About the Author:
Anamaria Dutceac Segesten is a postdoctoral fellow with the Centre for Modern European Studies at the University of Copenhagen.
Review:
This book disputes boldly the wide-spread view that history teaching in schools can have an impact on conflictual ethnic relations. Theories of national myths, constructions of identity, narratives and conflicts melt together with an impressive empirical material into an eloquent and accessible prose. This book is valuable reading for all those with an interest in the relationship between school education and the management of ethnic conflicts, as well as for those who are keen to learn more about the Balkans. (Barbara Törnquist-Plewa, Lund University, Sweden)
How far have school history textbooks actually contributed to ethnic conflict in the Balkans―and how much can they condition reconciliation, democratization, or societal transformation? Anamaria Dutceac Segesten has written a fascinating comparison of Romanian and Serbian history textbooks that raises important questions for policy makers, funding organizations, educationalists and historians, not only with respect to the Balkans but in relation to Europe more generally. A real contribution to a fast-growing field. (Wendy Bracewell, University College London)
A provocative and thoughtful book, based on an extensive empirical data collection, significantly adding to the theoretical connections between collective identity, political myths, education, and conflict. It makes a great contribution to the scholarly knowledge about a region of Europe known for its problematic relationship with a traumatic past. A superb scholarly achievement with real policy implications.
(Vladimir Tismaneanu, University of Maryland, author of Stalinism for All Seasons: A Political History)
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