Reading about the Enemy: School Textbook Representation of Germany's Role in the War with Britain during the Period from April 1940 to May 1941.

Coman, Paul

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ERIC Number: EJ545317

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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Reading about the Enemy: School Textbook Representation of Germany's Role in the War with Britain during the Period from April 1940 to May 1941.

Coman, Paul

British Journal of Sociology of Education, v17 n3 p327-40 Sep 1996

Compares and contrasts the representation of World War II era Germans in English textbooks and academic histories. Finds the academic histories to be more varied and in-depth. Discusses the strategies used by the textbooks to create portrait of mindless aggression. Considers educational and policy implications. (MJP)

Descriptors: Conservatism, Content Analysis, Core Curriculum, Cultural Images, Ethnic Stereotypes, Ethnocentrism, Foreign Countries, Hidden Curriculum, Historiography, Nationalism, Secondary Education, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content, Textbooks, World War II

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Germany; United Kingdom

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