ERIC Number: EJ450596
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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Columbus in History and High School.
Loewen, James W.
Akwe:kon Journal, v9 n1 p28-36 Spr 1992
Criticizes accounts of Christopher Columbus and the Age of Exploration in 12 high school textbooks of U.S. history, citing their Eurocentrism, presentation of textbook history as absolute truth, lack of unpleasant details, and presentation of Columbus's voyage as origin myth. Lists 14 possible earlier expeditions to America. (SV)
Descriptors: Cultural Images, Ethnocentrism, High Schools, History Textbooks, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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