(Georg-Eckert-Institut für Internationale Schulbuchforschung, 2010) Brown, Christopher David
How is 'Paraguay' described to young Paraguayans? How are they taught what it means to be a Paraguayan? What are they told about their 'national identity'? School textbooks can help answer these questions: they serve as both repositories and conduits for ideas about the nation. I analyse how description combines with prescription to construct national identity in Paraguayan school textbooks.
