Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts
| Author | : Samuel S. Wineburg |
| Publisher | : Critical Perspectives on the P |
| Total Pages | : 255 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1566398568 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781566398565 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (565 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts by : Samuel S. Wineburg
Download or read book Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts written by Samuel S. Wineburg and published by Critical Perspectives on the P. This book was released on 2001 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether he is comparing how students and historians interpret documentary evidence or analyzing children's drawings, Wineburg's essays offer rough maps of how ordinary people think about the past and use it to understand the present. These essays acknowledge the role of collective memory in filtering what we learn in school and shaping our historical thinking.
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