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Author Moretti, Erica, author

Title The best weapon for peace : Maria Montessori, education, and children's rights / Erica Moretti
Published Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2021]
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Description 1 online resource
Series George L. Mosse series in the history of European culture, sexuality, and ideas
George L. Mosse series in the history of European culture, sexuality, and ideas.
Contents Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Peace from Within: How the Montessori Method Came About -- 2. The White Cross: Rehabilitating War-Stricken Children to Prevent War -- 3. Ending Conflict with Education: The 1917 Peace Lectures -- 4. Montessori in Fascist Italy -- 5. Montessori's First Public Lectures on Peace, 1932-1939 -- 6. The Child as Agent of Radical Change: The Years in India -- Conclusions: The Legacy of Montessori's Pacifism -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
SUBJECT Montessori, Maria, 1870-1952
Montessori, Maria, 1870-1952 fast
Subject Children's rights.
Children and peace.
Pacifism.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General
Pacifism
Children's rights
Children and peace
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780299333133
0299333132