This book, and its companion volumes, is of much interest not only to the historian but also to any graduate of Cambridge who is curious about its evolution or who views with concern the current tug of war between the government and the two oldest universities.' Cambridge: The Magazine of the Cambridge Society

• List of illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Prologue; 2. The university and the colleges; 3. The second Royal Commission and university reform, 1872–1914; 4. Religion, 1870–1914; 5. Theology; 6. The natural sciences; 7. Classics, law and history; 8. The society; 9. Women, 1868–1948; 10. The Great War, 1914–19; 11. Sir Hugh Anderson, the Asquith Commission and its sequel; 12. The University Library; 13. The dons' religion in twentieth-century Cambridge; 14. Religion and learning: C. H. Dodd and David Knowles; 15. A diversity of disciplines; 16. The Second World War; 17. The university and the world, 1945–90: a cosmopolitan society; 18. The new colleges; 19. Epilogue; Appendix 1. Fellows and undergraduates of the men's colleges, 1869–1919; Appendix 2. Student numbers by college, 1990–1; Appendix 3. College incomes, c.1926; Appendix 4. A note on schools; Appendix 5. Profession and status of Cambridge students; Bibliographical references; Index.

This book, and its companion volumes, is of much interest not only to the historian but also to any graduate of Cambridge who is curious about its evolution or who views with concern the current tug of war between the government and the two oldest universities.' Cambridge: The Magazine of the Cambridge Society

• List of illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Prologue; 2. The university and the colleges; 3. The second Royal Commission and university reform, 1872–1914; 4. Religion, 1870–1914; 5. Theology; 6. The natural sciences; 7. Classics, law and history; 8. The society; 9. Women, 1868–1948; 10. The Great War, 1914–19; 11. Sir Hugh Anderson, the Asquith Commission and its sequel; 12. The University Library; 13. The dons' religion in twentieth-century Cambridge; 14. Religion and learning: C. H. Dodd and David Knowles; 15. A diversity of disciplines; 16. The Second World War; 17. The university and the world, 1945–90: a cosmopolitan society; 18. The new colleges; 19. Epilogue; Appendix 1. Fellows and undergraduates of the men's colleges, 1869–1919; Appendix 2. Student numbers by college, 1990–1; Appendix 3. College incomes, c.1926; Appendix 4. A note on schools; Appendix 5. Profession and status of Cambridge students; Bibliographical references; Index.

This book, and its companion volumes, is of much interest not only to the historian but also to any graduate of Cambridge who is curious about its evolution or who views with concern the current tug of war between the government and the two oldest universities.' Cambridge: The Magazine of the Cambridge Society

• List of illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Prologue; 2. The university and the colleges; 3. The second Royal Commission and university reform, 1872–1914; 4. Religion, 1870–1914; 5. Theology; 6. The natural sciences; 7. Classics, law and history; 8. The society; 9. Women, 1868–1948; 10. The Great War, 1914–19; 11. Sir Hugh Anderson, the Asquith Commission and its sequel; 12. The University Library; 13. The dons' religion in twentieth-century Cambridge; 14. Religion and learning: C. H. Dodd and David Knowles; 15. A diversity of disciplines; 16. The Second World War; 17. The university and the world, 1945–90: a cosmopolitan society; 18. The new colleges; 19. Epilogue; Appendix 1. Fellows and undergraduates of the men's colleges, 1869–1919; Appendix 2. Student numbers by college, 1990–1; Appendix 3. College incomes, c.1926; Appendix 4. A note on schools; Appendix 5. Profession and status of Cambridge students; Bibliographical references; Index.