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Palgrave handbook of research in historical culture and education /Mario Carretero, Stefan Berger, Maria Grever, editors.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: [London] : Palgrave Macmillan, (c)2017.Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 856 pages)Content type:
  • text
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  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781137529084
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • D16 .P354 2017
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Subject: This volume comprises a broad interdisciplinary examination of the many different approaches by which contemporary scholars record our history. The editors provide a comprehensive overview through thirty-eight chapters divided into four parts: a) Historical  Culture and Public Uses of History; b) The Appeal of the Nation in History Education of Postcolonial Societies; c) Reflections on History Learning  and Teaching; d) Educational Resources: Curricula, Textbooks and New Media. This unique text integrates contributions of researchers from history, education, collective memory, museum studies, heritage, social and cognitive psychology, and other social sciences, stimulating an interdisciplinary dialogue. Contributors come from various countries of Northern and Southern America, Europe and Asia, providing an international perspective that does justice to the complexity of this field of study. The Palgrave Handbook of Research in Historical Culture and Education provides state-of-the-art research, focussing on how citizens and societies make sense of the past through different ways of representing it.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

This volume comprises a broad interdisciplinary examination of the many different approaches by which contemporary scholars record our history. The editors provide a comprehensive overview through thirty-eight chapters divided into four parts: a) Historical  Culture and Public Uses of History; b) The Appeal of the Nation in History Education of Postcolonial Societies; c) Reflections on History Learning  and Teaching; d) Educational Resources: Curricula, Textbooks and New Media. This unique text integrates contributions of researchers from history, education, collective memory, museum studies, heritage, social and cognitive psychology, and other social sciences, stimulating an interdisciplinary dialogue. Contributors come from various countries of Northern and Southern America, Europe and Asia, providing an international perspective that does justice to the complexity of this field of study. The Palgrave Handbook of Research in Historical Culture and Education provides state-of-the-art research, focussing on how citizens and societies make sense of the past through different ways of representing it.

Acknowledgements; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures ; List of Tables ; Chapter 1: Introduction: Historical Cultures and€Education in€Transition; Historical Culture: Conceptualizing the€Public Uses of€History; The Appeal of€the€Nation in€History Education of€Postcolonial Societies; Reflections on€History Learning and€Teaching; Educational Resources: Trends in€Curricula, Textbooks, Museums and€New Media; Notes; References; Part I: Historical Culture: Conceptualizing the Public Uses of History.

Chapter 2: History Writing and€Constructions of€National Space: The€Long Dominance of€the€National in€Modern European HistoriographiesFinding the€Universal in€the€National. History Writing in€the€Age of€the€Enlightenments; From Enlightened to€Romantic Forms of€History Writing; Increasing Professionalisation and€Nationalisation of€History Writing After€1850; The Highpoint of€Historiographical Nationalism During€the€First Half of€the€Twentieth Century; Post-War: A€Crisis of€National History Writing in€Europe?; The State of€National History Writing After€the€End of€the€Cold War; Conclusion.

NotesReferences; Chapter 3: Historical Consciousness and€Historical Thinking; Historical Consciousness; Historical Thinking; Historical Consciousness and€Historical Thinking: How the€Traditions Intersect; Historical Thinking and€Historical Consciousness in€Canada's Historical Thinking Project; Contemporary Challenges; Conclusion: Is Historical Consciousness a€Thing of€the€Past?; References; Chapter 4: Historical Culture: A€Concept Revisited; Historical Culture: The€History of€a€Concept; Historical Culture: Three Levels of€Analysis; Historical Narratives and€Performances of€the€Past.

Mnemonic InfrastructuresUnderlying Conceptions of€History; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 5: Historical Rights to€Land: How Latin American States Made the€Past Normative and€What Happened to€History and€Historical Education as€a€Result; Historical Rights to€Land: The€Latin American Case; Border Conflicts and€Historical Culture; Border Conflicts and€the€Teaching of€History; Back to€Historical Culture; Questioning the€Relations Between History and€Law; Notes; References; Chapter 6: 'The Times They Are a-Changin'. On€Time, Space and€Periodization in€History.

History and€Modernity: The€Changing Relations Between€Pasts, Presents and€FuturesHistorians and€Modern Times: Historicism and€Modernity; Historical Times in€Postmodernity; Historical Times and€Periodization; Notes; References; Chapter 7: Democracy and€History Museums. Museo de América; Democracy and€the€Museum; Madrid's Museo de América: Localization and€Spatial Semantics; The Internal Semantics; Knowledge; The Reality of€America; Society; Religion; Communication; Difference and€Conflict at MAM; Notes; References; Chapter 8: Illustrating National History.

Includes bibliographies and index.

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