Book Description
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the City of Oxford has changed and developed over the last century
Author : Stanley C. Jenkins
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 45,12 MB
Release : 2012-10-15
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1445627507
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the City of Oxford has changed and developed over the last century
Author : Peter Clark
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 913 pages
File Size : 24,29 MB
Release : 2013-02-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0199589534
In 2008 for the first time the majority of the planet's inhabitants lived in cities and towns. Becoming globally urban has been one of mankind's greatest collective achievements over time. Written by leading scholar, this is the first detailed survey of the world's cities and towns from ancient times to the present day.
Author : John M. Prest
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 14,76 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Oxford (England)
ISBN : 9780198201588
This richly illustrated book traces the story of Oxford University from its origins in the Middle Ages to the present day. Written by a team of scholars, all authorities in their fields, it spans 800 years of learning and incident to give a uniquely authoritative history of the University for the general reader. Since the Middle Ages, Oxford University's part in learning has always been significant and colourful. Many future leaders of the nation have been educated there. The architecture of the University and colleges has become one of the glories of Europe, and its libraries and museums house a number of major collections. But most importantly, a university must be judged by its attachment to scholarship - a theme which runs throughout this book. Students have been drawn to Oxford from all over the world, and today the University is internationally recognized for its contribution to research, both in the sciences and in the liberal arts. Authoritative, scholarly, and informative, this book captures the richness and diversity of Oxford University, and its contribution to the nation and to the world. In addition to over 200 illustrations, including 24 full-colour plates, specifically chosen to complement the wide-ranging text, there are also 5 maps, a chronology, annotated guides to further reading, and a full index.
Author : Stanley C. Jenkins
Publisher : Through Time
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 29,81 MB
Release : 2012-10-15
Category : Oxford (England)
ISBN : 9781445609980
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the City of Oxford has changed and developed over the last century
Author : Jan Morris
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 50,76 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9780192804075
In this entertaining and lively anthology, Jan Morris traces the history of Oxford University from its foundation in the Middle Ages through to the twentieth century, combining extracts from contemporary observers with her own informative commentary. The reader is invited to view the development of the college system, the creation of the Bodleian, Magdalen's defiance of James II, Newman, and the Oxford Movement. The life and times of Oxford are exalted or derided by writers ranging from the antiquarian Anthony Wood to Evelyn Waugh, Dr. Johnson and Mr. Gladstone, Hilaire Belloc and Thomas Hardy. Unworldly scholars and eccentric dons walk the pages, accompanied by the great characters of Oxford such as Benjamin Jowett, Sir Maurice Bowra, and William Spooner.
Author : Carolyn Weber
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 45,94 MB
Release : 2013-02-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0849949319
When Carolyn Weber set out to study Romantic literature at Oxford University, she didn't give much thought to God or spiritual matters—but over the course of her studies she encountered the Jesus of the Bible and her world turned upside down. Surprised by Oxford chronicles her conversion experience with wit, humor, and insight into how becoming a Christian changed her. Carolyn Weber arrives at Oxford a feminist from a loving but broken family, suspicious of men and intellectually hostile to all things religious. As she grapples with her God-shaped void alongside the friends, classmates, and professors she meets, she tackles big questions in search of truth, love, and a life that matters. From issues of fatherhood, feminism, doubt, doctrine, and love, Weber explores the intricacies of coming to faith with an aching honesty and insight echoing that of the poets and writers she studied. Surprised by Oxford is: The witty memoir of a skeptical agnostic who comes to a dynamic personal faith in God Rich with illustration and literary references Gritty, humorous, and spiritually perceptive An inside look at Oxford University Weber eloquently describes a journey many of us have embarked upon, grappling with tough questions and doubts about the meaning of faith—and ultimately finding it in the most unlikely of places.
Author : Stephen Burt
Publisher :
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 19,35 MB
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 0198834632
The Radcliffe Observatory possesses the longest continuous series of single-site weather records in the British Isles, and one of the longest in the world. The book comprises weather commentaries by month and season, a chronology of notable weather events in Oxford since the 17th Century, an analysis of climate change in Oxford over two centuries.
Author : Nancy Hood
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 49,26 MB
Release : 2011-09-15
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1445625024
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Fisher Row has changed and developed over the last century.
Author : Jack Lamar Mayfield
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 43,3 MB
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738566146
Oxford and Lafayette County were formed from the Pontotoc Treaty and the Chickasaw Cession of 1832 and the revised agreement in 1834. This treaty with the Chickasaws ceded land that formed 12 counties in North Mississippi. On June 22, 1836, three land speculators, John Martin, John Chisom, and John Craig, donated 50 acres to the Board of Police for the formation of the city of Oxford. The name Oxford was proposed by a nephew of John Craig, Thomas D. Isom, who worked for him in his trading post, in hopes that the state legislature would place the new state university there. Oxford was chartered by the State of Mississippi on May 11, 1837. The University of Mississippi opened its doors in 1848.
Author : Oxford (England)
Publisher :
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 30,55 MB
Release : 1880
Category : Oxford (England)
ISBN :