Bridging World History

A multimedia course for secondary school and college teachers that examined global patterns through time, seeing history as an integrated whole. Topics were studied in a general chronological order, but each is observed through a thematic lens, showing how people and societies experience both integration and differences.

Created By

Status

Canceled

Original Name

Bridging World History

First Air Date

January 2, 2004

Last Air Date

June 25, 2004

Seasons

1

Episodes

26

Language

English

Networks

PBS

S01E26

World History and Identity

How have global forces redefined both individual and group identity in the modern world? This unit examines the transnational identity that emerged from the Chinese diaspora, and compares it to a newly re-defined national Chechen identity forged through war with Russia.

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