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All True Things
Macleod
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Description for All True Things
Hardcover. This critical institutional history marks the University of Alberta's centennial. Num Pages: 392 pages, 130+ b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 187 x 33. Weight in Grams: 980.
All True Things is a critical history of the genesis and evolution of the University of Alberta and a splendid way to mark the University's centennial. Professor Emeritus of History and alumnus, Rod Macleod, relates the University's coming of age against the parallel history of the Province of Alberta's remarkable growth. All True Things-a variation on the University of Alberta's motto, Quæcumque Vera, or, "Whatsoever Things Are True"-uncovers times of triumph and trouble by examining key people, circumstances, and decisions of that first century. What emerges is an enduring narrative of an institutional will to thrive and become a vibrant ... Read more
All True Things is a critical history of the genesis and evolution of the University of Alberta and a splendid way to mark the University's centennial. Professor Emeritus of History and alumnus, Rod Macleod, relates the University's coming of age against the parallel history of the Province of Alberta's remarkable growth. All True Things-a variation on the University of Alberta's motto, Quæcumque Vera, or, "Whatsoever Things Are True"-uncovers times of triumph and trouble by examining key people, circumstances, and decisions of that first century. What emerges is an enduring narrative of an institutional will to thrive and become a vibrant ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
, Canada
ISBN
9780888644442
SKU
V9780888644442
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About Macleod
Rod Macleod, Professor Emeritus, was professor of History and Classics at the University of Alberta from 1969 until he retired in 2005. During his tenure he served as Chair of the Department of History and later as Associate Dean of Arts. He has written extensively on the history of Western Canada as well as Canadian legal and military history. His ... Read more
Reviews for All True Things
"This book is a critical history of the university. In it my concern has been to understand how it differed from other universities and why it evolved the way it did. In doing the research and writing it became apparent that the history of the university was entwined with the political history of the province. For the first half century ... Read more