This text argues that the ignorance and lethargy of the poor are the direct result of the whole economic, social and political domination. The book suggests that in some countries the oppressors use the system to maintain a "culture of silence". Through the right kind of education, the book suggests, avoiding authoritarian teacher-pupil models and based on the actual experiences of students and on continual shared investigation, every human being, no matter how impoverished or illiterate, can develop a new awareness of self, and the right to be heard.
- ISBN10 0826400477
- ISBN13 9780826400475
- Publish Date 1 December 1986 (first published April 1972)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Continuum
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 186
- Language English