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History Post-confederation (1867-)

The University of Manitoba

An Illustrated History

by (author) J.M. Bumsted

Publisher
University of Manitoba Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2001
Category
Post-Confederation (1867-), History
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780887552687
    Publish Date
    Nov 2001
    List Price
    $24.99
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780887551727
    Publish Date
    Nov 2001
    List Price
    $55.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780887556531
    Publish Date
    Nov 2001
    List Price
    $34.95

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Description

Established in 1877, just seven years after the founding of the province itself, the University of Manitoba has grown to become an international centre of research and study. It is the birthplace of discoveries such as the cure for Rh disease of newborns and the development of Canola, and its alumni include Marshal McLuhan, Margaret Laurence, Monty Hall, Israel Asper and Ovide Mercredi.Historian J.M. Bumsted looks at how the university was forged out of the assembly of several, small, denominational colleges, and how it survived and even thrived during challenges such as the 1932 defalcation and the 1950 Manitoba flood. He gives special attention to student life at the university, tracing the changes, from Freshie initiations in the 1920s and student musicals in the 1950s to the activism of the 1960s and 1970s.

The University of Manitoba: An Illustrated History is an entertaining and lively social history of an institution whose development has reflected the changes of society at large.

About the author

J. M. Bumsted is the author of many popular and scholarly books on Canadian history, including Fur Trade Wars, The Dictionary of Manitoba Biography, and the widely used textbook The Canadian Peoples: A History. He teaches history at The University of Manitoba

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Awards

  • Winner, Margaret McWilliams Award for Organizational History
  • Winner, CASE Silver Medal
  • Winner, Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher

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