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ERIC Number: EJ679966
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0142-5692
Isolating Knowledge of the Unpleasant: The Rape of Nanking in Japanese High-School Textbooks.
Barnard, Christopher
British Journal of Sociology of Education, v22 n4 p519-30 Dec 2001
Investigates how the Rape of Nanking is reported in 88 Japanese high school history textbooks authorized by the Japanese Ministry of Education. Analysis of language used in the textbooks reveals that a consistent language pattern isolates knowledge of the Rape of Nanking from Japan and the Japanese. (Author/PAL)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Foreign Countries, High Schools, History Textbooks, Japanese Culture, Language Patterns, Secondary Education, Textbook Content
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Japan
Note: British Journal of Sociology of Education is a refereed journal. Theme issue: The Sociology of the Curriculum.