This article presents a review on "Defining deviance: sex, science, and delinquent girls, 1890-1960," by Michael A. Rembis. This is the first book by Michael A. Rembis, an Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Disability Studies at the University of Buffalo. Drawing on thousands of case files from the Illinois State Training School in…

Three books examine works of Paulo Freire and the concepts of critical pedagogy and emancipatory education as they relate to current world political situations: dominance of neoliberal politics on one hand and Brazil's election of a working-class president on the other. Freire's thinking can be a foundation for a new leftist "common…

Three books, published 1999-2000, map out a vision of education as a vehicle for human emancipation and global transformation. Their approaches to presenting the "big picture" differ, focusing on case studies of learning through local social action; the impact of Che Guevara and Paulo Freire on liberation discourse worldwide; and comprehensive…

The book, "New Voices: Student Political Activism in the '80s and '90s," is reviewed as a good but outdated treatment of student political activism. Three main weaknesses are the following: (1) only a White liberal viewpoint is given; (2) the activism of non-White students is neglected; and (3) the geographical treatment is skewed to…

Reviews four books about the student protest movements of the 1960s. Two books, by Todd Gitlin and Tom Hayden, focus on the United States, while the others consider international events; all four examine student political activism, but none considers the resultant conservative political and social reactions. (DHP)

The book "1968: A Student Generation in Revolt" is a valuable source for understanding international protest politics. Asian American students were active in the protests of the 1960s although the book does not acknowledge them. Some events of the rebellion were repeated in the Asian American community in the 1970s. (VM)

Reviews three books that critique and compare the ideas of Gramsci and Freire: "Revolutionary Social Transformation: Democratic Hopes, Political Possibilities and Critical Education" (Paula Allman); "Radical Heroes: Gramsci, Freire and the Politics of Adult Education" (Diana Coben); and "Gramsci, Freire and Adult…

Presents examples of how African novelists express their ideas on the restructuring of African economic orders and the social and political implications that emanate from them. Discusses the present state of the African economy reflected in the visions of these writers, and their visions of future socio-economic health of Africa. (JS)