To help American education leaders create more just and equitable schools, an impressive group of scholars present profiles of a wide range of outstanding historical and contemporary leaders from across the globe, including Wangari Mathaai, John Tippeconic III, Fannie Lou Hamer, Saul Alinsky, Antonia Pantoja, Jimmy Carter, and Golda Meir.Contributors include Fenwick W. English, Margaret Grogan, Gloria Ladson-Billings, Gaëtane Jean-Marie, Peter McLaren, Sonia Nieto, Izhar Oplatka, Allan Walker, and Michelle D. Young.“This book introduces many new ways to think about leadership in education.”—From the Foreword by William Ayers, education activist“A rare and wonderful book about visionary, incredible, inspirational, exemplary, and diverse leaders.”—Bill Mulford, emeritus professor, University of Tasmania“An impressive resource for anyone committed to developing leaders or preparing to take on the mantle of leadership themselves.”—Sonya Douglass Horsford, Teachers College, Columbia University“For those of us who have suffered through the staid, unimaginative prose of most educational leadership texts, this book is a godsend!”—Lisa D. Delpit, Southern University School of Education.

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Introduction : leading against the grain : listening to leaders from around the globe and throughout time / Jeffrey S. Brooks and Anthony H. Normore -- A woman for all seasons : learning from the wisdom of Antonia Pantoja / Sonia Nieto -- Grassroots leadership for ecological sustainability, empowerment, and political change : Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement / Melanie C. Brooks -- In the shadow of totalitarianism : Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and the struggle for value-creating educational leadership / John M. Heffron -- Sun Yat-Sen : a boundary-crosser / Haiyan Qian and Allan Walker -- Peter McLaren's liberation theology : Karl Marx meets Jesus Christ / Peter McLaren and Petar Jandric -- Saul Alinsky : the magnificent rebel / Lisa Catherine Ehrich and Fenwick W. English -- The resurrection of educational leadership : lessons from Rev. Dr. Samuel DeWitt Proctor / Atiya S. Strothers and Catherine A. Lugg -- Jose Rizal : leadership lessons from the national hero of the Philippines / Jeffrey S. Brooks and Anthony H. Normore -- A life lived well : American Indian educator, scholar, and leader Dr. John W Tippeconnic III (Comanche/Cherokee) / Susan C. Faircloth (Coharie) -- Jimmy Carter : a portrait of moral and ethical leadership / Michelle D. Young and Bryan A. VanGronigen -- Harold Gatensby : Tlingit peacemaker and leader / Polly Hyslop and Brian Jarrett -- Golda Meir : a leader for national revival and social justice / Izhar Oplatka -- Passing the torch : the legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer / Gaetane Jean-Marie -- Incrementalism beats flamboyance : Ethel M. Smith / Catherine M. Marshall and Becca Merrill -- Ella Flagg Young : individuality, freedom for the teacher, and freedom for the pupil / Jackie M. Blount -- Aung San Suu Kyi : a leadership journey toward peace and democracy / Whitney McIntyre Miller and Margaret Grogan -- Understanding real "black girl magic" : Anna Julia Cooper as a thought leader / Gloria Ladson-Billings.