Böcker av Richard L. (The Johns Hopkins University) Kagan

The author casts new light not only on the short lived educational revolution of the sixteenth century but on education in other societies, both past and present.

Kagan concludes that despite its blemishes, the writing of official histories contributed, however imperfectly, to the practice of historiography itself.

The idea of a dialogue between the centre and periphery of the early modern European state stands at the heart of much of John Elliott's historical writing. This collection of essays examines different aspects of this important theme.