Social Movements, Civil Society, and Radical Adult Education (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780897898119)

The idea that radical adult educators should build civil society through social movements is the dominant paradigm within the adult education left today. This work is the first book-length treatment on the subject of social movement and civil society theory within radical adult education.

The author covers the history and current status of social movement and civil society theory within radical adult education and the left generally. This historical survey reveals how the current dichotomy between radical pluralist and socialist perspectives that prevails within radical adult education is a result of debates over globalization, postmodernism, and the left's understanding of the demise of most socialist states. The book concludes with a reconceptualization of Gramsci's use of civil society and its implications for contemporary radical adult education theory and practice, arguing, unlike others, that Gramsci did not advocate building civil society but proletarian hegemony.

Author: John D. Holst
ISBN-10: 0897898117
ISBN-13: 9780897898119
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 11/30/2001
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.06w x 0.74d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2002 pg. 178