History Lessons: How Textbooks from Around the World Portray U.S. History
- ISBN-10
- 1595580824
- ISBN-13
- 9781595580825
- Series
- History Lessons
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 404
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-04-01
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Authors
- Kyle Ward, Dana Lindaman
Description
A glimpse into how the world views American history is offered in a study that presents a wide range of conflicting takes on events from textbooks in which many are the only authorized source of American history in their respective countries.
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- 2006-07-04
- 435 pages
- Ebook
- The New Press
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- 2021-06-08
- 296 pages
- Ebook
- Princeton University Press
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- 2017-07-17
- 370 pages
- Ebook
- Xlibris Corporation
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- 2015-05-19
- 272 pages
- Paperback
- Harry N. Abrams
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