Traces the history of the Black working class in America and argues that racism and federal indifference are largely responsible for Black unemployment and poverty.
Traces the history of the Black working class in America and argues that racism and federal indifference are largely responsible for Black unemploymen...
How many people could read and write in the ancient world of the Greeks and Romans?
No one has previously tried to give a systematic answer to this question. Most historians who have considered the problem at all have given optimistic assessments, since they have been impressed by large bodies of ancient written material such as the graffiti at Pompeii. They have also been influenced by a tendency to idealize the Greek and Roman world and its educational system.
In Ancient Literacy W. V. Harris provides the first thorough exploration of the levels, types, and functions...
How many people could read and write in the ancient world of the Greeks and Romans?
No one has previously tried to give a systematic answer ...
