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Individual Rights Vs. Collective Value In Paragraph 218: The Role Of Political Tradition In The Development Of German Abortion Policy, Annie Morgan May 2023

Individual Rights Vs. Collective Value In Paragraph 218: The Role Of Political Tradition In The Development Of German Abortion Policy, Annie Morgan

CISLA Senior Integrative Projects

No abstract provided.


Fostering Communist Elites: Cold War Czechoslovakia's Foreign Student Program, Emily Hackett Jan 2023

Fostering Communist Elites: Cold War Czechoslovakia's Foreign Student Program, Emily Hackett

Slavic Studies Honors Papers

During the Cold War, educational policy became a strategic and consequential avenue of soft power. Countries on both sides of the East-West divide developed travel and study exchanges to cultivate relationships with other countries, and to prepare future generations for work in an increasingly internationalized world. Despite supporting a fear of foreigners and isolating people from travel outside of the Communist bloc, the Soviet Union sponsored select students from other countries to study in its institutions of higher education.

This thesis aims to provide insight into the structure and events of the Czechoslovak foreign student program with the Soviet Union …


Black October: The Migration Of Black Americans To The Soviet Union In The Interwar Period, Alice Volfson Jan 2023

Black October: The Migration Of Black Americans To The Soviet Union In The Interwar Period, Alice Volfson

Slavic Studies Honors Papers

Through an in-depth look at first-person accounts, primary documents, and archival research, this project broadens the scope of information available about the interwar migration of Black Americans to the Soviet Union for agricultural, industrial, and artistic initiatives which helped advance the Socialist Project. These men and women had different motivations for their emigration stemming from racial solidarity with various Soviet peoples, economic reasonings, and safety from American racism. This paper hopes to bring to life the stories of those whose legacies have been lost to history by uncovering their lives under communism, their achievements and recognitions, and that of their …


From Solidarity To Shock Therapy: Examining The Role Of Neoliberalism In The Transition From Socialism To Capitalism In Poland, Benjamin Murphy Jan 2023

From Solidarity To Shock Therapy: Examining The Role Of Neoliberalism In The Transition From Socialism To Capitalism In Poland, Benjamin Murphy

History Honors Papers

No abstract provided.


The Other Side Of The Coin: Russification Practices And Perestroika Policies (1985-1991), Lev Pushel Jan 2023

The Other Side Of The Coin: Russification Practices And Perestroika Policies (1985-1991), Lev Pushel

History Honors Papers

No abstract provided.


Modern Sephardic Identity And Repatriation: Locating The 2015 Law Of Repatriation In The Context Of Spanish Jewish History And Relations, Eric Freeman Apr 2022

Modern Sephardic Identity And Repatriation: Locating The 2015 Law Of Repatriation In The Context Of Spanish Jewish History And Relations, Eric Freeman

CISLA Senior Integrative Projects

No abstract provided.


Skeletons In The Soviet Closet: The Last Tsar And His Family In The Early Soviet Era, 1918-1937, Olivia Chap Jan 2015

Skeletons In The Soviet Closet: The Last Tsar And His Family In The Early Soviet Era, 1918-1937, Olivia Chap

Slavic Studies Honors Papers

No abstract provided.


“The Reclaiming Hand Of Sympathetic Benevolence”: The Juvenile Justice Reform Movements In The United States And England, C. 1815 To C. 1910, Jennifer Parry Jan 2013

“The Reclaiming Hand Of Sympathetic Benevolence”: The Juvenile Justice Reform Movements In The United States And England, C. 1815 To C. 1910, Jennifer Parry

History Honors Papers

No abstract provided.


Identity In Translation: The French Perception Of Immigration, 1789-Present, Sarah Seigle Jan 2012

Identity In Translation: The French Perception Of Immigration, 1789-Present, Sarah Seigle

French Honors Papers

No abstract provided.


The Awkward Years: The Transition From Adolescence To Manhood In Early Modern England, Galen Byrne Jan 2012

The Awkward Years: The Transition From Adolescence To Manhood In Early Modern England, Galen Byrne

History Honors Papers

No abstract provided.


Aesthetics Under Mussolini: Public Art & Architecture, 1922-1940, Katherine Turro Jan 2012

Aesthetics Under Mussolini: Public Art & Architecture, 1922-1940, Katherine Turro

History Honors Papers

No abstract provided.


“Under The Very Windows Of The Pope”: Confronting Anti-Semitism In Catholic Theology After The Holocaust, Carolyn Wesnousky Jan 2012

“Under The Very Windows Of The Pope”: Confronting Anti-Semitism In Catholic Theology After The Holocaust, Carolyn Wesnousky

History Honors Papers

No abstract provided.


(Review) The Negotiated Reformation: Imperial Cities And The Politics Of Urban Reform, 1525–1550, Marc R. Forster Mar 2011

(Review) The Negotiated Reformation: Imperial Cities And The Politics Of Urban Reform, 1525–1550, Marc R. Forster

History Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Gastronomic Literature, Modern Cuisine And The Development Of French Bourgeois Identity From 1800 To 1850, Jane Thompson Jan 2011

Gastronomic Literature, Modern Cuisine And The Development Of French Bourgeois Identity From 1800 To 1850, Jane Thompson

History Honors Papers

No abstract provided.


The Forced Expulsion Of Ethnic Germans From Czechoslovakia After World War Ii: Memory, Identity, And History, Erin Wilson Jan 2011

The Forced Expulsion Of Ethnic Germans From Czechoslovakia After World War Ii: Memory, Identity, And History, Erin Wilson

History Honors Papers

No abstract provided.


