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A Primer for Teaching Indian Ocean World History is a guide for college and high school teachers who are teaching Indian Ocean histories for the first time or for experienced teachers who want to reinvigorate their courses.
List of contents
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction. Initial Thoughts 1
Part I. Foundations and Sources 7
1. Mapping the Indian Ocean 9
2. Beyond Eurocentrism 21
3. Beyond the Text 33
Part II. Global Themes 45
4. Indian Ocean Commodities: The Life of Spice 47
5. People on the Move 59
6. Rethinking Slavery 73
7. Empire and Its Aftermath 87
8. Disease and Environment 101
Part III. Teaching Strategies 117
9. Teaching Technologies: Some Classroom Strategies 119
10. Teaching Technologies: Research Projects for Student Engagement 131
Conclusion. Final Thoughts 147
Notes 149
Selected Bibliography 185
Index
About the author
Edward A. Alpers is Emeritus Research Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of
The Indian Ocean in World History.
Thomas F. McDow is Associate Professor of History at Ohio State University and author of
Buying Time: Debt and Mobility in the Western Indian Ocean.
Summary
A Primer for Teaching Indian Ocean World History is a guide for college and high school teachers who are teaching Indian Ocean histories for the first time or for experienced teachers who want to reinvigorate their courses.
