Culturally Contested Literacies: America's Rainbow Underclass and Urban Schools

by Guofang Li

Book Overview

Culturally Contested Literacies is a vivid ethnographic account of the everyday cross-cultural living and schooling experiences of six culturally-diverse families in urban America. Documenting the ways in which these families learn about literacies and their meanings in relation to schools, inner city environments, and other ethnic groups, Guofang Li's incisive analysis reveals the unique experiences of fractured urban America.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415955645
• ISBN13: 9780415955645
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.2"