Philosophy of Education Paperbacks

New and Published Books

1. The Spanish Tragedy (RLE Responding to Fascism)

   By Jef Last

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Responding to Fascism

   The Spanish Civil War was one of the pivotal events of the 1930’s, the moment when fascism and socialism came into open conflict. First published in 1939, The Spanish Tragedy recounts the experiences of Jef Last. Activist, poet and novelist, Last might have been the archetypal Republican volunteer...

   Published May 9th 2013 by Routledge
2. Higher Education in Nazi Germany (RLE Responding to Fascism

   Or Education for World Conquest

   By A Wolf

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Responding to Fascism

   Higher Education in Nazi Germany was first published in 1944, when it was apparent that Germany was likely to lose the war. Developing themes that were to become commonplace in the analysis of totalitarian regimes, it provides an account of how higher education became a means of both installing and...

   Published April 14th 2013 by Routledge
3. I Speak of Germany (RLE Responding to Fascism)

   A plea for Anglo-German friendship

   By Norman Hillson

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Responding to Fascism

   Not all of the responses to fascism in the English speaking world were hostile. With the aim of providing a representative sample, Routledge here re-issues Norman Hillson’s I Speak of Germany. First published in 1937, this is an account of the author’s travels in Germany, and is largely sympathetic...

   Published April 14th 2013 by Routledge
4. German Literature Through Nazi Eyes (RLE Responding to Fascism)

   By G Atkins

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Responding to Fascism

   The influence of Nazism on German culture was a key concern for many Anglo-American writers, who struggled to reconcile the many contributions of Germany to European civilization, with the barbarity of the new regime. In German Literature Through Nazi Eyes, H.G. Atkins gives an account of how the...

   Published April 14th 2013 by Routledge
5. Six Years of Hitler (RLE Responding to Fascism)

   The Jews Under the Nazi Regime

   By G Warburg

   Series: Routledge Library Editions

   The extent to which Jews were being actively persecuted in Germany through the 1930’s was a hotly debated issue, with many apologists downplaying the centrality of race in Nazi ideology. This book, first published in 1939, provided a clear counter argument to this position. Based on official German...

   Published April 14th 2013 by Routledge
6. ‘Manufactured’ Masculinity

   Making Imperial Manliness, Morality and Militarism

   By J. A. Mangan

   Series: Sport in the Global Society - Historical perspectives

   'Manufactured' Masculinity should be considered essential reading for scholars in the humanities and social sciences at every level and in all parts of the academic world. It weaves together brilliantly the elements of the 'manufacture' of masculinity in the period world-famous 'public' school...

   Published April 14th 2013 by Routledge
7. Balancing Dilemmas in Assessment and Learning in Contemporary Education

   Edited by Anton Havnes, Liz McDowell

   Series: Routledge Research in Education

   This book focuses on dilemmas inherent in the practice of assessment in the contemporary context. New forms of assessment are being introduced in all sectors of education and training, and the culture of assessment is shifting. The authors in this volume discuss the practice of assessment,...

   Published March 20th 2013 by Routledge
8. Education, Professionalism, and the Quest for Accountability

   Hitting the Target but Missing the Point

   By Jane Green

   Series: Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education

   This book focuses on education and its relation to professional accountability as viewed from two different, but not unrelated, perspectives. First, the book is about the work of professionals in schools and colleges (teachers, head teachers, leaders, principals, directors and educational managers,...

   Published March 14th 2013 by Routledge
9. Educational Theories, Cultures and Learning

   A Critical Perspective

   Edited by Harry Daniels, Hugh Lauder, Jill Porter

   Series: Critical Perspectives on Education

   Educational Theories, Cultures and Learning focuses on how education is understood in different cultures, the theories and related assumptions we make about learners and students and how we think about them, and how we can understand the principle actors in education - learners and teachers....

   Published March 11th 2013 by Routledge
10. Privatising the Public University

    The Case of Law

    By Margaret Thornton

    Privatising the Public University: The Case of Law is the first full-length critical study examining the impact of the dramatic reforms that have swept through universities over the last two decades. Drawing on extensive research and interviews in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Canada, Margaret...

    Published December 6th 2012 by Routledge