|
Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Universities / polytechnics
|
Buy Now
The University of Oxford - A History (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R1,803
Discovery Miles 18 030
|
|
|
The University of Oxford - A History (Hardcover)
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
This fresh and readable account gives a complete history of the
University of Oxford, from its beginnings in the eleventh century
to the present day. Written by one of the leading authorities on
the history of universities internationally, it traces Oxford's
improbable rise from provincial backwater to one of the world's
leading centres of research and teaching. Laurence Brockliss sees
Oxford's history as one of discontinuity as much as continuity,
describing it in four distinct parts. First he explores Oxford as
'The Catholic University' in the centuries before the Reformation,
when it was principally a clerical studium serving the needs of the
Western church. Then as 'The Anglican University', in the years
from 1534 to 1845 when Oxford was confessionally closed to other
religions, it trained the next generation of ministers of the
Church of England, and acted as a finishing school for the sons of
the gentry and the well-to-do. After 1845 'The Imperial University'
saw the emergence over the following century of a new Oxford - a
university which was still elitist but now non-confessional; became
open to women as well as men; took students from all round the
Empire; and was held together at least until 1914 by a novel
concept of Christian service. The final part, 'The World
University', takes the story forward from 1945 to the present day,
and describes Oxford's development as a modern meritocratic and
secular university with an ever-growing commitment to high-quality
academic research. Throughout the book, Oxford's history is placed
in the wider context of the history of higher education in the UK,
Europe, and the world. This helps to show how singular Oxford's
evolution has been: a story not of entitlement but of hard work,
difficult decisions, and a creative use of limited resources and
advantages to keep its destiny in its own hands.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
