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Universities and Elites in Britain Since 1800 (Studies in Economic and Social History)
Universities and Elites in Britain Since 1800 - Studies in Economic and Social History Author:R. D. Anderson Surveying the debates about British university history, this book covers topics such as the special character of universities in Scotland, Wales and Ireland and their contribution to national consciousness, the controversy over the "decline of the industrial spirit", the changing composition of the British elite since Victorian times, and how fa... more »r the expansion of higher of higher education since the Robbins report has remedied inequalities of access. Other books by the author include "The Student Community at Aberdeen 1860-1939", "Education and Opportunity in Victorian Scotland and France 1870-1914" and "Politics and Society".« less