This is a book with a difference: it produces a completely new perspective on lifelong learning and the learning society and locates them within humanity itself.

Peter Jarvis is an internationally renowned expert in the fields of lifelong learning, adult and continuing education and is founding editor of The International Journal of Lifelong Education - published by Taylor and Francis. He is Professor of Continuing Education at the University of Surrey, UK, honorary Visiting Professor at City University and Professor (honoris causa) at the University of Pecs in Hungary.

Chapter 1 Lifelong Learning and the Learning Society Chapter 2 Global and Local Lifelong Learning Policies in The Knowledge Economy Chapter 3 The Spirit and Values of Modernity Chapter 4 Capitalism and Society Chapter 5 The Information Society: learning global capitalist culture Chapter 6 Indoctrination and the Learning Society Chapter 7 Ethics and Modernity Chapter 8 The Ethics of Lifelong Learning and the Learning Society in Global Capitalist Society Chapter 9 Democracy and the Learning Society Chapter 10 Utopia Deferred Chapter 11 Back to the Beginning ? Chapter 12 A Revolution in Learning: a vision of a better Learning Society