A Cultural History of Education is the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the cultural history of education from ancient times to the present day. With six illustrated volumes covering 2800 years of human history, this is the definitive reference work on the subject, comprising:

1. A Cultural History of Education in Antiquity (500 BC - 500 AD)
2. A Cultural History of Education in the Medieval Age (500 - 1450)
3. A Cultural History of Education in the Renaissance (1450 - 1650)
4. A Cultural History of Education in the Age of Enlightenment (1650 - 1800)
5. A Cultural History of Education in the Age of Empire (1800 - 1920)
6. A Cultural History of Education in the Modern Age (1920 - present)

Each volume adopts the same thematic structure, covering: church, religion and morality; knowledge, media and communications; children and childhood; family, community and sociability; learners and learning; teachers and teaching; literacies; life-histories. This enables readers to trace one theme throughout history, as well as providing them with a thorough overview of each individual period.

The Cultural Histories Series
A Cultural History of Education is part of The Cultural Histories Series. Titles are available as hardcover sets for libraries needing just one subject or preferring a tangible reference for their shelves or as part of a fully-searchable digital library. The digital product is available to institutions by annual subscription or on perpetual access via www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com. Individual volumes for academics and researchers interested in specific historical periods are also available in print or digitally via www.bloomsburycollections.com.

Gary McCulloch is the Brian Simon Professor of the History of Education and Director of the International Centre for Historical Research in Education (ICHRE) at IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK. He is currently Vice-President and President-elect of the British Educational Research Association and Editor of the British Journal of Educational Studies. He is a past President of the UK History of Education Society (2005-2007) and was Editor of the international journal History of Education from 1996 to 2003. His recent publications include Education, War and Peace (2016) and The Struggle for the History of Education (2011).