Dr James Gregory: 2 books
Victorians Against the Gallows
Capital Punishment and the Abolitionist Movement in Nineteenth Century Britain
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
By the time that Queen Victoria ascended the throne in 1837, the list of crimes liable to attract the death penalty had effectively been reduced to murder. Yet, despite this, the gallows remained a source of controversy in Victorian Britain and there was a growing unease in liberal quarters surrounding...
Schooling the Symbolic Animal
Social and Cultural Dimensions of Education
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2000
This anthology introduces some of the most influential literature shaping our understanding of the social and cultural foundations of education today. Together the selections provide students a range of approaches for interpreting and designing educational experiences worthy of the multicultural societies...