{"product_id":"patriots-loyalists-and-revolution-in-new-york-city-17751776-reacting-to-the-past-9780393937305","title":"Patriots  Loyalists  and Revolution in New York City  1775-1776 (Reacting to the Past)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePatriots  Loyalists  and Revolution in New York City  17751776 draws students into the chaos of a revolutionary New York City  where patriot and loyalist forces argued and fought for advantage among a divided populace. Can students realize the liminal world of chaos  disruption  loss of privacy  and fear of victimization that accompanies any violent revolution? How do both the overall outcome and the intermediate surprises that reflect the shift of events in 177576 demonstrate the role of contingency in history? Could the Brits still win? What were the complexities  strengths  and weaknesses of the arguments on both sides? How were these affected by the social circumstances in which the Revolution occurred?Students engage with the ideological foundations of revolution and government through close readings of Locke  Paine  and other contemporaries. Each students ultimate victory goal is to have his\/her side in control of New York City at the end of 1776 (not at the end of the Revolution  when all know who won)  as well as to achieve certain individual goals (e.g.  slaves can attain freedom  propertied women can be granted voting rights  laborers can make deals for land). Winning requires the ability to master the high politics arguments for and against revolution as well as the low political skills of logrolling  bribery  and threatened force. Military force often determines the winner  much to the surprise of the students who concentrate on internal game politics.Reacting to the Past is a series of historical role-playing games that explore important ideas by re-creating the contexts that shaped them. Students are assigned roles  informed by classic texts  set in particular moments of intellectual and social ferment.An award-winning active-learning pedagogy  Reacting to the Past improves speaking  writing  and leadership skills  promotes engagement with classic texts and history  and builds learning communities. Reacting can be used across the curriculum  from the first-year general education class to capstone experiences. A Reacting game can also function as the discussion component of lecture classes  or it can be enlisted for intersession courses  honors programs  and other specialized curricular purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45280142983221,"sku":"ByrdShop_0393937305","price":48.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/patriots-loyalists-and-revolution-in-new-york-city-17751776-reacting-to-the-past-9780393937305","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}