Land of the Living: The Danish Folk High Schools and Denmark's Non-Violent Path to Modernization SYNOPSIS
In Land of the Living, Dr. Borish discusses a revolutionary approach to education that should be required reading for all American educators. It also gives a unique perspective of the Danish character as Dr. Borish interweaves history and social commentary with his experiences at three communal schools for continuing adult education.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
This is a remarkable book about a particular form of Danish educational
institution - the 'folk high school' - and its founder, M.F.S. Grundtvig, in their social and historical context. Dr. Borish holds up Denmark and this educational institution as examples that both complex industrial societies and third-world countries might emulate. -- (George Spindler, Professor of Anthoropology and Education, Emeritus, Stanford University, California)
— George Spindler
I have never read anything written by a foreigner that to this degree captured key themes both in Danish history and in the folk high school's essence. Both the author's eye for the peculiar Danish character, and his ability to show how the folk high schools originated in an interaction between this history and character, are extraordinary. -- (Niels Hojlund, former principal, Ry Folk High School and author of Danish Folk High Schools)
— Niels Hojlund
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