Table of Contents

Foreword • 1. Oxbridge: The Nonidentical Twins • 2. Oxford: History and Culture • 3. Cambridge: History and Culture • Endmatter: A Short Oxbridge Glossary, A College Who’s Who, Museums and Other Sights to See in Oxford, Museums and Theatres: Cambridge, Festivals and Events, Bibliography, Plates, Index of Persons, Index of Places and Subjects

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A fresh look at the similarities and differences of these two institutions and their enormous impact on England’s history

About the Author

Peter Sager has worked as an art critic and radio producer, and was a reporter on the weekly magazine Die Zeit. He is best-known for his guidebooks to the British Isles, which include Wales, East Anglia and The West Country.

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"Surveys with wit and humor almost every aspect of the two universities, from the earliest history to the latest student-spawned practices and catchwords."