1st Edition

A Curriculum of Courage, Conviction, Resolve The Subjective Necessity of Nonviolence

By William F. Pinar Copyright 2026
176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

The world is periodically consumed by violence, in recent years by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Hamas’ October 7th terrorism in Israel, and by the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza by Israelis in response. In response to this world-historical situation, this book attempts a curriculum studies approach. Drawing on foundational texts from Hongyu Wang, James B. Burns, Christopher Cruz, and Molly... Read more

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Passionate Individualism

2. Peace

3. An American Gandhi

4. Interdependency

5. Detachment

6. Resolve

Epilogue

Index

Biography

William F. Pinar is Tetsuo Aoki Professor in Curriculum Studies at the University of British Columbia, Canada.

"The author’s reputation and qualifications to undertake this study are beyond question – I regard him as singularly the most important curriculum scholar of the last 60 years. […] As with all of Pinar’s work, it is highly original and pushes the field conceptually and theoretically forward. As he wrote in his Understanding Curriculum, theory exists to provoke thought, and this volume excels at that."

James Burns, Associate Professor of Education at Florida International University, USA