History lessons : how textbooks from around the world portray U.S. history
(2006)
By:
Lindaman, Dana
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : The New Press, 2006
Made available through hoopla
Made available through hoopla
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781595585752 (electronic bk.) MWT12447600, 1595585753 (electronic bk.) 12447600
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
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 United States from the time of the Viking explorers to the post-Cold War era. By juxtaposing starkly contrasting versions of the historical events we take for granted, History Lessons affords us a sometimes hilarious, often sobering look at what the world thinks about America's past
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