Teaching the Silk Road

Jacqueline M. Moore is Professor of History at Austin College. She is the author of several books, including Cow Boys and Cattle Men: Class and Masculinities on the Texas Frontier, 1865–1900. Rebecca Woodward Wendelken is Associate Professor of History at Methodist University.

• List of IllustrationsIntroductionMorris RossabiI. Disciplinary Approaches to the Silk Road 1. Weaving with Silk: Using the Silk Roads to Organize World History Surveys before 1500Masako N. Racel2. How to Use the Silk Roads in the European History Survey CourseMarybeth Carlson3. The Silk Road and Chinese Identity, Past and PresentRobert W. Foster4. Silk Road Studies in the Political Science ClassroomRick Parrish5. Teaching the Silk Road in Comparative PoliticsGang Guo6. Art and the Silk RoadJoan O’MaraII. Thematic Approaches to the Silk Road 7. Incorporating Nomads into the Curriculum, One Steppe at a TimeRonald K. Frank8. Philosophical Refl ections on National IdentityTongdong BaiIII. Practicalities 9. Silk Roads, Service Learning, and MythmakingHirsh Diamant10. Taking Students along China’s Silk RoadMarcia J. Frost11. Mapping the Silk RoadRebecca Woodward Wendelken12. Using Primary Sources to Teach the Silk RoadJacqueline M. MooreIV. A Personal Perspective 13. Flashes at the End of the Sky—My Personal Khotan on the Silk RoadZhang HeAbout the AuthorsIndex

"Based on years of experience, the authors of Teaching the Silk Road offer sound strategies for both stand-alone courses on aspects of the route and mainstreaming what has been uncovered in three decades of research into existing courses in a variety of disciplines." — H-Net Reviews (H-Asia)"This collection of essays and personal reflections allows the reader to listen in on a relaxed conversation on teaching the topic of the Silk Road. It offers a nice blueprint for integrating the Silk Road into new or existing curricula." — J. Michael Farmer, author of The Talent of Shu: Qiao Zhou and the Intellectual World of Early Medieval Sichuan