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Not Far From Brideshead: Oxford Between the Wars
By (author) Daisy Dunn
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Oxford thought it was at war. And then it was. After the horrors of the First World War, Oxford looked like an Arcadia - a dream world - from which pain could be shut out. Soldiers arrived with pictures of the university fully formed in their heads, and women finally won the right to earn degrees. Freedom meant reading beneath the spires and punting down the river with champagne picnics. But all was not quite as it seemed.The women of Oxford still faced a battle to emerge from their shadows. And among the dons a major conflict was beginning to brew. This singular tale of Oxford colleagues and rivals encapsulates the false sense of security that developed across the country in the interwar years. With the rise of Hitler and the Third Reich came the subversion of history for propaganda. In academic Oxford, the fight was on not only to preserve the past from the hands of the Nazis, but also to triumph, one don over another, as they became embroiled in a war of their own.
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Publisher | Orion Publishing Co
Published date | 5 Sep 2024
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 304
Dimensions | 196 x 128 x 26mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 280g
ISBN | 978-1-4746-1558-7
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BISAC | biography & autobiography / literary
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