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Rocke Robertson : surgeon and shepherd of change

Title
Rocke Robertson : surgeon and shepherd of change / Richard W. Pound.
Author
Pound, Richard W.
Publication
Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2008], ©2008.

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Description
xii, 317 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
"Rocke Robertson: Surgeon and Shepherd of Change is a compelling portrait of a remarkable man who handled the greatest challenge of his career - running a primarily English-speaking university in Quebec during the Quiet Revolution - with courage, wisdom, and success."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-300) and index.
Contents
1. Family Background and Traditions -- 2. Coming of Age, McGill University, and Marriage -- 3. Study Abroad -- 4. War and Battlefield Surgery -- 5. Postwar: Vancouver and Expanding Horizons -- 6. Montreal General Hospital -- 7. Transition from Surgeon to Principal -- 8. Upheaval in Quebec -- 9. Finances and Double Standards -- 10. Students, Faculty, and Governance: Shepherding Radical Change -- 11. Resignation from McGill -- 12. Retirement Years -- App. 1. Principals and Chancellors of McGill University -- App. 2. Chronology -- App. 3. Awards and Distinctions.
ISBN
  • 9780773533745
  • 0773533745
LCCN
40015259597
OCLC
  • ocn178990948
  • 178990948
  • SCSB-5397817
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries