TY - BOOK AU - Collins,James AU - Blot,Richard K. TI - Literacy and literacies: texts, power, and identity SN - 9780521596619 U1 - 302.2244 PY - 2006/// CY - New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Literacy KW - Social aspects KW - Sociolinguistics N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-207) and index N2 - Literacy and Literacies is an engaging account of literacy and its relation to power. The book develops a synthesis of literacy studies, moving beyond received categories, and exploring the domain of power through questions of colonialism, modern state formation, educational systems and official versus popular literacies. ER -