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This provocative new volume focuses on the economic features that
make Third World social formations distinctive and on non-property
characteristics such as religion, ethnicity, and culture, that are
central to the survival of these societies. Specifically, the
authors look at the significance and revolutionary potential of
peasant majorities, who take limited advantage of capitalist modes
of production and often manage to maintain their cultural and
economic identity and a degree of independence in the process.
Following the editors' introduction, which explains the conceptual
framework for the study, the historical and structural causes for
the weakness of the basic capitalist classes in the periphery (the
underdeveloped national regions) are examined. The next several
chapters deal with the evolution of classes and institutions in the
periphery, the articulation of peasantries within capitalist and
socialist societies, and the reasons for the resilience of peasant
modes of production. Other topics discussed are the role of the
state--capitalist of socialist--in class formation, the
relationship between the socialist state and the peasantry,
variables in social transformation in the periphery, and the place
of the urban poor in Third World development.
Technology may not be a magic wand, but innovative technology
programming can genuinely help children become adept at navigating
our increasingly wired world while also helping them develop
deductive reasoning, math, and other vital literacy skills. One of
the simplest and most powerful tools for technology-based public
library programming is called Scratch. It's a free, easy-to-use
programming language that can be used to create everything from 3-D
animation and graphics to music-enhanced presentations and games.
This book * Explains how to use Scratch, and how it has already
been used in libraries around the country to create technology
workshops for youth * Guides readers through workshop planning,
focusing on targeting youth ranging from teens to younger
elementary students * Presents advocacy tools so that organizers
can make the case to their insitution's managers, administrators,
and other stakeholders * Provides reliable and field-tested
techniques for time management, locating and training volunteers
(teen and adult), and identifying and working with community
partners * Includes workshop templates as well as sample
participant evaluation checklists Storytimes for the digital age,
technology-based workshops are important opportunities for
supplementing and complementing education for all youth; this book
fosters a different kind of thinking about what literacy in the
21st century really entails.
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