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Education for Empire: American Schools, Race, and the Paths of Good Citizenship
Clif Stratton
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Description for Education for Empire: American Schools, Race, and the Paths of Good Citizenship
Paperback. Brings together topics in American history often treated separately: schools, race, immigration, and empire building. Using case studies from around the country, this title shows that public schooling and colonialism were intimately intertwined. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Education for Empire brings together topics in American history often treated separately: schools, race, immigration, and empire building. During the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, American imperial ambitions abroad expanded as the country's public school system grew. How did this imperialism affect public education? School officials, teachers, and textbook authors used public education to place children, both native and foreign-born, on multiple uneven paths to citizenship. Using case studies from around the country, Clif Stratton deftly shows that public schooling and colonialism were intimately intertwined. This book reveals how students - from Asians in the U.S. West and Hawai'i ... Read more
Education for Empire brings together topics in American history often treated separately: schools, race, immigration, and empire building. During the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, American imperial ambitions abroad expanded as the country's public school system grew. How did this imperialism affect public education? School officials, teachers, and textbook authors used public education to place children, both native and foreign-born, on multiple uneven paths to citizenship. Using case studies from around the country, Clif Stratton deftly shows that public schooling and colonialism were intimately intertwined. This book reveals how students - from Asians in the U.S. West and Hawai'i ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520285675
SKU
V9780520285675
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About Clif Stratton
Clif Stratton is Clinical Assistant Professor of History and Assistant Director of the Roots of Contemporary Issues program at Washington State University. He is the 2014 recipient of the American Historical Association's Eugene Asher Distinguished Teaching Award.
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