Marxism Against Postmodernism in Educational Theory

by Dave Hill

Book Overview

Postmodernism has become the orthodoxy in educational theory. It heralds the end of grand theories like Marxism and liberalism, scorning any notion of a united feminist challenge to patriachy, of united anti-racist struggle, and of united working-class movements against capitalist exploitation and oppression. For postmodernists, the world is fragmented, history is ended, and all struggles are local and particularistic. Written by internationally renowned...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739103458
• ISBN13: 9780739103456
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"