Textbooks in American Society: Politics, Policy, and Pedagogy
P. G. Altbach 1991 State University of New York Press, Albany, NY 12246, 261 p.

One of the "Frontiers in Edcuation" series from SUNY. Various perspectives on the highly complex textbook debate are presented in this book, which includes essays by educators, publishers, policymakers, and scholars. Currently, the advocates of higher academic standards, coherence, and quality occupy the strongest position in the debate.