Improvement of Humanity - Education and the French Revolution

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 books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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R. R. Palmer

Summary

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 books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Product details

• Authors: R. Palmer, R. R. Palmer
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2017
• EAN: 9780691629605
• ISBN: 978-0-691-62960-5
• No. of pages: 356
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library; Princeton Legacy Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, France, European History, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / France, Social & cultural history, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Social and cultural history, C 1700 To C 1800, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions