00699nam a22001337a 4500020001800000082001400018100002400032245006100056260004200117300003500159505003600194520031000230650002500540  a9780199243563  a378.42574  aBrockliss, L. W. B.  aThe University of Oxford : A HistorycL. W. B. Brockliss  aOxfordbOxford University Pressc2016  axxxix, 871 Pagesb25x17 cmbHB  aInclude Illustrations and Index  aThis fresh and readable account gives a complete history of the University of Oxford, from its beginnings in the eleventh century to the present day - charting Oxford's improbable rise from provincial backwater to modern meritocratic and secular university with an ever-growing commitment to new research.  aUniversity of Oxford