[Honour & the search for influence: a history of the Royal Society of Canada]

Canadian Journal of Education | January 1, 1997| | Copyright

Honour and the Search for Influence: A History of the Royal Society of Canada

By Carl Berger

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996. v+167 pages. ISBN 0 - 8020 - 7153 - 8 (pbk.)

REVIEWED BY BERNARD SHAPIRO, MCGILL UNIVERSITY

In many ways, this is a small but useful book either for those with a general interest in Canadian history or for those with a particular interest in the development of the research community in Canada. Carl Berger, a professor of history at the University of Toronto, traces the history of the Royal Society of Canada from its founding in 1882 by the Marquess of Lorne, ...

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