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For the people : a history of St. Francis Xavier University /

"Tracing the origins of St. Francis Xavier University, James Cameron describes the early nineteenth-century migration of the Highland Catholic Scots, the settlement and development of their communities, and the founding of St. F.X. as a means of religious, economic, and social advancement in ea...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cameron, James, 1953-
Autor Corporativo: St. Francis Xavier University
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal [Que.] : Published for St. Francis Xavier University by McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1996.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgment
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Of Scotland and Rome
  • PART ONE: ORIGINS OF CATHOLIC HIGHER EDUCATION IN EASTERN NOVA SCOTIA, TO 1877
  • 1 Predecessors and Beginnings
  • 2 Institutional Foundations, 1855-64
  • 3 Advancement and Regression, 1865-77
  • PART TWO: THE BISHOP AND HIS COLLEGE, 1877-97
  • 4 Institutional Renaissance, 1877-90
  • 5 Political Controversy and Expansion, 1891-97
  • PART THREE: THE COLLEGE GOES PROGRESSIVE, 1898-1921
  • 6 New Departures, 1898-1906
  • 7 Soaring Ambitions, 1906-14
  • 8 War and Resurgence, 1914-21PART FOUR: UNIVERSITY REFORM AND DEPRESSION, 1921-36
  • 9 The Challenge of University Federation, 1922-23
  • 10 Between War and Depression: The 1920S
  • 11 A New Agenda: The Beginnings of Extension Work
  • PART FIVE: THE ORDEAL OF WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH, 1936-54
  • 12 Stymied Plans, 1936-44
  • 13 The Strain of Post-War Expansion, 1944-50
  • 14 Bishop and University, 1950-54
  • PART SIX: FROM DIOCESAN COLLEGE TO UNIVERSITY, 1954-70
  • 15 A Broadening Mandate, 1954-64
  • 16 Campus Extensions, 1954-70
  • 17 Institutional Metamorphosis, 1964-70Conclusion
  • Appendix One: St. EX. University Hallmarks
  • Appendix Two: Enrolments, Finances, and Population Statistics
  • Appendix Three: Contributors to the History of St. F.X. Project
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Index
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