History on Trial: Culture Wars and the Teaching of the PastWITH A NEW INTRODUCTION "A deeply informed, balanced, and compelling book." --Los Angeles Times InHistory on Trial, authors Gary B. Nash, Charlotte Crabtree, and Ross E. Dunn examine the controversy and criticism over how our nation's history should be taught, culminating in the debate about National History Standards. The book chronicles a media war spearheaded by conservatives from National Endowment for the Humanities veteran Lynne Cheney to Rush Limbaugh, posing questions with regard to history as it relates to national identity. What, the authors ask, is our objective in teaching history to children? Is the role of schools, textbooks, and museums to instill patriotism? Do we revise and reinterpret the past to tell stories that reflect present-day values? If so, who should articulate these values? Wonderfully clear, timely in its intentions,History on Trialprovides a thoughtful account of the ways in which Americans have, since the beginning of the Republic, perceived and argued about our past. |
Contents
In the Matter of History | 3 |
Hallowed History New History | 25 |
Postwar Paradoxes | 53 |
Years of Ferment | 75 |
History Culture and Politics | 98 |
History Wars Abroad | 128 |
Setting National History Standards | 149 |
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History on Trial: Culture Wars and the Teaching of the Past Gary B. Nash,Charlotte Antoinette Crabtree,Ross E. Dunn No preview available - 2000 |
History on Trial: Culture Wars and the Teaching of the Past Gary B. Nash,Charlotte Antoinette Crabtree,Ross E. Dunn No preview available - 2000 |
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