The Literacy Myth : Cultural Integration and Social Structure in the Nineteenth Century, Paperback / softback Book

The Literacy Myth : Cultural Integration and Social Structure in the Nineteenth Century Paperback / softback

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Harvey Graff's pioneering study presents a new and original interpretation of the place of literacy in nineteenth-century society and culture.

Based upon an intensive comparative historical analysis, employing both qualitative and quantitative techniques, and on a wide range of sources, The Literacy Myth reevaluates the role typically assigned to literacy in historical scholarship, cultural understanding, economic development schemes, and social doctrines and ideologies.

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