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[Herald Interview] State-authored textbooks monopolize interpretation of public memory
2015-11-29 13:21:41| IT Services - Topix.net
The South Korean government's move to publish state-authored textbooks mimics tactics used by countries that attempt to control public memory of the past following their transition from dictatorships to democracies, a leading political theorist said. John Keane, political science professor at the University of Sydney who authored "The Life and Death of Democracy," stressed that democratic societies must allow people with different viewpoints to debate over different interpretations of history.
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