History Lessons: How Textbooks from Around the World Portray U.S. HistoryA “fascinating” look at what students in Russia, France, Iran, and other nations are taught about America (The New York Times Book Review). This “timely and important” book (History News Network) gives us a glimpse into classrooms across the globe, where opinions about the United States are first formed. History Lessons includes selections from textbooks and teaching materials used in Russia, France, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Canada, and others, covering such events as the American Revolution, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Iran hostage crisis, and the Korean War—providing some alternative viewpoints on the history of the United States from the time of the Viking explorers to the post-Cold War era. By juxtaposing starkly contrasting versions of the historical events we take for granted, History Lessons affords us a sometimes hilarious, often sobering look at what the world thinks about America’s past. “A brilliant idea.” —Foreign Affairs |
Contents
Part II | 49 |
Part III | 107 |
Part IV | 147 |
Part V | 191 |
Part VI | 245 |
Part VII | 323 |
| 379 | |
Permissions | 383 |
Translations | 385 |
| 387 | |
Other editions - View all
History Lessons: How Textbooks from Around the World Portray U. S. History Kyle Roy Ward,Lindaman Dana No preview available - 2010 |
History Lessons: How Textbooks from Around the World Portray U.S. History Dana Lindaman,Kyle Ward No preview available - 2006 |
Common terms and phrases
Africa allies Arab Arawaks army atomic bomb attack battle became began Britain British Canada Canadian Caribbean century China Cold War colonies Columbus Communist conflict crisis Cuba Cuba’s Cuban declared defeat DPRK economic Egypt Egyptian Empire enemy Europe European Excerpts Fidel Castro fighting Filipino forces foreign France French Gaza Strip Germany Hispaniola imperial independence invading invasion island Israel Israeli Japan Japan in Modern Japanese Kim Il-sung Korea land Latin America leaders Mexican Mexico Middle East military million Ministry of Education missiles Monroe Doctrine Muslim National-Socialist Education nations North American North Korea nuclear Paris peace People’s Philippines political population ports President Puritans regime Republic resistance Revolution Russia ships slave trade Society soldiers South southern Soviet Union Spain Spanish Syria territory thirteen colonies threat tion Treaty Treaty of Versailles troops U.S. textbooks United USSR Versailles victory Vietnam weapons West Western