Intercultural transfers and the making of the modern world, 1800-2000 : sources and contexts /
By: Adam, Thomas
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BookPublisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.Description: ix, 158 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780230243545 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0230243541 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780230243538; 0230243533Subject(s): Hill, Octavia, 1838-1912 | Montessori, Maria, 1870-1952 | Gandhi, 1869-1948 | Culture diffusion -- History -- Case studies | Social change -- History -- Case studies | Cooperative societies -- History | Housing -- History | Eugenics -- History | Montessori method of education -- History | Passive resistance -- HistoryDDC classification: 303.4 Online resources: Location Map
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the nature of intercultural transfer -- Cooperatives and capitalism : the democratization of the economy -- Better housing for better citizens : Octavia Hill's worldwide appeal to housing reform -- Better citizens for a better future? : the transnational transfer of eugenics -- From memorization to problem-solving : Maria Montessori's contribution to school reform in the twentieth century -- Change through non-violence : the rationalization of conflict solution.