A Community and Its University: Glamorgan 1913-2003 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0708317863 ISBN 13: 9780708317860

Publisher: University of Wales Press, 2003

Synopsis

This work forms part of the tenth-anniversary celebrations of the University of Glamorgan. It traces the institution's development from its beginnings as the South Wales and Monmouthshire School of Mines to its present-day status as a university and sets that history in the context of the university's environment. The opening chapter by Meic Stephens looks at the growth of Pontypridd from a hamlet into an industrial town and describes the cultural and social context leading up to the opening of the School of Mines. This is followed by studies from Peter Harris on the period from 1913-39 and Basil Isaac on the period 1939-92. There are also chapters on adult education (Keith Davies), the social and economic context in which the university now operates (David Adamson), and an epilogue by Adrian Webb which outlines the institution's present role and its future mission.

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About the Author

David Burton "Dai" Smith (born 1945) is a Welsh academic, cultural historian, author, and former BBC programme editor and broadcaster. Dai Smith is currently Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glamorgan and was chair of the Arts Council of Wales between 2007 and 2016. Meic Stephens is a freelance author, editor and journalist. Among the reference works he has compiled and edited are The Oxford Companion to the Literature of Wales (1986) and A Dictionary of Literary Quotations (1990), and he is also an editor of the Writers of Wales series.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0708317863
• ISBN 13: 9780708317860
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Dai Smith, Meic Stephens