Education as a Political Tool in Asia

摘要

Education has been used as a political tool across the world and throughout the ages. It has been a force to bolster the political rationale of regimes and to define national identity. In this timely contribution to the political dimension of education. Marie Lall and Edward Vickers have put together a unique collection of interdisciplinary essays that examine "the nexus between state ideology, different forms of nationalism and the socialization of the youth through curriculum" (p. 1) in ten Asian societies.