Bücher der Reihe History of the University of Cambridge

This is the first volume of a four-part History of the University of Cambridge, under the general editorship of Professor C. N. L. Brooke, and the first volume on the medieval university as a whole to be published in over a century.

Volume IV of the History explores the fascinating developments in 'the federation' of the University 1870-1990, including the entry of women and the roles of religion and learning.

This volume describes the structure, constitution and curricula of the University of Cambridge and the part it played in the political life of Britain. The careers and intellectual achievements of some leading scholars are decstribed in detal, while undergraduate life - social, sporting and academic - is examined through individual case-studies.

This volume brings to completion the four-volume A History of the University of Cambridge, and is a vital contribution to the academic history of the age. Special features of this volume relate it to social and political history, to Cambridge's architectural heritage, and to major intellectual developments.