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almahu_9949602253502882
Format:
1 online resource (471 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783030119997
Series Statement:
Palgrave Studies in Educational Media Series
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The Cold War in the Classroom -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- 1: Introduction: The Cold War in the Classroom International Perspectives on Textbooks and Memory Practices -- Bibliography -- 2: Textbook Memories of the Cold War: Introduction to Part One -- References -- 3: Manufacturing Coherence: How American Textbooks Incorporate Diverse Perspectives on the Origins of the Cold War -- Introduction -- Traditionalist, Revisionist and Post-Revisionist Interpretations of Selected Cold War Events -- The American Vision (Appleby et al. 2007) and The Americans (Danzer et al. 2012) -- The Origins of the Cold War in The American Vision (Appleby et al. 2007) -- (Post-)Revisionist and Traditionalist Elements in the Chapter 'Origins of the Cold War' -- Traditionalist Framework in the Chapter 'The Early Cold War Years' -- The Origins of the Cold War in Holt McDougal/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's The Americans -- The Post-Revisionist and Traditionalist Framework -- The Inclusion and Exclusion of Revisionist Views -- Rendering Revisionist Elements Invisible: The Representation of NATO -- Keeping the Revisionist Interpretation Separate from the Core Text: The Representation of the Marshall Plan -- Weakening Revisionist Elements in the Core Narrative: The Representation of the Soviet Union -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- List of Textbooks Cited -- Other Primary Sources -- Further References -- 4: Between Radical Shifts and Persistent Uncertainties: The Cold War in Russian History Textbooks -- Reforms and State Educational Standards in History and Historiography -- General Profile of the Texts -- The Origins of the Cold War -- Narratives of Cold War Crises -- Decolonisation and the Cold War in Russian Textbooks -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- List of Textbooks cited.
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Further References -- 5: The Emergence of a Multipolar World: Decentring the Cold War in Chinese History Textbooks -- Introduction -- Cold War Stories of the Cold War -- The Segmentation and Organisation of the Textbooks -- The Narrative of the Cold War: Origins, Agency, Culpability, and Conflicts -- The United States, Hegemony and Multipolarity -- The Disappearing Soviet Union -- A Hollowed Out 'Third World' -- China and its Place in the Cold War -- An Independent, Successful China -- Idealism and Interests -- China's Socialism and Socialism beyond the Cold War -- China's Domestic Politics and the Minimising of Revolution -- Conclusions: Evaluating the Cold War -- Bibliography -- List of Textbooks Cited -- Further References -- 6: Americans and Russians as Representatives of 'Us' and 'Them': Contemporary Swedish School History Textbooks and their Portrayals of the Central Characters of the Cold War -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework -- Results from a Previous Study -- Textbook Sample -- Results -- The Origins of the USSR and the Depiction of the Russian People -- Soviet Leaders' Motives during the Cold War -- The Judgement of the USSR during the Cold War -- The Origins of the USA and the American People -- USA Leaders' Motives during the Cold War -- Judgements of the USA during the Cold War -- Discussion -- Bibliography -- List of Textbooks Cited -- References -- 7: Images and Imaginings of the Cold War - with a Focus on the Swiss View -- Introduction -- Theoretical Considerations on Historical Imagery -- Switzerland during and after the Cold War -- Historical Imagery in Swiss History Textbooks -- The Image of 'Hysterical Switzerland' -- The Nuclear Threat: A Paradoxical Image -- Switzerland in the Cold War between Boom and Concordance Democracy -- The Image of Division and Reunification of the Continent -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.
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List of Textbooks Cited -- Further References -- 8: Between Non-human and Individual Agents: The Attribution of Agency in Chapters on the Cold War in Flemish History Textbooks -- Research Context and Methodology -- Research Results -- General (Descriptive) Findings -- The Attribution of Agency throughout the Cold War -- Attribution of Agency and Responsibility for the Outbreak (and Continuation) of the Cold War -- Moral Judgment on Agents and/or Actions during the Cold War -- Conclusion and Discussion -- Bibliography -- List of Textbooks Cited -- Further References -- 9: The Cold War and the Polish Question -- Textbooks -- Textbook Analysis - Structure -- Conclusion -- Lesson Observation -- Bibliography -- Textbooks Cited -- Further References -- 10: The Cold War in South African History Textbooks -- Curriculum continuities and changes pre- and post-1994 -- Representations of the Cold War in Post-apartheid Textbooks -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- List of Textbooks Cited -- Curricula -- Further References -- 11: Dictatorship and the Cold War in Official Chilean History Textbooks -- Introduction -- History textbooks in Chile: Between the Dynamics of Social Change and the Official Voice of the State -- Sociosemiotic and ideological discourse analysis: valuing the historical experience -- From a Polarised Vision of East and West to an Inter-America polarisation -- The United States' longstanding relationship with Latin America as disrupted by the Cuban Revolution (1959) and the rise to power of left-wing Salvador Allende (1970) -- Dictatorships in the Southern Cone: The Intervention of the United States and the Overthrow of democratic governments -- Final Remarks -- Bibliography -- Textbook Cited -- Further References -- Part II: Teachers' Memories -- 12: Teachers' Memories and the Cold War: Introduction to Part II -- Three Case Studies.
