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World History Connected, Inc. _Heidiroupp@aol.com_ (mailto:Heidiroupp@aol.com) The Forum on Big History within the fall issue of World History Connected was posted earlier this month with Craig Benjamin as Guest Editor. The fall issue features the following authors, articles, interviews and reviews. [_www.worldhistoryconnected.org_ (http://www.worldhistoryconnected.org/) ] Big History Forum Fred Spier, Big History: The Emergence of an Interdisciplinary Science? Jonathan Markley, A child said, "What is the grass?'": Reflections on the Big History of the Poaceae Walter Alvarez, A Geological Perspective on Big History Cynthia Stokes Brown, What is a Civilization, Anyway? David Christian, Contingency, Pattern and the S-curve in Human History Craig Benjamin, The Convergence of Logic, Faith and Values in the Modern Creation Myth Lauren McArthur Harris and Sarah Hamilton, Challenges and Opportunities: Reflections on Teaching Big History Discussion Sections Articles Barry Rodrigue and Daniel Stasko, A Big History Director, 2009: An Introduction John Maunu, Bringing Big History Down to Classroom Size: Concepts and Resources Anthony Pattiz, Using a Japanese War Crime Trial Simulation to Expand Students' Understanding of the Roots of Wartime Atrocities, Mass Killings and Genocide James A. Diskant, Engaging Students to Act Like Historians: Ideas to Entice Thoughtful Collaboration and Positive Interactions Before Students Begin to Complain that History is Boring! Sharon Cohen, Why do students find reading history challenging? Interview Tom Laichas, Interview with John McNeill Featured Review William Everdell, A Short History of Big History Book Reviews Mazower, Mark, Salonica, City of Ghosts: Christians, Muslims and Jews, 1430-1950 a review by Steve Goldberg Genet, Cheryl, Russell Genet, et.al., eds, The Evolutionary Epic: Science's Story and Humanity's Response A review by Helen Grady Yasutaro (Keiho) Soga, Life Behind Barbed Wire: The World War II Internment Memoirs of a Hawai'i Issei A review by Alan Rosenfeld Previous issues of World History Connected are archived at the History Cooperative [www.historycooperative.org]
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