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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 7 books in this booklist
£10.99 paperback (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781444796445 | ISBN 10: 1444796445
We live in a world surrounded by all the stuff that education is supposed to be about: machines, bodies, languages, cities, votes, mountains, energy, movement, plays, food, liquids, collisions, protests, stones, windows. But the way we've been taught ... more
View book details£21.99 paperback (2014) - ISBN 13: 9780415538404 | ISBN 10: 0415538408
One of the most influential educational philosophers of our times, Paulo Freire contributed to a revolutionary understanding of education as an empowering and democratizing force in the lives of the disenfranchised. In this deeply personal introducti ... more
View book details£24.99 paperback (2011) - ISBN 13: 9780415561914 | ISBN 10: 0415561914
* The average child watches between 20,000 and 40,000 adverts a year. * Girls as young as six are cutting down on what they eat to stay thinner. * Three quarters of ten and eleven year olds would like to change their appearance. Body image ... more
View book details£21.99 paperback (2010) - ISBN 13: 9780814757215 | ISBN 10: 0814757219
In 1912, a revolutionary chick cries, “Strike down the wall!” and liberates itself from the “egg state.” In 1940, ostriches pull their heads out of the sand and unite to fight fascism. In 1972, Baby X grows up without a gender and is happy about it. ... more
View book details£22.99 paperback (2009) - ISBN 13: 9780745329314 | ISBN 10: 0745329314
This book tells the remarkable story of Birzeit University, Palestine's oldest university in the Occupied Territories. Founded against the backdrop of occupation, it is open to all students, irrespective of income. Putting the study of democracy and ... more
View book details£10.99 hardback (2009) - ISBN 13: 9781845901356 | ISBN 10: 1845901355
We live in a society consumed by materialism and the desire for more. Does this mean our next generation of children will grow up being literate and numerate greedy consumers whose lives are judged by the size of their houses and the latest model BMW ... more
View book details£12.99 paperback (2001) - ISBN 13: 9780385494229 | ISBN 10: 038549422x
Shocked by the teenage violence she witnessed during the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, Erin Gruwell became a teacher at a high school rampant with hostility and racial intolerance. For many of these students – whose ranks included substance abus ... more
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