History Lessons: How Textbooks from Around the World Portray US History
Language: English
Published by The New Press, 2006
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An edited collectio of the fascinatingly widely contrasting approaches to US history that can be found in the textbooks of other nations.
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- Title
- History Lessons: How Textbooks from Around the World Portray US History
- Author
- Kyle Ward
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Publication year
- 2006
- Condition
- Fair
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1595580824
- ISBN 13
- 9781595580825
This “timely and important” book (History News Network) gives us a glimpse into classrooms across the globe, where opinions about the United States are first formed.
History Lessons includes selections from textbooks and teaching materials used in Russia, France, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Canada, and others, covering such events as the American Revolution, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Iran hostage crisis, and the Korean War―providing some alternative viewpoints on the history of the United States from the time of the Viking explorers to the post-Cold War era.
By juxtaposing starkly contrasting versions of the historical events we take for granted, History Lessons affords us a sometimes hilarious, often sobering look at what the world thinks about America’s past.
“A brilliant idea.” ―Foreign Affairs
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About the Author
Kyle Ward is an assistant professor of history and political science at Vincennes University in Indiana. He is the author of In the Shadow of Glory.
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