TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mitch,David
TI  - The Rise of Popular Literacy in Victorian England: The Influence of Private Choice and Public Policy 
SN  - 9780812230758
AV  - LC156.G72 
U1  - 302.2/244 20
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Philadelphia : 
PB  - University of Pennsylvania Press, 
KW  - Education and state
KW  - England
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Literacy
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Working class
KW  - Education
KW  - LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Figures --; Tables --; Preface --; 1. Interpreting the Rise of Literacy in Victorian England --; 2. The Benefits of Literacy in the Workplace --; 3. Literacy as an Equipment for Living --; 4. The Influence of the Family on Literacy Trends --; 5. The Geographical Distribution of Public Schooling --; 6. The Impact of Increased Public School Provision on Literacy Trends --; 7. The Changing Opportunity Costs of Acquiring Literacy: The Roles of Private Demand and Public Legislation --; 8. Becoming a Literate Society: Both a Private and a Public Decision --; Appendix A: Occupations Included in Each Category of Occupational Literacy Usage --; Appendix Β: The Sample of Marriage Registers and the Ranking of Occupations Reported in That Sample --; Appendix C: Estimating the Consumer's Surplus from Boob, Newspapers, and the Mails --; Appendix D: The Costs and Benefits of Acquiring Literacy in Victorian England --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index --; Backmatter; restricted access
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