''Sensoy and DiAngelo's book sings with insight; clarity; and humanity. This is a brilliant primer to help us consider what it means to think critically and to act for justice.'' -- Bill Bigelow; Curriculum editor; Rethinking Schools magazine''I commend the direction of this book that addresses concepts such as social and institutional power; socialization; and oppression rather than framing social and political inequality as the consequences of behavioral problems and cultural misunderstandings. The approach the authors have taken supports teachers and their students in rethinking the ways in which the problems of inequality have been normalized as everyday practices. The book will help teachers to rethink inequality in systemic terms and to find opportunities for taking action at any moment.'' -- Carol Schick; Associate Professor; Faculty of Education; University of Regina''The most accessible book on social justice I have ever read! The authors speak truth to power and in language we can all understand. I can't wait to use this text. The authors demonstrate that important concepts about social justice and political change can be both understandable and engaging. This is a huge contribution to the field.'' -- Mara Sapon-Shevin; Professor; School of Education; Syracuse University''This timely book offers a reader-friendly; unflinching approach to answering those questions on social justice that people are often afraid to ask. The authors provide clear definitions; recognizable examples; robust counterpoints; and thought-provoking activities. All critical educators need to get this text in the hands of their students.'' -- Darren E. Lund; Professor; Faculty of Education; University of CalgaryThis practical handbook will introduce readers to social justice education; providing tools for developing ''critical social justice literacy'' and for taking action towards a more just society. Accessible to students from high school through graduate school; this book offers a collection of detailed and engaging explanations of key concepts in social justice education; including critical thinking; socialization; group identity; prejudice; discrimination; oppression; power; privilege; and White supremacy. Based on extensive experience in a range of settings in the United States and Canada; the authors address the most common stumbling blocks to understanding social justice. They provide recognizable examples; scenarios; and vignettes illustrating these concepts. This unique resource has many user-friendly features; including ''definition boxes'' for key terms; ''stop boxes'' to remind readers of previously explained ideas; ''perspective check boxes'' to draw attention to alternative standpoints; a glossary; and a chapter responding to the most common rebuttals encountered when leading discussions on concepts in critical social justice. There are discussion questions and extension activities at the end of each chapter; and an appendix designed to lend pedagogical support to those newer to teaching social justice education.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Very good - Very enlighteningBy 5/0"Army of the Heartland: The Army of Tennessee 1861-1862"; by Thomas L. Connelly. This is a very thoroughly researched examination of the Confederate Army in the Western Theater from the beginnings of Secession to the Confederate retreat from Kentucky at the end of 1862. It is the first of a two-volume set by Connelly about this army - the other volume being titled "Autumn of Glory" and about twice as long. Of the two volumes; I enjoyed this one more because it displays how a group of everyday peacetime people managed to evolve into an organized (more or less) machine of resistance and War. A very interesting part of Connelly's effort is to debunk many of the long-standing (and cherished) myths about the Civil War; its' leaders and its' armies - and many of his assessments are quite convincing. This volume and its' sequel are an engrossing treatment of an important and long-neglected element of the Civil War.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good info on an otherwise poorly covered subjectBy gameplayerThe Army of Tennessee has been pretty well overlooked by historians. I suppose it's consistant bad luck from one end of the war to the other has just made it easy to overlook. Think about it- The Army of the Potomac had no consistant luck on it's battlefields either; until the last 10 months of the war. In comparison; the AT can't even say that. Sad; really; since the sacrifices made by the rank and file of the AT were just as significant as those made by every other unit in both theaters.That's what makes this book important: It provides crucial insight into the first 2 years of service of the Confederacy's main army in the western theater. Author Connelly is to be commended for his efforts in rectifying this oversight.The only reason why I didn't give it a 5 star rating is that I found Connelly's narrative to be slightly dry: despite the richness of his subject there was never a part of the book where his writing style pulled me into the events being related. He wasn't able to get me emotionally involved the same way a Foote; Tuchman; or Catton would have. I found that to be a little disappointing; considering the subject matter. Even when he was discussing the missed opportunities of battles like Shiloh- a fertile area for emotional prose- Connelly avoided doing so. He obviously had his reasons for doing so; which I can't really fault him for; but it seems to me that such tragic; and ultimately futile; sacrifice should garner SOME emotion from the author relating it. Especially since his scholarship and research are of a very high caliber.All in all; I'd recommend getting the book since it covers what has been; until now anyway; a sadly overlooked player in the Civil War. The information is both important and well presented. You just may not be moved by it.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Must read.By NateinTnFantastic book and a classic. Connelly does a great job and very in depth. For those with an interest in the Army of Tennessee you have to read this.
