The 'History Wars' have come to dominate discussion of Australian history in recent years, playing out over various national sites of celebration and commemoration. Anna Clark examines the place of school history in these disputes over the past, and suggests their partisan historical divide is complicated in the schools arena, where debate has been increasingly contested over 'our children', the nation's future.
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The 'History Wars' have come to dominate discussion of Australian history. This book examines the place of school history in these disputes over the past, and suggests their partisan historical divide is complicated in the schools arena, where debate has been increasingly contested over 'our children', the nation's future.
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Product details

ISBN
9780522852332
Published
2006-02-22
Publisher
Melbourne University Press
Weight
250 gr
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
200

Author

Biographical note

Anna Clark is an Australian Postdoctoral Fellow in history education at Monash University. With Stuart Macintyre, she wrote The History Wars (Melbourne University Press 2003), and has recently published Convicted!, a history book for children (2005).