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O'Connor, Adrian,

In pursuit of politics : education and revolution in eighteenth-century france / Adrian O'Connor. - 1 online resource (viii, 262 pages) - Studies in modern French history . - Studies in modern French history. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Education and an ambivalent Enlightenment -- National education: promise and paralysis -- Public instruction: a new pedagogy for a new politics -- Constitutional principles and concrete proposals: reconsidering Talleyrand and Condorcet on public instruction -- Revolutionary politics a la plume: the public on education and politics -- New wine in old bottles? Ancien Regime schools imagine the future -- Republican instruction: an elusive ideal. Machine generated contents note: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Sheds new light on the cultural origins and practical ambitions of the French Revolution through an analysis of debates over education in eighteenth-century France.

ISBN: 9781526120571 (electronic bk.) 1526120577 (electronic bk.) 9781526120588 (ePub ebook) 1526120585 (ePub ebook) (hardcover) (print)

Standard No.: YBP15052497

Source: 9781526120571 Ingram Content Group 22573/ctvn998ct JSTOR

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB7G2327 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 018498670 Uk

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1700-1899

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Education--History--France--18th century.
Education--Political aspects--History--France--19th century.
Éducation--Histoire--France--18e siècle.
Éducation--Aspect politique--Histoire--France--19e siècle.
HISTORY--France.--Europe
EDUCATION--History.
Education.
Education--Political aspects.
Politics and government.
Bildung
Bildungsarbeit
Erziehung
Pädagogik

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799.
France--Politics and government--1789-1799.
France--Politique et gouvernement--1789-1799.
France.
Frankreich

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: DC148 / .O36 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 944.04