Providing an encyclopaedic display of post-war Britain, this book includes sketches from Lord Annan's generation - from Ayer to Wittgenstein, from Keynes to Thatcher. Many social and cultural issues are discussed including pacifism, collectivism and homosexuality.
A collection of vignettes illustrating the brilliance and eccentricities of some of the greatest figures of British university life, this text also explains why the dons matter, and the importance of the role they have played in the shaping of British higher education from the 1700s to the present.