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The public education system in the United States has always been a pressing matter, subject to continuous debate. Sweeping educational reforms passed in 2001 sharply divided teachers and policy makers over the direction of our nation's schools. Proponents say the changes increase accountability and open doors to new options for parents of children in failing institutions.

This volume examines the tumultuous changes that have occurred and are still occurring in the aftermath of European colonization of the globe from 1492 to 1947.

- Ranges widely over the major themes, regions, theories and practices of postcolonial study
- Presents original essays by the leading proponents of postcolonial study in the Americas, Europe, India, Africa, East and West Asia