Unreformed Cambridge
Unreformed Cambridge
£33.99
GBPThis vintage book by the distinguished historian D.A. Winstanley describes Cambridge University in the eighteenth century, a period supposedly characterised by lazy, drunken students, academics preoccupied with their own advancement, and institutionalised resistance to reform. Winstanley's objective was to discover how such a state of affairs came about, and was able to continue for so long. His book is a gold-mine of facts, anecdotes and contemporary descriptions of life at Cambridge. The author explains how Fellows and Professors were elected, how students chose their colleges, and how teaching was organised. Fellows were not permitted to marry, and graduation involved assenting to Anglicanism. There are accounts of bribery, blackmail and brawls. However, amid the morass of 'torpidity', energetic and right-thinking individuals emerged to challenge the status quo and promote educational and institutional reforms.
Product details
July 2009Paperback
9781108002295
428 pages
216 × 140 × 24 mm
0.54kg
Available
Table of Contents
- 1. The constitution of the university
- 2. Degree courses
- 3. The professors
- 4. The colleges
- 5. Attempts at reform
- Notes
- Index.
