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A is for arson : a history of vandalism in American education
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- Summary
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"A history of school vandalism in the United States from the eighteenth century to the present"--
Details
- Creator
- Campbell F. Scribner
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2023]
- ©2023
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (239 pages)
- ISBNs
- 9781501770746, 150177073X, 9781501770722, 9781501770739, 1501770748
- OCLC
- on1368038972
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Introduction: A few words on senseless destruction -- Populism and property destruction, 1790-1890 -- Modern education and its discontents, 1890-1930 -- Diagnosing delinquency, 1930-1960 -- Vandalism and the security state, 1960-2000 -- Books and boredom -- Desks and nostalgia -- Walls and the taboo -- Windows and euphoria -- Shards -- Epilogue: Reflections on unruliness and education