As the last major profession organized on the medieval guild model (masters, journeymen, apprentices), academia is now going through an Industrial Revolution of its own. In the 17th-18th century, the…
John McCreery's Blog – May 2013 Archive (2)
The Academy as Guild
Reading the following on Dead Voles, I couldn't help recalling Keith Hart's frequent references to the guild structure of academia.
More on conditions of work: guilds and industrial revolutions
Added by John McCreery on May 31, 2013 at 6:02am — 2 Comments
An anthropologist in all but name?
Reading this review of a new book about the "anti-utopian reformer with keen eye for detail" Albert Hirschman, I found myself thinking of OAC founder Keith Hart. I wonder what Hart will think of being seen as resembling Hirschman, in a complimentary way.
Added by John McCreery on May 8, 2013 at 4:16am — 1 Comment
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