{"product_id":"the-peripatetic-university-cambridge-local-lectures-1873-1973-paperback-9780521089593","title":"The Peripatetic University; Cambridge Local Lectures 1873–1973 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521089593","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Peripatetic University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCambridge Local Lectures 1873–1973\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDr Welch has written a detailed history of the board and its predecessor, the Local Lectures Syndicate, based primarily on the archive material at Stuart House, Cambridge.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdwin Welch (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521089593, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 6 November 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e244 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm, 0.51 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Cambridge Extra Mural Board, which celebrated its centenary in 1973, was the first extra-mural department in any university, and is important both as a pioneer, much copied elsewhere, and because it was instrumental in the founding of other kinds of institution, including university colleges. Dr Welch has written a detailed history of the board and its predecessor, the Local Lectures Syndicate, based primarily on the archive material at Stuart House, Cambridge. The book will interest social and educational historians and those actively concerned with adult education.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Sources and acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. The background\u003cbr\u003e 2. James Stuart\u003cbr\u003e 3. The beginnings\u003cbr\u003e 4. The local lectures Syndicate, 1873–6\u003cbr\u003e 5. G. F. Browne and R. D. Roberts, 1891–6\u003cbr\u003e A. Berry and R. D. Roberts, 1891–1902\u003cbr\u003e 7. D. H. S. Crange, 1902–24\u003cbr\u003e 8. Early Lecturers and Centres\u003cbr\u003e 9. The board, 1924–39\u003cbr\u003e 10. Years of change, 1939–73\u003cbr\u003e Tables\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006372892952,"sku":"9780521089593","price":31.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521089593i.jpg?v=1694969458","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-peripatetic-university-cambridge-local-lectures-1873-1973-paperback-9780521089593","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}