The Cause of Nowadays and the End of History? School History and the Centenary of the First World War
FORUM - Print ISSN 1474-7685 - Online ISSN 2047-7171
Volume 55 Number 3 (2013)
The Cause of Nowadays and the End of History? School History and the Centenary of the First World War
GARY McCULLOCH pages 473‑484
DOI: 10.2304/forum.2013.55.3.473
Abstract
The review of the National Curriculum and the centenary of the First World War have emphasised an orthodox patriotic and nostalgic historical ideal. The British coalition Conservative-Liberal government has aligned itself with the centenary commemorations of the First World War, while the war as social and political history may be in danger of being overshadowed by celebration and its profound and enduring implications therefore not fully understood.
To cite this article
GARY McCULLOCH (2013) The Cause of Nowadays and the End of History? School History and the Centenary of the First World War, FORUM, 55(3), 473-484 . https://doi.org/10.2304/forum.2013.55.3.473