of public universities that opened after 1848 across California, Australasia, South Africa and Canada. It argues that these institutions, termed the ‘goldfield foundations’, owed the speed of their formation, if not their... Read More about Gold Rushes, Universities and Globalization, 1840–1910.