Absolutism and the Eighteenth-Century Origins of Compulsory Schooling in Prussia and Austria (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521528566)

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: 0521528569
ISBN-13: 9780521528566
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/13/2003
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d