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Stealing Innocence
Henry A. Giroux
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Description for Stealing Innocence
Paperback. This text explores three myths about corporate culture and our children, prevalent in our society: that the triumph of democracy is related to the triumph of the market; that children are unaffected by power and politics; and that teaching and learning are no longer linked to improving the world. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFSP1; JKSB1; JN; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
Continuing his ongoing social critique, Henry Giroux now looks at the way corporate culture is encroaching on the lives of children by exploring three myths prevalent in our society: that the triumph of democracy is related to the triumph of the market; that children are unaffected by power and politics; that teaching and learning are no longer linked to improving the world. Looking at childhood beauty pageants, school shootings and the omnipresent nihilistic chic of advertising, Giroux paints a disturbing picture of the world surrounding our children. Ultimately, he turns to the work of Antonio Gramsci, Paulo Freire and Stuart ... Read more
Continuing his ongoing social critique, Henry Giroux now looks at the way corporate culture is encroaching on the lives of children by exploring three myths prevalent in our society: that the triumph of democracy is related to the triumph of the market; that children are unaffected by power and politics; that teaching and learning are no longer linked to improving the world. Looking at childhood beauty pageants, school shootings and the omnipresent nihilistic chic of advertising, Giroux paints a disturbing picture of the world surrounding our children. Ultimately, he turns to the work of Antonio Gramsci, Paulo Freire and Stuart ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Number of Pages
197
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312239329
SKU
V9780312239329
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About Henry A. Giroux
Henry A. Giroux holds the Global Television Network Chair in English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.
Reviews for Stealing Innocence
'...ambitious and wide-ranging...[Giroux is] one of America's boldest cultural critics, and also one of the most generous.' - The Times Higher Education Supplement '...a solid work written by a passionate advocate.' - American School Board Journal