Otago: 150 Years of New Zealand's First University
150 years of new zealands first university
$84.45
- Hardcover
472 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2018
Summary
The University of Otago has always taken pride in its status as New Zealand’s first university. Starting a university in 1869 was a bold move: other regions observed Otago’s action with a mixture of surprise, scepticism and envy. The venture paid off: from small beginnings, the university grew into a large institution with local, national and international significance.Like any organisation, the University of Otago has had its good times and its bad times.It has been at some periods and in so…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781988531335 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1988531330 |
| Author: | Alison Clarke |
| Publisher: | Otago University Press |
| Imprint: | Otago University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 472 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2018 |
| Weight: | 800g |
| Dimensions: | 253mm x 189mm |
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About The Author
Alison Clarke
Alison Clarke was a nurse until she became sidetracked by history. She completed a PhD at Otago in 2003, and has worked at the Hocken Collections since. Her previous publications include Holiday Seasons: Christmas, New Year and Easter in nineteenth-century New Zealand (2007); A Living Tradition: A centennial history of Knox College, Dunedin (2009); and Born to a Changing World: Childbirth in nineteenth-century New Zealand (2012). She has lived for many years on Otago Peninsula, where she tries not to let the view distract her while writing.
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