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This edited book explores the problems and challenges of
negotiating the representation of ethnic minorities within history
education. It investigates how states balance the
(non-)acknowledgement of the reality of cultural or religious
diversity, and the promotion of a point of convergence in history
education to foster national identity. Shifting our attention away
from the intractable challenges posed by post-conflict countries
for reconciliation, the contributors draw attention to the need to
explore ways to prevent or pre-empt conflicts and exclusion through
history education, which could contribute to developing a more
sustainable culture of peace. Drawing on a wide range of contexts
and sources, this book asks how history education could contribute
to forming critical, historically informed, and committed young
citizens. The book will be of interest to students and academics
working on themes such as nationalism, citizenship, ethnicity,
history education, multicultural education, peace studies and area
studies, as well as practitioners in the fields of history, social
studies, civic or citizenship.
This Handbook provides a systematic and analytical approach to the
various dimensions of international, ethnic and domestic conflict
over the uses of national history in education since the end of the
Cold War. With an upsurge in political, social and cultural
upheaval, particularly since the fall of state socialism in Europe,
the importance of history textbooks and curricula as tools for
influencing the outlooks of entire generations is thrown into sharp
relief. Using case studies from 58 countries, this book explores
how history education has had the potential to shape political
allegiances and collective identities. The contributors highlight
the key issues over which conflict has emerged - including the
legacies of socialism and communism, war, dictatorships and
genocide - issues which frequently point to tensions between
adhering to and challenging the idea of a cohesive national
identity and historical narrative. Global in scope, the Handbook
will appeal to a diverse academic audience, including historians,
political scientists, educationists, psychologists, sociologists
and scholars working in the field of cultural and media studies.
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