02491nam 2200505 a 450 991077837850332120230327203727.00-8173-8026-4(CKB)1000000000479929(EBL)438204(OCoLC)183296341(SSID)ssj0000210508(PQKBManifestationID)11201903(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000210508(PQKBWorkID)10283860(PQKB)10846185(MiAaPQ)EBC438204(MdBmJHUP)muse8659(Au-PeEL)EBL438204(CaPaEBR)ebr10387617(EXLCZ)99100000000047992920061207h20072007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierNew lights in the valley the emergence of UAB /Tennant S. McWilliamsTuscaloosa :University of Alabama Press,2007.©20071 online resource (xix, 546 pages) illustrationsDescription based upon print version of record.0-8173-1546-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [425]-493) and index.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.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.378.761/781McWilliams Tennant S.1943-1568275MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778378503321New lights in the valley3856221UNINA