Paulo Freire and the Cold War Politics of Literacy |
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| Author:
| Kirkendall, Andrew J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-3419-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $100.00 |
Book Description:
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This is a political biography of Paulo Freire (1921-97), a native of Brazil's impoverished northeast. Freire developed adult literacy training techniques that involved consciousness-raising, encouraging peasants and newly urban peoples to see themselves as active citizens who could transform their own lives. Kirkendall's evenhanded appraisal of Freire's pioneering life and work, which remains influential today, gives new perspectives on the history of the Cold War, the meanings of...
More DescriptionThis is a political biography of Paulo Freire (1921-97), a native of Brazil's impoverished northeast. Freire developed adult literacy training techniques that involved consciousness-raising, encouraging peasants and newly urban peoples to see themselves as active citizens who could transform their own lives. Kirkendall's evenhanded appraisal of Freire's pioneering life and work, which remains influential today, gives new perspectives on the history of the Cold War, the meanings of radicalism, and the evolution of the Left in Latin America.