The University of London, 1858-1900: The Politics of Senate and Convocation Tapa dura - 2004

Boydell Press, 2004. 8th edition. vg++/vg++. fine ex library 1998 First edition hardback In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

Boydell Press, Woodbridge, 2004,. 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1843830655 1st edition, hardback, large 8vo, x,478pp, illustrated, text clean and tight, no inscriptions, grey cloth, a minor stain and a scuffed patch on lower spine; Good condition / no dustwrapper; ISBN: 1843830655 .

-Boydell Press, 2004-. First edition. x+478 pages with index. Cloth with paper labels, spine label a little loose at edges. Very good indeed. No dustjacket. In 1858 the University - in reality an examining board - opened its non-medical examinations to candidates irrespective of how they prepared themselves. At the same time, graduates could join the newly established Convocation, for four decades empowered to veto changes in the University's Charter, choose a quarter of the governing body the Senate, and, from 1868, elect the University's MP. This book analyses the delicate and often stressful relations of Senate and Convocation, covering the long struggle over admission of women to degrees; the contribution of the University to secondary education; the establishment of the University's seat in the House of Commons, and the subsequent elections of Members. Later chapters describe the extended campaign to change the institution into an orthodox university, and the political struggles and academic… Leer más