Learning History in America: Schools, Cultures, and Politics

by Lloyd S. Kramer

Book Overview

Hotly debated, attacked, and defended, multiculturalism has become a pervasive topic in contemporary American society, especially in the nation's schools. Despite its merits in bringing questions about ethnic diversity and national unity to the fore, this debate sorely lacks historical perspective, a shortcoming that Learning History in America seeks to correct. As it extends recent discussions about multiculturalism into...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816623643
• ISBN13: 9780816623648
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"