History Lessons: How Textbooks From Around The World Portray US History

Ever wondered what students in other countries learn about US History? This book offers an enormous range of conflicting takes on seemingly straightforward events. Readers accustomed to a single view of American history will find British, Canadian, and Native American views of the War of 1812, Cuban and Russian views of the Bay of Pigs debacle, and Iranian views of the hostage crisis. History Lessons offers a lighthearted challenge to the biases we bring to our understanding of American history—and a sobering glimpse into how the rest of the world views the past we take for granted. Includes selections from China • France • Russia • Saudi Arabia • Canada • Mexico • North Korea • Egypt • Cuba • Great Britain • South Africa • Iran • India