The Decline of Privilege : The Modernization of Oxford University

Beschreibung

Neuware - 'Soares writes a lively narrative full of interesting sketches of individuals and events. He navigates the arcane relationships between the Oxford colleges and the University with great clarity. And he deftly handles the ironies of the 'Oxford Myth' and its obfuscation of the realities of modern Oxford.'--History of Education Quarterly'Once there was an ancient foundation, a seat of privilege and powerful connections. Then, quickly, quietly, working from within, it modernized itself. But old myths clung like ivy, failing to reflect the meritocratic make-over, and exposing it in due course to attacks from the Left and Right--attacks to which it was all the more vulnerable for the loss of its old Establishment friends and new dependence on the public purse. This is the tale told by Joseph Soares in The Decline of Privilege: The Modernization of Oxford University, and he tells it enormously well, with a wealth of carefully researched detail, a sharp sense of paradox, and a nice balance between intellectual framework and the living zest of incident and personality.'--Oxford Today.

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Bibliografische Details

Titel

The Decline of Privilege : The Modernization of Oxford University

Verlag

Stanford University Press Jun 1999

Erscheinungsjahr

1999

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN-10

0804734887

ISBN-13

9780804734882

Einband

Buch

Zustand

Neu

Abmessungen

234B x 158 H x 28 T Millimeter Breite: 234 mm, Höhe: 158 mm, Tiefe: 28 mm

Gewicht

612 Gramm

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