Latin American Scholars of Comparative Education Examining the Work and Influence of Notable 19th and 20th Century Comparativists

"This book of essays on Latin American comparativists of education is quite simply a wonderful read from beginning to end. Refreshing in its focus on leading comparativists as scholars, public intellectuals and political activists, compelling in its framing of their engagement with, and advancement of, a revolutionary tradition in the region, and insightful in being able to point to comparison as method, mode of reflection, and act of contemplation. This book advances comparative education scholarship in new and significant ways."

Susan L. Robertson, 2024-2025 CIES President, University of Cambridge, UK

"Latin American Scholars of Comparative Education is a groundbreaking book reclaiming the overlooked contributions of 12 Latin American forceful intellectuals who framed educational perspectives, systems and policies in the region and beyond. Spanning two centuries and interweaving individual stories of influential thinkers and doers within the broader tapestry of Latin American educational histories, this book not only fills a critical gap in the historiography of comparative education but also overcomes significant shortcomings of the field's traditional Anglo-American centrism."

Gustavo E. Fischman, Professor & Director Scholarly Communications Group, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College/Arizona State University, US

"This volume, excellently edited by two outstanding representatives of comparative education, makes a significant contribution to a deeper understanding of this field of research. The twelve biographies of Latin American scholars of comparative education included in the volume, written by a clever selection of experts, show the wonderful complexity of this field of research, which becomes visible when the essence of comparative education itself is not dictated by a cultural area, but itself reconstructed historically and comparatively. This timely volume has achieved this in an impressive way."

Prof. Daniel Tröhler, University of Vienna, Austria