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The author, a sociologist, did a lot of research before writing the present book. In the present book, the author examines twelve popular American High School history textbooks thoroughly and critically. Having gone through these history textbooks, the author reaches a conclusion that the authors of these textbooks have propagated false, Eurocentric, and mythologized views of American history.
The author also points out that several themes that he presents in this book have been ignored by American high school history textbooks. The author criticizes the dominant historical themes that are explored in these textbooks.
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Student World is a group of college lecturers and professors. We understand how high school and college students feel when they are given to read literature, especially classics. They generally get lost in the long and complex sentences, a parade of characters, and shifting narratives, thus making it difficult for them to make head from tail.
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About Lies My Teacher Told Me
Lies My Teacher Told Me
by James W. Loewen was first published 2008. The book is subtitled Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong.
The author, a sociologist, did a lot of research before writing the present book. In the present book, the author examines twelve popular American High School history textbooks thoroughly and critically.
Having gone through these history textbooks, the author reaches a conclusion that the authors of these textbooks have propagated false, Eurocentric, and mythologized views of American history.
The author also points out that several themes that he presents in this book have been ignored by American high school history textbooks. The author criticizes the dominant historical themes that are explored in these textbooks.
According to the author, it took him one year to investigate these twelve textbooks at the Smithsonian Institute. While studying these textbooks, the author came across several inaccuracies and half-truths that really shocked him. He says that these half-truths and wrong information is being given to the student at high schools.
According to the author, he decided to have his present
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