Birkbeck: 200 Years of Radical Learning for Working People by Joanna Bourke

Birkbeck: 200 Years of Radical Learning for Working People

Joanna Bourke

656 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction education history medium-paced
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Two hundred years ago, Birkbeck was founded as the London Mechanics' Institution (LMI). When it was established in 1823, one third of all men and half of all women were unable to read or write. British elites were vehemently hostile to educating w...

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