By Diana Bolsinger Robert Jones interprets many of today’s most contentious political and cultural battles as the product of shifts in America’s demographic make-up. He convincingly shows that ongoing demographic shifts in America’s ethnic mix are accompanied by unprecedented changes in religious affiliation. White Christian (by which he means Protestant) Americans dominated American politics and […]
Education
Great Books on Learning to Teach History
A selection of websites and books that we have found helpful as resources for various aspects of learning to teaching history.
Great Books on Rethinking the College Classroom
A few of the most important and engaging books about teaching college students.
Advancing Democracy: African Americans and the Struggle for Access and Equity in Higher Education in Texas by Amilcar Shabazz
Amilcar Shabazz has authored an intriguing account of the fight against Jim Crow segregation in higher education in Texas. He argues that it was not primarily the collective action of the organizations or the government that brought about integration:
Prejudice and Pride: School Histories of the Freedom Struggle in India and Pakistan by Krishna Kumar (2001)
Krishna Kumar’s study of school textbooks in Pakistan and India shows that the discipline of history in South Asia has “come under the strain of nation-building rather more than other subjects.” History teaching in these textbooks seeks to settle political and ideological points and guide children’s responses to present day situations.