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Concluding Comments -- References -- 13: Ambivalence and the Illusion of Hegemony -- Ambivalence, History, Memory and History Teaching -- Ambivalence and the Debate about History and Memory -- Ambivalence and Hegemony in Discourse Theory -- Ambivalence and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) -- Ambivalence and the Memory of Contested Pasts -- Ambivalence and History Teaching -- Ambivalence and the Political in Stories about the Cold War -- Mapping Ambivalence: Reading a Textbook Quotation -- Mapping Ambivalence: Teachers Making Sense of a Textbook Quotation -- Methodological Approach -- Analytical Description -- Discussion -- Bibliography -- Textbooks Cited -- Further References -- 14: 1968 in German-speaking Switzerland: Controversies and Interpretations -- Switzerland in the Cold War -- The Early Autumn of the Prague Spring -- Contemporary Interpretations in the Teacher Periodicals -- The Prague Spring in the Textbooks -- The Prague Spring in Memory Construction -- The Vietnam War in Focus -- Contemporary Reception in Teacher Periodicals -- The Vietnam War in the Textbooks -- Remembering the War in Vietnam -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Sources -- Textbooks -- Periodicals -- Diplomatic Documents -- Further References -- 15: Reconciling Opposing Discourses: Narrating and Teaching the Cold War in an East-German Classroom -- Introduction -- Methods -- Life Story: Connecting Political and Family History -- A Textbook-Related Interview: 'Sometimes the West is as Good as the East' -- The Variety of Accounts in Different Classroom Situations -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Textbook Cited -- Further References -- Part III: Memory Practices in the Classroom -- 16: Introduction to Part Three: Memory Practices in the Classroom -- References -- 17: Selecting, Stretching and Missing the Frame: Making Sense of the Cold War in German and Swiss History Classrooms.
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Method -- Selecting Different Frames -- The History Teacher from Germany -- The History Teacher from Switzerland -- Comparison -- Stretching the Frame -- The History Teacher from Germany -- The History Teacher from Switzerland -- Comparison -- Missing the Frame -- The History Classroom in Germany -- The History Classroom in Switzerland -- Comparison -- Discussion -- Neither Resisting Nor Complying: The Mnemonic Weapons of the Weak -- Fading Common Sense: The Missing Link in the Trans-generational Transmission of Mnemonic Frames -- Speaking Different Moral Languages: The Deep-seated Roots of the Mnemonic Divide -- Being Political Without Admitting It: The Illusion of Mnemonic Hegemony -- Bibliography -- Textbooks Cited -- Further References -- 18: Learning from Others: Considerations within History Didactics on Introducing the Cold War in Lessons in Germany, Sweden and Switzerland -- Learning Subjects: The 'What?' of History Teaching -- Development Contexts -- Human Action in Social Practice -- Principles and Methods of Historical Knowledge -- Core Content of the Introductory Lessons -- The Process: The 'How?' in History Teaching -- The Form of Teaching, Functional Rhythm and Media -- Classroom Management, Classroom Climate and Clarity -- Presentation Concepts -- For the Students' Use - the 'What for?' of Teaching History -- Historical Learning -- The Role of the Learner in History Teaching -- Conclusion -- Overall Evaluation of the Lessons -- Students at the Focus! -- Bibliography -- Textbooks Cited: -- Further References: -- 19: Pedagogical Entanglements and the Cold War: A Comparative Study on Opening History Lessons on the Cold War in Sweden and Switzerland -- Introduction -- Approach -- Theoretical assumptions -- Results -- Teaching strategies and educational media -- Historical content -- Narratological uses of history.
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Discussion: cultural entanglements and historicity.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Christophe, Barbara The Cold War in the Classroom Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2019 ISBN 9783030119980
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