The Improvement of Humanity : : Education and the French Revolution / / R. R. Palmer.

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...

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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2017]
©1985
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 5164
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Physical Description:1 online resource (356 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preliminary Observations
  • Chapter 1. Realities Before the Revolution
  • Chapter 2. Nationalization
  • Chapter 3. Politicization
  • Chapter 4. Democratization: The Quest for Equality
  • Chapter 5. Democratization: Building the Better World
  • Chapter 6. Modernization: The Paths of Progress
  • Chapter 7. Modernization: Collective Power
  • Concluding Reflections
  • Appendix
  • Index