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The Education of Things: Mechanical Literacy in British Children's Literature, 1762–1860 - Childhoods: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Children and Youth Elizabeth Fabry Massa Hoiem
The Education of Things: Mechanical Literacy in British Children's Literature, 1762–1860 - Childhoods: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Children and Youth
Elizabeth Fabry Massa Hoiem
Argues that the combination of reading and writing with manual tinkering and scientific observation promoted in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Britain produced new forms of ‘mechanical literacy’, competencies that were essential in an industrial era.
277 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | January 29, 2024 |
| ISBN13 | 9781625347558 |
| Publishers | University of Massachusetts Press |
| Pages | 328 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 272 g |
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