Ruling by Schooling Quebec : Conquest to Liberal Governmentality - A Historical Sociology / Bruce Curtis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Curtis, Bruce, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Québec (Province)--History--19th century.

Education.

Education--Québec (Province)--History--18th century.

Education--Political aspects--Québec (Province)--History--19th century.

Education--Political aspects--Québec (Province)--History--18th century.

Canada--Politics and government--1763-1791.

Canada.

Canada--History--1763-1791.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (574 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ruling by Schooling Quebec provides a rich and detailed account of colonial politics from 1760 to 1841 by following repeated attempts to school the people.

Contents:

Introduction

1 The Battle between the Sword and the Mouth

2 The Eunuch in the Harem: School Politics, 1793-1829

3 The Colonial 'Monitorial Moment'

4 Creating a 'Taste for Education' in the Countryside, 1829-1836

5 Schooling the People, 1829-1836

6 The Normal School Conclusion

7 Governmentality and the 'Social Science'

8 Governing through Education

Conclusion

Appendix A: Legislation for Rural Elementary Schooling in Lower Canada

Appendix B: Robert Armour Jr (1806-1845)

Appendix C: Stephen Randal's 1838 Educational Proposals

Appendix D: Christopher Dunkin's Draft School Ordinance of 1840.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Dez 2018)

ISBN:

1-4426-8668-5

1-4426-6249-2

OCLC:

815382971