Class Divide

When Charles Upchurch first assigned Marx’s Communist Manifesto in his 19th-century European history survey course, he got some unexpected feedback from one of his students: “less Marx, more Adam Smith.” Upchurch took the student’s exhortation to heart. As the students then discovered, the invisible hand of the free market—invoked by this pair of illustrations—makes up only part of Smith’s economic philosophy, which often prioritized societal welfare over the market. Upchurch found that after working their way through Smith, students were much more willing to engage with the ideas of Marx. As he writes, he’d found a way to “bridge previously disconnected viewpoints.” In this issue, Perspectives highlights history classrooms where instructors are shaking things up.

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The AHA Townhouse

March 10, 2017

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Townhouse Notes, March 2017
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From the President

Diversity and Segregation
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March 10, 2017

In Memoriam

Ida Blom (1931–2016)
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March 1, 2017

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March 10, 2017

In Memoriam

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March 10, 2017

Letters to the Editor

On “Dear Future Historians”
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Letters to the Editor

On “Political History: An Exchange”

March 30, 2017

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“Are We Teaching Political History?”
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March 29, 2017

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March 28, 2017

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March 27, 2017

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March 24, 2017

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AHA Member Spotlight: Maria Bashshur Abunnasr

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March 15, 2017

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March 13, 2017

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March 13, 2017

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March 10, 2017

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2017 AHA Nominations