Subjects:  1. History    2. History - General History    3. History: World    4. Study & Teaching    5. History / Study & Teaching    6. History, American | Native American   

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Bush the 'Education' President Should Read This
Required reading for anyone embarking on a career in our endangered educational system, William Irwin Thompson's current offering helps us understand what he sees as a shift from an Atlantic culture of capitalism and the printed word
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Subjects:  1. Curricula    2. Education / Teaching    3. History    4. Home schooling    5. Social Science    6. Sociology    7. Sociology - General    8. Study & Teaching    9. Study and teaching (Elementary)    10. Study and teaching (Secondary)    11. Teaching Methods & Materials - Social Science    12. United States   

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Remarkably accessable
This first hand account comprised of journal entries with commentary is a fascinating read and provides tremendous detail of Capt. Cook's voyages. I think that for the general reader with an interest in Cook I would recommend Hough's biography as a primary source with this volume as a supplementary text. The two together will provide an excellent view of the accomplishments and adventures of Cook and his crews. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1728-1779    2. Cook, James,    3. Diaries    4. Discovery and exploration    5. Early works to 1800    6. History    7. History: American    8. Oceania    9. Ships & Shipbuilding - History    10. Special Interest - Adventure    11. Study & Teaching    12. Travel - General    13. Voyages around the world    14. Biography: general    15. Geographical discovery & exploration    16. Travel / Adventure    17. USA    18. World history: c 1750 to c 1900    19. c 1700 to c 1800   

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The Truth about Mrs. Parks
Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King are no longer real people in the popular imagination; they are cartoon characters. In this important book, Herbert Kohl summarizes the various ways we teach our children about Mrs. Parks, and contrasts them with the truth.
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Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. African American women civil rights workers    3. African Americans    4. Alabama    5. Biography    6. Civil rights    7. Civil rights workers    8. Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General    9. Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Histor    10. Historiography    11. History    12. History and criticism    13. Montgomery    14. Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights    15. Social Science    16. Sociology    17. Study & Teaching    18. Study and teaching (Elementary)    19. U.S. - Political And Civil Rights Of Blacks    20. United States - 20th Century    21. American history: postwar, from c 1945 -    22. Human rights    23. Social Science / African-American Studies    24. Social history    25. c 1945 to c 1960   

Subjects:  1. Education / Teaching    2. Life Sciences - Biology - General    3. Science    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Study & Teaching    6. Teaching Methods & Materials - Science & Technology   

Subjects:  1. General    2. History    3. History - General History    4. History: World    5. Non-Formal Education    6. Oral history    7. Study & Teaching    8. Historiography    9. History / General   

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Sharing History
As a new recruit in the growing international army of Civil War reenactors, I was anxious to evolve past the usual march-and-shoot mass maneuvers into effective first-person interaction with spectators. Buthaving never even seen a living-history interpreter, I wasn't sure what todo. Then I found Ms. Roth's delightful book on the internet! Sheinterviewed scores of experienced interpreters at the best living-historymuseums in the United States and Canada to find out how they hook -- andkeep -- the interests of their visitors. The result is some imaginativeout-of-the-box approaches that make visitors think they're beingentertained instead of educated! The fun that the interpreters obviouslyhave with their roles is infectious -- I could hardly wait to try it! Thisis a MUST read for anyone who's ever thought of going to a historicalreinactment as either a participant or a spectator. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Acting & Auditioning    2. General    3. Historic sites    4. Historical reenactments    5. History    6. History: American    7. Interpretive programs    8. Museums, Tours, Points of Interest    9. Performing Arts    10. Study & Teaching    11. Study and teaching    12. Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Social Science    13. Historiography    14. Theatre, drama    15. USA    16. living history; interactive dramatization; roleplaying; museums; historic sites; Plimoth Plantation in Massachusetts; Conner Prairie in Indiana; Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia   

