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Author Scribner, Campbell F., 1981- author.

Title A is for arson : a history of vandalism in American education / Campbell F. Scribner
Published Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2023
©2023

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 224 pages) : illustrations, map
Series Histories of American education
Histories of American education.
Contents Introduction: a few words on senseless destruction -- Populism and property destruction, 1790-1890 -- Modern education and its discontents, 1890-1930 -- Diagnosing delinquency, 1930-1960 -- Vandalism and the security state, 1960-2000 -- Books and boredom -- Desks and nostalgia -- Walls and the taboo -- Windows and euphoria -- Shards -- Epilogue: reflections on unruliness and education
Summary "A history of school vandalism in the United States from the eighteenth century to the present"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 16, 2023)
Subject School vandalism -- United States -- History
School vandalism -- Political aspects -- United States
School vandalism -- Social aspects -- United States
EDUCATION / History
School vandalism
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2023003102
ISBN 9781501770746
1501770748
9781501770739
150177073X
Other Titles History of vandalism in American education