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The University of Oxford : a history / L.W.B. Brockliss.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.Edition: First editionDescription: xl, 871 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780199243563 (hbk.)
  • 0199243565 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 378.4257409
LOC classification:
  • LF 509 B864u 2016
Contents:
Cover; The University of Oxford: A History; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Contents; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Note on Proper Names; Note on References; Note on Terms; PART I: The Catholic University: c.1100-1534; Introduction: The First Universities; CHAPTER 1: Foundation and Institutionalization; A. The Creation of Oxford; B. Organization; C. Consolidation, 1350-1530; CHAPTER 2: A University of Clerics; A. The Scholars; B. Student Life; C. Careers; CHAPTER 3: Community Living: Halls, Convents, and Colleges; A. Halls; B. The Mendicant Convents; C. The Early Colleges D. The Later CollegesE. The Decline of the Halls; CHAPTER 4: Teaching and Learning; A. The Curriculum; B. The Paris Inheritance, Scotus, and Ockham; C. Mertonians, Mathematicians, and Roger Bacon; D. Wyclif; E. The Fifteenth Century: Reorientation and the Challenge of Humanism; Conclusion: The Coming of the Reformation; PART II: The Anglican University: 1534 -1845; Introduction: The Age of Confessionalism; CHAPTER 5: The University and the Colleges; A. Governance; B. Outside Interference; C. Patterns of Attendance; D. Urban Footprints; E. A Mecca for Tourists and Celebrities CHAPTER 6: Church and StateA. Catholics and Protes; B. Protestant Quarrels; C. The Anglican Seminary; D. Noetics, 'Drys', and Tractarians; CHAPTER 7: Students and Teachers; A. The Junior Members; B. The Curriculum; C. Lecturers; D. Tutors; E. Undergraduate Life; F. The Costs of Study; CHAPTER 8: Masters and Learning; A. The Higher Faculties; B. The Fellows; C. A Don's Life; D. Libraries; E. Oxford and the Republic of Letters; F. The University Press; Conclusion: English Exceptionalism; PART III: The Imperial University: 1845 -1945; Introduction: Reform and Resurrection CHAPTER 9: A Century of ReformA. The First Steps Down the Road; B. The 1850 Commission; C. The 1854 Act and its Consequences; D. The 1871 Act, the Cleveland Commission, and the Selborne Commission; E. Extension, the Foundation of Keble, and the Women Question; F. The Diversification of the Curriculum; G. Curzon and the Asquith Commission; CHAPTER 10: Undergraduates and their Education; A. Rationale; B. Recruitment and Distribution; C. The College System; D. Undergraduate Careers; E. Ultimate Sacrifice; CHAPTER 11: Oxford Life; A. An Expensive Education; B. Accommodation and Buildings C. An Undergraduate's DayD. Behaviour and Discipline; E. Dons; F. College Families; CHAPTER 12: Towards the Research University; A. Learning, Scholarship, and Research; B. Resources; C. The Humanities; D. The Sciences; E. The University Press and Research; F. The Second World War; Conclusion: Oxford in Context; PART IV: The World University: 1945-2015; Introduction: Higher Education in Britain since 1945; CHAPTER 13: External Pressures and Internal Responses; A. The Post-War Era; B. The Franks Report and its Aftermath; C. Access; D. The North Report; E. Restructuring the Collegiate University
Summary: This fresh and readable account gives a complete history of the University of Oxford, from its beginnings in the 11th century to the present day - charting Oxford's improbable rise from provincial backwater to modern meritocratic and secular university with an ever-growing commitment to new research.
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Cover; The University of Oxford: A History; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Contents; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Note on Proper Names; Note on References; Note on Terms; PART I: The Catholic University: c.1100-1534; Introduction: The First Universities; CHAPTER 1: Foundation and Institutionalization; A. The Creation of Oxford; B. Organization; C. Consolidation, 1350-1530; CHAPTER 2: A University of Clerics; A. The Scholars; B. Student Life; C. Careers; CHAPTER 3: Community Living: Halls, Convents, and Colleges; A. Halls; B. The Mendicant Convents; C. The Early Colleges D. The Later CollegesE. The Decline of the Halls; CHAPTER 4: Teaching and Learning; A. The Curriculum; B. The Paris Inheritance, Scotus, and Ockham; C. Mertonians, Mathematicians, and Roger Bacon; D. Wyclif; E. The Fifteenth Century: Reorientation and the Challenge of Humanism; Conclusion: The Coming of the Reformation; PART II: The Anglican University: 1534 -1845; Introduction: The Age of Confessionalism; CHAPTER 5: The University and the Colleges; A. Governance; B. Outside Interference; C. Patterns of Attendance; D. Urban Footprints; E. A Mecca for Tourists and Celebrities CHAPTER 6: Church and StateA. Catholics and Protes; B. Protestant Quarrels; C. The Anglican Seminary; D. Noetics, 'Drys', and Tractarians; CHAPTER 7: Students and Teachers; A. The Junior Members; B. The Curriculum; C. Lecturers; D. Tutors; E. Undergraduate Life; F. The Costs of Study; CHAPTER 8: Masters and Learning; A. The Higher Faculties; B. The Fellows; C. A Don's Life; D. Libraries; E. Oxford and the Republic of Letters; F. The University Press; Conclusion: English Exceptionalism; PART III: The Imperial University: 1845 -1945; Introduction: Reform and Resurrection CHAPTER 9: A Century of ReformA. The First Steps Down the Road; B. The 1850 Commission; C. The 1854 Act and its Consequences; D. The 1871 Act, the Cleveland Commission, and the Selborne Commission; E. Extension, the Foundation of Keble, and the Women Question; F. The Diversification of the Curriculum; G. Curzon and the Asquith Commission; CHAPTER 10: Undergraduates and their Education; A. Rationale; B. Recruitment and Distribution; C. The College System; D. Undergraduate Careers; E. Ultimate Sacrifice; CHAPTER 11: Oxford Life; A. An Expensive Education; B. Accommodation and Buildings C. An Undergraduate's DayD. Behaviour and Discipline; E. Dons; F. College Families; CHAPTER 12: Towards the Research University; A. Learning, Scholarship, and Research; B. Resources; C. The Humanities; D. The Sciences; E. The University Press and Research; F. The Second World War; Conclusion: Oxford in Context; PART IV: The World University: 1945-2015; Introduction: Higher Education in Britain since 1945; CHAPTER 13: External Pressures and Internal Responses; A. The Post-War Era; B. The Franks Report and its Aftermath; C. Access; D. The North Report; E. Restructuring the Collegiate University

This fresh and readable account gives a complete history of the University of Oxford, from its beginnings in the 11th century to the present day - charting Oxford's improbable rise from provincial backwater to modern meritocratic and secular university with an ever-growing commitment to new research.

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