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A Life Like Mine
Posted by: mmerryfield on Wednesday, March 3, 2010A Life Like Mine tells the story of how children live around the world through four themes: survival, development, protection, participation. Excellent images and text suitable for upper elementary and middle school students. Truly has a global perspective. Includes many visuals and maps.
Is is published by UNICEF.
Child Soldiers
Posted by: mmerryfield onThis UNICEF page describes how child soldiers are being integrated back into society in Chad.
Fault lines: Journeys Into the New South Africa.
Posted by: admin on Monday, February 8, 2010Recommended because David Goodman examines the dramatic changes which have come about in South Africa since apartheid. He demonstrates how the church in South Africa has not only helped to perpetuate injustice but also helped to influence forgiveness and reconciliation. He tells the story of the grandson of H.F. Voerwoort, the architect of apartheid. The grandson joined the African National Congress and left the Dutch Reformed Church. This book would be appropriate for students in grades 9-12.
Citation: Goodman, David. University of California ISBN 0520232038 Press 1999
Things Fall Apart.
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this classic work first published in 1958 is appropriate for students in grades 7-12. This story describes how the mixing of cultures and the breakdown of traditions can lead to unimagined results. It describes how colonialism was able to tear apart a powerful tribe. The culture of the Ibo begins to breakdown once Christian missionaries disrupt traditional religious belief and attempt to convert the native population.
Citation: Achebe, Chinua. Random House Childrens Publishing ISBN 0385474547.
The Bridge on the Drina.
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this Noble prize winning work is a classic novel dealing with ethnic conflict. By centering the story around a bridge built in eastern Bosnia in the second half of the 16th century, Andric gives a feel for the history of relationships of Christians and Muslims in the area. The story bridges the time period of the mid-sixteenth century to World War I and shows the complexity of ethnic and religious ties of the people of the Balkans to their locale. This work of historical fiction is appropriate for students in grades 10-12.
Citation: Andric, Ivo. University Chicago Press 1977 ISBN 0-226-02045-2.
Making Race and Nation: A Comparison of the United States, South Africa
Posted by: admin onRecommended because Part one of this book is entitled Historical and Cultural Legacies. It describes the Dutch and British colonial legacies to race in both countries. The author goes on to explain the lessons we can obtain from the history of slavery as practiced in Brazil and the United States In the second part of his book, he describes the differences as well as the role differences play in the creation of the contemporary nation states of United States and South Africa. This book is appropriate for students in grades 11-12.
Citation: Marx, Anthony Cambridge University 1998 ISBN 0521585902
Understanding Ethnic Violence : Fear, Hatred, and Resentment in Twentieth Century Eastern Europe
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this book introduces a theory that allows for an understanding of ethnic violence. The author divides what he calls an emotion-based theory into four component parts. They consist of resentment, fear, hatred, and rage. In the second part of his book he applies this theory by comparing Baltic States in the twentieth century, Czechoslovakia 1848-1998 and Yugoslavia. This book is appropriate for students in grades 10-12.
Citation: Petersen, Roger D. Cambridge Press ISBN 0521007747
Shakespeare and the Jews
Posted by: admin onRecommended because Shapiro demonstrates how Elizabethans imagined Jews to be different from themselves in religion, race, and nationality. His book contains sections such as 0 Jews and Counterfeit Christians; Myths, Histories, Consequences; The Jewish Crime; A Pound of Flesh ; The Hebrew Will Turn Christian; Race, Nation, or Alien; Shakespeare and the Jew Bill of 1753. This book is appropriate for students in grades 12.
Citation: Shapiro, James Columbia University Press 1997 ISBN 0-231-10345-X
Anticipating Ethnic Conflict
Posted by: admin onRecommended because although this handbook was designed for intelligence analysts to use in thinking about and attempting to anticipate ethnic conflict, students in grade 12 could find it useful in studying causes of ethnic conflict. The book offers a three-stage model for examining mobilization for ethnic state conflict.
Citation: Tellis, Ashley Arroya Center 1998 ISBN 0833024957
Miss Sophie’s Diary (1985)
Posted by: admin onRecommended because Ding Ling is China’s best known twentieth-century woman writer. She became prominent for her shocking story written in 1928 which portrays the inner life and lusts of a sickly yet ambitious, selfish yet self-conscious young woman. Sophie, who lives in Beijing, is trapped by her intellectualized ideals which cannot be fulfilled in real life. Bold for its expression of a young woman’s sexual impulses and desire to control, this novella strikes Western readers as surprisingly modern.
