Intercultural transfers and the making of the modern world, 1800-2000 : sources and contexts /: sources and contexts. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Thomas Adam.
• Other Names: Adam, Thomas, 1968-
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (168 pages)
• Subjects: 303.4; Modern/19th Century; World; The arts; Culture diffusion -- History -- Case studies; Social change -- History -- Case studies; Cooperative societies -- History; Housing -- History; Eugenics -- History; Montessori method of education -- History; Passive resistance -- History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137268136; 1137268131
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.