Nishino / Lässig Changing Histories

Japanese and South African Textbooks in Comparison (1945–1995)
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-3-86234-816-9
Verlag: V&R unipress
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Deutsch, Englisch, Band Band 129, 222 Seiten

Reihe: Eckert. Die Schriftenreihe

An innovative bi-national comparison of histories of history education and history textbooks to demonstrate textbook historiography.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nishino, Ryôta

Lässig, Simone

Weitere Mitwirkende

Lässig, Simone

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Geschichte der Pädagogik, Richtungen in der Pädagogik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;9
2;Acknowledgements;11
3;Notes on terminology and source materials;13
4;Introduction;17
4.1;Historical Literature on Textbook Analysis;18
4.2;Comparing South Africa and Japan;23
4.3;Mass Education, Memory and History Textbooks;28
4.4;The Status of the Textbook in South African and Japanese Schools;31
4.5;Methodological Considerations;34
4.6;Limitations to Coverage of Modern History;35
4.7;Selecting and Classifying Textbooks;37
4.8;The Selection of Historical Events and Themes;38
4.9;Structure of the Book;40
5;Chapter One: Education Policy-making in South Africa and Japan ca. 1945 to 1995;43
5.1;Introduction;43
5.2;Recent Public Debates on History Education in South Africa and Japan;44
5.3;South Africa: Afrikanerising Educational Bureaucracy and History Education;45
5.4;Verwoerd’s Premiership: Separate Development and Afrikaner Nationalism;51
5.5;Education under Pressure;54
5.6;Botha’s Reform and the Deepening Crisis of Education;55
5.7;The Transition Period: Struggle for a New Education System;59
5.8;Japanese Education;61
5.9;Reverse Course;64
5.10;Ienaga Textbook Trial;70
5.11;High Growth Era and the Economic Rationale of Education;72
5.12;Resurgent Nationalism and Internationalising Textbook Issues;74
5.13;Prime Minister Nakasone and Rinkyôshin (the Ad Hoc Council on Education);77
5.14;The Nineties: The End of the 1955 System and ‘Apology’ Statement;79
5.15;Summary: Bi-national Comparison;80
6;Chapter Two: An Analysis of South African Standard 6 History Textbooks;83
6.1;Introduction;83
6.2;A Note about Textbook Format;83
6.3;1. The Relationship between the Khoikhoi People and the Early Dutch Settlers c. 1652 to 1662;84
6.3.1;Historical Background;84
6.3.2;Textbook Approaches;85
6.3.3;Summary;90
6.4;2. Cultural and Racial Characterisation of the Khoikhoi, the Bushmen, and Europeans;90
6.4.1;Historical Background;90
6.4.2;Textbook Approaches;93
6.4.3;Summary;100
6.5;3. Slavery at the Cape;101
6.5.1;Historical Background;101
6.5.2;Textbook Approaches;103
6.5.3;Summary;108
6.6;4. The Origins of the Zulu State-formation in the Nineteenth Century and the Changing Images of Piet Retief and his ‘Treaty’ with the Zulu Kingdom;109
6.6.1;Historical Background;109
6.6.2;Textbook Approaches;113
6.6.3;Summary;125
6.7;Themes Emerging from South African History Textbooks;126
7;Chapter Three: An Analysis of Japanese Middle-school History Textbooks;129
7.1;Introduction;129
7.2;A Note about Textbook Format;130
7.3;1. The Nanboku-chô Conflict;130
7.3.1;Historical Background;130
7.3.2;Textbook Approaches;134
7.3.3;Summary;143
7.4;2. The Description and the Assessment of ‘Sakoku’ (National Seclusion) and the Genroku Culture;144
7.4.1;Historical Background;144
7.4.2;Textbook Approaches;147
7.4.3;Summary;161
7.5;3. The Ainu Response to Japanese Colonisation;161
7.5.1;Historical Background;161
7.5.2;Textbook Approaches;164
7.5.3;Summary;170
7.6;4. The Portrayals of Female Factory Workers and Industrial Action in the Late Nineteenth Century;171
7.6.1;Historical Background;171
7.6.2;Textbook Approaches;174
7.6.3;Summary;182
7.7;Issues Emerging from Japanese History Textbooks;183
8;Chapter Four: Conclusions;185
9;Select Bibliography;191
9.1;Notes;191
9.2;Primary sources;192
9.2.1;1. Syllabus and Curriculum Documents;192
9.2.2;a) South African Syllabus Documents;192
9.2.3;Transvaal;192
9.2.4;Cape Province (The Western Cape Province after 1994);192
9.2.5;Natal Province (KwaZulu-Natal Province after 1994);193
9.2.6;Orange Free State;193
9.2.7;Coloured Education Department;193
9.2.8;Indian Education Department;193
9.2.9;Bantu Education Department/Department of Training and Education;193
9.2.10;Miscellaneous document;193
9.2.11;b) Japanese Curriculum Documents;194
9.2.12;2. Textbooks;194
9.2.13;a) South African History Textbooks;194
9.2.13.1;Phase 1: 1945–1966;194
9.2.13.2;Phase 2: 1967–1971;194
9.2.13.3;Phase 3: 1972–1984;195
9.2.13.4;Phase 4: 1985–1989;195
9.2.13.5;Phase 5: 1990–c. 1995;195
9.2.14;b) Japanese History Textbooks;196
9.2.14.1;Phase 1: 1945–1957;196
9.2.14.2;Phase 2: 1958–1971 Top-sellers;196
9.2.14.3;Medium-sellers;196
9.2.14.4;Low-sellers;196
9.2.14.5;Phase 3: 1972–1980 Top-sellers;196
9.2.14.6;Medium-sellers;197
9.2.14.7;Low-sellers;197
9.2.14.8;Phase 4: 1981–1989 Top-sellers;197
9.2.14.9;Medium-sellers;197
9.2.14.10;Low-sellers;197
9.2.14.11;Phase 5: 1990–1993 Top-sellers;197
9.2.14.12;Medium-sellers;197
9.2.14.13;Low-sellers;198
9.2.15;3. South African Government Circulars and Documents;198
9.2.16;4. Mombushô Circulars and Documents;198
9.2.17;a) Reports;198
9.2.18;b) Mombushô Textbook Screening Standards Documents;199
9.2.19;c) Mombushô Textbook Screening Standards Implementation Subsidiary Regulations Documents;200
9.2.20;5. Newspapers;200
9.2.21;a) South African Newspapers;200
9.2.22;b) Japanese Newspapers;200
9.2.23;c) International Newspapers (online);200
9.2.24;6. Radio Programmes;201
9.3;Secondary Sources;201
9.3.1;1. Theses;201
9.3.2;2. Books, Journal Articles, Chapters in Books, and Conference Papers;201
10;Glossary;215
10.1;South African terms;215
10.2;Japanese terms;216

Über Autor(innen)

Nishino, Ryôta
Dr. Ryota Nishino is a lecturer in History at the University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji.

Lässig, Simone
Prof. Dr. Simone Lässig ist Direktorin des Deutschen Historischen Instituts Washington DC.