Reviewed by East Asian Project of Columbia University. http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/
Citation: Translation by W. J. F. Jenner, trans. Beijing: Panda Books
The State of the World’s Refugees 2000.
Posted by: admin onRecommended because UNHCR’s Special 50th anniversary edition looks at five decades of humanitarian action. It examines major crises during that period and the changing nature of international responses to the problem of forced displacement. As useful to the general reader as it is to humanitarian experts and organizations, governments and academics. Start by “Chapter 5: Proxy wars in Africa, Asia and Central America” since the chapter offers information about refugees in Africa, Asia, and Central America, maps about refugee flows, and figures on refugee population. Be aware of the fact that you need an Adobe Reader program to download this document. Reviewed by UNHCR.
Citation: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
A Dry White Season
Posted by: admin onRecommended because although this 104-minute film was produced in 1989, its message of struggle for racial and ethnic justice is a relevant today as it was then. The setting is set in the l970s within Soweto, an African township outside of Johannesburg, South Africa. It deals with a white schoolmaster who lives in a segregated home apart from black population. The schoolmaster finds himself in a moral dilemma posed by racial injustice directed against the son of his black gardener by Afrikaner police authorities. This film is appropriate for students in grades 6-12.
Battle For The Holy Land
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this is a 5Slavic and Eastern Europe-minute video which goes behind the lines and underground to reveal the tactics and strategies that led to the current violence between Palestinians and Israelis. The film has a new copyright 2002 and currently sells for $29.98. This video is appropriate for students in grades 9-12. You can down load and print out a transcript of the video by clicking on http://www.pbs.org//wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/holy/etc/tapes.html.
Bombay
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this is a 2 hour and 10 minute film directed by Mani Ratman. This 1994 film tells the love story of a Muslim woman and Hindu man who are caught up in the communal religious violence within Bombay, India. Hindu and Muslim accounts of atrocities are carefully balanced. The aim of the film is to promote communal harmony by showing centering love transcending religious intolerance and hatred. This film is appropriate for students in grades 10-12.
Breaking the Codes Genocide and Truth in Burundi
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this is a 7Slavic and Eastern Europe-minute documentary video which was one of four shown at the 2001 Human Rights Festival. It is a documentary film produced by Bryan Rich about the horror of ethnic genocide. This film was shot over 18 months in Rwanda, a country caught in ethnic conflict. It is based on the confessions of four men who are committing atrocities against another ethnic group. These four men risk their lives to describe the social and moral collapse which has led to an ethnic war. This film is appropriate for students in grades 11-12.
Children of Shatila
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this 50-minute documentary video was directed in 1998 by Mai Masri. The video documents Palestinian children living in a camp in Lebanon that previously was the site of the horrific Sabra-Shatila massacre. The children are given video cameras to record their feelings and hopes 16 years after the massacre and 50 years after the exile of the grandparents from Palestine. This documentary is appropriate for students in grades 6-12.
In the Name of the Buddha
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this 141-minute film directed by Rajah Touchriver was shown at the 2002 Oslo Film Festival just before the Sri Lankan Aid Conference in Oslo. It is produced by Dasai Films International. The film graphically portrays the conflict between native Tamil people and the Sri Lankan army and Indian peacekeeping forces. The film tells the true story of Siva, a native Tamil from Sri Lanka who had to flee his homeland. It portrays the horror and chaos of a people torn apart by ethnic conflict through the suffering of an ordinary man.
Muslims
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this is a 120-minute documentary produced by Frontline which is appropriate for students grades 7-12. The video can be purchased for $19.98 by ordering through htttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muslims. The documentary exams the religious, historical, and cultural roots of Muslims in the countries of Egypt, Nigeria, United States, Malaysia, Turkey, and Iran.
No Mans Land
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this Oscar winning film runs 98 minutes and was directed by Danis Tanovic a Bosnian director. By combining dark humor with wrenching realism it brings together two men who are pawns in a bitter ethnic conflict. Both Bosnian and Serb are trapped in a trench and forced to cooperate for mutual survival. Although the film is laced with raw language, the films dark humor presents a message of the absurdity of ethnic conflict. It also paints a very ridiculous picture of blundering attempts at UN peacekeeping. The film is appropriate for students in grades 9-12.
Rabbit Proof Fence
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this 2002 released drama running 94 minutes was directed by Phillip Noyce. It is based on the true story of Molly Craig, a 14-year-old mixed race aboriginal child. In 1931 as part of a forced assimilation policy, she was taken by the Australian government from her mother and placed in a Government institution called Moore River settlement. The film follows her escape from the institution and her heroic efforts to return home by following a fence along most of the length of Western Australia. The film is appropriate for students grades 6-12.
