Numerous poor and uneducated individuals around the world have benefited from the methods of the late Paulo Freire, who was once seen as such a threat to the status quo that he was "asked" to leave his native Brazil. In the United States and Western Europe, where the development of a permanent underclass among the disadvantaged and minorities in cities and urban centres is becoming increasingly accepted as the norm, Freire's work has acquired a specific significance. This anniversary edition of Pedagogy of the Oppressed will serve as an inspiration for a new generation of teachers, students, and general readers for years to come thanks to a thorough new introduction to Freire's life and the remarkable impact of this book by author, Freire confidant, and authority Donaldo Macedo.