Reflections on Cambridge

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-81-87358-50-3
Verlag: Social Science Press

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 214 mm, Gewicht: 288 g

The traditions and creativity of Cambridge University have survived 800 years. In celebration, this first-ever combined historical and anthropological account explores the culture, the customs, the colleges and the politics of the revered institution. Having taught there for nearly forty years, the author sets forth a personal but also dispassionate attempt to understand how this ancient university developed and changed and how it continues to influence those who pass through it. This book delves into the history and architecture as well as the charm and the ghosts of Cambridge; it is for anyone who studies, teaches, visits, or is intrigued by this great intellectual centre.

Autoren/Hrsg.

MacFarlane, Alan

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Geschichte der Pädagogik, Richtungen in der Pädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations

Preface

PART I: HISTORY

Chapter 1. Strange Survival

Chapter 2. The Changing Same

PART II: CULTURE

Chapter 3. Charm and Ghosts

Chapter 4. Culture

Chapter 5. The Culture of Politics

Chapter 6. Rhytms

PART III: SOCIETY

Chapter 7. Customs

Chapter 8. Colleges

Chapter 9. Community

Chapter 10. Associations

PART IV: IDEAS

Chapter 11. Education

Chapter 12. Creativity

Chapter 13. Discovery

Über Autor(innen)

MacFarlane, Alan
Alan Macfarlane trained as a historian at Oxford from where he holds an M.A. and D.Phil. He also holds an M.Phil and Ph.D. from the University of London in anthropology. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and of King’s College, Cambridge and is Emeritus Professor of Anthropological Science at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of seventeen published books on history and anthropology.