Racism and Education in the U.K. and the U.S : Towards a Socialist Alternative / by Mike Cole.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cole, Mike, 1946-

Series:

Marxism and Education, 2946-3122

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International education.

Comparative education.

Educational sociology.

Education and state.

Education--Philosophy.

Education.

International and Comparative Education.

Sociology of Education.

Educational Policy and Politics.

Philosophy of Education.

Local Subjects:

International and Comparative Education.

Sociology of Education.

Educational Policy and Politics.

Philosophy of Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2011.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Extends Marxist analysis to include key concepts from the work of neo-Marxists Antonio Gramsci and Louis Althusser. It looks in detail at racism in the U.K. and the U.S. and goes on to examine the differences between schooling and education, and their relationship to racism in those two countries and in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Contents:

Cover; Titlepage; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Series Editor's Preface; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 Socialism, Marxism, and Neo- Marxism; Chapter 2 Racism in the U.K.; Chapter 3 Racism in the U.S.; Chapter 4 Racism, Schooling, and Education Against Racism in the U.K. and the U.S.; Chapter 5 Twenty- First- Century Socialism and Education in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; Chapter 6 Implications for Multicultural Antiracist Socialist Practice in Educational Institutions; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613158857

9781283158855

128315885X

9780230347151

0230347150

9780230119352

0230119352

OCLC:

739051352