History of the University of Oxford: Volume Viii: The Twentieth Centur

Zusatztext it will be consulted with confidence by generations of historians and other curious people for as long as a social, intellectual, cultural or political history survive as serious activities ... a massive and well-signposted quarry ... the richest store of anecdote and oral history that has been assembled about this curious place, or perhaps about anywhere else. This is a volume about the paradoxes of radical change and obstinate continuities. Klappentext This is the first study of how one of the world's major universities has responded to the formidable challenges offered by the twentieth century. It is a generously illustrated and scholarly book which contributes significantly to the history of ideas and culture in twentieth-century Britain. It presents the reader with a rich cornucopia of insight into many aspects of British life and a valuable assessment of Oxford's influence in the world sphere.Contributors: Paul Addison, Giles Barber, Michael Brock, Valentine Cunningham, Robert Currie, J.G. Darwin, R.A. Denniston, J.P.D. Dunbabin, Daniel I. Greenstein, A.H. Halsey, Jose Harris, Brian Harrison, Janet Howarth, Diane Kay, J.B. Morrell, John Prest, John Roche, Keith Thomas, F.M. Turner, Charles Webster, D.J. Wenden, Christopher White, Richard Whiting, J.M. Winter Zusammenfassung This study surveys how one of the world's major universities has responded to the formidable challenges offered by the 20th century. It presents the reader with insight into many aspects of British life and assesses the influence of the University of Oxford in the world sphere.

Product details

• Authors: Brian Harrison, T H Aston
• Assisted by: Brian Harrison (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.04.1994
• EAN: 9780198229742
• ISBN: 978-0-19-822974-2
• No. of pages: 936
• Series: History of the University of O; History of the University of Oxford; The History of the University of Oxford; History of the University of O
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; England, European History, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, universities, Higher education, tertiary education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher