Contents: The Idea of a Liberal Education - Institutional Developments in 19th Century British Higher Education - Society, Government and the Origin of English Education in the Bombay Presidency - The Foundation of the University of Bombay and its Liberal Arts Colleges - The Idea of a Liberal Education and the Indian Syllabus - The University of Bombay and its Interaction with Bombay Society - Liberal Education and Political Change in Colonial India.
The Author: Anne Sliwka studied history, political science and education at the universities of Bonn, Paris and Oxford. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Oxford and is now working as a researcher in education at the University of Erfurt.