Education, economic change and society in England 1780-1870

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Education, economic change and society in England 1780-1870

prepared for the Economic History Society by Michael Sanderson

(Studies in economic and social history)

Macmillan Education, 1991

2nd ed

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Note

Previous ed.: 1983

Select bibliography: p. 71-83

Includes index: p. 84-91

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Focusing on the period 1780-1870, this revised edition contains a new editor's preface and examines the social, educational and economic aspects of 18th- and 19th-century England.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Literacy and mass elementary education: i before 1830 - conflicting trends
  • ii 1830-1870 - the drive to mass literacy. Part 2 Was there a technical education?: the 18th-century scientific culture
  • the mechanics institutes
  • South Kensington and after. Part 3 A "middle class" education: the private schools, grammar schools and social change
  • the rise of the public schools. Part 4 The universities: Oxford, Cambridge and liberal education
  • provincial reflections
  • a radical alternative. Part 5 Aspirations and ideologies: political radicals
  • feminism and the education of women.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA13962140
  • ISBN
    • 0333563425
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Basingstoke
  • Pages/Volumes
    91 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
  • Classification
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