Theory and Resistance in Education: A Pedagogy for the Opposition (Critical Studies in Education and Culture Series)

"Giroux uses concepts such as ideology, culture, and power to clarify how schools and education serve the interests of a select few in society. . . . Giroux offers the educator a hope, and a means, for influencing change." Language Arts "Written with a verve and assurance. . . . There can be little doubt that this is an important book." Harvard Educational Review "this book [is] of immense importance. Giroux is a first-rate thinker struggling with theoretical problems of incredible difficulty. . . . [A] provocative book." Quarterly Journal of Ideology