The internationalization of critical pedagogy : an introduction / Antonia Darder, Peter Mayo, and João Paraskeva -- Section 1. Critical pedagogy and the politics of education -- ch. 1. Critical pedagogy and postcolonial education (Saudi Arabia) / Ayman Abu-Shomar / ch. 2. From critical theories to a critique of the theories : dialogues between social thought and its appropriations through educational debates in Brazil / Inês Barbosa De Oliveira and Maria Luiza Süssekind -- ch. 3. Gender studies in Spain : from theory to educational practice / Ana Sánchez Bello -- ch. 4. Genesis and structure of critical pedagogy in Italy / Domenica Maviglia -- ch. 5. Mass schooling for socialist transformation in Cuba and Venezuela / Tom G. Griffiths and Jo Williams -- Section 2. Globalization, democracy, and education -- ch. 6. The challenge of inclusive schooling in Africa / George J. Sefa Dei -- ch. 7. Neoliberalism and its impacts (United Kingdom & India) / Dave Hill and Ravi Kumar -- ch. 8. Pedagogy and democracy : cultivating the democratic ethos (Greece) / Maria Nikolakaki -- ch. 9. Critical pedagogy and the idea of communism (Canada) / Jerrold L. Kachur -- Section 3. History, knowledge, and power -- ch. 10. Education in liquid modernity (Poland) / Zygmunt Bauman -- ch. 11. Images outside the mirror? Mozambique and Portugal in world history / Maria Paula Meneses -- ch. 12. Theorizing from the borders (Argentina & Russia) / Walter D. Mignolo and Madina V. Tlostanova -- ch. 13. Palestinian history and memory from-below and from-within / Nur Masalha -- ch. 14. Predicaments of 'particularity' and 'universality' in studies of Japanese education / Keita Takayama -- Section 4. Society, politics, and curriculum -- ch. 15. Curriculum and society : rethinking the link (Mexico) / Alicia de Alba -- ch. 16. The constructivist curriculum reform in Turkey in 2004 : in fact what is constructed? / Kemal İnal, Güliz Akkaymak, and Deniz Yildirim -- ch. 17. Justice curriculum and teacher formation (Spain) / Jurjo Torres Santomé -- ch. 18. Indigenising curriculum : questions posed by Baiga Vidya (India) / Padma M. Sarangapani -- Section 5. Critical praxis and literacy -- ch. 19. Critical literacy : theories and practices (Brazil) / Vanessa de Oliveira -- ch. 20. Postcoloniality, critical pedagogy, and English studies in India / Kailash C. Baral -- ch. 21. Critical pedagogy in a conflicted society : Israel as a case study / Moshe Levy and Yair Galily -- ch. 22. Toward an empowering pedagogy : is there room for critical pedagogy in the educational system of Iran? / Parvin Safari and Mohammad R. Pourhashemi -- ch. 23. Critical pedagogy and a rural social work practicum in China / Hok Bun Ku, Angelina W.K. Yuan-Tsang, and Hsiao Chun Liu -- Section 6. Critical pedagogy and the classroom -- ch. 24. Critical theories and teacher education in Portugal : new possibilities for teacher education to make the difference / Fátima Pereira -- ch. 25. Striving for a better world : lessons from Freire in Grenada, Jamaica and Australia / Anne Hickling-Hudson -- ch. 26. 'Queer goings-on' : an autoethnographic account of the experiences and practice of performing a queer pedagogy (Australia) / Mark Vicars -- ch. 27. Turning difficulties into possibilities : engaging Roma families and students in school through dialogic learning (Spain) / Ramón Flecha and Marta Soler -- Section 7. Critical higher education and activism -- ch. 28. The university at a crossroads (Portugal) / Boaventura de Sousa Santos -- ch. 29. Higher education and class : production or reproduction (Greece) / Panagiotis Sotiris -- ch. 30. Local struggles : women in the home and critical feminist pedagogy in Ireland / G. Honor Fagan -- ch. 31. Say you want a revolution : suggestions for the impossible future of critical pedagogy (Luxembourg) / Gert J.J. Biesta