Wealth, Values, Culture & Education: Reviving the essentials for equality & sustainability

The book on offer is a fascinating work that challenges modern societal assumptions about culture, education, and economic wealth. It argues that these assumptions have been fabricated since the 1970s and that COVID-19 has revealed their long-term impact. The book explores the mutual impact of culture, education, and societies and proposes a renewed value system in which the socio-political role of culture and higher education can be revitalized. It introduces an innovative framework, the Big Wealth Pie, and proposes using transgressive education, resistance pedagogy, and teaching ignorance to achieve a socio-ecological contract based on fairness, justice, and participation. The book is thought-provoking and timely in questioning values and social institutions that have normalised precariousness, inequality, and poverty within a consumerist logic.

Format: Hardback
Length: 168 pages
Publication date: 18 May 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

·        Culture is essentialised and commodified to serve the interests of the powerful and privileged. ·        Higher education is increasingly geared towards producing skilled and employable workers rather than critical thinkers and engaged citizens. ·        Economic growth and wealth are prioritized over social well-being and environmental sustainability. ·        Precariousness and socio-economic gaps are attributed to individual failings and deficiencies rather than systemic injustices and inequalities. ·        Freedom and equality are reduced to individual choices and consumerism rather than collective efforts to build more just and equitable societies. The book is a powerful critique of the dominant ideologies and power structures that shape our societies. It offers alternative perspectives and frameworks for understanding the complex relationships between culture,education,and social change. It is a must-read for anyone interested in challenging the status quo and working towards a more just and equitable world.

Weight: 448g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030928926
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022