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Book SynopsisThis book offers a unique look at historical policymaking to explore how nineteenth-century fiction writers influenced the creation of public-school systems in Denmark and Great Britain. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Education for Some or Education for All? 1. Culture and the Paradox of Education Systems; 2. Culture and Continuity through Institutional Change; 3. Romancing the Nation: Education and State-Building in 1800; 4. Expanding Educational Access in the Age of Social Realism; 5. Education in the Age of Empire: Globalization, Technological Change and the Race for Supremacy; 6. Cultural Echos of the Past in Contemporary Education Reforms.
