Re-imagining the Teaching of European History

Introduction: re-imagining the teaching of European history from historical thinking and civic engagement Part I: Teaching approaches on history education 1. History education and democracy 2. The origin and development of research into historical thinking: a key concept in the renewal of history education 3. Digital resources for rethinking history education 4. Narratives of the past: a tool to understand history 5. Controversial heritage for eco-citizenship education in Social Science didactics: Implications for initial teacher education Part II: Cross-cutting topics on European history 6. Landscapes, agriculture, peasants and environment in the history of Europe 7. Social and economic impact of technological revolutions in Europe 8. Bourgeoisie and peasantry: unequal but necessary to understand European history and its identity 9. Family, daily life and social inequality in Europe 10. Power and powers in the history of Europe: oligarchies, political participation and democracy 11. Under a cloak of terror: violence and armed conflict in Europe 12. Persecuted by justice and powers: outcasts, rebels and criminals in the history of Europe 13. Women, gender, and the fight for gender equality in Europe 14. Travel stories and travelers: transdisciplinary approaches and proposals for a history of Europe 15. Churches and religion in Europe: interdisciplinary methods and approaches for a European history Epilogue: "we wanna learn like common people whatever common people did"