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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book traces historical conceptions of the teaching of history. It challenges the prominent view that history was only ever taught as a mechanically memorized list of political events for the sake of cultivating national pride. The author traces various methods of history teaching throughout the 20th century to demonstrates that history has also been used to illustrate broader social and cultural developments, cultivate social consciousness, and teach problem solving. This book is an essential read for any history teacher who wants to reflect on the evolution of their discipline and think about how they can best equip their students for the intellectual challenges of the 21st century. It offers a radical rethinking of the purpose of history teaching and emphasizes the role of the history classroom in facilitating the development of critical thinking and social understanding. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…