The History of Illiteracy in the Modern World Since 1750
This Palgrave Pivot examines the history of literacy with illiterate and semi-literate people in mind, and questions the clear division between literacy and illiteracy which has often been assumed by social and economic historians. Instead, it turns the spotlight on all those in-between, the million...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan
2022, 2022
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2022 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction: Illiteracy Myths
- 2. The War on Illiteracy
- 3. Illiteracy and Power
- 4. Illiteracy and Schooling
- 5. The Literary Culture of the Illiterate
- 6. The Literary Continuum