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Autore |
Moreau Joseph <1967-> |
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Schoolbook nation : conflicts over American history textbooks from the Civil War to the present / / Joseph Moreau |
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Ann Arbor, MI, : University of Michigan Press, 2004, c2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-59402-8 |
9786612594021 |
0-472-02602-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (416 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Textbook bias - United States - History |
Textbooks - Political aspects - United States - History |
United States History Textbooks |
United States History Study and teaching Political aspects |
United States Historiography Political aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-389) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. From Virtuous Republic to Nation-State -- 2. Negotiating a National Past: Statewide Textbook Adoption and the Legacy of the Civil War -- 3. Rise of the (Catholic) American Nation: United States History in Parochial Schools -- 4. Race and the Limits of Community -- 5. Anglo-Saxonism and the Revolt against the Professors -- 6. Harold Rugg vs. Horatio Alger: Social Class and Economic Opportunity, 1930-1960 -- 7. The Narrative "Unravels," 1961-1985: A Story in Three Parts -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An unbiased examination of the century-and-a-half-long culture wars fought in the pages of our country's history texts. |
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