Is a Single Teachable Indian Past Possible Today? - Couverture rigide

Nair, Janaki

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1803092831 ISBN 13 : 9781803092836

Editeur : Seagull Books London Ltd, 2023

Synopsis

An accessible contribution to the ongoing discussion about the quality and politics of social science textbooks in India.

More than ever before, the school history textbook in India has become an embattled object and the subject of many contestations from both above and below. It is vulnerable not only to the political vagaries of governments but also to the exclusive claims of myriad communities and groups to their sense of the past. What is the future of India's textbook, arguably the most important repository of the country's national past? Is a single teachable past even possible any longer?

In this essay, Janaki Nair uses the Indian predicament to discuss the possibility of building up a "historical temper" in the Indian classroom. Sharing examples from her unique position as a professional historian with sustained experience in the field of pedagogy, Nair invites reflections on the prospect of cultivating a historical temper that can help the teacher equip students to grapple with history.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Janaki Nair was professor of modern Indian history at the Centre for Historical Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She is the author of several books, including Mysore Modern: Rethinking the Region Under Princely Rule and The Promise of Metropolis.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Seagull Books London Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1803092831
• ISBN 13: 9781803092836
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 72
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible