Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Emergence and Reality of Contemporary Internationalization -- Tracking a Global Academic Revolution -- The Logic of Mass Higher Education -- The Prospects for the BRICs : The New Academic Superpowers? -- Internationalization and Global Tension : Lessons from History -- Globalization and the University : Myths and Realities in an Unequal World -- The Internationalization of Higher Education : Motivations and Realities -- Higher Education Crosses Borders -- The Globalization of College and University Rankings -- The Imperial Tongue : English as the Dominating Academic Language -- The University as Center and Periphery -- Research Universities in Developing Countries -- Twisted Roots : The Western Impact on Asian Higher Education -- Comparative Perspectives on Private Higher Education -- Academic Freedom : International Realities and Challenges -- The Giants Awake : The Present and Future of Higher Education Systems in China and India -- Academic Remuneration and Contracts -- Student Political Activism.