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sample for World History textbooks When judging textbooks, well
thought-out objections put you on the attack and foes on the defensive.
Our standard review criteria give you this edge. They also help rank
textbooks fairly.
Below are a few of our standard review criteria for high school
World History textbooks. This is not a comprehensive course outline,
but a list of what textbooks often censor on major topics.
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Prevent stereotypes of whites-as-oppressors and people-of-color-as-victims
from slanting discussions of Western imperialism by noting that:
Some sub-Saharan African peoples practiced human sacrifice (e.g., Ashanti,
Dahomey). The Aztecs and some other New World Indians engaged in cannibalism
as well as human sacrifice.
In the Columbian exchange, infection was a two-way street. A very lethal
strain of syphilis, probably from America, killed many Europeans in the early
1500s.
Only the Christian West realized slavery was wrong and took the lead in
abolishing it.
Manchu China was as culturally arrogant as the West. Chinese emperors
viewed all foreign traders as barbarian bearers of tribute to whom they wished
only to sell, not to buy, demanding payment in silver.
The West demanded "extraterritoriality" because Chinese justice assumed
guilt until proven innocent, used torture to extract confessions, and held
whole groups responsible for acts of single members.
British rule brought peace and a common language (English) to deeply divided
India, ended or opposed suttee, infanticide, and child marriage there, improved
Indian health, education, and transportation systems, and merely added another
caste to the existing system.
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umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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Any comments about Indian history bias prevention?
As there any similar prescription for NE Indian history's portrayal in Indian
textbooks?
Umesh
Umesh Sharma
Washington D.C.
1-202-215-4328 [Cell]
Ed.M. - International Education Policy
Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Harvard University,
Class of 2005
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www.gse.harvard.edu/iep (where the above 2 are used )
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Umesh Sharma
Washington D.C.
1-202-215-4328 [Cell]
Ed.M. - International Education Policy
Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Harvard University,
Class of 2005
http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info)
www.gse.harvard.edu/iep (where the above 2 are used )
http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/
http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/
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