Absolutism and the Eighteenth-Century Origins of Compulsory Schooling in Prussia and Austria by Melton, James Van Horn

Absolutism and the Eighteenth-Century Origins of Compulsory Schooling in Prussia and Austria (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521346689)

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Absolutism and the Eighteenth-Century Origins of Compulsory Schooling in Prussia and Austria by Melton, James Van Horn

Absolutism and the Eighteenth-Century Origins of Compulsory Schooling in Prussia and Austria

$120.00
Absolutism and the Eighteenth-Century Origins of Compulsory Schooling in Prussia and Austria by Melton, James Van Horn

Absolutism and the Eighteenth-Century Origins of Compulsory Schooling in Prussia and Austria

$120.00
Format: Hardcover
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Focusing on the reigns of Frederick the Great of Prussia (1740-86) and Maria Theresa of Austria (1740-80), James Van Horn Melton examines in this book the origins, aims, and achievements of the compulsory school movements in these states. Melton draws on a broad range of sources to show how school reform was part of a broader effort to transform social, economic, and cultural behavior at the popular level.

Author: James Van Horn Melton
ISBN-10: 0521346681
ISBN-13: 9780521346689
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/30/1988
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.31lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d

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