Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy Sagas With poems by Aðalsteinn Ásberg

With poems by Aðalsteinn Ásberg Sigurðsson and photographs by Nökkvi Elíasson this book with it's pictures of deserted farms in Iceland is both a requiem and a marvelous ode in black and white

Publisher University Press of Iceland

When Elín starts working on staging a new play by young talented playwright her past starts to haunt her

Humanity under extreme circumstances and from every corner of the world

Engilbertsson

Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy Sagas With poems by Aðalsteinn ÁsbergA rousing defense of public education as the cornerstone of American democracy, by the woman attacked by the far right as "the most dangerous person in the world" Attacks on schools and teachers have long been a hallmark of fascist regimes: Throughout history, as many dictators rose to power they began banning books and controlling curriculum. Fascists fear teachers because teachers foster an educated and empowered population that can see past