Description: The Italian educator and physician Maria Montessori is best known for the teaching method that bears her name, but historian Erica Moretti reframes Montessori's work, showing that pacifism was the foundation of her pioneering efforts in psychiatry and pedagogy.
Review Quotes: "Brings a new perspective to Montessori's educational thought as a contribution to the field of history of education and the history of human and children's rights. . . . The book offers a rich analysis of Montessori's work for anyone interested in the transnational history of peace education."--Nordic Journal of Educational History
"The wealth of information and the meticulous use of sources are the strengths of Moretti's work, through which she succeeds in offering a detailed perspective on the interconnections between Montessori's education and her promotion of peace. The microhistorical approach is extremely effective in revealing the transnational distances crossed by Montessori and in providing a global perspective on her life, highlighting the social context within which Montessori's ideas and pedagogical methods originated. . . . The book also stands out as a contribution of considerable interest to the wider history of peace."--Modern Italy