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Rethinking Industrialization and the Nineteenth-Century Global Economy

Discussion of the nineteenth-century global economy, industrialization, and the production revolution

Rethinking Industrialization and the Nineteenth-Century Global Economy
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“Organizing the Rice Fields”: Teaching Southeast Asia’s Nineteenth-Century Production Revolution

Discussion of how to teach Southeast Asia’s economic changes in the nineteenth century

“Organizing the Rice Fields”: Teaching Southeast Asia’s Nineteenth-Century Production Revolution
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“The Increase of Plantations”: Teaching West Africa’s Nineteenth-Century Production Revolution

Discussion of how to teach West Africa’s production revolution in the nineteenth century

“The Increase of Plantations”: Teaching West Africa’s Nineteenth-Century Production Revolution
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“The Air is Filled with the Stink of Jute”: Teaching South Asia’s Nineteenth-Century Production Revolution

Discussion of how to teach South Asia’s economic changes in the nineteenth century

“The Air is Filled with the Stink of Jute”: Teaching South Asia’s Nineteenth-Century Production Revolution
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“To Render Cairo a Second Manchester”: Teaching Egypt’s Nineteenth Century Production Revolution

Discussion of how to teach Muhammad Ali and Egypt in the nineteenth century

“To Render Cairo a Second Manchester”: Teaching Egypt’s Nineteenth Century Production Revolution
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“Workmen Constantly Employed”: Teaching Mass Production and Industrialization in the Long Nineteenth Century

A discussion of how to teach the nineteenth-century Industrial Revolution as a global process.

“Workmen Constantly Employed”: Teaching Mass Production and Industrialization in the Long Nineteenth Century
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“Sales, Auctions, and Exchanges Go on Constantly”: The Song Chinese Economy

A discussion of the Song Chinese economy.

“Sales, Auctions, and Exchanges Go on Constantly”: The Song Chinese Economy
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“The World Knew Happiness”: West Africa and the Afroeurasian Economy, c.1200 - c.1600

A discussion of the economy of medieval West Africa and its role in the Afroeurasian economy

“The World Knew Happiness”: West Africa and the Afroeurasian Economy, c.1200 - c.1600
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“Addicted to the Coffeehouse”: Snapshots from the Ottoman Empire

A discussion of the challenges of teaching the Ottomans in world history courses and how to use an Ottoman coffeehouse to teach about the empire

“Addicted to the Coffeehouse”: Snapshots from the Ottoman Empire
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A Global Historical Take on American Debates about Free Trade

In teaching world history, one of the main global economic themes we frequently discuss has been trade connections between different regions of the world. And if we focus on the period from 1750 to present, we see a recurring debate between those individuals, movements, and states that have advocated for