Whale Rider
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this film, directed by Niki Caro, was released in 2002. This delightful film is appropriate for students grades 6-12. The plot centers around a contemporary young Maori girls fight to win the approval of her grandfather. Her grandfather is attempting to retain traditional Maori values in the face of modernity and social change. All about him the dominate culture is pulling his people away from sacred values and duties found in Maori traditional culture.
Annual Editions: Global Issues 09/10. (2009).
Posted by: admin onRecommended because new editions each year contain collections of 30-40 up to date articles from scholars and the world press that examine the most important global issues facing the planet. The book has a world map, a glossary, a topic guide, and a list of related websites. This is one of many Annual Editions series. Others (see list on the Annual Editions website) are also relevant to specific issues as well as regional studies.
Citation: Jackson, Robert M. (editor). Guilford, CT: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin. http://www.dushkin.com
The Gaia Peace Atlas: Survival into the Third Millennium. (1988).
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it provides global perspectives on peace as more than just the absence of war. It provides analyses of the roots of peace and war by exploring human, nuclear, and environmental crises threatening humanity and our planet. The book provides research from international people and organizations/institutions on proposals for immediate and long-term sustainable peace. Exercise and exercise overviews center on (1) what is culture, (2) the building blocks of culture, (3) styles of communication, (4) culture in the workplace, and (5) the cross-cultural perspective. Chapter 2 contains exercises that explore the concept of self (individualist vs. collectivist), personal vs. societal responsibility (universalist vs. particularist), the concept of time (monochronic vs. polychronic), and locus of control (internal vs. external). The ‘Dialogues’ exercise contains four brief cross-cultural dialogues (with seemingly missing exchanges) where students have to figure out the cross-cultural meanings/misunderstandings in the dialogues.
Citation: Barnaby, Frank (editor). New York: Doubleday. http://www.randomhouse.com/doubleday
Global Perspectives: A Handbook for Understanding Global Issues. (1999).
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it provides a multidisciplinary approach to explaining general global vocabulary, issues, and trends (i.e., cultural diversity, economic development, the natural environment, and international peace and violence). The book provides case study analyses of the global issues and trends explored in the book. Chapter titles are (1) Introduction to the Modern World, (2) Ethnicity and Global Diversity, (3) Perspectives on Ethnicity and Global Diversity, (4) Economic Development, (5) Perspectives on Economic Development, (6) Human Ecological Sustainability, (7) Perspectives on Human Ecological Sustainability, (8) Peace and War, and (9) Perspectives on Peace and War.
Citation: Kelleher, Ann, & Klein, Laura. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Globalization and the Challenges of a New Century: A Reader. (2000).
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it explores globalization and its impact from interdisciplinary perspectives. The ten-part book explores global order and disorder, the new nature of national borders, conflict and security in a new world order, globalization and the evolution of democracy, the new global economy, doing business in the information age, forecasting the future, the environment, and an emerging global culture.
Citation: O’Meara, Patrick, Mehlinger, Howard D., & Krain, Matthew (editors). Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
On Prejudice: A Global Perspective. (1993).
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it presents the works of acclaimed writers who analyze, explore, and discuss the pervasiveness of prejudice throughout human history (i.e., slavery, the Holocaust, apartheid, ethnic conflict in Europe and Africa, etc.). The book is divided into three sections: Section 1 uses essays to introduce readers to the values of prejudice, Section 2 explores prejudice through intercultural fiction and poetry, and Section 3 offers written works that explore hope, reconciliation, commonality, and peace. The book also provides (1) brief bibliographical biographies of contributors, (2) an appendix of selected human rights declarations and statements on race, and (3) a resource list of organizations that promote global understanding and the eradication of prejudice worldwide.
Citation: Gioseffi, Daniela. New York: Anchor Books/Doubleday.
The Christian Science Monitor
Posted by: admin on Tuesday, January 19, 2010Recommended because this site is recommended because of the ease and speed at which you can access in-depth coverage of conflict issues across the globe. A listing of six regions of the world plus a section on global issues allow one to access religious and ethnic conflicts speedily. Under the heading World Stories, you can quickly find many which deal with ethnic and religious conflict. Another strength of this site is the Special Project section. This section contains tremendous coverage of world issues. The presentation not only provides facts about the issue but asks critical thinking questions of the reader. This site would be appropriate for students in grades 7-12.
