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A watercolor drawing shows five figures and a dog in front of a stone building with two tall towers and text overlays.

Cambridge Town and Gown – pub 2026

Cambridge Town and Gown – The people’s fight against the privileges of the University

A new book about the conflict between town and gown in Cambridge published in August 2026, a modern approach that uses sociology and anthropology to build a new historical analysis of the conflict

“This is a fascinating, well researched and very readable book exploring the unequal power relations which underline the historic town-gown divide in Cambridge.” Lucy Walker, former Chair of the Museum of Cambridge.

 

 

 

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Tags

  • Cambridge University
  • conflict
  • riots
  • social history
  • spinning house
  • town and gown

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