Prejudice and Pride

Dhawan Aditya Kumar Krishna

ISBN 10: 0143029053 / ISBN 13: 9780143029052

Published by Penguin Books, 2003

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pp. xii + 274. Seller Inventory # 7703710

Bibliographic Details

Title: Prejudice and Pride

Publisher: Penguin Books

Publication Date: 2003

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

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Synopsis:

Though India and Pakistan have a common past, the story of the freedom struggle is recounted in their school textbooks in vastly differing ways. in Prejudice and Pride, Krishna Kumar explains how the history texts of both countries selectively narrate their histories for various ideological and cultural reasons.

Synopsis:

The author explains the history texts of India and Pakistan selectively narrate their histories for various ideological and cultural reasons. To show how the two perceptions vary, he compares the textbooks currently used in Indian and Pakistani schools and examines the representation of major episodes and the portrayal of personalities.