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Education and State Formation: Europe, East Asia and the USA (Education, Economy and Society)
Andy Green
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Description for Education and State Formation: Europe, East Asia and the USA (Education, Economy and Society)
Paperback. Re-issue of a seminal, widely-acclaimed study on the origins of national education systems in Europe and the USA with a new Postscript exploring education and state formation in East Asia. Series: Education, Economy and Society. Num Pages: 448 pages, 14 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1KBB; JNB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
Education has always been a key instrument of nation-building in new states. National education systems have typically been used to assimilate immigrants; to promote established religious doctrines; to spread the standard form of national languages; and to forge national identities and national cultures. They helped construct the very subjectivities of citizenship, justifying the ways of the state to the people and the duties of the people to the state. In this second edition of his seminal and widely-acclaimed book on the origins of public education in England, France, Prussia, and the USA, Andy Green shows how ... Read more
Education has always been a key instrument of nation-building in new states. National education systems have typically been used to assimilate immigrants; to promote established religious doctrines; to spread the standard form of national languages; and to forge national identities and national cultures. They helped construct the very subjectivities of citizenship, justifying the ways of the state to the people and the duties of the people to the state. In this second edition of his seminal and widely-acclaimed book on the origins of public education in England, France, Prussia, and the USA, Andy Green shows how ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Series
Education, Economy and Society
Number of Pages
439
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137341747
SKU
V9781137341747
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Ref
99-15
About Andy Green
Andy Green is Professor of Comparative Social Science and Director of the ESRC Research Centre on Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies (LLAKES), Institute of Education, University of London, UK. His previous publications include Regimes of Social Cohesion, Education and Development in a Global Era and Education, Equality and Social Cohesion.
Reviews for Education and State Formation: Europe, East Asia and the USA (Education, Economy and Society)
Standing Conference of Studies in Education Annual Book Awards Winner - Second Prize 'A seminal book' - Anne Corbett, Times Educational Supplement 'A courageous and challenging book' - Roy Lowe, History of Education 'Andy Green has written a very good book indeed.' - Roger Dale, Journal of Education Policy ... Read more