| Schooling in Capitalist America: Educational Reform and the Contradictions of Economic Life Contributor(s): Bowles, Samuel (Author), Gintis, Herbert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1608461319 ISBN-13: 9781608461318 Publisher: Haymarket Books OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | History - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 338.433 |
| LCCN: 2011033486 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.10 lbs) 380 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This seminal work . . . establishes a persuasive new paradigm.--Contemporary Sociology No book since Schooling in Capitalist America has taken on the systemic forces hard at work undermining our education system. This classic reprint is an invaluable resource for radical educators. Samuel Bowles is research professor and director of the behavioral sciences program at the Santa Fe Institute, and professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts. Herbert Gintis is an external professor at the Santa Fe Institute and emeritus professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts. |