1st Edition
Postwar History Education in Japan and the Germanys Guilty lessons
By Julian Dierkes
Copyright 2010
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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How did East and West Germany and Japan reconstitute national identity after World War II? Did all three experience parallel reactions to national trauma and reconstruction?
History education shaped how these nations reconceived their national identities. Because the content of history education was controlled by different actors, history education materials framed national identity in very... Read more
1. The Determinants of Portrayals of the Nation in History Education 2. The Re-Nationalization of History in East German Education 3. Rationalizing Portrayals of the Nation in (West) German History Education 4. Japanese Bureaucrats and Empiricist Textbook Historiography 5. Portrayals of the Nation in Japanese and German History Education Explained
Biography
Julian Dierkes is an Associate Professor and the Keidanren Chair in Japanese Research at the University of British Columbia’s Institute of Asian Research where he teaches Asia Pacific Policy Studies. Dr. Dierkes’ current research focuses on a sociological analysis of supplementary education ("juku") in Japan.
