Recognizing the urgent need for students to understand the emergence of
the United States' power and prestige in relation to world events, Gary
W. Reichard and Ted Dickson reframe the teaching of American history in
a global context. Each essay covers a specific chronological period and
approaches fundamental topics and events in United States history from
an international perspective, emphasizing how the development of the
United States has always depended on its transactions with other nations
for commodities, cultural values, and populations. For each historical
period, the authors also provide practical guidance on bringing this
international approach to the classroom, with suggested lesson plans and
activities. Ranging from the colonial period to the civil rights era and
everywhere in between, this collection will help prepare Americans for
success in an era of global competition and collaboration.
Contributors are David Armitage, Stephen Aron, Edward L. Ayers, Thomas
Bender, Stuart M. Blumin, J. D. Bowers, Orville Vernon Burton, Lawrence
Charap, Jonathan Chu, Kathleen Dalton, Betty A. Dessants, Ted Dickson,
Kevin Gaines, Fred Jordan, Melvyn P. Leffler, Louisa Bond Moffitt,
Philip D. Morgan, Mark A. Noll, Gary W. Reichard, Daniel T. Rodgers,
Leila J. Rupp, Brenda Santos, Gloria Sesso, Carole Shammas, Suzanne M.
Sinke, Omar Valerio-Jimenez, Penny M. Von Eschen, Patrick Wolfe, and
Pingchao Zhu.
