Light of knowledge, the: literacy activism and the politics of writing in south india
Auteur :
Cody, Francis
Éditeur :
Cornell University Press
ISBN :
9780801452024
Date de publication :
15 nov. 2013
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
907 g
Format :
Paper over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Since the early 1990s hundreds of thousands of Tamil villagers in southern India have participated in literacy lessons, science demonstrations, and other events designed to transform them into active citizens with access to state power. These efforts to spread enlightenment among the oppressed are part of a movement known as the Arivoli Iyakkam...