Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts: Charting the Future of Teaching the Past (Critical Perspectives On The Past)
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Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts: Charting the Future of Teaching the Past (Critical Perspectives On The Past)

by Sam Wineburg

History Education
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Investigates how students and teachers understand history and why historical thinking requires deliberate instruction rather than natural intuition.

ISBN-13 9781566398565 ASIN 1566398568 Views 248 Publisher Temple University Press Year 2001 Format Paperback Product Group Book Pages 280 Adult No Created March 13, 2026 Updated September 15, 2026
About This Book

Examines the challenges of teaching history in schools and the cognitive processes involved in understanding the past.

Draws on research to show how historical thinking differs from intuitive or present-day reasoning.

Discusses implications for curriculum design and classroom practice.

Highlights the importance of developing students' ability to interpret evidence and context.

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