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Ilaorld Hi story Bulle{im Fall2011 JaredPoley Editor [email protected] In This Issue Editor's Note InsideFront Cover From the ExecutiveDirector I Letter from the President 2 TwentiethAnnual WHA Conferencein Betjing 5 SpecialSection:TransnationalCrime and Vice in World History Introduction:Elaine Carey (St. JohnsUniversity) & Andrae Marak (IndianaUniversity-PurdueUniversity Columbus) 8 When ReadingBecomesa Crime: Book Trafficking in Mao's China: RaymondPun (New York Public Library) ll Draft Dodging and Bootleggingon the Rio GrandeFrontera:JosephJ. Garcia (University of New Mexico) l-l NarcoculturalDialoguewiththe Literatureon Drugs in Mexico: Froylan Enciso (Stony Brook University) 14 Streamsand Banks: TeachingMexico's Drug War Using Film: Elaine Carey 18 21 .', The Urbanizationof the TohonoO'odham:Andrae Marak & Laura Tuennerman(California University of Pennsylvania ^ Teachingthe Political Economy of Smugglingin a (Modem) World History Course:Alan L. Karas (UC-Berkeley) OutgoingExecutiveCouncil Members The World History Association'sMark Welter ChallengeAwards for lnnovative PedagogicalActivities for K- l2 Teachers .)+ Understanding20th Century Genocides:FrancesBrock, Burlington High School(Burlington,VT) 31 20 | I WH A T eac hingP r iz e EndlessCloth: Lessonsfrom India for a Cross-CulturalApproachto World History: Michael A. Marcus,Berlin High School(Berlin,CT) Minutes of the WHA ExecutiveCouncil Meeting 55 Minutesof the WHA BusinessMeeting 60 Book Reviews,Book Review Coordinator- PeterDykema,ArkansasTech University 61 I9 su?lunH 'lueruuo:rnug eql pue su€lunH :seueql 3rs3q 3lg ul eceldsa14 ,,008I - 00tI 'ecueE:e,tuoJ Ieqolg CnUOUOCo eql SeUrseq oeJqleru€seql Sururru€xeelrq.t eJeIecrJolsg lcu4srp lUsUrrUOp l?eJCeqJ,, J3lUeC ueeco uerpq erpJo osrJeql se qcns slueurdolerrep e Suue,rocqceesreldeqcpezrueE:olle,taJose8ed96 eroruB ur srql qsrldurocceol elqe ere ,{eq} Kl?urzewy leuor8arlcurlsrp oler{ e,l\ tele,loq 'eJE srq}uI '1eqo13 'serSolouqcel pue seeprJo uorsryJrp eql Surpre eql ol leuot8eroql o] Iucol eql ruo:; - eceds 'e.reg-ru,r pue - €ruuollrruo] sopeoepruor3:- oiur}Jo sporred pu? ep€JlecuelsrpEuol ur eEe8ue serrdureJoosrr 1eq1 aql senurluoc'EJ 0091 - 00t '9 e.rg3rg 'secuslsrp luereJJrpqSnorqts8urequeunqJo suosueduroco1 eql stuepnlsspeoll3rll l€nu?{ul?crro}srqe pl}nq sror{}ne Euol re.r.oserlrclcerruocleql eEueqcxeJo s>lJolvr1ou ,r,teu'uot1cel1oc oq]'lueuruoJrlues(gueoeqlJo seJnleeJ elecs ur uorl€Jgrsuelurpue sruels.(s 1se3;e1 Jerleq xel iuercgJeeJotu'seldule ,4ou oJeleq] sel€ls oql uo Sutsncog.,'r(qderSoe8 eqt ol EIq,,pue '1uese.rd xeydruoceJorupue .re88rq'serlrceJoru- ecedre1se3: e eq] 11eSunuocpue esJelrun erll Jo uorl€eJceql '(u,r, q1r.,l,r Suruul8eqs1ue,r.e le lsni g e;E Srggo slueurdole^opor{}Jouo4€nurluoce I€crJolsrq1e8uqoo1 ,.'frolsrq sl gJ 009 o] ECg 00ZI utotS'yerg 3rg 'suonezrTr^rc 8rq,,Sursn 'Surcuengurflleqnur pue pelceuuocJolur xelduroc go 01oruoc oa teril vortazrueS.ro sr eqo13elEurse 8u41qequrs8urequeunqJo l€qi leq€l surelsfspue serSolouqcelxeldurocflSursee;cur ,{-ro1s eqt se f-rolsrqeosol 'sr leql ..'p1.ro,u. eq} >[ulq],, pue seqercosre8rel relo ol peol leql -&1,rr1cnpo.rd o] sluopnlss.,!