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The Building Blocks Of Museum Education: Examining Early Childhood Education Programs In Art Museums, Meghan Ann Lally
The Building Blocks Of Museum Education: Examining Early Childhood Education Programs In Art Museums, Meghan Ann Lally
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Eating Soviet: Food And Culture In The Ussr, 1917–1991, Anton Masterovoy
Eating Soviet: Food And Culture In The Ussr, 1917–1991, Anton Masterovoy
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
This dissertation argues that the best way to understand the nature of Soviet history is through the prism of food. Soviet citizens were encouraged to see the availability of food as the main measure of success for the construction of a new, Soviet civilization. The disappointment with the inability of the Soviet government to provide the quantity, quality and variety of food that the Soviet consumers expected was one of the major causes for the collapse of the USSR. The first chapter addresses the reasons why and how so unlikely a food as sausage became and remains the primary Russian …
Japan's Changing Security Policy, Shalni Ramchandani
Japan's Changing Security Policy, Shalni Ramchandani
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"[F] Or King Willian And Queen Mary, For The Defence Of The Protestant Religion And The Good Of The Country," Leisler's Rebellion; A Study Of Colonial New York And The Formation Of Political And Religious Coalitions On The Frontier 1620-1691, Steven Terry
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I Wanted Someone To Carry Me Away: Sexual Violence And Manhood In North Carolina 1868-1871, Heather D. Gates
I Wanted Someone To Carry Me Away: Sexual Violence And Manhood In North Carolina 1868-1871, Heather D. Gates
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Refugees And Resistance: International Activism For Grassroots Democracy And Human Rights In New York, Miami, And Haiti, 1957 To 1994, Carl Lindskoog
Refugees And Resistance: International Activism For Grassroots Democracy And Human Rights In New York, Miami, And Haiti, 1957 To 1994, Carl Lindskoog
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This dissertation explores the evolution of political activism among Haitians in the United States from the formation of Haitian New York in the late 1950s to the return of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to Haiti in 1994. It traces the efforts of Haitian activists to build bridges connecting New York and Miami to the grassroots organizations in Haiti, finding a considerable degree of success in their efforts to construct a transnational movement that had a substantial impact both in Haiti and in the United States. Shedding additional light on the interconnected history of Haiti and the United States, this dissertation …
The 'Silent Arrival': The Second Wave Of The Great Migration And Its Affects On Black New York, 1940-1950, Carla J. Dubose-Simons
The 'Silent Arrival': The Second Wave Of The Great Migration And Its Affects On Black New York, 1940-1950, Carla J. Dubose-Simons
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
This dissertation explores black New York in the 1940s with an emphasis on the demographic, economic, and social effects of the World War II migration of blacks to the city. Using census data this study examines the basic characteristics of the migrants moving to New York during the war years; characteristics such as state of origin, age, and sex. It also maps where these migrants settled in the city revealing new areas of black settlement outside of Harlem, the largest black neighborhood in the city.
Black New Yorkers, looking to escape the high rents, dilapidated living conditions, and increasing crime …