Toward a Social History of Knowledge

Toward a Social History of Knowledge
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Publisher : Berghahn Books
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 9781800733992
ISBN-13 : 1800733992
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Book Synopsis Toward a Social History of Knowledge by : Fritz Ringer

Download or read book Toward a Social History of Knowledge written by Fritz Ringer and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the foremost historians of intellectual life and education in Germany, Fritz Ringer has brought together in this volume several of his articles, most of which are not easily available are published here in English for the first time. They focus on a whole range of contemporary and historical debates about the relationship between ideas and their context, the role of education and middle-class consciousness, the social role of academics and intellectuals, and competing ideals of learning, science, and history.


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