Prejudice and pride : school histories of the freedom struggle in India and Pakistan
Krishna Kumar, 1951-2002
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The author explains the history texts of India and Pakistan selectively narrate their histories for various ideological and cultural reasons. To show how the two perceptions vary, he compares the textbooks currently used in Indian and Pakistani schools and examines the representation of major episodes and the portrayal of personalities.
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New Delhi ; London : Penguin, 2002, c2001.
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xii, 274 p. ; 20 cm.
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Originally published: New Delhi : Viking, 2001.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780143029052 (pbk)
Dewey class:
954.0072954
Language:
English
BRN:
1201083
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