Books by Richard Aldrich

GCHQ

by Richard Aldrich

(802 reviews)

As we become ever-more aware of how our governments "eavesdrop" on our conversations, here is a gripping exploration of this unknown realm of the British secret service: Government Communication Headquarters (GCHQ). GCHQ is... See More

A Century of Education

by Richard Aldrich

(1 review)

Education is a country's biggest business and the most important shared experience of those who live in it. A Century of Education provides an accessible, authoritative and fascinating overview of the role and nature of... See More

The Black Door: Spies, Secret Intelligence and British Prime Ministers

by Richard Aldrich

(200 reviews)

The Black Door explores the evolving relationship between successive British prime ministers and the intelligence agencies, from Asquith's Secret Service Bureau to Cameron's National Security Council. Intelligence can do a... See More

Dictionary of British Educationists

by Richard Aldrich

This dictionary provides the reader with an easily accessible guide to the biographies of approximately 450 educationists. It covers the period from 1800 to the present day and includes a wide range of people who were active... See More

Doxology: A Novel of the Early Church

by Richard Aldrich

(2 reviews)

Using the Book of Acts as a foundation, the novel imagines the mission, the work and the lives of Jesus' early disciples who are not mentioned in the Bible. See More

School and Society in Victorian Britain: Joseph Payne and the New World of Education (Routledge Library Editions: Education)

by Richard Aldrich

Drawing on hitherto-unused sources this book represents a shift in the historiography of British education. At the centre of the investigation is Joseph Payne. He was one of the group of pioneers who founded the College of... See More

Public or Private Education?: Lessons from History (Woburn Education Series)

by Richard Aldrich

(1 review)

This collection of essays, edited by the distinguished historian of education Richard Aldrich, examines past, present and future relationships between the private and public dimensions of knowledge and education. Following... See More

In History and in Education: Essays presented to Peter Gordon (Woburn Education Series)

by Richard Aldrich

(1 review)

This tribute from historian and educationists to the work and influence of Peter Gordon, Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Education in London, is grouped round the central theme of the educational history of the 19th... See More

Education and Policy in England in the Twentieth Century

by Richard Aldrich

(1 review)

In the 1990s education has become one of the major social and political questions of the day. This book has been written to provide an authoritative guide to the issues which underlie the formulation of educational policy... See More