Traditionally, Akbar I is considered the emperor that made the Mughal Empire great, and Aurangzeb gets the blame for running the whole thing into the
Archives for 2022
Islam and Politics
Islam has always been tied to political movements. Mohammed was not only a religious leader, he led an empire. So how did this lead to modern
Position of the Acadians
The English after 1712 were almost as anxious to keep the French in Acadia as they were forty years later to get them out of it.Our special
Population, Sustainability, and Malthus
How many people can reasonably live on the Earth? Thomas Malthus got it totally wrong in the 19th century, but for some reason, he keeps coming up
The Railroad Journey and the Industrial Revolution
Prior to the invention of steam-powered railroads, pretty much all locomotion had been muscle-powered. You either walked where you wanted to go or
Asian Responses to Imperialism
Here's voices from the countries that were colonized to give us a sense of how conquered people saw their conquerors and gives an insight into what
The Rise of the West and Historical Methodology
Here’s methods of writing history by looking at some of the ways that history has been written about the rise of the West. But first, what is “The
The End of Civilization (In the Bronze Age)
Through a complex network of trade and alliances, there was a loosely confederated and relatively continuous civilization in the Middle East. Why it
Parkman Vol. 6-1, Chapter 9
In spite of the losses and humiliations of the war, great expectations were formed from the new scheme.Our special project presenting the