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World History

19th Century, 20th Century, Collection Essays

Trade, Diplomacy, and China’s Modern Transformation

Image of a town square filled with onlookers and officials at two tables. On the left, men in traditional Chinese dress look concerned and hold themselves aloof from the men on the right, who are dressed in military garb.

Neal Dugre
June 24, 2015

20th Century, Collection Essays

Perspectives on the Mexican Revolution

Hana Layson with Christopher Boyer
February 21, 2014

16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, Collection Essays

Maps and the Beginnings of Colonial North America

Neal Dugre
September 1, 2013

19th Century, Collection Essays

Caste and Politics in the Struggle for Mexican Independence

Hana Layson and Charlotte Ross with Christopher Boyer
May 16, 2013

18th Century, Collection Essays

Subject to Citizen, Kingdom to Nation: Changing Notions of Identity in the Age of the French Revolution

Two-page spread showing the same image on each page. On the left in black and white and on the right in color. The image shows a white man standing at a podium speaking to a large audience of other white men in a room with classical statues and architecture. The men's clothing is also Roman-inspired.

Hana Layson and Jessica Grzegorski with Valentina Tikoff
February 26, 2013

18th Century, Collection Essays

Olaudah Equiano and the Eighteenth-Century Debate over Africa and the Slave Trade

Hana Layson with Valentina Tikoff
October 22, 2012

17th Century, Collection Essays

Marriage and Family in Shakespeare’s England

Hana Layson with Susan Phillips
July 16, 2012

13th Century, 17th Century, 19th Century, Collection Essays

The Crusades: Motivations, Administration, and Cultural Influence

Reproduction of a colored medieval manuscript illustration showing three white European knights in armor on horses talking to three bearded, darker-skinned men on foot. The darker-skinned men are barefoot and wear long tunics.

Rachel Rooney with Andrew Miller
June 25, 2012

17th Century, 18th Century, Collection Essays

Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko: Slavery and Race in the Atlantic World

Hana Layson with Amelia Zurcher
May 14, 2012