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Great Blunders?: The Great Wall Of China, The Berlin Wall, And The Proposed United States/Mexico Border Fence, Helmut Langerbein
Great Blunders?: The Great Wall Of China, The Berlin Wall, And The Proposed United States/Mexico Border Fence, Helmut Langerbein
History Faculty Publications and Presentations
This article presents an analysis of the Great Wall of China and the Berlin Wall which reveals that both grew from unique political, historical, geographical, cultural, and economic circumstances. The purpose of this article is to provide new arguments for a debate that all too often has been waged with emotions, polemics, and misinformation. The idea for this article evolved from discussions with colleagues and students who have asked the author on his opinion on the Berlin Wall and the proposed United States/Mexico border fence. This article could be useful for a variety of teaching activities in World History and …
Review Of How Cities Won The West: Four Centuries Of Urban Change In Western North America, Linda English
Review Of How Cities Won The West: Four Centuries Of Urban Change In Western North America, Linda English
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By invoking the intentionally provocative phrase "Won the West," Carl Abbott's tide alerts readers of two important themes outlined in his story: the centrality and, indeed, "triumph" of cities on the western landscape and the author's desire to situate cities at die heart of historical debates on the American West. Regarding the latter point, his book is as much a history of the North American West as it is a history of cities within it—a relationship inextricably linked. Abbott also traces the changes western cities experienced from their earliest frontier stage to their present-day status as centers for global innovation. …
Review Of Storm Over The Bay: The People Of Corpus Christi And Their Port. By Mary Jo O’Rear. (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2009. Pp. 200. Bibliography, Index, Illustrations. Isbn 978-1603440882 . $24.95., Cesar Garcia
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Irregulars: Guerrilla And Ranchero Warfare In South Texas And Northern Mexico During The Mexican - American War, James Mills
Irregulars: Guerrilla And Ranchero Warfare In South Texas And Northern Mexico During The Mexican - American War, James Mills
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The overall outcome of the Mexican - American War (1846-1848) was determined largely by regular military forces. There was, however, another war within this war waged by irregulars, guerrillas, and rancheros from Mexico, as well as by Texas Rangers and elements within the U.S. volunteers. Although these forces were important to both sides in the war effort, people most often remember them for the atrocities they committed.
From Nationalization Of Islam To Privatization Of Nationalism: Islam And Turkish National Identity, Tamer Balci
From Nationalization Of Islam To Privatization Of Nationalism: Islam And Turkish National Identity, Tamer Balci
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This article traces the origins of various proposals to nationalize Islam in Turkey. The initial Turkish proposals failed because none of them had a feasible philosophical base to facilitate the co-existence of Islam and secularism. Aside from the previous studies on the nationalization of Islam, this article carries the topic to the Cold War by arguing that the Turkish-Islamic Synthesis was the last stage on the nationalization of Islam. Since TIS had no vision to alter the official ideology, Kemalism, and it claimed the compatibility of Islam, nationalism, secularism as well as Kemalism, it fulfilled the need of a national …