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British Intelligence Operations During The Anglo-Irish War, Elliott N. Reid

All Master's Theses

This study examines the performance of the British authorities’ intelligence operations against those of the Irish Republican Army during the years 1919-1921. It is a reassessment of previous perceptions on the British as well as an examination of the British administration and its policies that adversely affected the success of their campaign against Irish nationalists. Upon its conclusion, this study will show that British law enforcement and the military were in fact more successful in combating Irish nationalists than previously believed.

The Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition And Seattle's Health Modernization, Shannon J. Rodman

All Master's Theses

This study examines the impacts of modernization in Seattle, Washington during the late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century. Using Seattle as a case study, this thesis looks at how modernization was presented at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition (AYPE) in 1909. During Seattle’s modernization phase, public health, sanitation, and racial fears associated with disease were of utmost importance. By looking at Seattle and its relationship with the AYPE, it becomes clear that the exposition forced Seattle to modernize to become the premier city in the West.

Soviet Defectors: Sexuality, Gender, And The Family In Cold War Propaganda, 1960-1990, Scott A. Miller

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to examine the rhetoric of gender, sexuality, and the family used by the media of the Soviet Union to discuss American and Soviet defectors from 1960 to 1990. Utilizing previously established historiographies of gender, sexuality and the family as well as statements from Soviet and American government officials, it is shown that the Soviet government linked gender, sexuality and family “perversions” to the individualistic and capitalistic ideology of American society, by contrast with the Soviet collectivist and socialist “purity.” This analysis fills in the gaps in the historiography by connecting studies of gender, sexuality …

Helen Williams Coxon Family Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

The collection consists of the papers of Helen Williams Coxon. Materials date from 1765, bulk 1921-1989, and include correspondence, clippings, printed material, photographs and writings pertaining to Coxon's involvement with the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the American Colonists; her service with Georgia's Pardons and Paroles Board, the Georgia House of Representatives, and the Georgia Senate; and as editor and publisher of the Ludowici News (Ludowici, Long County, Georgia). Eighteenth and nineteenth-century materials included in the collection were collected by Coxon and pertain to family history.

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Fact Sheet: Potential Transfer Of Garrison Dam/Lake Sakakawea Project Lands, United States Army Corps Of Engineers

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This 2016 fact sheet released by the United States (US) Army Corps of Engineers, discusses the potential return of lands within the Fort Berthold Reservation to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation. The lands in question are part of 153,000 acres that were taken for the construction and operation of the Garrison Dam. The authority of this return is granted by the Fort Berthold Mineral Restoration Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-602). The fact sheet includes a brief history of the lands in question, the process of the return, and the status of the return.

Pleasure In Atrocity, Ladelle Mcwhorter

Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Faculty Publications

As Foucault says, genealogical work can be tedious and gray, but it is also pleasurable, even when the archives one delves into are filled with hatred, violence, and injustice. This article explores that pleasure, both in dangers and its possibilities, and in the process offers a partial genealogy of corporate personhood in U.S. legal history.

75 Men From Madison County, Lydia Justice Edwards

Robert S. Frasure Murder Trials

A draft of an article written by Lydia Justice Edwards on the Robert Frasure in 2016.

Learning To Live With The Other Germany In The Post-Wall Federal Republic, Kathrin M. Bower

Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Faculty Publications

After forty years of separation, neither the West Germans nor the East Germans were prepared for the impact of reunification. But had the peoples of the two countries developed separate cultural identities to such an extent that the dissolution of the border represented merely the illusion of a return to sociocultural community? Since the collapse of the East German state in 1989 and the subsequent suturing of divided Germany in 1990, scores of books and articles have been published on the economic and political conditions that led inexorably, or less so, to the demise of the GDR, as well as …

Remembering Dr. Glenn Feldman, Tyler Malugani

Vulcan Historical Review

p. 230

True Reform Or Just Whistling Dixie? Child Labor Legislation And Alabama’S Progressive Governor And Cotton Mill Owner Braxton Bragg Comer, Stephanie Womack

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 57-72

Nation Within A Nation: The American South And The Federal Government, Paul Gentle

