Whitewashing War
, by Leahey, Christopher R.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780807750438 | 0807750433
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 12/18/2009
Whitewashing War explores perhaps the most critical issue social studies educators presently face: How do we teach students about war? In this timely book, Leahy investigates how the political struggles over the social studies curriculum, the corporate domination of the textbook and testing industry, and the curricular constraints of the No Child Left Behind Act combine to stifle historical inquiry and deprive students of meaningful social studies instruction. Using the Vietnam War as a case study, Leahey holds textbook narratives up to the light, illuminating how the adoption process, interpretive framework, and selection of evidence combine to transform the past into thinly veiled historical myths.