Julian Dierkes

Postwar History Education in Japan and the Germanys

Guilty Lessons

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

History education is the official version of modern national identities. This book is a remarkable unveiling of how three countries changed their portrayal of history after disastrous defeat in World War II. The book traces these portrayals through extensive, over-time middle school history textbook and curriculum analyses.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9780415553452
• ISBN-10: 0415553458
• Artikelnr.: 28175302

Autorenporträt

Julian Dierkes is an Associate Professor and the Keidanren Chair in Japanese Research at the University of British Columbia's Institute of Asian Research where he teaches Asia Pacific Policy Studies. Dr. Dierkes' current research focuses on a sociological analysis of supplementary education ("juku") in Japan.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Determinants of Portrayals of the Nation in History Education 2. The
Re-Nationalization of History in East German Education 3. Rationalizing
Portrayals of the Nation in (West) German History Education 4. Japanese
Bureaucrats and Empiricist Textbook Historiography 5. Portrayals of the
Nation in Japanese and German History Education Explained