The Remarkable Chester Ronning
The Remarkable Chester Ronning

Author: Brian L. Evans

Publisher: University of Alberta

Published: 2013-11-01

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0888647204

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Scholar and diplomat Brian L. Evans gives us the first English-language biography of Chester A. Ronning (1894-1984): diplomat, politician, educator, and one of Canada's major public figures. This fascinating story depicts Ronning, the man who received many honours, and deepens readers' knowledge of Canada's post-World War II diplomacy and Canada-China relations. Ronning was an extraordinary Canadian who combined Chinese sensibility with Norwegian calm practicality and American drive. His life journey was entwined with the history of China over many decades. Based on written materials, historical documents, and many hours of interviews with Ronning, his friends, and fellow politicians, The Remarkable Chester Ronning offers both a thorough and entertaining biography and a lens through which to view international politics.

Only Leave a Trace
Only Leave a Trace

Author: Roger Epp

Publisher: University of Alberta

Published: 2017-03-24

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 1772122661

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"Make yourself big when you enter a room, when you meet a bear in the woods. Make yourself big. Meet the eyes." Roger Epp's poetic meditations about the best, the hardest, the loneliest times of leading a small university campus through significant change are depicted in a series of elegant yet understated prose pieces, alongside images by his life partner, Rhonda Harder Epp. Taking a candid look at the many challenges such a position brings, Roger Epp humanizes, scrutinizes, and upholds the integrity of academic administrative work. Only Leave a Trace will resonate with those who work in universities, hold leadership roles in them, or care about the connections between higher education, students, and place.

The Remarkable Chester Ronning
The Remarkable Chester Ronning

Author: Brian L. Evans

Publisher: University of Alberta

Published: 2013-09-30

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 0888646631

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Chester Ronning’s life story offers a candid view of Canada’s post-WWII diplomacy and China relations.

The Remarkable Chester Ronning
The Remarkable Chester Ronning

Author: Brian L. Evans

Publisher: University of Alberta

Published: 2013-11-01

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 088864812X

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Scholar and diplomat Brian L. Evans gives us the first English-language biography of Chester A. Ronning (1894-1984): diplomat, politician, educator, and one of Canada's major public figures. This fascinating story depicts Ronning, the man who received many honours, and deepens readers' knowledge of Canada's post-World War II diplomacy and Canada-China relations. Ronning was an extraordinary Canadian who combined Chinese sensibility with Norwegian calm practicality and American drive. His life journey was entwined with the history of China over many decades. Based on written materials, historical documents, and many hours of interviews with Ronning, his friends, and fellow politicians, The Remarkable Chester Ronning offers both a thorough and entertaining biography and a lens through which to view international politics.

Reluctant Adversaries
Reluctant Adversaries

Author: Paul M. Evans

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13:

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When the People's Republic of China was established in 1949, the Canadian government refused to recognize it, centering its China policy over the next 20 years on the Nationalist Chinese government in Taiwan, keeping one eye always on the much larger and lesser known republic. Evans and Frolic have collected 10 original essays on Canada's relations with the larger China between 1949 and 1971, when Canada officially recognized the PRC. An introduction by Evans sets the context. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR