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  • A Concise History of the University of Cambridge

    A Concise History of the University of Cambridge by Leedham-Green, Elisabeth;

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    Product details:

    • Publisher Cambridge University Press
    • Date of Publication 26 September 1996

    • ISBN 9780521439787
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages288 pages
    • Size 228x153x17 mm
    • Weight 486 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 44 b/w illus.
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    Short description:

    A concise, illustrated history of the University of Cambridge from its origins up to the present day.

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    Long description:

    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.

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    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.

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