{"product_id":"learning-cities-in-late-antiquity-jan-r-stenger-9781138299870","title":"Learning Cities in Late Antiquity: The Local Dimension of Education","description":"\u003cp\u003eEducation in the Graeco-Roman world was a hallmark of the polis. Yet the complex ways in which pedagogical theory and practice intersected with their local environments has not been much explored in recent scholarship.\u003ci\u003e Learning Cities in Late Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e suggests a new explanatory model that helps to understand better how conditions in the cities shaped learning and teaching, and how, in turn, education had an impact on its urban context. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing inspiration from the modern idea of 'learning cities', the chapters explore the interplay of teachers, learners, political leaders, communities and institutions in the Mediterranean polis, with a focus on the well-documented city of Gaza in the sixth century CE. They demonstrate in detail that formal and informal teaching, as well as educational thinking, not only responded to specifically local needs, but also exerted considerable influence on local society. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith its interdisciplinary and comparatist approach, the volume aims to contextualise ancient education, in order to stimulate further research on ancient learning cities. It also highlights the benefits of historical research to theory and practice in modern education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jan R. Stenger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138299871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138299870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"Jan R. Stenger","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120933007615,"sku":"9781138299870","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ff21867d-fbe4-45bf-b87c-1cf4e7d4afed.jpg?v=1687417096","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/learning-cities-in-late-antiquity-jan-r-stenger-9781138299870","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}