Victor Duruy & French education : liberal reform in the Second Empire / Sandra Horvath-Peterson
Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 1984. 1st edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #426408
ISBN: 0807111570
Physical description; xvi, 278 pages : 2 illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-267) and index. Contents; Duruy's early life -- Education, society, and politics before 1863 -- The challenges of university administration and direction -- The "Crusade against ignorance" : primary and popular education -- The modernization of secondary education -- Public secondary education for girls -- Higher education -- Teachers and the teaching profession -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Academic jurisdictions within the university of France -- Appendix B: Structure of the university in the 1860s -- Appendix C: An agricultural education for young girls. Subjects; Duruy, Victor 1811-1894. Duruy, Victor. 1800-1899. Educators France ; Biography. Education France History 19th century. Education Philosophy. France.
Price: €28.00