Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ515412
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-1191-162X
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Eyewitness Culture and History: Primary Written Sources. The Iconoclast.
McMurtry, John
Canadian Social Studies, v29 n4 p9-11 Sum 1995
Asserts that contemporary history and historiography is "official" history that ignores the daily struggles of people for their continued survival. Argues that, while public illiteracy has nearly disappeared, individuals are ignorant of the wealth of primary-source materials of other cultures' histories. (CFR)
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Cultural Differences, Cultural Images, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Historiography, History, History Instruction, Language Attitudes, Multicultural Education, North American Culture, Oral History, Primary Sources, Resource Materials, Social Studies, Sociolinguistics
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada; India; Sri Lanka
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