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Traditions & Encounters offers an inclusive vision of the
global past-one that is meaningful and appropriate for the
interdependent world of contemporary times. Given the diversity of
human societies, gathering and organizing the sheer mass of
information in a meaningful way is a daunting challenge for any
world history survey course. The seven-part chronological
organization enables students to understand the development of the
world through time, while also exploring broader, big-picture
thematic issues in world history. Through new and revised
chapter-level and part-level features, the hallmark twin themes of
traditions and encounters emerge in greater clarity than ever
before in this sixth edition. As a result, students have resources
that enable them to move beyond the facts of history and examine
the past critically, analyze causes and effects, and recognize
similarities and differences across world regions and time periods.
By digging deeper into the implications of world history's
stories-not just the who, the what, and the where, but also the why
and the how-students can make sense of the human past.Connect is
the only integrated learning system that empowers students by
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they need it, and how they need it, so that your class time is more
engaging and effective.
This book explores how and why Scottish Highlanders, Punjabi Sikhs,
and Nepalese Gurkhas became identified as the British Empire's
fiercest, most manly soldiers in nineteenth century discourse. As
'martial races' these men were believed to possess a biological or
cultural disposition to the racial and masculine qualities
necessary for the arts of war. Because of this, they were used as
icons to promote recruitment in British and Indian armies - a
phenomenon with important social and political effects in India, in
Britain, and in the armies of the Empire. Martial races bridges
regional studies of South Asia and Britain while straddling the
fields of racial theory, masculinity, imperialism, identity
politics, and military studies. It challenges the marginalisation
of the British Army in histories of Victorian popular culture, and
demonstrates the army's enduring impact on the regional cultures of
the Highlands, the Punjab and Nepal. This unique study will make
fascinating reading for higher level students and experts in
imperial history, military history and gender history. -- .
This volume is the first to explore transnational anticolonialism
as a general global phenomenon that spanned the entire twentieth
century. Its collected essays model both a broadening of the issues
under consideration and the collaboration necessary to do justice
to the scope of this vibrant field. They showcase new work by
scholars who explore the anticolonial transnational in multiple
geographical regions, from a variety of perspectives, and at many
different times across the long twentieth century. Revealing that
anticolonial movements everywhere in this period were invariably
transnational in terms of their imaginaries, mobilities, and
networks, these essays also demonstrate that centering
transnational connections can change our understanding of the
anticolonial past. The legacies of transnational anticolonial
strategies and networks fundamentally shaped the present. Together,
these essays present a fresh, kaleidoscopic view of the
geographical, chronological, and thematic possibilities of the
global anticolonial transnational.
This volume is the first to explore transnational anticolonialism
as a general global phenomenon that spanned the entire twentieth
century. Its collected essays model both a broadening of the issues
under consideration and the collaboration necessary to do justice
to the scope of this vibrant field. They showcase new work by
scholars who explore the anticolonial transnational in multiple
geographical regions, from a variety of perspectives, and at many
different times across the long twentieth century. Revealing that
anticolonial movements everywhere in this period were invariably
transnational in terms of their imaginaries, mobilities, and
networks, these essays also demonstrate that centering
transnational connections can change our understanding of the
anticolonial past. The legacies of transnational anticolonial
strategies and networks fundamentally shaped the present. Together,
these essays present a fresh, kaleidoscopic view of the
geographical, chronological, and thematic possibilities of the
global anticolonial transnational.
Although not a major player during the course of the First World
War, Southeast Asia was in fact altered by the war in multiple and
profound ways. Ranging across British Malaya, the Dutch East
Indies, and French Indochina, Heather Streets-Salter reveals how
the war shaped the region's political, economic, and social
development both during 1914-18 and in the war's aftermath. She
shows how the region's strategic location between North America and
India made it a convenient way-station for expatriate Indian
revolutionaries who hoped to smuggle arms and people into India and
thus to overthrow British rule, whilst German consuls and agents
entered into partnerships with both Indian and Vietnamese
revolutionaries to undermine Allied authority and coordinate
anti-British and anti-French operations. World War One in Southeast
Asia offers an entirely new perspective on anti-colonialism and the
Great War, and radically extends our understanding of the conflict
as a truly global phenomenon.
Based on Bentley and Ziegler's best-selling, comprehensive survey
text, "Traditions & Encounters: A Brief Global History"
provides a streamlined account of the cultures and interactions
that have shaped world history. An effective part structure
organizes developments into seven eras of global history, putting
events into perspective and creating a framework for cross-cultural
comparisons, while the strong themes of traditions (the formations
and development of the world's major societies) and encounters
(cross-cultural interactions and exchanges) bring focus to the
human experience and help turn the giant story of world history
into something more manageable. With an engaging narrative, visual
appeal, extended pedagogy, and a strong emphasis on critical
thinking, this concise version offers enhanced flexibility and
affordability without sacrificing the features that have made the
complete text a favorite among instructors and students alike.
Based on Bentley and Ziegler's best-selling, comprehensive survey
text, "Traditions & Encounters: A Brief Global History"
provides a streamlined account of the cultures and interactions
that have shaped world history. An effective part structure
organizes developments into seven eras of global history, putting
events into perspective and creating a framework for cross-cultural
comparisons, while the strong themes of traditions (the formations
and development of the world's major societies) and encounters
(cross-cultural interactions and exchanges) bring focus to the
human experience and help turn the giant story of world history
into something more manageable. With an engaging narrative, visual
appeal, extended pedagogy, and a strong emphasis on critical
thinking, this concise version offers enhanced flexibility and
affordability without sacrificing the features that have made the
complete text a favorite among instructors and students alike.
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