“A Generous Gift from Timur and Akbar”: Snapshots from the Mughal Empire
A discussion of how we can teach the Mughal Empire in world history courses with a focus on how the empire was multiethnic and diverse.
“Its Immediate Effects Have Been Simply Disastrous”: Some Thoughts on Teaching New Imperialism
Some reflections about teaching imperialism and a collection of all recent posts about New Imperialism.
“We Were Not Free”: American and Japanese Imperialism, c.1860 - c.1940
A discussion of how to teach American and Japanese imperialism using sources from the Philippines and Korea.
“To Fight to the Last”: Historical Imagination and African Resistance to New Imperialism
Discussion of how to have students write creatively about African resistance to New Imperialism.
“A Period of Hatred and Despair”: Middle East and North Africa in the Era of New Imperialism, c.1830 - c.1940
A discussion of how to teach New Imperialism in the Middle East and North Africa
Monthly Digest: February 2023
Monthly Digest for February 2023.
“Among a Kindred People”: The Pacific Islands in the Era of New Imperialism, c.1840 - c.1930
A discussion of teaching resistance to New Imperialism in the Pacific Islands in world history courses.
“We Begged the White Men to Leave Us Alone”: Teaching Africa in the Era of New Imperialism, c.1880 - c.1840
A discussion of how to teach New Imperialism in Africa.
“We Thought it Best to Fight”: Teaching British-Ruled Africa in the Era of New Imperialism, c.1880 - c.1930
A discussion of how to teach New Imperialism in British-ruled Africa using sources by colonized Africans.
“The European Makes Himself Ridiculous”: Teaching Southeast Asia in the Era of New Imperialism, c.1880 - c.1940
A discussion of teaching imperialism in Southeast Asia using case studies from Dutch East Indies, British Malaya, and French Indochina.
