Britain in the imperial age: history and national identity
Ayca Erinc Erdal Yildirim, Demo Ahmet Aslan
article (Uluslararası, Hakemli) | Yazar(lar): Ayca Erinc Erdal Yildirim, Demo Ahmet Aslan | Yıl: 2017 | Dergi/Kurum: HISTORY OF EDUCATION & CHILDRENS LITERATURE | İndeks: WOS.AHCI | Anahtar Kelimeler: History of Education, Britain, Invention of tradition, Nationalism, Historiography, XIX-XXth Centuries — Özet: The peri
The period between the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the modern world history was a time span in which some capitalist European states perceived the world as an imperial battleground. During this period conceptualized as "imperial age", history education was utilized as a pioneer of constructing imperial identity in Britain, and this conservative construction was fortified through invented patriotic symbols and monarchic rituals. Imperial vision and values of the British Empire was transferred to the new generation through history education. This article analyzes the conservative and imperial mission the British Empire attributed to history education. In this respect, official publications of the Board of Education, books and journal articles concerning history education published between 1890s and 1940s were analyzed from a political, ideological and cultural perspective.