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Oxford (Cities of the Imagination S.)
David Horan
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Description for Oxford (Cities of the Imagination S.)
Paperback. Following in the footsteps of historic figures and writers who have lived in Oxford, David Horan reveals the many dimensions, social and cultural, of a city where tradition and modernity interconnect. He explores both the historic and contemporary faces of Oxford. Series: Cities of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps, b&w photos, line drawings, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
Celebrated by Matthew Arnold as the "city of the dreaming spires", Oxford has a long and illustrious history as one of Europe's oldest university towns. Its colleges, libraries and museums, ranging from the medieval to the modern, testify to the city's academic traditions and the dominant influence of "gown" over "town". But there is another Oxford, the city of car factories and housing estates, high-tech research and alternative culture. The University City: the seat of learning, inside the colleges, river and gardens, dons and students, "town and gown" conflict, the other university The Writer's City: Oxford loved and ... Read more
Celebrated by Matthew Arnold as the "city of the dreaming spires", Oxford has a long and illustrious history as one of Europe's oldest university towns. Its colleges, libraries and museums, ranging from the medieval to the modern, testify to the city's academic traditions and the dominant influence of "gown" over "town". But there is another Oxford, the city of car factories and housing estates, high-tech research and alternative culture. The University City: the seat of learning, inside the colleges, river and gardens, dons and students, "town and gown" conflict, the other university The Writer's City: Oxford loved and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Cities of the Imagination
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781902669052
SKU
V9781902669052
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About David Horan
David Horan is an Oxford-based writer and was, for ten years, literary editor of the Oxford Times.
Reviews for Oxford (Cities of the Imagination S.)
"David Horan is consistently readable, whether he is attempting to breathe fresh life into some well-known aspect of Oxford's story, or drawing our attention to some unconsidered trifle" Oxford Times "Highly recommended" Oxford Mail "Not just 'another' book about Oxford, but one that brims with unusual and unexpected delights" Colin Dexter