Misrepresentation and Silence in United States History Textbooks The Politics of Historical Oblivion /

• Main Author: Gellman, Mneesha (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Educational Media,
• Subjects: Education > Curricula.; Education.; Children.; Citizenship > Study and teaching.; Education and state.; United States > History.; Social justice.; Curriculum Studies.; Childhood Education.; Citizenship Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.; US History.; Social Justice.
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This open access book investigates how representation of Native Americans and Mexican-origin im/migrants takes place in high school history textbooks. Manually analyzing text and images in United States textbooks from the 1950s to 2022, the book documents stories of White victory and domination over...