Literacy in early modern Europe : culture and education, 1500-1800
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Literacy in early modern Europe : culture and education, 1500-1800
Longman, 2002
2nd ed
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. 267-288
Includes index
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Description
In 1500 few people in Europe could read or write: by 1800, the era of mass literacy had already arrived. The change was momentous in itself, and in its implications. Rab Houston explores the importance of education, literacy and popular culture in Europe during this period of transition. He draws his examples for all over the continent; and concentrates on the experience of ordinary men and women, rather than just privileged and exceptional elites.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2. The world of the school 3. Ways of teaching 4. Higher education5. Ways of learning 6. Sources and measures of literacy 7. Profiles of literacy 8. The world of the book 9.Language and culture 10. Conclusion Bibliography Index
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