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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.

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StatusCanceled
Original NameBridging World History
First Air DateJanuary 2, 2004
Last Air DateJune 25, 2004
Seasons1
Episodes26
Episode Runtime 28min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited States of America
Production CompaniesAnnenberg MediaOregon Public Broadcasting
NetworksPBS
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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