Robert Anderson examines the distinctive characteristics and the historical myths of Scottish popular education, placing them in a broader framework of social, political, and intellectual history. Among the topics covered are: the development of Scottish educational thought in the early 19th century, the extent of schooling and literacy before education became compulsory in 1872, the role of education in late Victorian and Edwardian ideas on citizenship and democracy, and the neglected history of technical education. This authoritative, up-to-date study will become the standard work of reference for historians working in this field, and for all interested in modern Scottish history.

Education and the Scottish People, 1750-1918

History

Anderson, R. D.

Americas

Clarendon Press

European Universities from the Enlightenment to 1914 is an authoritative and unique work. Though patronized by a social elite, universities before 1914 were not ivory towers, but reflected the political and social conflicts of their day. Anderson combines chapters on national university systems (including Britain) with a searching and far-ranging discussion of more general themes. The book is an essential contribution both to modern European history, and to understanding the background of contemporary university problems.

European Universities from the Enlightenment to 1914

Europe

Oxford University Press

Education and Opportunity in Victorian Scotland: Schools & Universities

Clarendon Pr

Surveys the debates over British university history. Among the topics covered are the special character of universities in Scotland, Wales and Ireland and their contribution to national consciousness, the dispute over the "decline of the industrial spirit" and the composition of the British elite.

Universities and Elites in Britain since 1800 (Studies in Economic and Social History)

Business & Money

Economics

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Universities and Elites in Britain since 1800 (New Studies in Economic and Social History, Series Number 16)

In recent years, the history of universities has become a thriving field of research, but no convenient summary has been available. This book offers a clear and concise introduction to the subject. It surveys the debate on the significance of British university development, and relates it to general questions about British social history. It asks how far the nature of British elites has changed since Victorian times, what contribution universities have made to social mobility, and whether higher education, despite its recent expansion, has really become more democratic.

Cambridge University Press

In essence the proceedings of the 1967 meeting in Baton Rouge, the volume offers significant papers in the topology of infinite dimensional linear spaces, fixed point theory in infinite dimensional spaces, infinite dimensional differential topology, and infinite dimensional pointset topology. Later results of the contributors underscore the basic soundness of this selection, which includes survey and expository papers, as well as reports of continuing research.

Symposium on Infinite Dimensional Topology (Annals of Mathematics Studies)

Science & Math

Mathematics

Princeton University Press

France, 1870-1914: Politics and society

Routledge & K.Paul

France 1870-1914: Politics and Society

Routledge

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