{"product_id":"the-school-promoters-egerton-ryerson-and-his-circle-second-edition-paperback-2","title":"The School Promoters: Egerton Ryerson and His Circle, Second Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlison Prentice\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBruce Curtis\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eJennifer Henderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlison Prentice's 1977 groundbreaking monograph \u003cem\u003eThe School Promoters\u003c\/em\u003e is a revisionist account of public education's emergence. This latest edition includes a foreword and appendices by editors Bruce Curtis, Jennifer Henderson, and Mythili Rajiva, offering updated analysis and primary documents that deepen the understanding of Egerton Ryerson's role in shaping Ontario's educational system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing a wide range of archival and published sources, \u003cem\u003eThe School Promoters\u003c\/em\u003e provides a lucid account of the preoccupations of the White, mostly middle-class reformers connected to Ryerson, who were responsible for the advent of public education in Ontario as part of their concern with the future of Canadian society. This edition situates Prentice's analysis of class domination within the context of settler-colonialism, exploring how education worked as a project for genocide as well as a means of social discipline. In particular, the editors expose how the proclaimed universality of public education was contradicted by the reformers' logic for targeting paupers and Indigenous peoples with religious schooling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA reparative reading of Prentice's influential work, \u003cem\u003eThe School Promoters: Egerton Ryerson and His Circle, Second Edition \u003c\/em\u003ehighlights the relevance of this groundbreaking social history to contemporary analysis of Canada. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Prentice\u003c\/b\u003e was a Canadian historian, a member of the Order of Canada and the founding head of OISE's Centre for Women's Studies in Education. \u003cb\u003eBruce Curtis\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor emeritus in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University. \u003cb\u003eJennifer Henderson\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the Department of English and the School of Canadian Studies at Carleton University. \u003cb\u003eMythili Rajiva\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of feminist and gender studies at the University of Ottawa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453988389085,"sku":"9781487570255","price":78.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/r0_1Bvnbm59781487570255_54f6b08c-8925-46a8-a50e-226113a28304.webp?v=1771568382","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-school-promoters-egerton-ryerson-and-his-circle-second-edition-paperback-2","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}