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Never Mind Grendel! Can Beowulf Conquer The 21st-Century Guilt Trip?, Stephen Asma Dec 2007

Never Mind Grendel! Can Beowulf Conquer The 21st-Century Guilt Trip?, Stephen Asma

Stephen T Asma

The writer casts doubt on whether the emasculated Beowulf put forward by J. R. R. Tolkien and in the recent movie version of the story transcends and nullifies the heroic original. He suggests that both Beowulfs may be necessary.


States, Nations, And The Problem Of The Nation-State, Kevin Ostoyich Oct 2007

States, Nations, And The Problem Of The Nation-State, Kevin Ostoyich

Kevin Ostoyich

No abstract provided.


Iran, Nuclear Power And The Bomb, John Turner Sep 2007

Iran, Nuclear Power And The Bomb, John Turner

John P. Turner

No abstract provided.


Invisible Enemies: The American War On Vietnam, 1975-2000, Edwin Martini Sep 2007

Invisible Enemies: The American War On Vietnam, 1975-2000, Edwin Martini

Edwin A. Martini

Beginning where most histories of the Vietnam War end, Invisible Enemies examines the relationship between the United States and Vietnam following the American pullout in 1975. Drawing on a broad range of sources, from White House documents and congressional hearings to comic books and feature films, Edwin Martini shows how the United States continued to wage war on Vietnam "by other means" for another twenty-five years. In addition to imposing an extensive program of economic sanctions, the United States opposed Vietnam's membership in the United Nations, supported the Cambodians, including the Khmer Rouge, in their decade-long war with the Vietnamese, …


Review Of German History From The Margins, Edited By Neil Gregor, Nils Roemer, And Mark Roseman,, Kevin Ostoyich Sep 2007

Review Of German History From The Margins, Edited By Neil Gregor, Nils Roemer, And Mark Roseman,, Kevin Ostoyich

Kevin Ostoyich

No abstract provided.


Vea! Projecting Pornography, Mapping Modernity, And Acting Across The Sexual Frontier, Ageeth Sluis Sep 2007

Vea! Projecting Pornography, Mapping Modernity, And Acting Across The Sexual Frontier, Ageeth Sluis

Ageeth Sluis

No abstract provided.


Review Of Aus Feldpostbriefen Junger Christen 1939-1945: Ein Beitrag Zur Geschichte Der Katholischen Jugend Im Felde, Edited By Karl-Theodor Schleicher And Heinrich Walle, Kevin Ostoyich Sep 2007

Review Of Aus Feldpostbriefen Junger Christen 1939-1945: Ein Beitrag Zur Geschichte Der Katholischen Jugend Im Felde, Edited By Karl-Theodor Schleicher And Heinrich Walle, Kevin Ostoyich

Kevin Ostoyich

No abstract provided.


Resource Wars In Africa, Jesse Benjamin, Daniel Volman, Martin Murray Sep 2007

Resource Wars In Africa, Jesse Benjamin, Daniel Volman, Martin Murray

Jesse Benjamin

No abstract provided.


Vea: Projecting Pornography In Mexico City, Transnational Bodies, And Acting Across The Sexual Frontier, Ageeth Sluis Sep 2007

Vea: Projecting Pornography In Mexico City, Transnational Bodies, And Acting Across The Sexual Frontier, Ageeth Sluis

Ageeth Sluis

This paper examines the articulation between the embodied city and changing gender norms in the wake of the Mexican Revolution, when the new state sought to reinvigorate and civilize Mexico City through urban reforms and public works. An analysis of the pornographic magazine Vea shows how views of "public women" were crucial to larger debates on gender and urbanization in Mexico City during the 1920s and 1930s. In the context of post World War I, a new, global ideal of the New Woman emerged through which women claimed both political and social mobility. Moreover, this ideology was articulated through a …


Recent Developments In American Religious History, Cynthia Taylor Sep 2007

Recent Developments In American Religious History, Cynthia Taylor

Cynthia Taylor

No abstract available


How To Survive The Apocalypse, Stephen Asma Aug 2007

How To Survive The Apocalypse, Stephen Asma

Stephen T Asma

The article presents a guide on how people with skepticism and critical thinking can survive the Rapture and Armageddon. According to the Book of Revelations, the Lord will return to the earth to separate the good and the bad. When the Great Tribulation comes, people have no more time for repentance. The impostor strategy is one way to avoid the Tribulation.


”Soviet Childhood And The Search For Normality”, Ann Livschiz Jul 2007

”Soviet Childhood And The Search For Normality”, Ann Livschiz

Ann Livschiz

No abstract provided.


Religious Aspects Of Late Nineteenth-Century Emigration, Kevin Ostoyich Jul 2007

Religious Aspects Of Late Nineteenth-Century Emigration, Kevin Ostoyich

Kevin Ostoyich

No abstract provided.


Connections Between East Africa And India Over 8,000 Years, Jesse Benjamin May 2007

Connections Between East Africa And India Over 8,000 Years, Jesse Benjamin

Jesse Benjamin

No abstract provided.


