Cambridge Before Darwin: The Ideal of a Liberal Education, 1800-1860

by Martha McMackin Garland

Book Overview

In this major contribution to the intellectual history of Cambridge University, Dr Garland takes as her main theme the rise of a specific educational ideal in early Victorian Cambridge, how it enjoyed a moment of triumph, and then how it fell under the impact of a new set of challenges. The story revolves around the careers of a group of 'conservative reformers', led by the Trinity dons Whewell and Sedgwick. They were the self-designated providers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521079004
• ISBN13: 9780521079006
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"