Schooling in the Age of Austerity: Urban Education and the Struggle for Democratic Life (New Frontiers in Education, Culture, and Politics)

Through a case study in a Chicago public school, Means demonstrates that, despite the fragmentation of human security in low-income and racially segregated public schools, there exist positive social relations, knowledge, and desire for change that can be built upon to promote more secure and equitable democratic futures for young people.