(Review) Ladder Of Shadows: Reflecting On Medieval Vestige In Provence And Languedoc, Frederick S. Paxton Apr 2010

(Review) Ladder Of Shadows: Reflecting On Medieval Vestige In Provence And Languedoc, Frederick S. Paxton

History Faculty Publications

The article reviews the book "Ladder of Shadows: Reflecting on Medieval Vestige in Provence and Languedoc," by Gustav Sobin, 236 p., Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, 2009. Series: An Ahmanson Foundation Book in the Humanities.


(Review) Witchcraft And The Papacy: An Account Drawing On The Formerly Secret Records Of The Roman Inquisition, Marc R. Forster Mar 2010

(Review) Witchcraft And The Papacy: An Account Drawing On The Formerly Secret Records Of The Roman Inquisition, Marc R. Forster

History Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


The Civilian Experience In German Occupied France, 1940-1944, Meredith Smith Jan 2010

The Civilian Experience In German Occupied France, 1940-1944, Meredith Smith

History Honors Papers

No abstract provided.


(Review) Walter Ziegler, Die Entscheidung Deutscher Länder Für Oder Gegen Luther..., Marc R. Forster Dec 2009

(Review) Walter Ziegler, Die Entscheidung Deutscher Länder Für Oder Gegen Luther..., Marc R. Forster

History Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


(Review) Mémoires Carolingiennes: L’Épitaphe Entre Célébration Mémorielle, Genre Littéraire Et Manifeste Politique, Frederick S. Paxton Jan 2009

(Review) Mémoires Carolingiennes: L’Épitaphe Entre Célébration Mémorielle, Genre Littéraire Et Manifeste Politique, Frederick S. Paxton

History Faculty Publications

The article reviews the book "Mémoires carolingiennes: L'épitaphe entre célébration mémorielle, genre littéraire et manifeste politique (milieu VIIIe-début XIe siècle," by Cécile Treffort.


(Review) The World Catholic Renewal 1540-1770 By R. Po-Chia Hsia, Marc R. Forster Dec 2008

(Review) The World Catholic Renewal 1540-1770 By R. Po-Chia Hsia, Marc R. Forster

History Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


(Review) Struggle For Empire: Kingship And Conflict Under Louis The German, 817-76, Frederick S. Paxton Apr 2007

(Review) Struggle For Empire: Kingship And Conflict Under Louis The German, 817-76, Frederick S. Paxton

History Faculty Publications

Reviews Eric J. Goldberg's, Struggle for Empire: Kingship and Conflict under Louis the German, 817–876. (Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past.) Ithaca, N.Y., and London: Cornell University Press, 2006. Pp. xxiii, 385; black-and-white figures, genealogical tables, and maps. $47.50.


(Review) Nails In The Wall: Catholic Nuns In Reformation Germany, Marc R. Forster Sep 2006

(Review) Nails In The Wall: Catholic Nuns In Reformation Germany, Marc R. Forster

History Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


(Review) Finding The Middle Way: The Utraquists' Liberal Challenge To Rome And Luther, Marc R. Forster Jun 2005

(Review) Finding The Middle Way: The Utraquists' Liberal Challenge To Rome And Luther, Marc R. Forster

History Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


(Review) The Myth Of Nations: The Medieval Origins Of Europe, Frederick S. Paxton Apr 2005

(Review) The Myth Of Nations: The Medieval Origins Of Europe, Frederick S. Paxton

History Faculty Publications

Reviews Patrick J. Geary's, The Myth of Nations: The Medieval Origins of Europe. First paperback ed. Princeton N.J., and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2003. Pp. xi, 199. $16.95.


(Review) Monastische Reform Zwischen Person Und Institution: Zum Wirken Des Abtes Adm Meyer Von Gross St. Martin In Kön (1454-1499), Marc R. Forster Sep 2003

(Review) Monastische Reform Zwischen Person Und Institution: Zum Wirken Des Abtes Adm Meyer Von Gross St. Martin In Kön (1454-1499), Marc R. Forster

History Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


(Review) Kaspar Von Greyerz, Religion Und Kultur, 1500–1800, Marc R. Forster Dec 2002

(Review) Kaspar Von Greyerz, Religion Und Kultur, 1500–1800, Marc R. Forster

History Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


(Reviews) Iotsald Von Saint-Claude, Vita Des Abtes Odilo Von Cluny/Studien Zu Iotsalds Vita Des Abtes Odilo Von Cluny, Frederick S. Paxton Jul 2002

(Reviews) Iotsald Von Saint-Claude, Vita Des Abtes Odilo Von Cluny/Studien Zu Iotsalds Vita Des Abtes Odilo Von Cluny, Frederick S. Paxton

History Faculty Publications

Reviews the books 'Iotsald von Saint-Claude, Vita des Abtes Odilovon Cluny,' edited by Iotsald von Saint-Claude and 'Studien zu Iotsalds Vita des Abtes Odilo von Cluny,' by Johannes Staub.


(Review) L’An Mil Et La Paix De Dieu, La France Chrétienne Et Féodale 980-1060, Frederick S. Paxton Jan 2002

(Review) L’An Mil Et La Paix De Dieu, La France Chrétienne Et Féodale 980-1060, Frederick S. Paxton

History Faculty Publications

Reviews the book 'L'an mil et la paix de Dieu: La France chretienne et feodale 980-1060,' by Dominique Barthelemy.


(Review) A Negotiated Settlement, Marc R. Forster Dec 2001

(Review) A Negotiated Settlement, Marc R. Forster

History Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.