After the collapse of the political systems in Central and Eastern Europe, geography, politics and mentality have changed. Looking anew at the continent and its nations, the view of history is affected and renders a discussion about the contents and the purposes of history education indispensable. The fourth volume of the Eustory Series "Shaping European History" illuminates how history teaching in Europe has changed since the Fall of the Wall in 1989.
The book presents articles on the major issues surrounding history teaching:

• Which part plays school history in developing a sense of national and other identities?
• How can history contribute to political education?
• How can the needs of ethnic minorities be taken into account in education?
• How do pupils learn history outside classrooms?

More than 30 articles by authors from all over Europe deal with these issues and, thus, give an insight into current developments of history teaching and learning in Europe.