A New History

"A century and a half now separate us from the founding of Canterbury College, the institution from which the University of Canterbury ] Te Whare Wåananga o Waitaha evolved. In 'A New History: The University of Canterbury 1873-2023', historian John Wilson offers a fresh interpretation of an institution that has played a central role in shaping the development of research culture and university education in Aotearoa New Zealand and that has been at the forefront of the shift to a postcolonial university world"--Back cover.