Hello,
On 6/5/05, Chad Perrin <perrin(a)apotheon.com> wrote:
never seen a chemistry textbook titled "Rise of
the Atom".
Atoms have always existed, regardless if we know about them. Nations,
well, haven't. Anyway, I've always liked _The Origin of Species_
better. Would _The Origin of Nations_ be a better title?
I do share your difficulty with the dismissive
attitude taken toward
other nations' histories in public education. I just tend to believe
that's a mere symptom of a pathology in the way American history is
taught.
And the way it is taught right now is, well, a mere symptom of a
pathology in the way Americans think of America and other nations.
little Alex