1st Edition
Teaching Trump Critical Issues in History and Civics Education
By Fritz Fischer
Copyright 2026
190 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
190 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
190 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book makes the case for teaching and engaging with the Trump presidency as US political history.
Asking questions about how and when Trump’s presidency should be studied posits that history teachers must engage with this history now. The author points to the events that the January 6 th Commission called a “stain on our history” and makes the argument that these events, if ignored, could... Read more
Introduction 1. Teaching History and Civics 2. Virtue 3. Knowledge 4. Equality 5. Truth and the Presidency 6. Power: “History Is Calling” Conclusion
Biography
Fritz Fischer is Professor of History and History Education at the University of Northern Colorado, USA, and Chair of the Board of Distinguished Scholars of the National Council for History Education.
