War, nation, memory : international perspectives on World War II in school history textbooks

• Main Authors: Crawford, Keith, 1950- (Author), Foster, Stuart J., 1960- (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, [2008]
• Series: Research in curriculum and instruction.
• Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 > Textbooks > History.; Collective memory.; National characteristics.; Education > History.; Educational: History.; History of education.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806619924
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-60752-659-9
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 209 pages)

The Second World War stands as the most devastating and destructive global conflict in human history. More than 60 nations representing 1.7 billion people or three quarters of the world's population were consumed by its horror. Not surprisingly, therefore, World War II stands as a landmark epis...