Kathakar

In 1911, the Chinese Dynastic cycle came to an end after 2,132 years of ruling the nation. Following the Xinhai Revolution, China would adopt a republican form of government, yet it would still see further struggles over power. In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Peter J. Carroll, an Associate Professor of History at Northwestern University, to discuss this major transition and its future consequences.

How did the Treaty of Waitangi change the political and judicial landscape of New Zealand? In this episode, Professor of History at the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand Dr. Jim McAloon joins us to discuss the origins and legacy of this famous negotiation and the impact it has had on the country.

We are joined by Dr. Peter Holquist, the Ronald S. Lauder Endowed Term Associate Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in Imperial and Soviet Russian history. Dr. Holquist provides us with an insightful outlook on the era of Tsar Alexander II's reign (1855-1881), as we engage in a discussion on his domestic progressive reforms contrasted with his orders for the final conquest of the Caucasus. 

Associate Professor of History at the University of Vermont Dr. Sarah Osten joins us for a conversation on land reform in Mexico. How do the frequent changes in leadership and the various attempts at redistributing land build the Mexican economy and societies that we see today?

Postdoctoral fellow in the Neukom Institute for Computational Science at Dartmouth College Dr. Jeremy M. Mikecz joins us to discuss Francisco Pizarro's conquest of the Inca Empire and the changes in South American societies that followed along with the uses of digital and spatial methods in the study of early colonial Peru. 

Associate Professor of South Asia Studies at the University of Pennsylvania Dr. Deven Patel and Senior Lecturer of International Studies at the Lauder Institute in the Wharton School Dr. Sudev Sheth discuss Alexander the Great's campaign in India and fusion of Greek and Indian art and culture that took place in the following years.

Chair of the Department of History and Political Science and Professor of History at Ashland University Dr. John Moser discusses the events on the day Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was assassinated and the series of developments that followed, bringing chaos to nearly all of Europe and soon, the world.

Kathakar is a brand new podcast in which your hosts, Arnab, Ansh, and Aniruddh discuss and dissect some of the world's most important turning points in history and their human aspects with esteemed experts. Stay tuned for upcoming episodes, and thank you for listening!