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Ireland, Patrick – 1997
This paper addresses how the experience of the Fulbright Seminar in India has allowed the participant to enrich his teaching in comparative migration studies and comparative politics. The paper describes specifically how each course has changed as a result of the international experience. The report suggests questions for consideration as the…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Cultural Awareness, Culture, Ethnic Groups
Lorantas, Raymond – 1983
Use of symbolic figures in the college level world history course can provide a vehicle for studying social organization, political movements, and economic institutions of a given period. For example, Zhou Enlai, an activist and leader throughout much of the 20th century, symbolizes the major themes and forces of this era: change,…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Biographies, Chinese Culture, Higher Education

Richards, John F. – Journal of World History, 1997
Characterizes the early modern period in world history (roughly 1500-1800) as one marked by worldwide processes of change unprecedented in scope and intensity. Argues that the society of the Indian subcontinent shared directly in the massive processes of change that influenced societies throughout the world. (MJP)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Asian Studies, Colonialism