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A Concise History of the University of Cambridge

A Concise History of the University of Cambridge

A Concise History of the University of Cambridge

Elisabeth Leedham-Green, University of Cambridge
September 1996
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9780521439787
£34.99
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    This concise, illustrated history of the University of Cambridge, from its thirteenth-century origins to the present day, is the only book of its kind in print and is intended as a standard introduction for anyone interested in one of the world's greatest academic institutions. Many individuals are celebrated here who have exerted great influence upon developments within the University and beyond. But forces for change have often come from outside the University, from central government or from the aspirations and expectations of society at large. One of the prime objectives of this book is to describe how the university has reacted to, or resisted, these external pressures. At the same time it conveys an impression of the day-to-day experiences of students and their teachers and administrators over the University's 700-year history. Major university institutions, such as the University Press and the University Library, are also described briefly. The book contains many attractive and often unusual illustrations, of subjects ranging from medieval manuscripts to the striking new building projects of the 1990s.

    • A lively, illustrated, short account of the 700-year history of the university of Cambridge
    • Contains much basic factual information which is difficult to find from other sources
    • Offers an enjoyable history for the thousands of past and present members of the University, and for the many other interested readers

    Product details

    September 1996
    Paperback
    9780521439787
    288 pages
    228 × 153 × 17 mm
    0.486kg
    44 b/w illus.
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • From the beginnings to the late fifteenth century
    • Cambridge under the Tudors
    • 1603–1748
    • 1748–1840
    • 1840–1914
    • 1914 to the present
    • Appendices
    • Glossary
    • Further reading.
      Author
    • Elisabeth Leedham-Green , University of Cambridge