Teaching ethnic diversity with film; essays and resources for educators in history, social studies, literature and film studies.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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0786421959

Teaching ethnic diversity with film; essays and resources for educators in history, social studies, literature and film studies.

Ed. by Carole Gerster.

McFarland & Co.

2006

320 pages

$39.95

Hardcover

LC1099

Gerster (film, ethnic studies, University of California-Santa Cruz) provides rationales and methods for incorporating readily...

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