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History Lessons
Lindaman, Dana; Ward, Kyle
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Description for History Lessons
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JNU; YQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 502.
A “fascinating” look at what students in Russia, France, Iran, and other nations are taught about America (The New York Times Book Review). 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 ... Read more
A “fascinating” look at what students in Russia, France, Iran, and other nations are taught about America (The New York Times Book Review). 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781595580825
SKU
V9781595580825
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Ref
99-15
About Lindaman, Dana; Ward, Kyle
Dana Lindaman is a Ph.D. candidate in Romance Philology at Harvard University, focusing on the formation of French identity in secondary school textbooks. Kyle Ward is assistant professor of history and political science at Vincennes University in Indiana. He is the author of In the Shadow of Glory.
Reviews for History Lessons
"The American invaders...accompanied by their puppets, finally waged the war...The bastards who crossed the 38th parallel at dawn were stoking the flames of war, jumping around like mad men, yearning to invade the North." - North Korean textbook on the Korean War "A provocative, timely and surprisingly readable book." - WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD"