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The Trouble with Textbooks : Distorting History and Religion.

Tobin, Gary A.

The Trouble with Textbooks : Distorting History and Religion. - Lanham : Lexington Books, 2008. - 1 online resource (217 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-198) and index.

Cover; title page; copyright page; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE Textbooks Are in Trouble; CHAPTER TWO When the Textbook Is Not Enough: Supplemental Materials, Teacher Trainings, and More; CHAPTER THREE Learning about Jewish Origins: Stereotypes of Jews; CHAPTER FOUR Jews, Judaism, and Christianity; CHAPTER FIVE Double Standards in Teaching about Judaism Compared to Islam; CHAPTER SIX The Ancient History of Israel; CHAPTER SEVEN The Founding of Israel: Rights to the Land, War and Refugees; CHAPTER EIGHT Terrorism and Internal Conflict; CHAPTER NINE Conclusion; CHAPTER TEN Methodology. Appendix A Textbooks Reviewed by Publisher Parent CompanyAppendix B Imprints of Major Textbook Publishing Corporations; Appendix C Textbook Usage Survey: Extent of Usage by Publisher Parent Company; Appendix D Outline of the Arab Narrative; Notes; Index; About the Authors.

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Our elementary, middle, and high school teaching about Jews, Judaism, and Israel is driven by textbook misstatements about Jewish theology, social structure, and the history of Israel that comprise an unsavory picture of Jews and Israel. This book will be an extremely valuable reference tool for educators and members of the public interested in religion and the Middle East.


Electronic reproduction.
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HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.


Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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Textbook bias--United States.
Jews--History--Study and teaching--United States.
Judaism--Study and teaching--United States.
Public schools--United States.
Judaïsme--Étude et enseignement--États-Unis.
Écoles publiques--États-Unis.
HISTORY--World.
Jews--Study and teaching
Judaism--Study and teaching
Public schools
Textbook bias
Bibelunterricht
Geschichtsschreibung
Textbooks--United States.
Textbooks--Censorship--United States.
Textbook bias.
Judaism--History--Textbooks.


United States
Israel
Israel--History--Textbooks.


History

LB3045.6 .T63 2008

909.04924071