Citizenship, Nation, Empire - The Politics of History Teaching in England, 18701930

Details contemporary debates about the purpose of history teaching and the influence of late-Victorian and Edwardian educational culture, and goes on to examine how pedagogical developments shaped the content of early-years reading books and textbooks.

List of contents

Introduction

Part I:
Contested Histories: the teaching of history in its "Golden Age"
Enlightened Patriotism? Or, what was history for?
The Renaissance of the Child: Educational theory and the teaching of history

Part II:
Imperial values and enlightened patriotism in the teaching of history, c. 1880-1930
Imperial values in the teaching of history I: national origins, seafaring and the Christian impulse
Imperial values in the teaching of history II: the English 'race'
Enlightened Patriots: Heroes, heroines and 'pioneers of progress' in the teaching of history
History in War and Peace

Conclusion
Index

About the author

Peter Yeandle is Lecturer in History at the Loughborough University

Summary

Details contemporary debates about the purpose of history teaching and the influence of late-Victorian and Edwardian educational culture, and goes on to examine how pedagogical developments shaped the content of early-years reading books and textbooks. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Peter Yeandle, Yeandle Peter
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9781526149350
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-4935-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Studies in Imperialism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; EDUCATION / General, Education, European History, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Colonialism & imperialism, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Colonialism and imperialism