Let's End the Slander: Combating Racial Prejudice in Teaching Materials. by Commissioner for Community Relations, Office of the - 1979

Office of the Commissioner for Community Relations, Canberra, 1979. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. acknowledgements, introduction by the Honourable A.J. Grassby, Commissioner for Community Relations and bibliography. Illustrated card cover with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. "This book analyses the reality of racial prejudice in Australian schoolbooks, often associated with distorted history and ethnocentric smugness. Such materials have no part in educating young Australians for living in one of the world's most dynamic multicultural societies. The book opens up many avenues for improvement in school books, teacher education courses, curriculum development, and community awareness." – From the rear panel blurb. Minor rubbing to the book panels and faint browning of the covers. There is the remains of a sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the rear panel. Light age toning of the textblock edges and internal text. Size: 8vo… Read More