Introduction The rationale for writing this book
The hegemonic role of western epistemology
IntroductionThe epistemic and economic marginalization of the south-
The superiority claims of western hegemonic epistemology
He ecological consequences of western hegemonic epistemology
A critique of western hegemonic epistemology from within
Indigenous knowledge systems, sustainability, and education in the south
IntroductionIndigenous people and indigenous knowledges
Indigenous ecological knowledges
The co-existence of western and indigenous knowledge systems. CHAT and expansive learning
Another knowledge system in the south : Islamic knowledge production
Education in the global south. What kind of knowledges? What kind of education? --
Indigenous knowledges and education : the case of South Africa
IntroductionAfrican renaissance
The Xhosa worldviews and knowledge production
Land, sustainability, and sustainable development-
Education policy in South Africa after 1994
Indigenous knowledges, education, and sustainable development
Conclusion Education in Sudan and South Sudan : tension and struggles between epistemologies
IntroductionThe Islamist hegemonic political discourse
The Islamist educational discourse
The political discourse in the south
Education in the south as "secondary" resistance
The new nation : South Sudan and sustainable development
The educational discourse of Cuba : an epistemological alternative for other countries in the south?
IntroductionIndigenous knowledges and sustainability
The educational discourse: social and cultural capital
The genesis of the Cuban education system
An alternative discourse : independence, indigenization, and inclusiveness
Indigenous knowledges and sustainability
What others say about the education system in Cuba
ConclusionThe cognitive violence against minority groups : the case of the Mapuche in Chile
Introduction
The situation of the Mapuche
Education in Chile : Marco curricular
EIB (Educacio´n Intercultural Bilingu¨e)
The Mapuche struggle for territorial and cognitive rights
ConclusionProtest and beyond : a case for optimism?