This is seriously interesting book, not only because of the multitude of fascinating cultural and geographical insights presented by the authors undertaking a modern day equivalent to the journeys Marco Polo, but also because it gives an insight into the relationship between Government and Big Business and how the sustainability of the planet is being seriously eroded by that relationship. Travel the Oil Road with them, you wont regret it - highly recommended
The Coalition Government is committed to training 5,000 'community organisers,' based on Freire and Alinsky, from 2011 - 2015. This book, Freire's most famous, is therefore compulsive reading for anyone trying to understand the impact these 'community organisers' might have on UK society, particularly at neighbourhood level.
This book gives a deeper perspective to the whole equality debate, which is often based solely upon society's so-called 'hard to reach' and the necessity for a voluntary sector industry to give 'voice' to the marginalised.
Inequality, both internationally and across the entire domestic social spectrum, is a matter of growing concern. This book gives ample evidence of how wide-spread and serious the consequences of inequality are and provides intellectual confirmation to those who believe in social and economic justice. A must-read book.
