{"product_id":"loyal-dissent-patrick-derham-9781908684745","title":"Loyal Dissent: Brief Lives of Westminster School","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith origins as far back as the 14th Century, Westminster School is one of the oldest in the country with a long tradition of scholarship - and outstanding results, both in academic and public life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the centuries, Westminster has stood apart from other prominent schools. Firmly grounded between Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament, it has remained curiously unswayed by the influence and ethos of figures such as Thomas Arnold and the Victorian public school tradition, combining a distinctive evolution with the retention of much of its unique character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA great many of the school's former pupils are famous names. At one time, some of those pupils were uncontrolled outside school hours and notoriously unruly about town, but always encouraged to question, challenge and debate - and above all to respect genuine scholarship. They rank among this country's most distinguished thinkers, writers, theologians, scientists, politicians, artists and musicians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Jonson, George Herbert, Richard Busby, John Locke, Christopher Wren, Robert Hooke, Lord Mansfield, Charles Wesley, Warren Hastings, Jeremy Bentham, Henry Mayhew, A. A. Milne, John Spedan Lewis, Richard Doll\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eTony Benn \u003c\/b\u003eare the individuals the authors recognise as\u003ci\u003e 'loyal dissenters'\u003c\/i\u003e, at once respectful of peers, staff and principles, yet unafraid to forge their own direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Derham,Ian Donaldson,A. C. Grayling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1908684747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781908684745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Buckingham Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.59d","brand":"Patrick Derham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217573327103,"sku":"9781908684745","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f5d5d676-c7b7-4fca-abd6-354d0d3e6365.jpg?v=1771998086","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/loyal-dissent-patrick-derham-9781908684745","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}