About this title: By examining small concrete situations, this work suggests that the creation of public school systems in America was a conservative response to rapid industrialization and that myths about the history of public education have hindered reform by masking weaknesses inherent in its origins.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge
Date Published: 1968
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Clean, very little wear. Innards clean & tight. Jacket is clean w/sm. tear at top frt. + bottom rear, spine sunned a bit, a little wear at spine ends. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Harvard
Date Published: 1968
Description: Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library. Small 8vo. Former universty library copy with all the usual flaws, stamps, markings, corners rounded, spine sunned, general shelfwear. Appendices, bibliographical note, notes, index, 325 pp. Text clean & tight. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date Published: 1968
Description: Very Good/Very Good (edge-worn) D.J. 325 p., index, notes, with small former owner's name to front, otherwise a solid, clean copy. read more
Description: Like new in lightly worn jacket. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1968. 1st Edition. [2]+xiv+325+[3]pp. Red cloth with black spine lettering. A near fine copy in lightly worn dust jacket. 1 pound 2.0 ounces = 512 grams. 8.6 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches = 21.5 x 14.5 x 2cm. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780807740668ISBN:0807740667
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Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 0807031879 Good copy in clean condition. Pages and cover are intact, with moderate wear. No dust jacket. Some markings, but text is clean. Binding is tight. Not ex-library. USPS tracking number provided for U.S. orders. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. 1970. Softcover. Used, very good. BINDING IS SOFTCOVER. Some rubbing on cover. Cover has some wear on edges. fff. read more
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