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Historical Culture and Peace Education

Some Issues for History Teaching as a Means of Conflict Resolution

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Contesting and Constructing International Perspectives in Global Education

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In recent years, a significant amount of scholarly interest has been devoted to history teaching across and beyond borders (see, for example, Gasanabo, 2006; Dierkes, 2010; Carretero, 2011; Ahonen, 2012; Han, Kondo, Yang & Pingel, 2012; Korostelina & Lässig, 2013; Elmersjö, 2014).

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    Henrik Åström Elmersjö

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Elmersjö, H.Å. (2015). Historical Culture and Peace Education. In: Reynolds, R., et al. Contesting and Constructing International Perspectives in Global Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-989-0_14

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