Swansea University : campus and community in a post-war world, 1945-2020 / Sam Blaxland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blaxland, Sam, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Biography.

World War, 1914-1918.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (356 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cardiff, Wales : University of Wales Press, [2020]

Summary:

Swansea University: Campus and Community explores the dramatic ways in which British universities have changed since 1945. It takes Swansea University as its case study to discuss academic developments, the changing behaviour of young people, and how universities form relationships with their local communities.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

List of Figures

List of Tables

Abbreviations

Note on terms and place-names

Note on oral history interviews

Introduction

Chapter One: 'Communities of learning': Intellectual and economic reconstruction, 1945-1956

Chapter Two: 'A quiet revolution': Campus and community life, 1947-1964

Chapter Three: 'How in hell can we cool them down?' Politics and protest, 1964-1973

Chapter Four: 'DON'T BE SO COMPLACENT!' Crisis and cutbacks, 1973-1988

Chapter Five: 'Change with the times': Marketisation and commercialisation, 1988-2020

Conclusion

Bibliography

Appendices

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78683-607-6

OCLC:

1252429797