Hello,
On 6/5/05, Chad Perrin perrin@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