{"product_id":"new-lights-in-the-valley-the-emergence-of-uab-9780817315467","title":"New Lights in the Valley The Emergence of UAB","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom its early days as a struggling offshoot of the capstone campus in Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama's (UAB) journey to its status as a major medical complex and urban research university has been a bumpy but interesting one. This work explains why, despite various hurdles and distractions, UAB has arisen to be Alabama's largest employer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTennant McWilliams has written a superb account of UAB's history.... The research is prodigious, the interpretations sustainable. This book makes a substantial contribution to the literature of higher education and a huge contribution to the history of The University of Alabama, indeed the history of this state and of its 'Magic City.' - E. Culpepper Clark, author of The Schoolhouse Door: Segregation's Last Stand at The University of Alabama \"\"Just magnificentl... I am impressed with the accuracy and the detail and the historical sweep of the project, especially the early references to the cities of Europe. This is a monumental piece of scholarly work that deserves wide readership.\"\" - Clifton K. Meador, M.D., School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038561796439,"sku":"9780817315467","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780817315467.jpg?v=1750940687","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/new-lights-in-the-valley-the-emergence-of-uab-9780817315467","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}