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The Way We Never Were: American Families And The Nostalgia Trap
by Stephanie Coontz
ISBN: 0465090974
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michaelchisari
· 2011-02-13 ·
Original thread
Although more about social values than education, the book "The Way We Never Were: American Families And The Nostalgia Trap" just came up in conversation recently, and it deals specifically with the way we view the past through rose colored glasses.
http://www.amazon.com/Way-We-Never-Were-Nostalgia/dp/0465090...
http://www.amazon.com/Way-We-Never-Were-Nostalgia/dp/0465090...