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INTRODUCING THE POST COLONIAL
Comqests and Exodus are as old as human race&hence colonising is no new thing.But when we speak about colonialism we now mean the domination of Asia Africa &the far east by euoropean powers.Ania loomba analyses the phenomenon with unusual insight . A good introduction to colonialism and postcolonialism
I read the book in the process of selecting a text-book that would serve the purpose of introducing my students to the tricky issues pertaining to colonialism and post-colonialism. I would have given it five stars if itwere not for the author's failure sometimes in sufficiently expalining someof the terminology in connection with thinkers who influenced thisdiscipline. I had no trouble sailing through her review of Said, Althusser,Fucault and other thinkers whose work I am familiar with but my studentsare not. I would definitely recommend this book for anyone interested in aconscise introduction to colonialism and postcolonialism but I have to warnyou that some background reading is required first or else the first 30 or40 pages would read like Double-Dutch to the uninformed or first-timer. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. American - General    2. Emigration & Immigration    3. History    4. History: World    5. Literature - Classics / Criticism    6. Postcolonialism    7. Semiotics & Theory    8. Study & Teaching    9. World - General    10. Colonization & independence    11. Cultural studies    12. Literary Criticism & Collections / General    13. Literary studies: general   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Education    3. History - United States/19th Century    4. History - United States/General    5. Study & Teaching    6. Teaching Methods & Materials - General    7. History, American    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / General   

Subjects:  1. 1332-1406    2. Historiography    3. History    4. History - General History    5. Ibn Khaldun,    6. Ibn Khaldåun,    7. Philosophy    8. Philosophy Of History    9. Ibn Khaldun    10. Islamic studies    11. Non-Western philosophy   

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Excellent Review!!!!!
Rydell, Findling, and Pelle do a wonderful job of describing theinfluences that helped shape the World's Fairs and expositions held in theUnited States between 1853 and 1984. Initially designed to boost localeconomies, the fair promoters gradually shifted to more national agendas;imperialism, cold war, and capitalism.The book is a great resource forthose not aware of how much impact these fairs have had on our country'sdevelopment! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. 20th century    3. History    4. History - U.S.    5. History: American    6. Social History    7. Study & Teaching    8. Trade shows    9. U.S. History - 20th Century (General)    10. U.S. History - Late 19th Century (1877-1900)    11. United States    12. United States - 19th Century    13. United States - 20th Century    14. United States - General    15. Cultural studies    16. Customs    17. Pageants, parades, festivals    18. USA    19. c 1800 to c 1900   

Subjects:  1. Education    2. History    3. History (General)    4. History - General History    5. Social Sciences (General)    6. Social sciences    7. Study & Teaching    8. Study and teaching    9. Teaching Methods & Materials - General    10. United States    11. Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / General    12. Schools    13. Teaching of a specific subject    14. USA   

Subjects:  1. Historiography    2. History    3. Methodology    4. History: theory & methods   

Subjects:  1. Civilization    2. General    3. History    4. History & Surveys - Modern    5. History Of Philosophy    6. Order (Philosophy)    7. Philosophy    8. Political Philosophy    9. Study & Teaching    10. History: theory & methods    11. Phenomenology & Existentialism   

Subjects:  1. Historiography    2. History - General History    3. Cary-Elwes, Columba    4. Correspondence    5. Religion    6. Toynbee, Arnold Joseph   

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Education / Teaching    3. History    4. Secondary    5. Secondary School Social Sciences    6. Study and teaching (Secondary)    7. Teaching Methods & Materials - Social Science    8. Education / Secondary    9. Secondary schools    10. Teaching of a specific subject   

Subjects:  1. Drama in education    2. Education / Teaching    3. History    4. Individual Director    5. Performing Arts    6. Performing Arts/Dance    7. Readers' theater    8. Study & Teaching    9. Study and teaching    10. Teaching Methods & Materials - Social Science   

Subjects:  1. History    2. History: World    3. Study & Teaching   

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Great book, but will students use it?
I think this is a great book and I'll be using it myself here when I teach two courses called "Learning Strategies for History.While I found it very useful, I'm wondering how useful a student attempting to use it alone would find this book.The suggested exercises are good but without feedback some motivation may be lacking.So, if you thought of getting this for your child or spouse or whoever who is having difficulty with a history course, do it but be willing to read it with them and give them feedback as they try to put some of the suggestions and information into practice. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. History    3. History: World    4. Reference    5. Study & Teaching    6. Study and teaching (Higher)    7. United States    8. History / General    9. Literary studies: general   

Subjects:  1. Historiography    2. History    3. History & Surveys - General    4. History - General History    5. Periodization    6. Philosophy    7. Semantics, Historical    8. Study & Teaching    9. Europe    10. European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland)