Breaking History- Episode 3: Food History with Dr. Rick Warner, President of the World History Association

Breaking History, a World History Podcast
Episode 3: Food History with Dr. Rick Warner, President of the World History Association

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Join Northeastern University Graduate Students Bridget Keown, James Robinson, Jessica Muttitt, and Olivier Schouteden as we join Professor Rick Warner of Wabash College, and President of the World History Association. We talk about Dr. Warner's work in world history through food studies, as well as the work of the World History Association. Dr. Warner talks about world history methodology and research within his role as WHA President, as well as the coming WHA annual conference in Ghent. We make the big connections!

Books in the field:
The New World History: A Teacher's Companion
by Ross E. Dunn
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/555928.The_New_World_History

Before European Hegemony: The World System A.D. 1250-1350
by Janet L. Abu-Lughod

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/171369.Before_European_Hegemony

Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History

by Sidney W. Mintz

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/167457.Sweetness_and_Power

The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community

by William Hardy McNeill

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1932185.The_Rise_of_the_West

The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492

by Alfred W. Crosby

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/340415.The_Columbian_Exchange

News item discussed:

"Weary professors give up, concede that Africa is a country" By Laura Seay and Kim Yi Dionne https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/04/01/weary-professors-give-up-concede-that-africa-is-a-country/