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Resources for Teaching History, 14-16
Continuum International Publishing 2010; US$ 160.00Because teachers have so many things to do, creating new, inspiring lessons can often take a back seat. This book is designed to assist you in providing lesson ideas on everything from women’s role in WW1 to the Russian Civil War. With more than 70 curriculum-linked lessons suitable for teaching 14-16-year-olds, this fabulously user-friendly... more...
Teaching History with Big Ideas
R&L Education 2010; US$ 31.99The case studies in this book describe the decisions and plans and the problems and possibilities middle and high school history teachers encountered as they ratcheted up their instruction through the use of big ideas, which offered both teacher and students opportunities to explore historical actors, ideas, and events in rich and engaging ways. more...
World History: The Basics
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 19.95World History has rapidly grown to become one of the most popular and talked about approaches to the study of history. World History: The Basics introduces this fast-growing field and addresses key questions such as: What is world history? How do we study a subject with such a broad geographic and chronological range? Why... more...
Teaching Global History
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 54.95Teaching Global History challenges prospective and beginning social studies teachers to formulate their own views about what is important to know in global history and why. It explains how to organize the curriculum around broad social studies concepts and themes and student questions about humanity, history, and the contemporary world. All chapters... more...
5 Steps to a 5 AP World History 2012-2013
McGraw-Hill Education 2011; US$ 18.95A Perfect Plan for the Perfect Score. We want you to succeed on your AP* exam. That's why we've created this 5-step plan to help you study more effectively, use your preparation time wisely, and get your best score. This easy-to-follow guide offers you a complete review of your AP course, strategies to give you the edge on test day, and plenty... more...
No Land! No House! No Vote!
Pambazuka Press 2011; US$ 21.99Early in 2007, hundreds of families living in shacks in Cape Town were moved into houses they had been waiting for since the end of the apartheid. But soon they were told that the move had been illegal, and they were kicked out of their new homes. They built shacks next to the road opposite the housing project and hundreds organized themselves into... more...
Writing World War II
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2011; US$ 15.99An indispensable tool for high-schoolers, undergraduates, or even amateur enthusiasts, Writing World War II teaches the craft of history writing?by example. In a series of thoughtful essays, Sylvie Murray examines American involvement in World War II and how it has subsequently been portrayed by historians. Murray addresses three broad topics?the... more...
Deutsche Philologie an den preußischen Universitäten im 19. Jahrhundert
De Gruyter 2011; US$ 433.00This volume of documents is a contribution to research on the academic history of the discipline. The sources are from numerous archives and? almost without exception? have not been published previously. Part I contains documents from the establishment of the first academic chair for German Philology up to the differentiation into Old German Philology... more...
Essaying the Past
Wiley 2011; US$ 24.95Part research manual, part study guide, and part introduction to the study of history, Essaying the Past guides the reader through the nuts and bolts of producing good historical prose, offering key strategies and useful tips. Includes expert advice on writing about history, conducting good research, and learning how to think analytically Covers... more...
Implizites Wissen und kompetentes Handeln
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2010; US$ 43.03Hauptbeschreibung Kinder, Jugendliche und auch Erwachsene begegnen in ihrem Alltag einer Fülle gedeuteter, in unterschiedlichsten medialen Formen dargestellter Geschichte; Sinnbildungsangebote sind hier notwendig enthalten. Geschichtsunterricht muss SchülerInnen zu einem reflektierten Umgang mit diesen Darstellungen von Geschichte und somit zu einer... more...