\olle'fes feqt se 'leql eprnSe 'serlercos ye.rnlpcrr8epue qyvro;8uorlelndod drqsuorleleuolur pue suor8e;crqderSoe8snoue,t3:oseldoedeql Suorue ;o eql q8no.rqtX-rolsrqselrrp leql urelsr(s>lcuqpeoJ sdtqsuorleleJ pue suorlceuuoclecrJolsrqgo ecuepodrur err4rsod€ srruolw pelueseJdeJeseSueqseqJ eqlJo uo4eunu€xooril ol sluepnls sp€ell€r{} eprn8 Jo 'uorlnloler lemlpcr;8e sll qtl^\'EJg 000I ol000'0I e 'fpnls l€orJolsrqcqsrToqo1eprn8e oleoJool se.& 'erg 3rg p,t eql olur uorlrsuerleql elqrssodeperuleql luelur rleqJ (('el€os8lq e,, uo fqderSoe8pue d-rolsrq peJleql,,Euru-r€el secuelp€yecrSolouqcol elrlcelloc,, plJo,^ Surureeypuu EurqceelroJ Ienuetupuelsrepun rog SuvvroylesuorleJoue8eqt u.taope8pel,lou>lssed pue peoJo1.{seeue pe}eeJc,tllq;sseccnseler{ uunq 'g ssol{ pu€ u€rtsrrqf,pl^?o cIII e>lrngpunurpg pu€ elelnurnJoeot sueunq fpee eseqlpe,l.rolle suouecrunruruo c ur sq8norql4eerq.ro[e141' (o8e s;eef 000'0I ol 000'002)3 erg SrgJo sncoJeql st sualdes I"toI lhaN 'puolsJ3uo7 'qt"roppoq)S q8rg waqcog ouoq s€ stuourluocSurpunorrnseq] elelndodol rueq] nolpuaxJy uproeg 01pel teqt suorl€r?rureqt pue eorr;V ur sueunqJo Osueql 'uorlnlo^e s,,lAel eql pue oJII esrreq] Jo Jo sassalppe'osJelrunorilJo surEuoeql sessedurocue I erl3rg 'o8e sreef uoillq 1'g1 Suruur8eg'se.rg3rg euruuo poseqere s;eldeqcourus.)ooq eqJ 'seoplpuu suetunHpup 'suuurnll Jeqlo pu€ ' s I $' d d z 6 ' 6 0 0 T , .VTJC oslooqcgaql q,{ro1sr11roJrelual luuolluN 'sruapnrsput snq)oal ntpul4unwngto tto7s111 Tcndwo3v- sn.tg4g aql :{to4srg p1"tol4.uunl 'g ssog puu'uu1ls1rqJ pl^u('111a>1rngpunruptr qceJ sesue>lrv'eure{rkl reled S./KOIAOU {OOg tetll os turq Ireru-oeseeldol puoile ol Suruueldesoql zluaf In€d rogtuegodun ,(ierrsr lr ]eq1pelsenbe"r ueqlrg crelN 'pe11rurqn5,(1lrg1cedseg ZIOZ 'p-7 f,rcnue1'runrsodu,(g dee11uers eql Eurpre8e11 I trVg9:g 1epeurnofpeEulleeu eq1 ol speeuvH^\ eq] @'e^resor leql sruoorJo reqrunu oq]Jo esuesreJleqe 1eBuec eq 'seBe11oc eseqtr(q UoJJeSuro8uoeqlJo suue] ur 'ecuelsur-ro3: 'VH,/y\.eql ol1u?Aolereq lq8rru 11'se3e11oc uorlelresar Era 6. Every region of the globe becomesconnected with the discoveryof the Americasand is part of a truly global economythat benefltsEuropeanpowers and wipes out the empiresof the Americas'Big Era 7, 1750 to !9I4, is characterizedbywhat the authors call "autocaralytic"change:changethat itself creates the needfor other kinds of changes , at the centerof which is industrializatron.History is now driven by new forms of energy,new technologies,new ways of distributingwealth that lead to new economic,social and political ideas.Big Era 8, a tiny sliver of time between1900and 1945,dealswith huge crises- two world wars, a major economicdownturn and increased environmental degradation.In this minute era the authorsturn back to "big" ideas such as humans becomingthe singlemost importantforce in changing not only their local environmentsbut the biosphere, and their intellectualdevelopmentsallow them to see not only their world but the universein new ways through the theory of relativity and quantum physics. All topics and themesexpandedin the previous chaptersarebrought togetherin Big Era 9, 1945to the present,discussingcontinuitiesand changesalong with warningsagainstcertainpolitical, economicand environmentaltrends. As a high