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“As a United Nation”: Teaching Black and Indigenous Participation in the Spanish American Revolutions
Discussion of Black and Indigenous involvement in the Spanish American Revolutions.
“The Tax Officials are to Pay Installments”: Ottoman Tax Farming in the Fifteenth Century
Discussion of teaching tax farming
“We Ask for Liberty”: How the Haitian and French Revolutions Influenced Each Other
Discussion of teaching the Haitian and French Revolutions as interconnected events
Monthly Digest: October 2024
Monthly Digest for October 2024
“Erect Lofty Buildings”: Monumental Architecture and Imperial Legitimacy in the Mughal Empire
Discussion of Akbar using monumental architecture to legitimize his rule
“A Complete History of the American War”: A Global Approach to Teaching the American Revolution
A discussion of teaching the American Revolution from a global perspective
“The Way of Ruling a State”: Tokugawa Japan and Bureaucratic Elites
Discussion of how Tokugawa Japan encouraged samurai to also become civil officials
“Their Liberty Will Form a Parallel to the History of Europe”: Teaching West Africa in the Age of Revolutions
Discussion of teaching West Africa as part of the Age of the Revolutions
“We Do Not Have Our Lives Secured”: Teaching the Age of Revolutions, c.1750 - c.1850
Discussion of teaching the Age of Revolutions from a global perspective
“Turned His Attention to the Land of Sudan”: Teaching the 1591 Conflict between Morocco and the Songhai
Discussion of teaching rivalries between states in world history