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**This intriguing compilation shows how very different US history looks when viewed from beyond American shores.**In an alternative and eye-opening version of American history, History Lessons provides an enormous range of conflicting takes on seemingly straightforward events. Readers accustomed to a single view of American history will find British, Canadian, and Native American views of the War of 1812; Cuban and Russian views of the Bay of Pigs debacle; and Iranian views of the hostage crisis, among many other astonishing and enlightening examples. Many of the textbooks included in __History Lessons__ are the only authorized source of information about American history in their respective countries. Most are made accessible to English-language readers for the first time, and several—including excerpts from the only textbook known to have been smuggled out of North Korea—are literally hot property. __History Lessons__ offers a lighthearted challenge to the biases we bring to our understanding of American history—and a sobering glimpse into how the rest of the world views the past we take for granted. __History Lessons__ includes textbook selections from China • France • Russia •

Who reads History Lessons : How Textbooks From Around the World Portray U.S. History?

Author

Lindaman, Dana; Ward, Kyle

Publisher

The New Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9781595585752

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, History, Education

Rating

3.64 / 5 (144 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13