Teaching Against Global Capitalism and the New Imperialism
McLaren, Peter L.; Farahmandpur, Ramin
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Paperback. This book will address a number of urgent themes in education today that include multiculturalism, the politics of whiteness, the globalization of capital, neoliberalism, postmodernism, imperialism, and current debates in Marxist social theory. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
This book will address a number of urgent themes in education today that include multiculturalism, the politics of whiteness, the globalization of capital, neoliberalism, postmodernism, imperialism, and current debates in Marxist social theory. The above themes will be linked to critical educational praxis, particularly to teaching activities within urban schools. Finally, the book will develop the basis for a wider political project directed at resisting and transforming economic exploitation, cultural homogenization, political repression, and gender inequality. Recent and widespread scholarly attention has been given to the unabated mercilessness of global capitalism. Little opposition exists as capital runs amok, ... Read more
This book will address a number of urgent themes in education today that include multiculturalism, the politics of whiteness, the globalization of capital, neoliberalism, postmodernism, imperialism, and current debates in Marxist social theory. The above themes will be linked to critical educational praxis, particularly to teaching activities within urban schools. Finally, the book will develop the basis for a wider political project directed at resisting and transforming economic exploitation, cultural homogenization, political repression, and gender inequality. Recent and widespread scholarly attention has been given to the unabated mercilessness of global capitalism. Little opposition exists as capital runs amok, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742510401
SKU
V9780742510401
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About McLaren, Peter L.; Farahmandpur, Ramin
Peter McLaren is professor of education at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author and editor of over forty books published in fifteen languages, including Life in Schools; Critical Pedagogy and Predatory Culture; Revolutionary Multiculturalism; Che Guevara, Paulo Freire, and the Pedagogy of Revolution; and the forthcoming Capitalists and Conquerors: Teaching against Empire. Ramin Farahmandpur is ... Read more
Reviews for Teaching Against Global Capitalism and the New Imperialism
This is an instant classic! Peter McLaren and Ramin Farahmandpur move Marxism into the new millennium.
David Gabbard, East Carolina University This latest offering by McLaren, co-authored with Ramin Farahmandpur, provides critical analysis of the relevant dimensions of Marxist theory in application to a critique of globalization. Professors of labor studies, sociology, anthropology, political science, business, and especially education, ... Read more
David Gabbard, East Carolina University This latest offering by McLaren, co-authored with Ramin Farahmandpur, provides critical analysis of the relevant dimensions of Marxist theory in application to a critique of globalization. Professors of labor studies, sociology, anthropology, political science, business, and especially education, ... Read more