"The UNESCO Guidebook is now available in an updated and supplemented edition. The revision has taken into account recent developments in textbook production and textbook research: the rapidly growing market for electronic instructional media, the differentiation and regionalization of textbook production, and the continuing trend toward the introduction of educational standards and quality criteria. Since its first publication in 1999, the Guidebook has proven to be a useful tool for scholars, textbook authors, teachers, and curriculum developers who analyze, compare, and elaborate instructional media of social science subjects on a national and international level. The Guidebook has been translated into Albanian, Serbian, Croatian, and Turkish, among other languages. The new edition places textbook revision in the context of legal and other social measures for reconciliation in transition societies. These include trials, truth commissions, and memorial ceremonies. Of particular importance in this context are the pros and cons of different formats of textbook projects, as well as the development of bi- or multilateral history textbooks. Therefore, the methodological and pedagogical aspects of bi- or multinational projects, as well as the construction of group identities in textbooks, are given greater weight. Like its predecessor, the expanded Guidebook provides quick orientation and actionable information. It is a practical reference for all experts working in the broader field of international textbook research and revision." (Georg Eckert Institute homepage)