Decolonizing the history curriculum in Malaysia and Singapore / Kevin Blackburn and ZongLun Wu.

Author/creator Blackburn, Kevin, 1965-
Other author Wu, ZongLun.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAbingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, [2019]
Descriptionpages cm.
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Subjects
Education--Malaysia. --History.
Education--Singapore. --History.
Education--Curricula. --Malaysia.
Education--Curricula. --Singapore.
History--Study and teaching. --Malaysia.
History--Study and teaching. --Singapore.
Postcolonialism--Malaysia.
Postcolonialism--Singapore.
Malaysia--History. --Study and teaching. --Malaysia.
Singapore--History. --Study and teaching. --Singapore.

SeriesEducational history and development in Asia
Contents Introduction -- History in the imperial curriculum of Malaya and Singapore (1899-1930s) -- Teaching history and imperial citizenship in the 1930s -- The beginnings of the "decolonization" of colonial education (1942-1952) -- Creating an "Asia-centric" history syllabus for a Malayan nation (1952-1959) -- Tensions over a common national history in the early postcolonial state (1959-1965) -- The formation of a "Malaysian-centric" history syllabus -- Separation and a "Singapore-centric" history syllabus -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018058378
ISBN9781138391659 (hardback)
ISBNebook

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