Racism and education in the U.K. and the U.S. : towards a socialist alternative /
"Racism blights both the UK and the US, but there is much misunderstanding as to what racism actually encompasses. Through a thorough account of its history and current forms on both sides of the Atlantic and its relationship to schooling, Marxist and neo-Marxist analysis is used to both unders...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Marxism and education.
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| Summary: | "Racism blights both the UK and the US, but there is much misunderstanding as to what racism actually encompasses. Through a thorough account of its history and current forms on both sides of the Atlantic and its relationship to schooling, Marxist and neo-Marxist analysis is used to both understand it and to move towards its eradication. Developments towards twenty-first century socialism in Venezuela are used as a model for a future world, and suggestions are made for classroom practice against racism and for socialism. Both socialism as a concept and events in Venezuela have been subject to massive media distortion. This book sets out to put the record straight"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 242 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780230103795 (hardback) 0230103790 (hardback) 9780230103801 (pbk.) 0230103804 (pbk.) |