The Cold War in the Classroom : : International Perspectives on Textbooks and Memory Practices.

The Cold War in the Classroom : : International Perspectives on Textbooks and Memory Practices.

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Superior document:Palgrave Studies in Educational Media Series
:
Christophe, Barbara.
TeilnehmendeR:
Gautschi, Peter.
Thorp, Robert.
Place / Publishing House:Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2019.
©2019.
Year of Publication:2019
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Palgrave Studies in Educational Media Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (471 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Discussion: cultural entanglements and historicity.

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