| Telling Children about the Past: An Interdisciplinary Perspective Contributor(s): Galanidou, Nena (Editor), Dommasnes, LIV Helga (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1879621401 ISBN-13: 9781879621404 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 930.107 |
| LCCN: 2007044094 |
| Series: International Monographs in Prehistory: Ethnoarchaeology |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.20 lbs) 324 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book brings together archeologists, historians, psychologists, and educators from different countries and academic traditions to address the many ways that we tell children about the (distant) past. Knowing the past is fundamentally important for human societies, as well as for individual development. The authors expose many unquestioned assumptions and preformed images in narratives of the past that are routinely presented to children. The contributors both examine the ways in which children come to grips with the past and critically assess the many ways in which contemporary societies and an increasing number of commercial agents construct and use the past. |
Contributor Bio(s): Galanidou, Nena: - Nena Galanidou is Associate Professor of History & Archaeology at University of Crete. Dommasnes, LIV Helga: -Liv Helga Dommasnes is a professor in the Department of Cultural History at University of Bergen. |