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Empire of scholars : universities, networks and the British academic world 1850-1939 / Tamson Pietsch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pietsch, Tamson, 1978- author.
- Series:
- Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)
- Studies in imperialism
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education, Higher--Europe--History--19th century.
- Education, Higher.
- Education, Higher--Europe--History--20th century.
- Education, Higher--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Education, Higher--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Great Britain--Intellectual life--19th century.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Intellectual life--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 242 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2013.
- Summary:
- This title examines the networks that linked academics across the British settler world in the age of 'Victorian' globalization.
- Contents:
- Contents; General editor's introduction; Preface and acknowledgements; Note on terminology; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I Foundations: 1802-80; 1 Building institutions:localising 'universal' learning; Part II Connections: 1880-1914; 2 Forging links abroad:books, travelling scholarships, leave of absence; 3 Making appointments:access, exclusion and personalised trust; 4 Institutional association: mutual recognition and imperial organisation; Part III Networks: 1900-39; 5 Academic traffic:people, objects, information, ideas; 6 The Great War: mobilising colonial knowledge and connections
- 7 After the peace:the Universities' Bureau and the expansive nationPart IV Erosions, 1919-60s; 8 Alternative ties:national and international forces; Conclusion; Appendix A Foundation dates of universities and colleges established in Britain and the Empire before the Second World War; Appendix B Timeline of institutions granted 'affiliated'status at the University of Oxford; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 27, 2026).
- ISBN:
- 1-78499-176-7
- OCLC:
- 927160628
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