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.…mehr
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.
List of illustrations Preface Abbreviations 1. Prologue 2. The university and the colleges 3. The second Royal Commission and university reform, 1872-1914 4. Religion, 1870-1914 5. Theology 6. The natural sciences 7. Classics, law and history 8. The society 9. Women, 1868-1948 10. The Great War, 1914-19 11. Sir Hugh Anderson, the Asquith Commission and its sequel 12. The University Library 13. The dons' religion in twentieth-century Cambridge 14. Religion and learning: C. H. Dodd and David Knowles 15. A diversity of disciplines 16. The Second World War 17. The university and the world, 1945-90: a cosmopolitan society 18. The new colleges 19. Epilogue Appendix 1. Fellows and undergraduates of the men's colleges, 1869-1919 Appendix 2. Student numbers by college, 1990-1 Appendix 3. College incomes, c.1926 Appendix 4. A note on schools Appendix 5. Profession and status of Cambridge students Bibliographical references Index.
List of illustrations Preface Abbreviations 1. Prologue 2. The university and the colleges 3. The second Royal Commission and university reform, 1872-1914 4. Religion, 1870-1914 5. Theology 6. The natural sciences 7. Classics, law and history 8. The society 9. Women, 1868-1948 10. The Great War, 1914-19 11. Sir Hugh Anderson, the Asquith Commission and its sequel 12. The University Library 13. The dons' religion in twentieth-century Cambridge 14. Religion and learning: C. H. Dodd and David Knowles 15. A diversity of disciplines 16. The Second World War 17. The university and the world, 1945-90: a cosmopolitan society 18. The new colleges 19. Epilogue Appendix 1. Fellows and undergraduates of the men's colleges, 1869-1919 Appendix 2. Student numbers by college, 1990-1 Appendix 3. College incomes, c.1926 Appendix 4. A note on schools Appendix 5. Profession and status of Cambridge students Bibliographical references Index.
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