Mission textbook: the history of the Georg Eckert Institute

Textbook revision and research have historically been two of the central pillars of the work of the Georg Eckert Institute, and remain so today. The history of the Institute demonstrates just how intertwined they are. Against this backdrop, the development of the Institute is presented and critically examined from different perspectives, using a broad range of source materials. The book pays particular attention to the collection of textbooks for the humanities and social sciences, which has been important from the beginning and is now the largest in the world. The history of the Institute illustrates how academic perspectives, as well as political and financial instruments, related to textbook research and revision have changed as part of the shift from bilateral cooperation to global networks. The Institute has always responded to changing social contexts and its foci have provided important stimuli for economists, education practitioners and policy makers.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- I Introduction -- II The History of Textbook Revision Prior to 1945 -- III From the International Institute for Textbook Improvement to member­ship of the Leibniz Association -- IV International Work on Textbooks -- V Core Areas of Textbook Research -- 1 The Instruments Used for Textbook Revision and the Principles of Textbook Research -- 2 Democracy and Dictatorship -- 3 Experiences of Violence, and Resistance -- 4 Nation -- 5 Colonialism and Post-colonial Perspectives -- 6 Religion -- 7 Europe and European Integration -- 8 Human Rights Education -- 9 Environment -- 10 Cultural Diversity -- 11 Digital Educational Media -- VI Research Infrastructure -- 1 How the Textbook Collection became the International Research Library -- 2 Digital Infrastructures for Research and Education -- 3 Publications by the Georg Eckert Institute -- VII The Institute and its Regional Significance -- VIII Appendix -- 1 Directors of the Georg Eckert Institute and the International Textbook Institute -- 2 List of Abbreviations -- 3 Further Reading -- 4 Picture credits -- Body.