BBC Online Network
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this web site provides up-to-the-minute coverage of a wide assortment of ethnic and religious conflicts. By clicking on Front Page, you can access major stories pertaining to conflicts currently taking place. By clicking on World, you can access five regions of the world. After clicking on the region you desire, you can access particular countries in that region. Many times additional information can be obtained by clicking Relevant Stories links and clicking Internet Links. This site is appropriate for grades 7-12. Many selections provide excellent maps, video and audio presentations.
Britannica.com Worlds Apart: The Roots of Regional Conflicts
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this web site offers viewpoints by four renowned writers on five questions dealing with ethnic and religious conflict. The writers have written extensively on conflicts within Rwanda, India, Bosnia, and Kosovo. Students in grades 9-12 would find the various viewpoints offered to be quite useful in any study of ethnic and religious conflict. They might want to use these questions and viewpoints to continue the debate within a classroom setting.
Buzzle.com Intelligent Life on the Web
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this web site contains a myriad of articles dealing directly or indirectly with religious and ethnic conflict. The articles would be appropriate for grades 7-12. Under the heading Buzzle Chapters, click Philosophy & Religion. There will be lead stories which might pertain to religious conflict. You then can click Religion, Islam Religion, Major World Religions to pull possible stories pertaining to religious conflict.
Center for Reduction of Religious-Based Conflict
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this U.S. charitable organization is dedicated to the reduction of religious-based conflict throughout the world through publicizing existing conflicts and providing long-term solutions. The site provides a map which is color-coded for 18 religious-based conflicts throughout the world. By clicking on countries on the left, you can read a brief account of conflicts which have some religious basis to their cause. This site also provides links to other organizations which deal with religious and ethnic world conflicts. By clicking on Webs Virtual Library, you can locate constitutions and other documents which relate to religious tolerance.
Race-Ethnic-Religious_Relations Excite
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this site offers the user many news stories dealing with ethnic and race conflict issues. It is appropriate for students grades 7-12. This site has numerous articles on Africa. By clicking Anti-Racism, then clicking Race & Racism, and then clicking Africa and Racism you can access African news accounts of race and ethnic conflict issues in countries of Africa.
Fewer-Forum on Early Warning Response
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this site is an independent global network of organizations to preventing conflict by providing early warning and informing peace-building efforts. It covers five regions of the world. In addition, it has a section entitled global. By clicking regions you can find Caucus, Central Asia, Great Lakes, West Africa, and Central America. In addition to highlighting conflict in these areas, this site provides annual reports and a strategic plan for early warnings and early response to conflicts. This site is appropriate to grades 6-12.
MidnightFiles/Peace Midnight at the Internet Cafe: Peace Studies/Conflict Resolution: Human Rights, Development, and Social Justice
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this site is recommended because of its links to over 100 sites directly or indirectly related to religious and ethnic conflict resolution. These can be found by clicking on General Peace, War and Conflict Studies sites. In addition, by clicking on K-12 Peace &Conflict Resources, the user can find 12 web sites which provide a wide variety of resources for all grade levels
History Guy
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this is an excellent site for students grades 6-12 to access information on wars and conflicts which many times have resulted from religious or ethnic differences. The material was updated on January 11, 2003. The conflicts are listed in alphabetical order and listed under four categories. They are Current ‘Major’ Wars and Conflicts, Current ‘Minor’ Wars and Conflicts, Recently Concluded or Suspended Wars and Conflicts, and Major Acts of Terrorism.
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this is a wonderful web site for the coverage of proceedings of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. It covers testimony of witnesses and the accused and day- to-day proceedings of the Tribunal. It is a wonderful source of primary source material on the genocide and the response by a United Nations organ. The site is appropriate for grades 9-12.
URL: http://www.ictr.org/
Religiously-Based Civil Unrest And Warfare
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this site suggests that religion has played a major role in conflicts and wars up to 2002. The site is useful for grades 7-12. The site contains a chart of wars up to 2002 demonstrating a religious component. It contains an interesting section on unrest and civil war within the Sudan.
U.S. Department of State
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this site contains excellent data links to regions and countries. Maps and statistical information on religion, ethnic groups, and history of conflicts are provided. This site also provides press releases by year, fact sheets, special briefings, and reports which can prove quite useful in researching ethnic and religious conflicts within regions or countries. This site is appropriate for grades 7-12.
The Globalist
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this site is recommended for its ease in finding excellent articles pertaining to ethnic and religious conflict. After clicking Archive, type in either ethnic conflict or religious conflict under keyword. You will immediately locate numerous articles pertaining to your topic. Most articles are appropriate for grades 7-12. You may also wish to click on countries and regions. Another approach is to click on culture which located under Globalization. Start by utilizing the Discover More link. Many times this contains additional stories which relate to your topic of choice.
