“Western Civ” and the Staging of History in American Higher Education

Segal documents and analyzes the incorporation of social evolutionary thinking about humanity into history survey courses and textbooks--both "Western" and "World"--that have been taught at US colleges and universities from the emergency of the "Western Civ" survey cour...

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Published in:The American historical review 2000-06, Vol.105 (3), p.770-805
Main Author: Segal, Daniel A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to education
Colleges & universities
Curricula
Education systems
Higher education
History
History instruction
History of education
Humans
Hunter gatherers
Narrative history
Native Americans
Prehistory
Right to education
Social evolution
Social history
U.S.A
United States history
Western civilization
World history
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Summary:Segal documents and analyzes the incorporation of social evolutionary thinking about humanity into history survey courses and textbooks--both "Western" and "World"--that have been taught at US colleges and universities from the emergency of the "Western Civ" survey course in the 1920s to the present.
ISSN:0002-8762
1937-5239
1937-5239
DOI:10.1086/ahr/105.3.770