Citizenship, nation, empire : the politics of history teaching in England, 1870-1930 /
Citizenship, nation, empire investigates the extent to which popular imperialism influenced the teaching of history between 1870 and 1930. It is the first book-length study to trace the substantial impact of educational psychology on the teaching of history, probing its impact on textbooks, literacy...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2015.
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| Series: | Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part 1: Contested histories: the teaching of history in its 'golden age'
- 1. Enlightened patriotism: or, what was history for?
- 2. The renaissance of the child: educational theory and the teaching of history
- Part 2: Imperial values and enlightened patriotism in the teaching of history, c. 1880-1930
- 3. Imperial values in the teaching of history I: national origins, seafaring and the Christian impulse
- 4. Imperial values in the teaching of history II: the English 'race'
- 5. Enlightened patriots: heroes, heroines and 'pioneers of progress' in the teaching of history
- 6. History in war and peace
- Conclusion.