Nationhood and Politicization of History in School Textbooks

1. Front Matter

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2. Foreword: Sarajevo in the Twentieth Century, or, the Manufacture of European History

   • Anne Madelain

   Pages 1-8

3. Nationhood and the Politicization of History in School Textbooks

   • Gorana Ognjenović, Jasna Jozelić

   Pages 9-16

4. The Ideologization of History Education and Textbooks in Slovenia (Yugoslavia) During Socialism, 1945–1990

   • Mateja Režek

   Pages 17-42

5. Ideological Changes in the History Textbooks of Montenegro

   • Saša Knežević, Nebojša Čagorović

   Pages 43-60

6. Kosova Under Yugoslavia (1945–1999) in the History Textbooks of Kosova and Serbia

   • Shkëlzen Gashi

   Pages 61-85

7. History, Identity, and Curricula: Public Debates and Controversies Over the Proposal for a New History Curriculum in Croatia

   • Snježana Koren

   Pages 87-112

8. Phantoms of Neverland: The Tale of Three+ History Textbooks in Croatia

   • Gorana Ognjenović

   Pages 113-126

9. Where and How Do Pupils in Serbia Learn About the 1990s Yugoslav Wars?

   • Marko Šuica, Ana Radaković, Slobodan Rudić

   Pages 127-154

10. To Believe or Not to Believe: Current History Textbooks in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    • Goran Šimić

    Pages 155-179

11. The Most Golden Age: A Discourse Analysis of Representations of Medieval Bosnia in Secondary-School History Textbooks in the Federation of BiH

    • Sead S. Fetahagić

    Pages 181-212

12. Teaching History with an Ethno-Nationalistic Approach: History Textbooks in the Education System of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    • Jasna Jozelić

    Pages 213-225

13. The Myth of Victimization in Macedonian History Textbooks (1991–2018)

    • Darko Stojanov, Petar Todorov

    Pages 227-252

14. Southeast Europe in History Textbooks: A Variety of Selective Perceptions

    • Zrinka Štimac

    Pages 253-275

15. Conclusion

    • Gorana Ognjenović, Jasna Jozelić

    Pages 277-278

16. Afterword

    • Sabine Rutar

    Pages 279-285

17. Back Matter

    Pages 287-292

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This book explores how school history textbooks are used to perpetuate nationalistic policies within divided regions. Exploring the ‘divide and rule’ politics across ex-Yugoslav successor states, the editors and contributors draw upon a wide range of case studies from across the region. Textbooks and other educational media provide the foundations upon which the new generation build understanding about their own context and the events that are creating their present. By promoting nationalistic politics in such media, textbooks themselves can be used as tools to further promote and preserve ongoing hostility between ethnic groups following periods of conflict. This edited collection will appeal to scholars of educational media, history education and post-conflict societies.  

• Education and politicization
• Nationalism
• History and education
• Textbooks
• Education and transition
• Education in south-eastern Europe
• Post-conflict education
• learning and instruction

• University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

  Gorana Ognjenović

• Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, Oslo, Norway

  Jasna Jozelić

Gorana Ognjenović is Research Fellow at the University of Oslo, Norway.



Jasna Jozelić is a PhD candidate at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, Norway. ​

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