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Genocide In German South West Africa & The Herero Reparations Movement, Melanie Bracht
Genocide In German South West Africa & The Herero Reparations Movement, Melanie Bracht
Senior Theses
During my spring 2015 Semester at Sea voyage, the ship docked in Walvis Bay, Namibia for five days. Prior to the voyage, I knew nothing about Namibia’s history. I was surprised to learn of its treacherous past and the role Germany played in shaping its political and economic condition. I took a tour of the Himba settlement, driving hours across the barren, dry land to a small circle of huts. Women cover their skin with red clay and continue the tradition of sauna bathes, never bathing in water in their entire lives. The Himba culture was captivating and it was …
The Historical Role Of The Use Of Derivatives For Speculation, Charles Austin Boyd Ii
The Historical Role Of The Use Of Derivatives For Speculation, Charles Austin Boyd Ii
Senior Theses
As long as humans have had a concept of possession of items and a means of trading for them, there have been speculative position in the form of derivative contracts. The first instance of a written code of laws contains protection for farmers leveraging their future crops. Aristotle writes of an instance of the equivalent of call options being used to secure a monopoly on olive presses. Many features of contemporary derivative markets were developed in Europe during Medieval trade fairs or Renaissance bourse marketplaces. The development of the first modern stock exchange brought with it further development in the …