| The Giroux Reader Contributor(s): Giroux, Henry A. (Author), Robbins, Christopher G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1594512302 ISBN-13: 9781594512308 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: One of the world??'s leading social critics and educational theorists, Henry A. Giroux has contributed significantly to critical pedagogy, cultural studies, youth studies, social theory, and cultural politics. This new book offers a carefully selected cross-section of Giroux??'s many scholarly and popular writings, which bridge the theoretical and practical, integrate multiple academic disciplines, and fuse scholarly rigor with social relevance. The essays underscore the continuities and transformations in Giroux??'s thought, just as they offer invaluable approaches to understanding a range of social problems. Giroux??'s work suggests that a more humane and democratic world is possible and provides critical tools that can assist concerned citizens in bringing it into being. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Education | Aims & Objectives |
| Dewey: 370.115 |
| LCCN: 2006002702 |
| Series: Cultural Politics & the Promise of Democracy |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6.04" W x 8.96" (1.13 lbs) 364 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of the world's leading social critics and educational theorists, Henry A. Giroux has contributed significantly to critical pedagogy, cultural studies, youth studies, social theory, and cultural politics. This new book offers a carefully selected cross-section of Giroux's many scholarly and popular writings, which bridge the theoretical and practical, integrate multiple academic disciplines, and fuse scholarly rigor with social relevance. The essays underscore the continuities and transformations in Giroux's thought, just as they offer invaluable approaches to understanding a range of social problems. Giroux's work suggests that a more humane and democratic world is possible and provides critical tools that can assist concerned citizens in bringing it into being. |