History On Trial
Synopsis
In History 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 Trial provides a thoughtful account of the ways in which Americans have, since the beginning of the Republic, perceived and argued about our past.
- Derechos de autor:
- 2000 Gary B Nash, Charlotte Crabtree, and Ross E. Dunn
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9780679767503
- Publisher:
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Date of Addition:
- 2021-11-17T22:44:44Z
- Idioma:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.