Nation, Europe, and the World

Textbooks and Curricula in Transition

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

AvHanna Schissler,Yasemin Nuhoglu Soysal

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2005-04-01
Mått152 x 229 x 19 mm
Vikt481 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor268
FörlagBerghahn Books, Incorporated
ISBN9781571815491

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List of Figures and TablesPrefaceIntroduction: Teaching beyond the National NarrativeYasemin Nuhoglu Soysal and Hanna SchisslerPART I: EUROPE CONTESTEDChapter 1. Projections of Identity in French and German History and Civics TextbooksYasemin Nuhoglu Soysal, Teresa Bertilotti, and Sabine MannitzChapter 2. Privileged Migrants in Germany, France, and the Netherlands: Return Migrants, Repatriates, and Expellees after 1945Rainer OhligerChapter 3. What Counts as History and How Much Does History Count? The Case of French Secondary EducationJacques E.C. HymansChapter 4. The Decline and Rise of the Nation in German History EducationJulian DierkesPART II: EUROPE SEEN FROM THE PERIPHERYChapter 5. Nation and the Other in Greek and Turkish History TextbooksVasilia Lilian Antoniou and Yasemin Nuhoglu SoysalChapter 6. “Europe” in Bulgarian Conceptions of NationhoodTim PilbrowChapter 7. Learning about Europe and the World: Schools, Teachers, and Textbooks in Russia after 1991Robert MaierChapter 8. Europe in Spanish Textbooks: a Vague Image in the Space of MemoryMiguel A. Pereyra and Antonio LuzónPART III: GLOBAL FRAMEWORKS AND APPROACHES TO WORLD HISTORYChapter 9. World History and General Education: How to Bring the World into the ClassroomMichael GeyerChapter 10. Cartographies of Connection: Ocean Maps as Metaphors for Inter-Area HistoryKären WigenChapter 11. World History: Making Sense of the PresentHanna SchisslerNotes on ContributorsIndex

“The fascinating analyses bring out how the importance and the shape of the others in narratives of the nation vary in the unequal structure of the world and the geopolitics of knowledge production…the diversity of the essays makes for immensely engaging reading.“ · American Journal of Sociology"This volume should appeal to a variety of interests. Obviously, specialists in the history of education will find this to be a valuable contribution to the study of history textbooks and instruction in postwar Europe. Scholars interested in European integration and its challenges will also benefit from this collection, as it addresses the fundamental questions surrounding the creation of supranational European identities. Finally, practitioners of world history will find the contributions of Kater, Wigen and Schissler most intriguing. It is a work that engages many important issues related to education, society, and the future of Europe." · H-German