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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Turner, David Andrew
Titre(s) : The old boys [Texte imprimé] : the decline and rise of the public school / David Turner
Publication : New Haven (Conn.) : Yale University Press, copyright 2016
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIV-335 p., [16] p. de pl.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 318-326. Notes bibliogr. Index
To many in the United Kingdom, the British public school remains the disliked and
mistrusted embodiment of privilege and elitism. They have educated many of the country's
top bankers and politicians over the centuries right up to the present, including
the present Prime Minister. David Turner's vibrant history of Great Britain's public
schools, from the foundation of Winchester College in 1382 to the modern day, offers
a fresh reappraisal of the controversial educational system. Turner argues that public
schools are, in fact, good for the nation and are presently enjoying their true "Golden
Age," countering the long-held belief that these institutions achieved their greatest
glory during Great Britain's Victorian Era. Turner's engrossing and enlightening work
is rife with colorful stories of schoolboy revolts, eccentric heads, shocking corruption,
and financial collapse. His thoughtful appreciation of these learning establishments
follows the progression of public schools from their sometimes brutal and inglorious
pasts through their present incarnations as vital contributors to the economic, scientific,
and political future of the country. (from Amazon)
Sujet(s) : Public schools -- Histoire
Éducation -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire
Indice(s) Dewey :
370.942 (23e éd.) = Éducation - Angleterre
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780300219388 (br.). - ISBN 0300219385 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46859396k
Notice n° :
FRBNF46859396
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