UID:
almafu_9960117001102883
Format:
1 online resource (viii, 362 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-56088-5
Series Statement:
Cambridge studies in oral and literate culture ; 19
Content:
In l750, half the population were unable to sign their names; by l9l4 England, together with a handful of advanced Western countries, had for the first time in history achieved a nominally literate society. This book seeks to understand how and why literacy spread into every corner of English society, and what impact it had on the lives and minds of the common people.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures and tables ; Preface ; 1 Introduction ; 2 Family ; Family literacy ; The status of literacy ; The post ; Conclusion ; 3 Education ; The domestic curriculum ; Becoming literate ; Official schooling ; Conclusion ; 4 Work. Occupational literacy ; Occupational learning ; Occupational recruitment ; Labour relations ; Conclusion ; 5 The natural world ; Knowledge ; Authority ; Time ; Conclusion ; 6 Imagination ; Transition ; Commercialisation ; Conclusion ; 7 Politics ; The State ; The press. The earnest worker ; Conclusion ; 8 Literacy and its uses ; Appendix A Marriage register sample ; Appendix B Literacy networks ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-45771-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-33466-7
Language:
English
URL:
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511560880
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