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ID106042
Title ProperHeroes and the renegotiation of national identity in American history textbooks
Other Title Informationrepresentations of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, 1982-2003
LanguageENG
AuthorHutchins, Rachel D
Publication2011.
Summary / Abstract (Note)American history textbooks for the USA's public schools act as quasi-official loci for the renegotiation of national identity and are, as such, subject to much controversy. The choice of heroes and the way in which textbooks depict them display the interplay between competing visions of popular ethno-history and scholarly historiography. This article examines contemporary renegotiation of the national narrative through an analysis of the evolving representation of the USA's two most prominent traditional national heroes - George Washington and Abraham Lincoln - in history textbooks for elementary-school students published from the early 1980s to 2003. This period marks the development of the multiculturalist movement and its subsequent conservative backlash, with debates intensifying in the wake of the events of 11 September 2001.
`In' analytical NoteNations and Nationalism Vol. 17, No. 3; Jul 2011: p.649-668
Journal SourceNations and Nationalism Vol. 17, No. 3; Jul 2011: p.649-668
Key WordsAbraham Lincoln ;  George Washington ;  Heroes ;  National Identity ;  Textbooks ;  USA