Edited by Carmel Borg, Joseph. A. Buttigieg and Peter Mayo

Hardcover ISBN: 0-7425-0032-2
Paperback ISBN: 0-7425-0033-0

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Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937) is one of the major social and political theorists of the 20th Century whose work has had an enormous influence on several fields, including educational theory and practice. Gramsci & Education is an anthology of essays that demonstrates the relevance of Antonio Gramsciís thought for contemporary educational debates. The essays are written by scholars located in different parts of the world, a number of whom are well known internationally for their contributions to Gramscian scholarship and/or educational research.  The collection deals with a broad range of areas, including schooling, adult education in general, popular education, workersí education, cultural studies, critical pedagogy, multicultural education and the role of intellectuals in contemporary society.

The authors are: Paula Allman, Estanslao Antelo, Ursula Apitzsch, Stanley Aronowitz, John Baldacchino, Carmel Borg, Joseph A. Buttigieg, Diana Coben, Gustavo Fischman, Benedetto Fontana, Henry A. Giroux, Jerrold L. Kachur, David W. Livingstone, Peter McLaren,  Peter Mayo, Attilio Monasta, W. John Morgan, Raymond A. Morrow, Silvia Serra, and Carlos Alberto Torres.

ENDORSEMENTS
"This book is a real achievement. It demonstrates why the work of Gramsci continues to be of crucial importance to any educator who is committed to social and cultural transformation."óMichael W. Apple, University of Wisconsin
"Borg, Buttigieg and Mayo's beautifully crafted collection shoots Antonio Gramsci to the heart of any project for transforming education and society. Gramsci and Education has leading international scholars writing on a spectacular range of issues deriving from Gramsci's educational outlook. Truly, it is a book for our times."óGlenn Rikowski, University College, Northampton, author of The Battle in Seattle: Its Significance for Education (Tufnell Press)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction. Gramsci and Education: A Holistic Approach
Carmel Borg, Joseph A. Buttigieg and Peter Mayo

1. Hegemony and Rhetoric: Political Education in Gramsci
Benedetto Fontana

2. Rethinking Cultural politics and Radical Pedagogy in the
 Work of Antonio Gramsci
Henry Giroux

3. Antonio Gramsci: The Message and the Images
Attilio Monasta

4. Gramsci and the Unitarian School: Paradoxes and Possibilities
Carmel Borg and Peter Mayo

5. Gramsciís Theory of Education:  Schooling and Beyond
Stanley Aronowitz

6. Education, the Role of Intellectuals, and Democracy: A       Gramscian Reflection
Joseph A. Buttigieg

7. On "A Dog Chasing Its Tail": Gramsciís Challenge to the Sociology of Knowledge
John Baldacchino

8. The Specter of Gramsci: Revolutionary Praxis and the Committed Intellectual
Peter Mclaren, Gustavo Fischman, Silvia Serra, and Estanislao Antelo

9. Gramsci and Popular Education in Latin America: From Revolution to Democratic Transition
Raymond A. Morrow and Carlos Alberto Torres

10.      Antonio Gramsciís Contributions to Radical Adult Education
     Paula Allman

11. Working-Class Learning, Cultural Transformation and Democratic
             Political Education: Gramsciís Legacy
             David.W. Livingstone

12. Antonio Gramsci and Raymond Williams: Workers, Intellectuals, and Adult Education
      W. John Morgan

13. Metaphors for an Educative Politics: "Common Sense," "Good Sense," and Educating Adults
      Diana C. Coben

14. Gramsci and the Current Debate on Multicultural Education
      Ursula Apitzsch

15. The Postmodern Prince: Gramsci and Anonymous Intellectual Practice                                                                                                                            Jerrold L. Kachur
 

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