Recognizing the urgent need for students to understand the emergence of the United States' power and prestige in relation to world events, Gary W. Reichard and Ted Dickson reframe the teaching of American history in a global context. Each essay covers a specific chronological period and approaches fundamental topics and events in United States history from an international perspective, emphasizing how the development of the United States has always depended on its transactions with other nations for commodities, cultural values, and populations. For each historical period, the authors also provide practical guidance on bringing this international approach to the classroom, with suggested lesson plans and activities. Ranging from the colonial period to the civil rights era and everywhere in between, this collection will help prepare Americans for success in an era of global competition and collaboration.
Contributors are David Armitage, Stephen Aron, Edward L. Ayers, Thomas Bender, Stuart M. Blumin, J. D. Bowers, Orville Vernon Burton, Lawrence Charap, Jonathan Chu, Kathleen Dalton, Betty A. Dessants, Ted Dickson, Kevin Gaines, Fred Jordan, Melvyn P. Leffler, Louisa Bond Moffitt, Philip D. Morgan, Mark A. Noll, Gary W. Reichard, Daniel T. Rodgers, Leila J. Rupp, Brenda Santos, Gloria Sesso, Carole Shammas, Suzanne M. Sinke, Omar Valerio-Jimenez, Penny M. Von Eschen, Patrick Wolfe, and Pingchao Zhu.
| Cover Title Copyright Contents Preface Introduction: The Revolt against Enclosure: U.S. History Opens Outto the World Thomas Bender 1. America, the Atlantic, and Global Consumer Demand, 1500–1800 Carole Shammas Imagining a World without Tea and Sugar: Teaching Strategies for America, the Atlantic, and Global Consumer Demand,1500–1800 Jonathan Chu 2. The Declaration of Independence in World Context David Armitage Strategies for Teaching the Declaration of Independence in a Global Context Ted Dickson 3. Origins of American Slavery Philip D. Morgan Reflections on "Origins of American Slavery" Gloria Sesso 4. Nineteenth-Century Religion in World Context Mark A. Noll Teaching Nineteenth-Century American Religion in a Global Context J. D. Bowers 5. Returning the West to the World Stephen Aron Strategies for Teaching the American West in a Global Context Omar Valerio-Jimenez 6. Driven to the City: Urbanization and Industrialization in the Nineteenth Century Stuart M. Blumin American Industrialization, 1870–1920: Teaching from Local, National, and International Perspectives Betty A. Dessants 7. The American Civil War, Emancipation, and Reconstruction on the World Stage Edward L. Ayers Teaching the Civil War from a Global Perspective Ted Dickson 8. Worlds of Reform Daniel T. Rodgers Teaching American Reform in a World Context Kathleen Dalton 9. Crossing National Borders: Locating the United States in Migration History Suzanne M. Sinke Strategies for Teaching the History of Migration to the United States in a Global Context Louisa Bond Moffitt and Ted Dickson 10. The Civil Rights Movement in World Perspective Kevin Gaines The Civil Rights Movement and the Cold War Culture in Perspective Pingchao Zhu 11. Race and Citizenship Patrick Wolfe Teaching Citizenship and Race Orville Vernon Burton 12. Globalizing Popular Culture in the "American Century" and Beyond Penny M. Von Eschen Teaching the Globalization of American Popular Culture in the Twentieth Century Lawrence Charap 13. From Rosie the Riveter to the Global Assembly Line: American Women on the World Stage Leila J. Rupp American Women in a Global Context Brenda Santos 14. Cold War and Global Hegemony, 1945–1991 Melvyn P. Leffler Teaching the Cold War Frederick W. Jordan Contributors Index Back...