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World History Bulletin World History Bulletin Fall 2008 Vol. XXIV No. 2 H. Micheal Tarver Editor [email protected] In This Issue Editor’s Note Inside Front Cover Letter From the President 1 Minutes of the WHA Business Meeting, June 28, 2008 3 Minutes of the WHA Executive Council Meeting, June 26, 2008 3 WHB Focus Issue & Teaching Forum, Guest Editor - Paul Buckingham, Morrisville State College 8 Silk Production as Women’s Work in the World History Classroom: Pearl S. Buck’s The Living Reed 9 by Robert Shaffer, Shippensburg University Nature, Biology, Culture and the Origins of Technology in the Plio-Pleistocene 15 by John Mears, Southern Methodist University Teaching Science and Technology in World History: Notes from the Field 16 by Elizabeth Green Musselman, Southwestern University From Global to Local: Technological Development and Evolution of the Ice Market 19 by Alberto Grandi, Università degli Studi di Parma Engineering in the Modern World 22 by David P. Billington, Jr. Spreading the Scientific Word: Missionaries as Global Naturalists on 19th Century Madagascar 25 by Thomas Anderson, Binghampton University The Logical Fallacies of Nationalism: Critical Thinking in the World History Classroom * AWARD WINNING LESSON * 31 by Sharlene Sayegh, California State University, Long Beach Teaching World History at Chinese Universities: Past and Present 34 by Xia Jiguo, Capital Normal University Prospects and Pitfalls of a Global History Approach to the Early-Modern European Witch Hunt 37 by Sun Yue, Capital Normal University Progress(ivism) and Its Discontents: The Limits of Hope and Optimism in Modern America 43 by Tanfer Emin Tunc, Hacettepe University Book Reviews, Book Review Coordinator - Peter Dykema, Arkansas Tech University 47 History Wars and School Curricula: The New History Curriculum in Australia 53 by Binoy Kampmark Call For Papers: 18th Annual World History Association Conference, June 25-28, 2009, Salem, Massachusetts, USA 54 November 2008 Dear WHA Members: In lieu of my normal Editor’s Note, Iwould like to pass on the following report from the WHA International Headquarters concerning the 2008 London Conference: AMeeting of Cities and the Sea at this Past Summer’s WHA’s Conference in London This past June, the World History Association held its seventeenth annual conference at the Mile End campus of Queen Mary,University of London. Morethan 300 people attended, including participants from Australia, China, Japan, Note Finland, Sweden, Germany,France, Italy,Morocco, South Africa, the U.S., and the U.K. Despite the pull of London’s storied attractions, conference-goers first and foremost came for the pleasureofprofessional interaction and shared ’s scholarship, and the program morethan fulfilled these expectations. Over the course of three and ahalf days, partici- pants weretreated to achoice of nearly 70 panels, plus an afternoon Advanced Placement World History Workshop. Topics ranged from pedagogical concerns, like the use of digital and audio technologies in the classroom, to resource- ful and provocative explorations of urban crossroads, maritime networks, global families, local medicine, commodi- ties, criminality,and much more. Conference highlights included keynote speeches by Prof. LeonardBlussé of Leiden University,who spoke engagingly of global cities, and Prof. Felipe Fernández-Armesto of Queen Mary and Tufts, who charmed listeners with adiscussion of the role of the sea in world history.Inaddition to the panels and talks, confer- ees enjoyed an ample book exhibit featuring 22 publishers from the U.S. and the U.K. and convivial daytime tea and Editor biscuit breaks hosted by BedfordSt. Martin’sand Houghton Mifflin. Particularly popular werethe evening wine recep- tions in the stately and gorgeous Octagon building, made possible by the generosity of ABC-Clio, Pearson, and the College Board. Alocal WHA member,Dr. John W. Marriott, also gave ahistorical walking tour of the East End, which was enthusiastically received by his large crowd of followers. Despite the high price of aLondon holiday,conference costs werekept within reach thanks to the option of QMUL’s on-campus accommodations, locat- ed along the serene banks of the Regents Canal. Amajority of participants took advantage of the World History Bulletin on-campus housing this year,making for aparticularly festive and fertile opportunity for social ISSN: 0886-117X and scholarly exchange. The WHA wishes to extend its warm thanks to the many people who made the conference asuc- cess: the unflaggingly attentive staff in the QMUL Conferences office, particularly Sue Mussett Editor and Katy Baron; the sponsors and publishers who underwrote the generous breaks, receptions, H. Micheal Tarver and—in the case of Cengage, the conference bags; the WHA Program Committee, chaired by Carolyn