num_pages: 320
description: "The barbarian rules by force; the cultivated conqueror teaches." This maxim form the age of empire hints at the usually hidden connections between education and conquest. In Learning to Divide the World, John Willinsky brings these correlations to light, offering a balanced, humane, and beautifully written account of the ways that imperialism's educational legacy continues to separate us into black and white, east and west, primitive and civilized.
language: English
title: Learning To Divide The World: Education at Empire’s End
titlecomplete: Learning To Divide The World: Education at Empire’s End
genres: Theory, Education, Nonfiction, Academic
ratings_count: 68
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: American Educational Research Association Outstanding Book Award
publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press