History of the County of Oxford The City of Oxford

Oxford was an important town long before it acquired fame as the seat of a university. This landmark volume, lauded on its first publication as 'a compendium and a treasure house', traces the history of the city from its earliest origins to the rise of the 20th-century motor industry, exploring as well the complex and changing relationship between 'town and gown'. The book is in two parts, the first of which provides a chronological narrative of Oxford's development, and of its social, economic and civic life. The second comprises detailed encyclopaedic accounts of particular topics and institutions.Crossley, Alan is the author of 'History of the County of Oxford The City of Oxford', published 2006 under ISBN 9780197227145 and ISBN 0197227147.