The Nation, Europe, and the World
Textbooks and Curricula in Transition
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The Nation, Europe, and the World
Textbooks and Curricula in Transition
About this book
Textbooks in history, geography and the social sciences provide important insights into the ways in which nation-states project themselves. Based on case studies of France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Greece, Turkey Bulgaria, Russia, and the United States, this volume shows the role that concepts of space and time play in the narration of 'our country' and the wider world in which it is located. It explores ways in which in western European countries the nation is reinterpreted through European lenses to replace national approaches in the writing of history. On the other hand, in an effort to overcome Eurocentric views,'world history' has gained prominence in the United States. Yet again, East European countries, coming recently out of a transnational political union, have their own issues with the concept of nation to contend with. These recent developments in the field of textbooks and curricula open up new and fascinating perspectives on the changing patterns of the re-positioning process of nation-states in West as well as Eastern Europe and the United States in an age of growing importance of transnational organizations and globalization.
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Table of contents
- The Nation, Europe, and the World
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I. Europe Contested
- Chapter 1. Projections of Identity in French and German History and Civics Textbooks
- Chapter 2. Privileged Migrants in Germany, France, and the Netherlands
- Chapter 3. What Counts as History and How Much Does History Count?
- Chapter 4. The Decline and Rise of the Nation in German History Education
- Part II. Europe Seen from the Periphery
- Chapter 5. Nation and the Other in Greek and Turkish History Textbooks
- Chapter 6. “Europe” in Bulgarian Conceptions of Nationhood
- Chapter 7. Learning about Europe and the World
- Chapter 8. Europe in Spanish Textbooks
- Part III. Global Frameworks and Approaches to World History
- Chapter 9. World History and General Education
- Chapter 10. Cartographies of Connection
- Chapter 11. World History
- Notes on Contributors
- Index