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Publication details [#35332]

Luke, Allan. 1988. Literacy, textbooks and ideology. The Falmer Press. 224 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

ideology | language and culture | literacy | society | textbook

ISBN

1-85000-318-1

Annotation

This book on literacy addresses the ideological nature of narratives. Concerned with American educational policy (1946-1960) and its guiding myths, it emphasizes the constitutive influence of literacy and the societal construction of the value and potential of textual competence.

Reviewed by

Ross, Susan. 1992. Review of $Literacy, textbooks and ideology.