{"product_id":"school-society-and-state-a-new-education-to-govern-modern-america-1890-1940-9780226435305","title":"School, Society, and State: A New Education to Govern Modern America, 1890-1940","description":"\u003cp\u003e \"Democracy has to be born anew every generation, and education is its midwife,\" wrote John Dewey in his classic work \u003ci\u003eThe School and Society\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003ci\u003eSchool, Society, and State\u003c\/i\u003e, Tracy Steffes places that idea at the center of her exploration of the connections between public school reform in the early twentieth century and American political development from 1890 to 1940.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican public schooling, Steffes shows, was not merely another reform project of the Progressive Era, but a central one. She addresses why Americans invested in public education and explains how an array of reformers subtly transformed schooling into a tool of social governance to address the consequences of industrialization and urbanization. By extending the reach of schools, broadening their mandate, and expanding their authority over the well-being of children, the state assumed a defining role in the education--and in the lives--of American families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSchool, Society, and State\u003c\/i\u003e, Steffes returns the state to the study of the history of education and brings the schools back into our discussion of state power during a pivotal moment in American political development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tracy L. Steffes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226435305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracy L. Steffes\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of education and history at Brown University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44812842139763,"sku":"9780226435305","price":71.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e9587156-9eb5-4334-a275-9253353dd546.jpg?v=1776777369","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/school-society-and-state-a-new-education-to-govern-modern-america-1890-1940-9780226435305","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}