History wars and the classroom : global perspectives

• Other Authors: Taylor, Tony (Editor), Guyver, Robert (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Pub., [2012]
• Series: Studies in the history of education (Greenwich, Conn.)
• Subjects: History > Study and teaching (Secondary) > Case studies.; Historiography > Political aspects > Case studies.; Historiography > Social aspects > Case studies.; elektronické knihy; Case studies.; Education > History.; Teaching of a specific subject.; History of education.; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806615698
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-61735-528-8
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 205 pages) : illustrations

The book is entitled History Wars in the Classroom: Global Perspectives and examines how ten separate countries have experienced debates and disputes over the contested nature of the subject, for example the 'Black Armband' and 'Whitewash' factions in Australia who adopt opposing...