The Patchwork of World History in Texas High Schools: Unpacking Eurocentrism, Imperialism, and Nationalism in the Curriculum, 1920-2021

Cover
Endorsement Page
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction: A Course Burdened with the Weight of the World
	Why Is World History Vitally Important?
	Too Big to Fail? Criticisms of the World History Course
	Framing the Evolution of World History with the Texas Case Study
	Organization
	Notes
	Bibliography
Chapter 2: History’s Orphan, 1920s–1970s
	The Origins of World History in Texas
	Tradition, Disruption, and Reaction in World History: 1949–1980
	Conclusion
	Notes
	Bibliography
Chapter 3: Standardizing the World, 1980–Present
	Legislating Essentials: House Bills 246 and 72
	TEKS, TAKS, and Politicized Attacks
	“For a Free Society: History is Everything” 92
	Conclusion
	Notes
	Bibliography
Chapter 4: Modernizing Heroes and Traditional Villains: Eurocentrism in Action
	The Tenacity of Eurocentric Historical Thinking
	The Never-Ending Decline of the Ottoman Empire
	Incomplete Imitation: Narratives of Modern Japan in Texas World History Textbooks
	Conclusion
	Notes
	Bibliography
Chapter 5: The Wake-Up Call of Empire
	World History Textbook Depictions of Imperialism
	American Imperialism?
	Conclusion: Imperialism as a Modernizing Force in World History
	Notes
	Bibliography
Chapter 6: Modern Problems
	Interwar Anxiety: Was the United States Up to the Challenge of the Modern World?
	Bipolarity and the Triumph of Western Civilization, 1950s–1980s
	Contemporary Events in the Era of the TEKS
	Conclusion
	Notes
	Bibliography
Conclusion: Whither High School World History in Texas?
	Notes
	Bibliography
Appendix A: Texas World History Textbooks by Adoption Period
	1925–1930
	1930–1935
	1935–1939
	1939–1947
	1948–1954
	1954–1962
	1962–1971
	1971–1977
	1977–1983
	1984–1990
	1990–1999
	1999–2003
	2003–2016
	2016–2022/23
	Note
Appendix B: Officially Approved Curricula in Texas
Appendix C: Textbook Content by the Numbers
	Notes
Index