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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionseBook editionsHistory Lessons: How Textbooks from Around the World Portray U.S. Historyby Dana Lindaman
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:"The American invaders...accompanied by their puppets, finally waged the war...The bastards who crossed the 38th parallel at dawn were stoking the flames of war, jumping around like mad men, yearning to invade the North." --North Korean textbook on the Korean WarHistory Lessonsoffers a lighthearted and fascinating challenge to the biases we bring to our understanding of American history. The subject of widespread attention when it was first published in 2004--including a full front-page review in the Washington Post Book Worldand features on NPR's Talk of the Nationand the History Channel--this book gives us a glimpse into classrooms across the globe, where opinions about the United States are first formed.Heralded as "timely and important" (History News Network) and "shocking and fascinating" (New York Times), History Lessonsincludes selections from 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 an alternative history of the United States from the Viking explorers to the post-Cold War era.By juxtaposing starkly contrasting versions of the historical events we take for granted, History Lessonsaffords us a sometimes hilarious, often sobering look at what the world learns about America's past. Synopsis:The widely contrasting approaches to U.S. history that can be found in the textbooks of other nations. Synopsis:"The American invaders...accompanied by their puppets, finally waged the war...The bastards who crossed the 38th parallel at dawn were stoking the flames of war, jumping around like mad men, yearning to invade the North." --North Korean textbook on the Korean WarHistory Lessonsoffers a lighthearted and fascinating challenge to the biases we bring to our understanding of American history. The subject of widespread attention when it was first published in 2004--including a full front-page review in the Washington Post Book Worldand features on NPR's Talk of the Nationand the History Channel--this book gives us a glimpse into classrooms across the globe, where opinions about the United States are first formed.Heralded as "timely and important" (History News Network) and "shocking and fascinating" (New York Times), History Lessonsincludes selections from 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 an alternative history of the United States from the Viking explorers to the post-Cold War era.By juxtaposing starkly contrasting versions of the historical events we take for granted, History Lessonsaffords us a sometimes hilarious, often sobering look at what the world learns about America's past. Synopsis:By juxtaposing starkly contrasting versions of the historical events people take for granted, "History Lessons" affords readers a sometimes hilarious, often sobering look at what the world learns about America's past. About the AuthorDana Lindamanis studying Romance philology at Harvard University, focusing on the formation of French identity in secondary school textbooks.Kyle Wardis an assistant professor of history and political science at Vincennes University in Indiana. He is the author of In the Shadow of Glory. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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