This is a critical book that reclaims the importance of the political in educational life while at the same time expanding its meaning and importance in a rapidly changing world. Anyone concerned about the role of education in deepening and expanding the meaning and relevance for democracy and social justice should buy this book immediately.

Henry A. Giroux, McMaster University Chair for Scholarship in the Public Interest

Torres comprehensvely analyzes the potential linkages between the theories and outlines the broad theoretical developments.

John P. Meyers, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, Alberta Journal of Education

...well-written and well-argued book.

Latin American Studies

Torres' book undertakes a serious reconceptualization of democracy, multiculturalism, and citizenship in the changing global context of educational policy and practice today. The implications of these changes are profound and challenging. Torres draws from an impressive breadth of theoretical literatures, explaining them and relating them to each other clearly and creatively. Torres' book is a major step forward in educational theorizing.

Nicholas C. Burbules, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign