Mass Education and the Limits of State Building, c.1870-1930

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Synopsis

The first comparative study of the spread of mass education around the world in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this unique new book uses a bottom-up focus and demonstrates, to an extent not appreciated hitherto, the gulf between the intentions of the government and the reality on the ground.

Book details

Edition:
2012
Author:
Laurence Brockliss and Nicola Sheldon
ISBN:
9780230370210
Related ISBNs:
9780230273504
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan UK, London
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2020-12-10
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2012
Copyright by:
Laurence Brockliss, Nicola Sheldon 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Education, History, Nonfiction, Science, Social Studies