Literacy and popular culture: england 1750–1914
Auteur :
Vincent, David
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521457712
Date de publication :
30 juil. 1993
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,1 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
625 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.