University of Cambridge in the Eighteenth Century

Klappentext A fascinating history of mid-eighteenth-century Cambridge focusing on the Duke of Newcastle! politician and Chancellor of the University. Zusammenfassung This 1922 book explores the close ties between the academic and political worlds during the Duke of Newcastle's chancellorship of the university in the mid-eighteenth century. Using sources including the Duke's own records! the author describes the workings of the university and assesses the Chancellor's contribution to its development. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. The university and politicians; 3. The chancellor and the university; 4. The chancellor and the colleges; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Denys Arthur Winstanley
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 20.07.2009
• EAN: 9781108002264
• ISBN: 978-1-108-00226-4
• Pagine: 372
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Cambridge
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura; Architecture, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General