Public Policy And Ethnic Conflict
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this would be most useful for academically talented students in grades 10-12. This is part of a discussion paper by a series of various scholars. This particular paper discusses two structural multicultural policies which cover almost all of the hundred and eighty-five states in the world. Any one of the six parts of the author’s paper could stand by itself. The contents of his paper are divided into a changing world, the multicultural problematic, ethnicity, migration, globalization and identity, the dialectics of ethnicity, belonging, and identity, identity formation, and modes of inter-communal regulation.
World Press Review Library of International Affairs
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this is a wonderful site for grades 9-12. By clicking on a particular region listed under World Headlines, students are exposed to numerous stories which cover ethnic or religious conflict. Students can obtain primary sources, use a world atlas, and receive international perspectives on current events. There is also a discussion guide and vocabulary comprehension section.
The World Revolution
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this site attempts to try to resolve major social problems of our world and our era. It currently provides a menu of twenty-six in-depth topics. Five of these relate indirectly to ethnic and religious conflict. They are child soldiers, children and war, indigenous people, refugees, women and war. The site also contains a specific issues section. The current specific issue is conflict in Columbia. The quality research and resources in each topic discussion is appropriate to students in grades 7-12.
Global Learning On-Line
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it provides links to information, activities, and resources for educators interested in teaching about global issues.
The Globalization Website
Posted by: admin onRecommended because because it is a megasiteof globalization resources. The site was created and is maintained by the Sociology Department at Emory University and used in their globally oriented courses. The site links to organizations, books, people, issues, theories, and a glossary. The site also links to other megasites, data sources, non-English sites (German, French, and Spanish).
Cyberschoolbus
Posted by: admin onRecommended because Cyberschoolbus provides a wealth of information for educators on the world and its issues. Some sections are very kid-friendly.
UNICEF The State of the World’s Children
Posted by: admin onRecommended because of its many resources on the world’s children, their issues and lives. See reports on the state of the world’s children along with many other publications, information by country and other topics.
ISNA – Official Web Site of the Islamic Society of North America
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it is directed to the American-Muslim community. Educators can use the information on this site for a snapshot into American-Muslim life. Start by reviewing the organization’s main publication Horizons , which is available online for free or in hardcopy for a subscription price. Be aware of information that may be culturally biased or may not present a balanced perspective.
The Christian Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it provides a brief yet concise history of the Christian Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt. Melek Oyman Last Modified: 12/07/2004
Atlas of the Orient (UCLA)
Posted by: admin onRecommended because of its detailed clickable maps of Middle East and North Africa. Start by browsing the index on the left hand side for information about people, places, and things. Be aware of advertising that has appeared on this site. Some of it is politically charged and has been found offensive by some ethnic and religious groups. However, the advertising does not reflect the accuracy of the encyclopedic entries.
Foundation for Middle East Peace (Harvard)
Posted by: admin onRecommended because the site up to date and there is a selection of detailed maps on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Topics and materials include maps on the Gaza Strip, West Bank, Jerusalem, Golan Heights, settlements and population, redeployment and final status options, and more. Information is objective and mainly supports a peaceful solution to the conflict. Reports and materials are available in Arabic , English and Hebrew . Start by examining About FMEP for information about the Foundation and its purpose. Be aware of limited information on the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
URL: http://www.fmep.org/
Outreach World
Posted by: admin onRecommended because of its resources on the Middle East and Africa. Here you’ll find news about various outreach activities currently taking place as well as upcoming workshops, conferences and professional development opportunities offered locally, regionally, nationally and overseas. Start by clicking on Resources to search for units, lessons and instructional aids by global region, country, subject, grade level, etc.
Amnesty International
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this human rights organization provides rich resources on such topics as freeing prisoners of conscience, ensuring prompt and fair trials for political prisoners, abolishing the death penalty, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. See the current Campaigns and topics such as Arms Control, Stop Torture, Death Penalty, Refugees’ Rights, International Justice, Economic Globalization and Human Rights, Child Soldiers, Human Rights Education. Be aware of images and descriptions of torture. This site may be useful in teaching global issues related to slavery, indigenous peoples, refugees, and women rights.
CAIR – The Council on American Islamic Relations
Posted by: admin onRecommended because of its coverage of current issues within the Muslim community of America. It also includes materials and information on Islam and Muslims for outreach purposes. Links to local chapter CAIR representatives and speaker information is also available. Start by reading the section on About Islam . There are also materials available for reasonable prices with information that can be used in the classroom or in curriculum development. Be aware of some local chapters proselytize more than others.
URL: http://www.cair.com/