World histories from below : disruption and dissent, 1750 to the present /

"This textbook is the first to consider world history from below, providing an alternative to the privilege of Western powers and elite political structures found in conventional global history narratives"--

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Burton, Antoinette M., 1961- (Editor), Ballantyne, Tony, 1972- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Keywords: "World History," "Below," and "Dissent and Disruption" / Antoinette Burton (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) 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)
  • 2. International and Global Anti-Colonial Movements / Heather Streets-Salter (Northeastern University)
  • 3. Insurgent Citizenships : Armed Rebellions and Everyday Acts of Resistance in the Global South / Eileen M. Ford (California State University, Los Angeles)
  • 4. Body Politics, Sexualities, and the "Modern Family" in Global History / Durba Ghosh (Cornell University)
  • 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), Danielle Johnstone and Christopher Kelly.