Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Editor's Preface: Carlos J. Ovando and Peter McLaren: Cultural Recognition and Civil Discourse in a Democracy

PART I: THE MORAL AND POLITICAL CROSS FIRES OF MULTICULTURALISM

Chapter 1: Sharon Pugh, Carlos J. Ovando, and Nicole Schonemann: The Political Life of Language Metaphors In Writings about Diversity in Education

Chapter 2: Peter McLaren and Juan Munoz: Contesting Whiteness: Critical Perspectives on the Struggle for Social Justice

Chapter 3: Henry A. Giroux: The War Against Cultural Politics: Beyond Conservative and Neo-Enlightenment Left "Oppositions": A Critique

Chapter 4: Warren A. Nord: Multiculturalism and Religion

Chapter 5: Sabrina W.M. Laine and Margaret Sutton: The Politics of Multiculturalism: A Three- Country Comparison

PART II: TEACHERS AND STUDENTS CAUGHT IN THE CROSS FIRE

Chapter 6: James Crawford: Language Politics in the United States: The Paradox of Bilingual Education

Chapter 7: Jim Cummins: Beyond Adversarial Discourse: Searching for Common Ground in the Education of Bilingual Students

Chapter 8: Carlos J. Ovando and Ricardo Pérez: The Politics of Bilingual Immersion Programs

Chapter 9: Margarita Calderón and Argelia Carreón: In Search of a New Border Pedagogy: Sociocultural Conflicts Facing Teachers and Students Along the U.S.-Mexico Border

Chapter 10: Masahiko Minami: Crossing Borders: The Politics of Schooling Asian Students

Chapter 11: Carolyn O’Grady and Beth Chappell: With, Not For: The Politics of Service Learning in Multicultural Communities

Epilogue: Carlos J. Ovando and Peter McLaren: Multiculturalism: Beyond a Zero-Sum Game

Glossary

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