Book contents
- The State of Freedom
- The State of Freedom: A Social History of the British State since 1800
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction: the powers of the state
- Part I The state of things: connecting
- Part II The state of men: governing
- 5 The work of the state
- 6 The grammars of governance: pedagogies of the powerful
- 7 “The fathers govern the nation”: the public school and the Oxbridge college
- 8 Conclusion: legacies of the liberal Leviathan
- Select bibliography
- Index
5 - The work of the state
from Part II - The state of men: governing
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2013
- The State of Freedom
- The State of Freedom: A Social History of the British State since 1800
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction: the powers of the state
- Part I The state of things: connecting
- Part II The state of men: governing
- 5 The work of the state
- 6 The grammars of governance: pedagogies of the powerful
- 7 “The fathers govern the nation”: the public school and the Oxbridge college
- 8 Conclusion: legacies of the liberal Leviathan
- Select bibliography
- Index
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- The State of FreedomA Social History of the British State since 1800, pp. 187 - 228Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013