Nationhood and Politicization of History in School Textbooks: Identity, the Curriculum and Educational Media

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Gorana Ognjenović, Jasna Jozelić
Springer Nature, Feb 15, 2020 - Education - 292 pages
This book explores how school history textbooks are used to perpetuate nationalistic policies within divided regions. Exploring the ‘divide and rule’ politics across ex-Yugoslav successor states, the editors and contributors draw upon a wide range of case studies from across the region. Textbooks and other educational media provide the foundations upon which the new generation build understanding about their own context and the events that are creating their present. By promoting nationalistic politics in such media, textbooks themselves can be used as tools to further promote and preserve ongoing hostility between ethnic groups following periods of conflict. This edited collection will appeal to scholars of educational media, history education and post-conflict societies.
 

Contents

Sarajevo in the Twentieth Century or the Manufacture of European History
1
2 Nationhood and the Politicization of History in School Textbooks
9
3 The Ideologization of History Education and Textbooks in Slovenia Yugoslavia During Socialism 19451990
17
4 Ideological Changes in the History Textbooks of Montenegro
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5 Kosova Under Yugoslavia 19451999 in the History Textbooks of Kosova and Serbia
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Public Debates and Controversies Over the Proposal for a New History Curriculum in Croatia
87
The Tale of Three+ History Textbooks in Croatia
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8 Where and How Do Pupils in Serbia Learn About the 1990s Yugoslav Wars?
127
A Discourse Analysis of Representations of Medieval Bosnia in SecondarySchool History Textbooks in the Federation of BiH
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History Textbooks in the Education System of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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12 The Myth of Victimization in Macedonian History Textbooks 19912018
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A Variety of Selective Perceptions
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14 Conclusion
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15 Afterword
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Index
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Current History Textbooks in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Gorana Ognjenović is Research Fellow at the University of Oslo, Norway.

Jasna Jozelić is a PhD candidate at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, Norway. ​

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