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Author:
Adam, Thomas, 1968-
Title:
Intercultural transfers and the making of the modern world, 1800-2000 : sources and contexts / Thomas Adam.
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan,
Copyright Date:
2012
Description:
ix, 158 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Culture diffusion--History--Case studies.
Social change--History--Case studies.
Cooperative societies--History.
Hill, Octavia,--1838-1912.
Housing--History.
Eugenics--History.
Montessori, Maria,--1870-1952.
Montessori method of education--History.
Gandhi,--Mahatma,--1869-1948.
Passive resistance--History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
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.
ISBN:
0230243533
9780230243538
0230243541 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780230243545 (pbk. : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)769192460
LCCN:
2011049029
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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