{"product_id":"a-is-for-arson-a-history-of-vandalism-in-american-education-hardback-9781501770722","title":"A Is for Arson; A History of Vandalism in American Education (Hardback) 9781501770722","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Is for Arson\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA History of Vandalism in American Education\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCampbell F. Scribner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501770722\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 July 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages, 20 b\u0026amp;w halftones, 1 map - 20 Halftones, black and white - 1 Maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Is for Arson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Campbell F. Scribner sifts through two centuries of debris to uncover the conditions that have prompted school vandalism and to explain why attempts at prevention have inevitably failed.\u003c\/b\u003e Vandalism costs taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars every year, as students, parents, and even teachers wreak havoc on school buildings. Why do they do it? Can anything stop them? Who should pay for the damage? Underlying these questions are long-standing tensions between freedom and authority, and between wantonness and reason. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProperty destruction is not simply a moral failing, to be addressed with harsher punishments, nor can the problem be solved through more restrictive architecture or policing. Scribner argues that education itself is a source of intractable struggle, and that vandalism is often the result of an unruly humanity. To understand schooling in the United States, one must first confront the all-too-human emotions that have led to fires, broken windows, and graffiti.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Is for Arson\u003c\/i\u003e captures those emotions through new historical evidence and diverse theoretical perspectives, helping readers understand vandalism variously as a form of political conflict, as self-education, and as sheer chaos. By analyzing physical artifacts as well as archival sources, Scribner offers new perspectives on children's misbehavior and adults' reactions and allows readers to see the complexities of education—the built environment of teaching and learning, evolving approaches to youth psychology and student discipline—through the eyes of its often resistant subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: A Few Words on Senseless Destruction\u003cbr\u003e Essay: Vandalism as Political Resistance\u003cbr\u003e 1. Populism and Property Destruction, 1790–1890\u003cbr\u003e 2. Modern Education and Its Discontents, 1890–1930\u003cbr\u003e 3. Diagnosing Delinquency, 1930–60\u003cbr\u003e 4. Vandalism and the Security State, 1960–2000\u003cbr\u003e Essay: Vandalism as Self-Fashioning\u003cbr\u003e 5. Books and Boredom\u003cbr\u003e 6. Desks and Nostalgia\u003cbr\u003e 7. Walls and the Taboo\u003cbr\u003e 8. Windows and Euphoria\u003cbr\u003e Essay: Vandalism and the Historical Sublime\u003cbr\u003e 9. Shards\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Reflections on Unruliness and Education\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52739495362840,"sku":"9781501770722","price":28.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-is-for-arson-a-history-of-vandalism-in-american-education-hardback-9781501770722","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}