Asian Revolutions in the Twentieth Century: Teaching Resources and Strategies

Laura Neitzel, Department of History, Brookdale Community College
Benita Stambler, Center for Distance Learning, Empire State College
Gray Tuttle, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University
Sherri West, Department of History, Brookdale Community College

About Asian Revolutions in the Twentieth Century

From the fervor of Mao Zedong’s leadership in the Chinese Revolution of 1949 to the anti-colonial nationalism of Gandhi and the Indian National Congress, revolution has shaped the history of nearly all Asian nations in the twentieth century. This website provides lecture material, teaching strategies, bibliographies, timelines, and links to other online resources for teaching about revolution and revolutionary leaders in high school, college, and university classes.

Resources are organized for ease of use, allowing instructors to focus on an individual revolutionary leader or to introduce students to the study of comparative revolution. This is a big topic, and accordingly we have cast our nets widely, gathering together a diverse collection of online material. As such, the links provided represent a variety of viewpoints on this important and politically charged subject. Please be aware of these different perspectives as you make your way through the material.

WHAT IS REVOLUTION?

REVOLUTIONARY LEADERS OF MODERN ASIA

OTHER REVOLUTIONARY LEADERS       online resources

SAMPLE ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS FOR STUDENTS

THE MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA: Revolutions in Comparative Perspective (teaching unit)

POSTER POLITICS: The Art of Revolution (teaching unit)

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