Talk:Nationalism in history textbooks

Michael Gove in UK
This could have something about Michael Gove's attempts to get British history being more celebratory. There was a good Guardian article that also discussed teaching in South Africa and Scotland. And another article on historigraphy of WWI. Annquin (talk) 15:51, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

For future reference
I have no sources for this; this is just what I vaguely remember reading. I'm leaving this here until I actually have concrete references.--Кřěĵ (ṫåɬк) 21:21, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Here is an interview (in Romanian) with a Romanian historian (Marius Diaconescu) in which he essentially says what I wrote above.--Кřěĵ (ṫåɬк) 16:29, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

By definition
Most history books will be nation-centric, emphasise the achievements of the state and its inhabitants (x from y invented whatever, but our z made it a going concern) and minimise the defeats and drawbacks: and two books from two different 'cultures' will describe the same sequence of events quite differently. The same will apply to other special interests (transport, gardens, sport and "an excess of weather"). Anna Livia (talk) 11:40, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
 * A history textbook intended for Polish schools is obviously going to cover more about Poland (and the achievements of Polish individuals) than, say, Thailand. But it can include more information about Poland without also going into disproportionately negative value judgments, such as by portraying Poland as angelic and neighboring nations as perfidious and treacherous.--Кřěĵ (ṫåɬк) 18:29, 1 May 2018 (UTC)