Teaching History: A Journal of Methods articles from March 2002

Teaching History: A Journal of Methods archives from March 2002

Teaching the Silk Road: a journey of pedagogical discovery.
March 22, 2002... Four years ago the rasher of the two of us, A.J. Andrea, a historian who specializes in long-distance travel and cultural encounters before 1492, suggested to William Mierse, an art historian and archeologist specializing in the late...

Putting Eastern Europe back into western civilization: or, why is the Russian stuff always at the end?
March 22, 2002... Introduction This essay offers a brief description of efforts by a specialist to rework courses for a general curriculum. Needless to say, this adaptation is a common concern for faculty at colleges and small universities. Where there is a...

Building higher-order historical thinking skills in a college survey class.
March 22, 2002... While over 99 percent of college faculty state that it is their goal to get students to "develop the ability to think clearly," according to a recent survey conducted by the Chronicle of Higher Education, those who teach history are among those...

Dennis A. Trinkle & Scott A. Merriman, eds. History.edu: Essays on Teaching with Technology.
March 22, 2002... Armonk, NY and London, UK: M.E. Sharpe, 2001. Pp. xviii, 266. Cloth, $64.95; ISBN 0-7656-0549-X. Paper, $23.95; ISBN 0-7656-0550-3. This collection of seventeen essays on using technology in the teaching of history confirms a lot of what I...

Power in Tudor England.(includes reviews of 'James VI &I' and 'England in Conflict, 1603-1660')
March 22, 2002... David Loades. Power in Tudor England. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997. Pp. viii, 183. Cloth, $49.95; ISBN 0-312-16391-6. Paper, $18.95; ISBN 0-312-16392-4. Roger Lockyer. James VI & I. London & New York: Longman, 1998. Pp. vi, 234....

Social Unrest and Popular Protest in England 1780-1840.
March 22, 2002... John E. Archer. Social Unrest and Popular Protest in England 1780-1840. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Pp. 110. Cloth $39.95; ISBN 0-521-57216-9. Paper, $12.95; ISBN 0-521-57656-3. This book is a brief study of the current...

Napoleon.
March 22, 2002... 2000. Written and directed by David Grubin. Produced by David Grubin Productions. Narrated by David McCullough. Approx. 4 hours on two tapes. Distributed by PBS Home Video and PBS Adult Learning Service. $29.98. Order: shopPBS.com or...

A History of Britain, 1885-1939.(includes review of 'Britain Since 1789: A Concise History')
March 22, 2002... John Davis. A History of Britain, 1885-1939. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999. Pp. x, 241. Cloth, $59.95; ISBN 0-312-22033-2. Paper, $19.95; ISBN 0-312-22034-0. Martin Pugh. Britain Since 1789: A Concise History. New York: St. Martin's...

'Hitler and Nazi Germany' and 'The Holocaust.'(two books)
March 22, 2002... Frank McDonough. Hitler and Nazi Germany. New York and Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Pp. vii, 152. Paper, $11.95; ISBN 0-521-59502-9. Peter Neville. The Holocaust. New York and Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press,...

Who Built America? Working People and the Nation's Economy, Politics, Culture, and Society, 2 vols.
March 22, 2002... Christopher Clark, Nancy A. Heweitt, Roy Rosenzweig, Stephen Brier, Joshua Brown, and Eric Foner, eds. Who Built America? Working People and the Nation's Economy, Politics, Culture, and Society. New York: Worth, 2000. Vol. I: From Conquest and...

'Declaring Rights: A Brief History with Documents' and 'A Necessary Evil: A History of American Distrust of Government.'(two books)
March 22, 2002... Jack N. Rakove. Declaring Rights: A Brief History with Documents. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997. Pp. 217. Cloth, $35.00; ISBN 0-312-17768-2. Paper, $12.45; ISBN 0-312-13734-6. Garry Wills. A Necessary Evil: A History of American...

Catherine Clinton, ed. Southern Families at War: Loyalty and Conflict in the Civil War South.
March 22, 2002... Catherine Clinton, ed. Southern Families at War: Loyalty and Conflict in the Civil War South. Oxford, UK and New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. Pp. xi, 244. Cloth, $35.00; ISBN 0-19-513683-7. Paper, $17.95; ISBN 0-29-513684-5. ...

'Anglo-American Relations since 1939: The Enduring Alliance' and 'The United Nations and International Politics.'(two books)
March 22, 2002... John Baylis. Anglo-American Relations since 1939: The Enduring Alliance. Manchester, UK & New York: Manchester University Press, 1997. Pp. xvi, 272. Cloth, $59.95; ISBN 0-7190-4778-X. Paper, $24.95; ISBN 0-7190-4779-X. Stephen Ryan. The...

Tamara L. Roleff, ed. The Atom Bomb.
March 22, 2002... Tamara L. Roleff, ed. The Atom Bomb. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, Inc., 2000. Pp. 272. Paper, $14.96; ISBN 0-7377-0214-1. This is a collection of primary and secondary sources about the development of the first atomic bomb and some of...

Clarice Swisher, ed. John F. Kennedy.
March 22, 2002... Clarice Swisher, ed. John F. Kennedy. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, 2000. Pp. 240. Paper, $14.96; ISBN 0-7377-0224-9. This is a classroom text anthology of secondary writing, with a few documents, on the presidency of John F. Kennedy and...