Education and Contemporary Society (The New Thinker's Library)

Langue : anglais

Edité par C.A. Watts and Company, LTD, London, 1965

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220 pp. The New Thinker's Library, #8. Stated: "First published, 1965". Following the Preface, p. v, Contents divided into 9 Chapters in 2 Parts: Ch. I, "Introduction: The Tangle of Social and Educational Thinking"; PART I: STUDIES, Ch. II. "Sociological"; III. "Psychological"; IV. "Philosophical"; V. "Comparative"; Ch. VI, "Transition: From Studies to Policies"; PART II Technical Education and Liberal Values"; I: VII. "The Democratization of Education"; VIII. "Education and Elites"; IX. "Values and Education in Contemporary Society": (1) "The Intellectual Values"; (2) " (3) "Moral Values in Education"; (4) "Community Values in Education"; "For Further Reading", pp. 213-220. // Shiny red and black dustwrapper not price-clipped ("15 s. net") with front cover photo-illustration of three working class boys looking askance at two upper class (or working class) lads in formal attire with top hats, waiting with suitcases for a bus to take them off to private school, superimposed over red background; Title lettering in black letters, superimposed over red background at upper middle front cover; black band across top front cover for Series Title lettering and Rodin's "The Thinker" logo. Red spine faded, but all lettering in black and white still sharp and distinct, eminently readable; spine ends and corners worn with small chip missing on top edge rear cover: peccadilloes now backed with Archival tape and forgiven by Brodart mylar. Book itself: Light blue cloth with brilliant gilt on Title box on spine and on "Thinker" logo at upper center front cover. Inside front cover top left bears ink stamp of "Gifts and Exchanges Section of Harvard College Library, Dec 1993", along with blind stamp of same at lower right corner Title page, else NO other Library markings; p. 183f with 2" dog-ear, long flat, NOT floppy: Describes worse than it is, but there you have it. Binding strong (NO cracks); corners essentially square (Micro curls); NO rubbing wear (dustwrapper did its job); Clean text. Inscribed by Author on top left ffep: "Bill -----/ The best of Unesco friends./ Lionel Elvin". From The Independent obituary: "Lionel Elvin enjoyed one of the most distinguished and varied careers in education of the 20th century, serving as Principal of Ruskin College, 1944-50, as Director of the Department of Education at Unesco in Paris, 1950- 56, and then from 1958 until his retirement in 1973 as Director of the Institute of Education at London University.".…

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Détails bibliographiques

Titre
Education and Contemporary Society (The New Thinker's Library)
Auteur
H. L. Elvin
Éditeur
C.A. Watts and Company, LTD, London
Année de publication
1965
État de l'article
Near Fine
Jaquette
Very Good
Reliure
Hardcover
Langue
anglais
Édition
1st Edition
Impression
1st Printing
Dimensions
12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

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