The Improvement of Humanity: Education and the French Revolution

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Improvement of Humanity: Education and the French Revolution
Authors and Contributors      By (author) R. R. Palmer
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:356
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenreRevolutions, uprisings and rebellions
ISBN/Barcode 9780691629605
ClassificationsDewey:944.04
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 21 March 2017
Publication Country United States

Description

This work examines education in both theory and practice during the Enlightenment and the French Revolution when educators aimed at nothing less than reforming humanity and creating a new society. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print b