TY  - GEN
AB  - This Palgrave Pivot examines the history of literacy with illiterate and semi-literate people in mind, and questions the clear division between literacy and illiteracy which has often been assumed by social and economic historians. Instead, it turns the spotlight on all those in-between, the millions who had some literacy skills, but for whom reading and writing posed difficulties. Its main focus is on those we have often labelled illiterates, rather than those who enjoyed full competence in reading and writing in modern society. In offering a historical perspective on the problem of illiteracy in the modern world, it also questions some enduring myths surrounding the phenomenon. This book therefore has a revisionist objective: it intends to challenge conventional wisdom about illiteracy. Martyn Lyons is Professor Emeritus in History at the University of New South Wales, Australia.
AU  - Lyons, Martyn,
CN  - LC149
DO  - 10.1007/978-3-031-09261-9
DO  - doi
ID  - 1451543
KW  - Literacy
LK  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-031-09261-9
N2  - This Palgrave Pivot examines the history of literacy with illiterate and semi-literate people in mind, and questions the clear division between literacy and illiteracy which has often been assumed by social and economic historians. Instead, it turns the spotlight on all those in-between, the millions who had some literacy skills, but for whom reading and writing posed difficulties. Its main focus is on those we have often labelled illiterates, rather than those who enjoyed full competence in reading and writing in modern society. In offering a historical perspective on the problem of illiteracy in the modern world, it also questions some enduring myths surrounding the phenomenon. This book therefore has a revisionist objective: it intends to challenge conventional wisdom about illiteracy. Martyn Lyons is Professor Emeritus in History at the University of New South Wales, Australia.
SN  - 9783031092619
SN  - 3031092619
T1  - The history of illiteracy in the modern world since 1750 /
TI  - The history of illiteracy in the modern world since 1750 /
UR  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-031-09261-9
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