The Old Boys : The Decline and Rise of the Public School / David Turner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turner, David, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Private schools--Great Britain--History.

Private schools.

Preparatory schools--Great Britain--History.

Preparatory schools.

Education--Great Britain--History.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (367 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

To many in the United Kingdom, the British public school remains the disliked and mistrusted embodiment of privilege and elitism. They have educated many of the country's top bankers and politicians over the centuries right up to the present, including the present Prime Minister. David Turner's vibrant history of Great Britain's public schools, from the foundation of Winchester College in 1382 to the modern day, offers a fresh reappraisal of the controversial educational system. Turner argues that public schools are, in fact, good for the nation and are presently enjoying their true "Golden Age," countering the long-held belief that these institutions achieved their greatest glory during Great Britain's Victorian Era. Turner's engrossing and enlightening work is rife with colorful stories of schoolboy revolts, eccentric heads, shocking corruption, and financial collapse. His thoughtful appreciation of these learning establishments follows the progression of public schools from their sometimes brutal and inglorious pasts through their present incarnations as vital contributors to the economic, scientific, and political future of the country.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Note on Pricing

Introduction

1. An Idealistic Cynic and the Birth of a System 1382-1603

2. Earls and Shoemakers 1611-1767

3. Of Frogs and Men 1768-1827

4. 'First-Character. Second-Physique. Third-Intelligence.' 1828-1869

5. 'The Monastic System is Getting on My Nerves.' 1870-1902

6. Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts 1902-1945

7. Embracing the Examination Incubus 1945-1979

8. A Golden Age At Last 1980-2014

9. Beautiful Natures, Overpriced Products and Self-Destruction

10. The Pauline and the Pasty

Epilogue

Notes

Select Bibliography

Index

Acknowledgements

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Feb 2020)

ISBN:

0-300-21313-1

OCLC:

905919674