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McWilliams Tennant S. <1943-> |
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New lights in the valley : the emergence of UAB / / Tennant S. McWilliams |
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Tuscaloosa : , : University of Alabama Press, , 2007 |
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©2007 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xix, 546 pages) : illustrations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [425]-493) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Overture: the spirit of the Dutchman -- Forces of a thousand years -- Unknowing relationships, 1936-44 -- Conception, 1944-50 -- Gestation, 1950-62 -- Stage one delivery, 1962-65 -- Stage two delivery, 1965-69 -- Volker's vigorous youth, 1969-76 -- Reach for maturity: the Hill years, 1977-86 -- Reach for maturity: the McCallum years, 1987-93 -- Reach for maturity: the Bennett years, 1993-96 -- Coda: prospect. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A scholarly narrative of UAB from its nascent beginnings through the mid 1990's. While the economy and culture of the post-World War II South changed from an era of material capital (e.g., cotton and iron ore) to a period of social capital (intellectual development and networked approaches to social change), one of the most important components of urban life, the university, emerged as both a creator and a reflector of such modernization. This is the case with Birmingham and its youthful institution of higher learning, the University of Alabama at Birmingham. |
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