The Textbook as Discourse: Sociocultural Dimensions of American Schoolbooks

Book Overview

This book is about the social, political and cultural content of elementary and secondary textbooks in American education. It focuses on the nature of the discourses-the content and context-that represent what is included in textbooks.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415886473
• ISBN13: 9780415886475
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.3"