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Swarthmore College

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2008

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Review Of "Cold War, Deadly Fevers: Malaria Eradication In Mexico, 1955-1975" By M. Cueto, Diego Armus Dec 2008

Review Of "Cold War, Deadly Fevers: Malaria Eradication In Mexico, 1955-1975" By M. Cueto, Diego Armus

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Review Of "Domesticating The World: African Consumerism And The Genealogies Of Globalization" By J. Prestholdt, Timothy Burke Nov 2008

Review Of "Domesticating The World: African Consumerism And The Genealogies Of Globalization" By J. Prestholdt, Timothy Burke

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L'Autriche-Hongrie Était-Elle Un Empire?, Pieter M. Judson , '78 May 2008

L'Autriche-Hongrie Était-Elle Un Empire?, Pieter M. Judson , '78

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Nationalist propagandists, along with many historians, continue to view Austria-Hungary as an empire according to a traditional model. This reinforces traditional theories that view Eastern Europe as somehow backward, semi-oriental, and fundamentally different from a democratic “West” that is defined in national terms. However, a close analysis of constitutional structures and forms of citizenship suggests that following the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, Austria-Hungary had little in common with other continental empires. In fact, it was hardly a single state at all, much less an empire. After 1867, Hungary essentially became a nation state, while Austria developed a pluralist political system …


Review Of "State, Peasant, And Merchant In Qing Manchuria, 1644-1862" By C. M. Isett, Lillian M. Li Apr 2008

Review Of "State, Peasant, And Merchant In Qing Manchuria, 1644-1862" By C. M. Isett, Lillian M. Li

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Demonizing Judaism In The Soviet Union During The 1920s, Robert Weinberg Apr 2008

Demonizing Judaism In The Soviet Union During The 1920s, Robert Weinberg

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In this article, Robert Weinberg explores the visual representation of Judaism and observant Jews in the Soviet journal Bezbozhnik u stanka (The atheist at the workbench), which appeared in the 1920s. In their efforts to promote atheism and undermine organized religion, the artists responsible for the images in this journal singled out the Jewish god to be depicted with inhuman, bestial, and bizarre features such as a single eye and a nose made out of a fist. This portrayal of Judaism and religious Jews drew upon the pervasive antisemitic tropes and motifs in Russian culture and society and served to …


The Russian Right Responds To Revolution: Visual Depictions Of Jews In The Black Hundred Press In Post-1905 Russia, Robert Weinberg Jan 2008

The Russian Right Responds To Revolution: Visual Depictions Of Jews In The Black Hundred Press In Post-1905 Russia, Robert Weinberg

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Medicine And Public Health: Latin America, Diego Armus, S. Palmer Jan 2008

Medicine And Public Health: Latin America, Diego Armus, S. Palmer

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Soviet Images Of Jehovah In The 1920s, Robert Weinberg Jan 2008

Soviet Images Of Jehovah In The 1920s, Robert Weinberg

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Review Of "Crafting Identity In Zimbabwe And Mozambique" By E. Macgonagle, Timothy Burke Jan 2008

Review Of "Crafting Identity In Zimbabwe And Mozambique" By E. Macgonagle, Timothy Burke

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No abstract provided.


Health And Disease: Latin America, Diego Armus, S. Palmer Jan 2008

Health And Disease: Latin America, Diego Armus, S. Palmer

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No abstract provided.


Great Awakening, Bruce Dorsey Jan 2008

Great Awakening, Bruce Dorsey

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