Published online as a dictionary entry in Encyclopédie d'histoire numérique de l'Europe [Digital Ecyclopedia of European History].
The international revision of textbooks has sparked great interest in different parts of the world in recent years, and is emblematic of a certain European expertise in cultural rapprochement within postwar contexts. It has its roots in late nineteenth-century pacifism, and gradually became established as a widely used instrument in the continent’s international cultural relations. It owes its success to its malleability, as it can be used for bilateral reconciliation, the promotion of a new regional identity, or as a tool of cultural influence. It remains relevant today, having led to the publication of common, binational, and regional textbooks whose concrete effects remain to be studied in-depth.
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