| A History of the University of Cambridge: Volume 4, 1870-1990 Contributor(s): Brooke, Christopher N. L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 052134350X ISBN-13: 9780521343503 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $173.85 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1993 Annotation: The University of Cambridge has been a federation of colleges for centuries; in the past hundred years it has also become a center of international fame in many disciplines, with numerous faculties and departments. Volume IV of A History of the University of Cambridge covers the years 1870-1990, and explores the fascinating labyrinth of the federation and the nature of this extraordinary academic growth; it also sketches the society of the University and its place in the world; the role of religion and learning; the entry of women; and the leading characters in the story--Henry Sidgwick, F. W. Maitland, Gowland Hopkins, Ernest Rutherford, and many others. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Higher - History | Western Europe - General - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 378.426 |
| LCCN: 87025586 |
| Series: History of the University of Cambridge |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 5.9" W x 9.1" (2.50 lbs) 678 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |