India
“There is One God”: Teaching Sikhism and Syncretism
A discussion of how to teach the Hindu and Islamic influences on Sikhism.
“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
“Being Deeply Concerned with Agriculture”: The Spread of Champa Rice, and some surprises
Discussion of how to use different sources to teach the spread of Champa rice
Monthly Digest: August 2023
Monthly Digest for August 2023.
“Filled with Various Races”: The Indian Ocean Exchange Network in the Long Nineteenth Century
A discussion of how to teach the Indian Ocean exchange network in the nineteenth century.
“Chinese Came In Droves”: The Indian Ocean Exchange Network in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
A discussion of teaching the Indian Ocean exchange network in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
“Entered Malabar and Built Mosques”: The Spread of Islam in Southern India
A discussion of how to teach about the spread of Islam in the Indian Ocean
“The Unspun Thread for the Message of Allah”: The Indian Ocean Exchange Network in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
A discussion of teaching the Indian Ocean exchange network in the sixteenth century.
“Merchants From All Quarters”: The Indian Ocean Exchange Network, c.1000 - c.1500
Discussion of how to teach the Indian Ocean exchange network between 1000 and 1500 C.E.
Voices of the Southern Front: Decolonizing our Teaching of the First World War
A discussion of how to teach the First World War using sources from India and the Middle East.
