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Author:   Dennett ,  Howitt ,  Dixon ,  Wong
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Australia
Imprint:   OUP Australia and New Zealand
Edition:   5th edition
Weight:   0.880kg
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9780190310462

ISBN 10:   0190310464
Publication Date:   15 December 2017
Audience:   Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
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Table of Contents

PART A: INVESTIGATING MODERN HISTORY - THE NATURE OF MODERN HISTORYChapter 1 The investigation of historic sites and sources: The trenches of World War I and the archaeology of FromellesChapter 2 The contestability of the past: Pearl Harbor Chapter 3 The construction of modern histories: the HolocaustChapter 4 History and memory: autobiography Chapter 5 The representation and commemoration of the past: film, television and historyChapter 6 Historical investigationPART B: INVESTIGATING MODERN HISTORY - CASE STUDIESChapter 7 Terrorism Chapter 8 The American Civil WarChapter 9 The decline and fall of the Romanov dynasty Chapter 10 The Cuban Revolution Chapter 11 The Boxer Rebellion in ChinaChapter 12 The origins of the Arab-Israeli conflictPART C: THE SHAPING OF THE MODERN WORLDChapter 13 World War IChapter 14 The French Revolution Chapter 15 The age of imperialism

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Bruce DennettDr Bruce Dennett has a PhD in History and a Masters Degree in Education. He is currently lecturing at Notre Dame University and contributes on a freelance basis to Macquarie University's teacher education program. Bruce has more than forty years' experience teaching Ancient and Modern History in New South Wales secondary schools and at university level. Bruce is an active member of the History Teachers' Association of NSW (HTANSW) and has been awarded the Premier's History Teaching Scholarship twice. Bruce has worked on all five editions of Key Features of Modern History. Bernie Howitt Bernie Howitt is currently a lecturer in History and Society & Culture Methods in the School of Education at the University of NSW. Bernie has been teaching History since the 1970s and is the winner of two NSW Premier's History scholarships. He has worked on syllabus development for both the Board of Studies NSW and ACARA and is one of the lead authors of Oxford University Press' popular junior history series Insight History for New South Wales. Stephen Dixon Stephen Dixon has had a long career teaching all aspects of history across Years 7 12 in New South Wales. He has co-authored several textbooks for both the junior and senior History curriculum. He has extensive experience in the teaching and marking of HSC Modern History and was a regular lecturer for the HTANSW for many years. In 2006 he won a NSW Premier's Teacher Scholarship to study aspects of World War II on the home front in the United Kingdom. Angela Wong Angela Wong has been involved in educational publishing for around 20 years, working with teachers in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland to help produce texts in all the Years 7 to 12 learning areas. Angela has previously co-authored Oxford University Press' junior history series Insight History for New South Wales.

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