American Revolution: Selections from Secondary School History Books of Other Nations
DOCUMENT RESUBE zD 124 490 95 SO 009 240 AUTHOR Barendsen, Robert D., Comp.; And Others TITLE American Revolution: Selections from Secondary School History Books of Other Nations. INSTITUTION Office of Education (DREW), Washington, D.C. REPORT NO (0E)76-19124 PUB DATE 76 NOTE 97p. AVAILABLE FROMSuperintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 (Stock No. 017-080-01550-1, $2.25) EDES PRICE MF-$0.83 HC-$4.67 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Colonial History (United States); Colonialism; *Comparative Analysis; Comparative Education; *Foreign Countries; Foreign Relations; Geography; *History Textbooks; International Education; Political Science; Religion; Revolution; *Revolutionary War (United States); Secondary Education; Social Studies; Textbook Bias; *Textbook Content; United States History ABSTRACT Selections from the recent history texts of 13 foreign countries are contained in this documentas an effort to gather the curricular perceptions of other countries about key events or periods in American history related to the U.S. Revolutionary War. American- -secon a ry Lea lier Ni, cottemporary source material not otherwise readily available for teaching about the American Revolution, especially during the period of the bicentennial celebration. The collection is useful to teachers interested in inquiry learning, a comparative approach to history,or international understanding. Each entry represents the treatment of the subject in the textbooks of-the country. Selectionsare from France, West Germany, Argentina, Mexico, Canada, Ghana, Egypt, Israel, Japan, People's Republic of China, India, Great Britan, and the U.S.S.R. Each selection is translated into English and id-atifies source and grade level it is written for. Compilers' interpretations of the selection are limited and factual errors are not corrected.
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