The Textbook As Discourse : Sociocultural Dimensions of American Schoolbooks

The Central Assumption Of The Textbook As Discourse Is This: Interpreted In The Flow Of History, Textbooks Can Provide Important Insights Into The Nature And Meaning Of A Culture And The Social And Political Discourses In Which It Is Engaged. This Book Is About The Social, Political And Cultural Content Of Elementary And Secondary Textbooks In American Education. It Focuses On The Nature Of The Discourses--the Content And Context--that Represent What Is Included In Textbooks. The Term Discourse Provides The Conceptual Framework For The Book, Drawing On The Work Of The French Social Theorist Michel Foucault. The Volume Includes Classic Articles And Book Chapters As Well As Three Original Chapters Written By The Editors. To Enhance Its Usefulness As A Course Text, Each Chapter Includes An Overview, Key Concepts, And Questions For Reflection--provided By Publisher. Education And The Iconography Of The Republic : Patriotic Symbolism In The Frontispieces Of Eighteenth- And Nineteenth-century American Textbooks / Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr. -- Values Expressed In American Children's Readers : 1800-1950 / Richard Decharms And Gerald H. Moeller -- Images Of Women In Textbooks 1880-1920 / Joan N. Burstyn And Ruth R. Corrigan -- Catholic Textbooks And Cultural Legitimacy 1840-1935 / Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr. -- The Discourse Of Americanization Textbooks : 1914-1924 / Annis N. Shaver -- Textbooks And Reconstruction / W.e.b. Du Bois -- The Lingering Impact Of The Scopes Trial On High School Biology Textbooks / Randy Moore -- Ideology And United States History Textbooks / Jean Anyon -- The Representation Of Christopher Columbus In High School History Textbooks : A Content Analysis / Manuel Bello And Annis N. Shaver -- Don Juan And Rebels Under Palm Trees : Depictions Of Latin Americans In Us History Textbooks / Barbara C. Cruz -- Race, Class, Gender, And Disability In Current Textbooks / Christine E. Sleeter And Carl A. Grant -- Brown-ing The American Textbook : History, Psychology, And The Origins Of Modern Multiculturalism / Jonathan Zimmerman -- Making Dick And Jane : Historical Genesis Of The Modern Basal Reader / Allan Luke -- Harold Rugg Vs. Horatio Alger : Social Class And Economic Opportunity, 1930-1960 / Joseph Moreau -- Textbook Content And Religious Fundamentalism / Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr. Edited By Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr., Annis N. Shaver, Manuel Bello. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.