Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 The Determinants of Portrayals of the Nation in History Education; 2 The Re-Nationalization of History in East German Education; 3 Rationalizing Portrayals of the Nation in (West) German History Education; 4 Japanese Bureaucrats and Empiricist Textbook Historiography; 5 Portrayals of the Nation in Japanese and German History Education Explained; Appendix A: Curricula; Appendix B: Textbooks; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
History education is the official version of modern national identities.€This book€is a remarkable unveiling of how three countries changed their portrayal of history after disastrous defeat in World War II. The book traces these portrayals through extensive, over-time middle school history textbook and curriculum analyses
