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Villanova
University, 1842-1992 American — Catholic — Augustinian David R. Contosta
1995 | History - American
Hardback: $56.00 SH
ISBN: 978-0-271-01459-3
Villanova
University is one of the nation's oldest and largest Catholic universities.
Founded in 1842 by the Augustinian order, which continues to support
the institution today, Villanova has seen great change and great continuity
over its 150-year history. In Villanova University, 1842-1992,
historian David Contosta presents a rich combination of text and photographs
to recount the history of the school and the forces that shaped its
growth.
Unlike a traditional commissioned history, Contosta's account shows
Villanova in the wider context of American society. He closely examines
the American culture, Catholic attitudes and beliefs, and Augustinian
order that he finds were most influential in forming Villanova as
we know it today.
David
R. Contosta is Professor of History at Chestnut Hill College
in Philadelphia. His previous books include Suburb in the City:
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, 1850-1990 (Ohio State, 1992), A
Philadelphia Family: The Houstons and Woodwards of Chestnut Hill (Pennsylvania, 1988), America in the Twentieth Century (HarperCollins,
1988), and Henry Adams and the American Experiment (Little,
Brown, 1980).
