World histories from below : disruption and dissent, 1750 to the present
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World histories from below : disruption and dissent, 1750 to the present
Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury, 2016
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
An emphasis on global structures and forces tends to privilege elites and their accomplishments, especially in the grand narratives of student textbooks. This book is an antidote to such studies and places 'ordinary' people and subordinated subjects at the heart of its analysis, arguing that disruption and dissent are overlooked agents of historical change. The contributors range from leaders in the field to rising stars, and cover themes including:
- religious conversions
- political revolutions
- labor struggles
- body politics.
Each chapter takes a global view of the topic at hand, creating an accessible study of its subject from 1750 to the present day. World Histories From Below has the potential to refocus our entire approach to teaching world history.
Table of Contents
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Keywords: "World History," "Below," and "Dissent and Disruption" Antoinette Burton University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA and Tony Ballantyne (University of Otago, New Zealand)
1. Modern Political Revolutions: Connecting Grassroots Political Dissent and Global Historical Transformations M.J. Maynes and Ann Waltner (both University of Minnesota, USA)
2. International and Global Anti-Colonial Movements Heather Streets-Salter (Northeastern University, USA)
3. Insurgent Citizenships: Armed Rebellions and Everyday Acts of Resistance in the Global South Eileen M. Ford (California State University, Los Angeles, USA)
4. Body Politics, Sexualities, and the "Modern Family" in Global History Durba Ghosh (Cornell University, USA)
5. The Persistence of the Gods: Religion in the Modern World Tony Ballantyne
6. Global Mobilities Clare Anderson (Leicester University, UK)
7. The Anthropocene from Below Nancy J. Jacobs (Brown University, USA), Danielle Johnstone and Christopher Kelly
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