McGill: A Celebration

by Witold Rybczynski

Told in ten parts by prominent Montreal writers and distinguished graduates, the story of McGill unfolds with anecdotal charm and insightful overview. The lively text recaptures the spirit of campus... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773507957
• ISBN13: 9780773507951
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 3.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.4" x 11.5"

Customer Reviews

McGill in Color

Well I'm writing this review, because I was attending the University when a lot of the photos included in the book were taken. I even think I see a picture of myself taking a final in the school gymnasium. The book is both a historical & contemporary view on life at Canada's most distinguished university. If you're a graduate of McGill, you'll appreciate all the glossy photos of life on campus. It's a coffee table book, that doesn't dig too deep into any one subject, and conveniently glosses over the fact that the University is beeing slowly starved to death by the Quebec Government, who has never been totally at ease with the fact that the most distinguished university in the provence doesn't predominantly speak the prefered language of Quebec. All in all it's worth the $ that it will cost you, if you have some attachment to 'The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning'.