55,99 €
inkl. MwSt.
Versandkostenfrei*
Versandfertig in über 4 Wochen
payback
28 °P sammeln
  • Gebundenes Buch

This volume places Hungary on the map of European literacy from the initial stimuli of Renaissance and Reformation to and the developed, state-organized educational systems of the nineteenth century. Offers an international comparative analysis, concentrating on the long-term development of literacy rates and the use of written and oral culture in early modern societies. Toth also examines the social history of elementary schools and its teachers, and book reading among peasants and noblemen throughout the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries in Hungary. Discusses also the development of…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
This volume places Hungary on the map of European literacy from the initial stimuli of Renaissance and Reformation to and the developed, state-organized educational systems of the nineteenth century. Offers an international comparative analysis, concentrating on the long-term development of literacy rates and the use of written and oral culture in early modern societies. Toth also examines the social history of elementary schools and its teachers, and book reading among peasants and noblemen throughout the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries in Hungary. Discusses also the development of libraries during the period and the use of different languages, particularly Latin. A stimulating guide providing insights into village life, legal and administrative issues and the role of the clergy.
Autorenporträt
István György Tóth was Associate Professor of History at the Central European University, Budapest and Senior Research Fellow at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.