Offers a broader view of mathematics, rooted in distinct and diverse cultural environmentsReflects on the social and political dimensions of ethnomathematicsHighlights the importance of ethnomathematics in promoting social justice and peace with dignity for all peoples

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Introduction.- Chapter 1 - An Ethnomathematics Overview: An Introduction.- Part I - Research Approaches on Ethnomathematics: Collection of Field Data.- Chapter 2 - Weaving Culture and Mathematics in the Classroom: The Case of Bedouin Ethnomathematics.- Chapter 3 - Listening to the Voices of the Knowledge Holders: The Role of Language in Ethnomathematical Research .- Chapter 4 - Techniques and Learning Process of Craftswomen in Brazil.- Part II - Pedagogical Action of Ethnomathematics: Classroom Applications.- Chapter 5 - Once Upon a Time The Gypsy Boy Turned 15 while Still in the First Grade.- Chapter 6 - Mathematical Ideas in Chundara Culture: Unfolding Nepalese Teaching and Learning System.- Chapter 7: Meaningful Mathematics Through the Use of Cultural Artifacts.- Part III - Purpose of Ethnomathematics in Mathematics/Mathematics Education: Cross-Cultural Situations.- Chapter 8 - Ethnomathematics and Culturally Relevant Mathematics Education in the Philippines.- Chapter 9 - The Roleof Culture and Ecology in Visuospatial Reasoning: The Power of Ethnomathematics.- Chapter 10 - Cultural and Mathematical Symmetry in Mori Meeting Houses (Wharenui).- Chapter 11 - An Ethnomodel of a Penobscot Lodge.- Part IV: Philosophical Features of Ethnomathematics: A Theoretical Basis.- Chapter 12 - Ethnomathematics and its Pedagogical Action in Mathematics Education.- Chapter 13 - The Evolution of Ethnomathematics: Two Theoretical Views and Two Approaches to Education.- Chapter 14 - The Critical-Reflective Dimension of Ethnomodelling.- Conclusions.- Chapter 15 Some Conclusions about Ethnomathematics: Looking Ahead.