Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-293) and index.
Contents
Introduction : beyond Dayton and Chicago -- History wars. Ethnicity and the history wars -- Struggles over race and sectionalism -- Social studies wars in New Deal America -- The Cold War assault on textbooks -- Black activism, white resistance, and multiculturalism -- God in the schools. Religious education in public schools -- School prayer and the conservative revolution -- The battle for sex education -- Epilogue : searching for common ground.
