A Short History of Cambridge University Press

Zusammenfassung This is a short! illustrated account of the world's oldest publishing house. It emphasises the constitutional basis of the Press (an essential part of its parent university)! highlights key moments of crisis and change! and the wide range of the Press's recent achievements and its current activities.

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A short, illustrated account of the world's oldest publishing house.

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Introduction; The first stationers; The Charter; The first Cambridge press; Conflict with the stationers; Bentley's public press; The eighteenth century; The early nineteenth century; The partnership; The partnership ends; Between the wars; After 1945; Crisis and recovery; Consolidating the past, constructing the future: 1980s to early 1990s; The 1990s: global activity and innovation; Achievements and challenges of the 1990s and beyond; 'One of the brightest jewels...'; Some Cambridge books and authors; Appendices.