Neel, which brilliantly assembled the many panels and papers; and the WHA Conferences Committee, particularly Chair Alfred Andrea, who Assistant Editor worked for years to bring the WHA to London and Alexander Mirkovic should be well pleased with the result. Most of all, thanks to all of you who traveled near and far to partic- Book Review Coordinator ipate. We hope very much to see you at next year’s con- Peter Dykema ference at Salem State College in historic Salem, Massachusetts. Information about the 2009 conference Copy Editor and the call for papers, currently the WHA website, is available elsewhereinthis issue of the Bulletin. Carlos E. Marquez Editorial Assistant Ihope that you all enjoy this issue of the Bulletin, Scott Tomlin and Ithank Paul Buckingham for serving as guest editor of the science and technology section. The Spring 2009 issue will focus on Asia in World Social Sciences and Philosophy Eleanor Congdon (Youngstown State Arkansas Tech University History,under the guest editorship of Dorothea University) with Felipe Fernández- Witherspoon 255 Martin. Armesto (Queen Mary and Tufts). Russellville, Arkansas USA -- Micheal Photo courtesy of Eleanor Congdon. LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT 18 November 2008 Dear Friends, From convening in London to address “Global Cities” and “The Sea: Highway of Change,” we areoff to the great port city of Salem, Massachusetts, for our next gathering and our next theme: “Merchants and Missionaries: Trade and Religion in World History.” Ihope all of us will find our way to this “farthest port of the rich East,” June 25-28, 2009, for the 18th World History Association Conference. For those of you who did not make it to merry old England this past June, you missed out on aremarkable meeting. Thanks to our gracious host, Queen Mary College, University of London, the local and international participants, the book exhibits and exhibitors, we had one of the best WHA meetings Ihave ever attended. An added bonus was the number of colleagues Imet from London and elsewhereinEurope that Ihad not encoun- tered before. Our international meetings also have away of attracting first-timers from North America, which is always good to see as well. Thereweremany highlights at our London gathering, including excellent keynote addresses by Leonard Blusse of Leiden University and Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, of Queen Mary and Tufts University,and excellent panels at every time slot every day.Myfavorite panels—that is, the ones Iattended—ranged from many fine ses- sions that werevariations on the theme of seas and global cities to panels on such aspects of world history as the teaching of world history in China, medical history,and marginal groups of one sort or another.Asalways, our deliberations showcased faculty from adiversity of institutions, not only geographically but also education- ally,fromK-12 schools to PhD producing universities. Without this rich mix of historians and scholars from other disciplines, our meetings would not be so stimulating and worthwhile. Thanks to all of you who helped to make our 17th Annual World History Association Conference in London ahuge success, especially Al Andrea, who chaired the WHA Conferences Committee; Carolyn Neel, who chaired the WHA Program Committee; and Sue Mussett and her super staff from Queen Mary that made surewewere treated like royalty. Finally,some good and bad news: Congratulations to Kieko Matteson for completing her History PhD and securing ajob—a tenurestream position at the University of Hawaii. Unfortunately,for us, this means that she is moving on, after having served us with great aplomb and effectiveness. Fortunately,she will remain part of the WHA in her new capacity.Wehope to complete the search for anew ED soon. Iamlooking forwardtocel- ebrating the New Year with all of you at the AHA meeting in New York City beginning January 2, 2009. Anand 1 2 Affairs of the Organization and noted that people could suggest potential Minutes of the World History Association candidates for the three Executive Council Minutes of the World History Association Business Meeting positions to the members of the Nominating Executive Council Meeting Mile End Campus, Queen Mary College, Committee present: Kerry Ward and Adam Mile End Campus, Queen Mary College, McKeown, or herself. The Chair of the University of London University of London Nominating Committee is Pamela McVay. Thursday,June 26, 2008 Saturday,June 28, 2008 6. The WHA is solo-sponsoring three world his- tory related panels and co-sponsoring three I. Meeting was convened at 3:00 pm. I. Introductions and Summary of Business. others at the upcoming meeting of the Executive Council Members Present: Anand The Business Meeting began at 1:30 p.m.., with American Historical
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