Che Guevara, Paulo Freire, and the Pedagogy of Revolution

Che Guevara, Paulo Freire, and the Pedagogy of Revolution examines what is currently at stake—culturally, politically, and educationally—in contemporary global capitalist society. Written by one of the world's most renowned critical educators, this book evaluates the message of Che Guevara and Paulo Freire for contemporary politics in general and education in particular. Forcefully argued and eloquently written, Che Guevara, Paulo Freire, and the Pedagogy of Revolution is a clarion call for building a new social order premised on the ideas and philosophy of two of the most important revolutionary figures of this century. It is an indispensable reference point for building transnational alliances between the North American and Latin American.Che Guevara, Paulo Freire is the best introduction available to the ideas and philosophy of these two iconoclastic figures.

One of the most respected and influential educators in North America, Peter McLaren is known the world over for his political activism, his pioneering writings on critical pedagogy, and his trenchant critiques of global capitalism and educational policy. He is the author and editor of over twenty-five books and monographs including Critical Pedagogy and Predatory Culture, Revolutionary Multiculturalism, and Schooling as a Ritual Performance. His work has been published in twelve languages. Peter McLaren is professor in the Division of Urban Education at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California. He lectures worldwide on the politics of liberation and is considered one of the central architects of critical pedagogy. He has recently won the Paulo Freire Democratic Projects Award of Social Justice.