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The trouble with textbooks : distorting history and religion / Gary A. Tobin, Dennis R. Ybarra.

Title
The trouble with textbooks : distorting history and religion / Gary A. Tobin, Dennis R. Ybarra.
Author
Tobin, Gary A.
Publication
Lanham : Lexington Books, c2008.

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Ybarra, Dennis R.
Description
vii, 209 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
"The Trouble with Textbooks sounds the alarm about how textbooks disparage some groups and teach historical distortions. Our schools are supposed to instill young people with American values and provide students with the knowledge necessary for good citizenship. Instead, textbooks are filled with mistakes and misrepresentations."--book jacket.
Subject
  • Textbooks > Censorship > United States
  • Israel > Study and teaching > United States
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-198) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Textbooks are in trouble -- When the textbook is not enough: supplemental materials, teacher trainings, and more -- Learning about Jewish origins: stereotypes of Jews -- Jews, Judaism, and Christianity -- Double standards in teaching about Judaism compared to Islam -- The ancient history of Israel -- The founding of Israel: rights to the land -- Terrorism and internal conflict -- Conclusion -- Methodology.
ISBN
  • 0739130943 (pbk.)
  • 9780739130940 (pbk.)
  • 0739130935 (hbk.)
  • 9780739130933 (hbk.)
LCCN
^^2008931443
OCLC
243545958
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library