Dinosaurs On The Ark: Natural History And The New Evangelical Museum, Stephen Asma May 2007

Dinosaurs On The Ark: Natural History And The New Evangelical Museum, Stephen Asma

Stephen T Asma

This article examines the Creation Museum in Kentucky. Featured at the museum is a replica of Noah's Ark. The author notes that there is some fudging going on to fit all the supposedly transported animals in such a small vessel. According to the museum, the Grand Canyon was not millions of years in the making but appeared after the flood. The evangelical museum is an offshoot of the Answers in Genesis ministry. Ken A. Ham is the director of the museum as well as the head of the ministry. He says that the notion of evolution has done more harm …


Asana To America: The Advent Of Yoga In The West, M. Popovic, Don Morrow Apr 2007

Asana To America: The Advent Of Yoga In The West, M. Popovic, Don Morrow

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.


Religious Causation?: The Kulturkampf And German Catholic Migration During The 1870s, Kevin Ostoyich Apr 2007

Religious Causation?: The Kulturkampf And German Catholic Migration During The 1870s, Kevin Ostoyich

Kevin Ostoyich

No abstract provided.


The Summit Series: Iconic Cornucopia Of Canadian Cultural Values, Don Morrow Mar 2007

The Summit Series: Iconic Cornucopia Of Canadian Cultural Values, Don Morrow

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.


Lessons From History For Ip, Andrew Morriss, Craig Nard Feb 2007

Lessons From History For Ip, Andrew Morriss, Craig Nard

Andrew P. Morriss

No abstract provided.


A General Overview Of Tenancy In Colonial Korea, Paul Nam Feb 2007

A General Overview Of Tenancy In Colonial Korea, Paul Nam

Paul Nam

No abstract provided.


Issues Of Representation In The Academy And In The Kenyan Diaspora: Power & Colonial Legacies In Constructions Of Knowledge About Kenya, Jesse Benjamin Feb 2007

Issues Of Representation In The Academy And In The Kenyan Diaspora: Power & Colonial Legacies In Constructions Of Knowledge About Kenya, Jesse Benjamin

Jesse Benjamin

No abstract provided.


Working On The Railroad (Book Review), Linda Niemann Feb 2007

Working On The Railroad (Book Review), Linda Niemann

Linda G. Niemann

Review of the book "Working on the Railroad", by Brian Solomon. Osceola, WI: Voyageur Press, 2006.


Women In Railroading, Linda Niemann, Shirley Burman Feb 2007

Women In Railroading, Linda Niemann, Shirley Burman

Linda G. Niemann

No abstract provided.


Centum Homines: The Prototype Of The Alexander Mosaic And The Military Museum In The Hellenistic World, Peter Nulton Feb 2007

Centum Homines: The Prototype Of The Alexander Mosaic And The Military Museum In The Hellenistic World, Peter Nulton

Peter E. Nulton Ph.D.

Although it is generally accepted that the Alexander Mosaic copies a painting of the 4th Century BCE, the attribution of this prototype has never been settled. Numerous attempts have been made to associate it with painters recorded in Pliny's Natural History, notably Philoxenos of Eretria, and Alexander's court painter, Apelles.

If the painting were the work of any artist whose name survives, as strong a case can be made for Aristeides of Thebes as for Apelles or Philoxenos. Since Pliny's comment that Aristeides painted a battle against the Persians follows his treatment of the works of Apelles, he is likely …


Cuisine By The Cut Of One’S Trousers: Cookbook Marketing In Renaissance France, Timothy Tomasik Jan 2007

Cuisine By The Cut Of One’S Trousers: Cookbook Marketing In Renaissance France, Timothy Tomasik

Timothy J. Tomasik

No abstract provided.


Native People Of North America: A History, John Bowes Dec 2006

Native People Of North America: A History, John Bowes

John P. Bowes

For those who teach survey courses, a textbook often serves as a foundation for classroom discussions and lectures. The book provides the basic material and overview so that classroom presentations have the opportunity to be more wide-ranging or specific depending on the teacher’s preference. A well constructed textbook is an extremely valuable tool. At present, instructors of American history have a plethora of options from which to choose. This is not the case with those of us who teach Native American history or Native studies. Consequently, it is always heartening to see someone attempt to create an overview of historical …


Catholic Cameos From The Silver Screen, Lawrence Porter Dec 2006

Catholic Cameos From The Silver Screen, Lawrence Porter

Rev. Lawrence B. Porter, Ph.D

No abstract provided.


Mary Todd Lincoln Exhibition, Virginia Heaven Dec 2006

Mary Todd Lincoln Exhibition, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

Period dress consultant.


Discussion Of The Film The Yacoubian Building, Michael Gasper Dec 2006

Discussion Of The Film The Yacoubian Building, Michael Gasper

Michael Gasper

No abstract provided.


Fur Trade, Barton Barbour Dec 2006

Fur Trade, Barton Barbour

Barton H. Barbour

No abstract provided.