schoolteacherof AP World History my first concernwhen picking up this book was how it related to the AP curriculum. I was worried about the fact that the CollegeBoard's six time periods were here nine Eras and this would confuse students who seekconsistencyand clear cut answers.These concernsare unfounded.however,as this difference can be an advantage.In teachingthat periodizationis specificto historians'ideasand the criteriathey choose to use,this book providesa secondexampleof how and why historiansdivide time. Another benefit of this book is its organizationofeach chapterand era around the three central topics mentioned in the introduction. This is invaluable to AP World History teachersin that thesethemesprovide a conciseand clearway to show continuity and changefrom one period to the next all the way to the present.At any point a teachermay deviseactivitiesand exercisesto teachthis valuable analyticalskill testedon the CollegeBoard'sAP Exam basedon a few paragraphsor pagesofreading that would not overwhelm the students.Similarly, the regionalinformation could be usedas the foundation of comparisonsof developmentsin the threetopics in different areasof the elobe. 62 Besidesthe teachingof individual concepts and essayand analysisskills, the text as a whole could benefit studentsas an introductionto or a review of World History. Most teachersintroducestudentsto the rigors of the coursewith a summerassignment.This text presentsa wonderful overview of world history that would provide studentswith previousknowledge on which to build on throughout the year. Each chapter is concludedwith a numberof clear essaystyle study questionsthat can guide studentsto evaluateand reflect on their reading.Alternatively,the book could be useful at the end of the courseas a quick overview of importantconceptsbeforethe AP Exam. Espousingthe broadestview of history from the creationof the universeand coming down to local historicalcircumstances,WorldHistory: TheBig Eras is, as the authorsdeclare,"a compacthistory of humankind" that is accessibleto young high school studentsand is a highly recommendedteachingtool for their instructors. Trevor R. Getz, Richard J. Hoffman, and Jarbel Rodriguez, eds,Exchanges:A Global History Resder.VolumeI, to 1500.365pp. $56.20.Volume II, from 1450.344 pp. $54.40. Both volumes: PearsonEducation. 2009. C. Barden Keeler Florida Gulf Coast University Exchanges:A Global Histoty Reader is a recent entry into the expandingmarket of readersavailable for use in the world history survey,but Exchangesis set apart from similar texts by its approachto document selectionand its focus on teachingstudentsto do the work of historians.The selecteddocumentsinclude both primary and secondarysourcesorganrzed in nine parts acrossthe two volumeswith each part devotedto "a global inquiry investigatedand debatedby historians."(Vol. ll2, xw) Eachpart is fuither subdivided into chaptersthat addressissues and approacheswithin the broader field of inquiry. Organizedin this fashion,the authorssuccessfully communicatethe major themesand controversies of the still developingfield of world history while making a significant contribution to the teaching materials available for the world history survey course.