Colleges in Controversy

Download or read book Colleges in Controversy written by John W. Padberg and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1969 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Padberg has written the first full-length study of these colleges, from their revival in 1815 to their suppression in 1880. Drawing almost exclusively on archival material not previously utilized, Father Padberg places his study against the background of anti-clericalism, revolution, the Second Empire, and the first decade of the Third Republic.