Intercultural transfers and the making of the modern world, 1800-2000 : sources and context
Introduction : the nature of intercultural transfer -- Cooperatives and capitalism : the democratization of the economy -- Better housing for better citizens : Octavia Hill's worldwide appeal to housing reform -- Better citizens for a better future? : the transnational transfer of eugenics -- F...
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
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Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan,
[2012]
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| Schlagworte: | Culture diffusion Housing Eugenics Social change Montessori method of education Cooperative societies Passive resistance Hill, Octavia Montessori, Maria Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand |
| Umfang: | x, 158 Seiten |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Introduction : the nature of intercultural transfer
- Cooperatives and capitalism : the democratization of the economy
- Better housing for better citizens : Octavia Hill's worldwide appeal to housing reform
- Better citizens for a better future? : the transnational transfer of eugenics
- From memorization to problem-solving : Maria Montessori's contribution to school reform in the twentieth century
- Change through non-violence : the rationalization of conflict solution.