Paulo Freire is one of the century's great thinkers on education and the politics of liberation. Known mostly for his literacy campaigns in Latin America and Africa, and for his seminal work Pedagogy of the Oppressed, his thinking continues to be rediscovered by generations of teachers, scholars, c[...]

One of the most compelling ethnographies of school ever written, 'Schooling as a Ritual Performance' has for over a decade made its mark among educators, sociologists, and those seeking to understand the cultural meaning of classroom practices. Written by one of the major world figures on the educat[...]

Kahden erilaisen kasvattajan näkemyksiä oikeudesta inhimilliseen elämään. Che Guevara ja Paulo Freire olivat poikkeuksellisia henkilöitä: romantisoituja sankareita, mutta myös julkisia kasvattajia. Heidän toimintatapansa edistää maailmanlaajuista oikeudenmukaisuutta erosivat toisistaan. H[...]

In this seminal exploration of Che Guevara's contributions to Marxist thinking, Michael Lowy traces Che's ideas about Marxism both as they related to Latin America and to more general philosophical, political, and economic issues. Now revised and updated, this edition includes a chapter on Guevara's[...]