Literacy and Historical Development A Reader |
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| Editor:
| Graff, Harvey J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8093-2782-9 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2007 |
| Publisher: | Southern Illinois University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $42.00 |
Book Description:
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Representing three decades of research, Literacy and Historical Development: A Reader presents some of the most important historical scholarship on literacy in Europe and the United States. The approaches, research, and conclusions reflected in this collection of fifteen essays has changed how historians and many others conceptualize literacy and represents a body of scholarship that is transforming both contemporary and historical literacy theories.
Representing three decades of research, Literacy and Historical Development: A Reader presents some of the most important historical scholarship on literacy in Europe and the United States. The approaches, research, and conclusions reflected in this collection of fifteen essays has changed how historians and many others conceptualize literacy and represents a body of scholarship that is transforming both contemporary and historical literacy theories.