Special introductory offer for The History of Imperial College London, 1907-2007

Alumni can take advantage of a special introductory offer on The History of Imperial College London, 1907-2007, the first major history to be written about the College.

THE HISTORY OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON, 1907-2007
Higher Education and Research in Science, Technology and Medicine

by Hannah Gay (Imperial College London, UK)

As a special introductory offer, we are delighted to offer a 30 per cent discount to Imperial alumni.

To take advantage of this offer, please order the book before 27 April 2007 through the Imperial College Press online bookshop , quoting P478 at the checkout stage to redeem your discount. Alternatively, you can contact our distributors, Marston Book Services, phone: +44 (0) 123 546 5500, email: direct orders@marston.co.uk, remembering to quote the discount code P478 .

Hardback copies of the book cost £56 at normal price (£39.2 at discounted price).
Paperback copies of the book cost £28 at normal price (£19.60 at discounted price).

Books will be dispatched from mid-April but can be ordered prior to this. Alumni discount ends on 27 April 2007.

The History of Imperial College London, 1907-2007 is the first major history of Imperial College London. The book tells the story of a new type of institution that came into being in 1907 with the federation of three older colleges. Imperial College was founded by the state for advanced university-level training in science and technology, and for the promotion of research in support of industry throughout the British Empire. True to its name the College built a wide number of Imperial links and was an outward looking institution from the start. Today, in the post-colonial world, it retains its outward-looking stance, both in its many international research connections, and with staff and students from around the world. Connections to industry and the state remain important. The College is one of Britain's premier research and teaching institutions, now incorporating medicine alongside science and engineering. This book is an in-depth study of Imperial College; it covers both governance and academic activity within the larger context of political, economic and socio-cultural life in twentieth-century Britain.

Contents:
Introduction;
Before Imperial: The Colleges that Federated in 1907;
The Founding of Imperial College; Governance and Innovation, 1907-43;
Imperial College during the First World War;
Continuity within the Three Old Colleges, 1907-45;
Imperial Science at Imperial College; Imperial College during the Second World War;
Expansion: Post-War to Robbins, 1945-67 (Part One);
Expansion: Post-War to Robbins, 1945-67 (Part Two);
Corporate and Social Life;
The Making of the Modern College, 1967-85: Part One-Governance in a New Political Climate;
The Making of the Modern College, 1967-85: Part Two: Academic Restructuring;
Diversifying the Curriculum;
The Expanding College, 1985-2001... Part One: Governance and the Medical School Mergers;
The Expanding College, 1985-2001... Part Two: Some Academic Developments;
Conclusion.

856pp    Feb 2007

Hardback version
ISBN 978-1-86094-708-7
       1-86094-708-5
       US$98 Â£56  

Paperback version
ISBN 978-1-86094-709-4(pbk)
       1-86094-709-3(pbk)
       US$48 Â£28