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 212-213

Should Confederate Monuments Be Removed?, Nick Leader

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 19-20

A Virgin Population Epidemic, Katherine Dover

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 163-168

Credit, Fashion, Sex: Economies Of Regard In Old Regime France, Nadejda Bontcheva-Loyaga

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 203-205

The Horrible Life Of Gladiators: Revisionist History And The Violence Of Roman Gladiatorial Games, George Evans

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 185-189

The Hot Birmingham Summer Of 1894: How A Mine Strike Shaped Alabama’S Racist Political Destiny For More Than Six Decades., James D. Nunez

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 32-46

Glenn Feldman: A Study In Contradictions, Wayne Flint

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 228-229

Nation Within A Nation: The American South And The Federal Government, Chris Perry

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 209-211

How New York City Invented The Holiday Season: The Rise And Fall Of The World’S First Global Holiday, Ronald J. Brown

New York School for Career and Applied Studies (NYSCAS) Publications and Research

Jesus may have been born in Bethlehem, but it was the city of New York that transformed the traditional day of his birth, December 25, into a national and eventually global holiday season. The evolution of the Christian religious holiday of Jesus’ birth into a secular global holiday that embraces all religions, cultures, and traditions is a unique example of the emergence of a global culture. Little did Clement Clarke Moore realize when he transferred the holiday of St. Nicholas from December 6 to the 25th, nor Macy’s Department Store when it organized its first Thanksgiving Day Parade, that they …

2016 - 2017, History Department Csusb

History Department Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Charting The Course: Challenges In Public History Education, Guidance For Developing Strong Public History Programs, Robert Weyeneth

Faculty Publications

Is there a crisis in public history education and employment today? Many experienced public historians believe there is. This article examines issues related to public history training and recent efforts by the National Council on Public History to improve the quality of graduate programs in the field through targeted advice to students and educators. It focuses on the thinking behind development of the new best practices document, “Establishing and Developing a Public History Program,” which appears in full at the end of the article.

’Sans Artifice Est Ma Simplicité’: Sincerité Et Vertu Dans Les Regrets Et Astrophil And Stella, Anthony P. Russell

English Faculty Publications

Dans le présent essai, j'aimerais avancer l'hypothèse que ce recueil original et insolite a eu, sur le développement de la poésie lyrique anglaise, un impact bien plus significatif que ce qui a été admis jusqu’à ce jour. Je souhaite spécifiquement examiner l'éventuelle importance pour Philip Sidney, clans son Astrophil et Stella, de la complexité avec laquelle Du Bellay a abordé la vertu de la sincérité. Que l'on prenne au sens littéral ou non les engagements de sincérité personnelle et de liberté esthétique de Du Bellay clans les Regrets, on ne peut nier que le poète ait choisi de présenter la …

The History Of The Presbyterian Church In Oxford Mississippi, Hugh Stephens

Honors Theses

A history of College Hill Presbyterian Church, First Presbyterian Church, and Christ Presbyterian Church of Oxford Mississippi. Research included interviews of the current pastors, old members, and founding members of the churches. Old church minutes, articles, and histories were also very helpful. It became apparent that there were geological, social, and theological issues that created a need for the three churches within the community.

Auteurs Of Revolution: The Work Of Godard, Pasolini, And Antonioni And The Student Protests Of 1968, Shelbi Stovall

Honors Theses

When one looks to analysis of Western movements of 1968, one commonly finds either partisan commentary on exact protest actions, ignorance to the movements' philosophical background, or no recognition of artistic responses to the political ideology of the student protesters. The image which emerges of 1968 in France, Italy, and the Unites States is thus simple, tedious, and without reference to the greater sphere of Marxist thought which exists in traditional politics or the cinematic realm. This thesis analyzes the historical moment of 1968 as it relates to and is reflected by the cinematic work and personal responses of directors …

Tigers, Flies, And Longines: The Chinese Corruption Crackdown And Its Effect On Conspicuous Consumption, Kayla Smith

Honors Theses

Through the analysis of Elle China magazine articles and annual financial reports, the researcher sought to find if the 2012 Xi Jinping campaign against corruption, extravagance and graft had an effect on luxury sales. The researcher has found that the campaign has little to no effect on the luxury consumption preferences of the upper and middle class in China, only effecting officials and luxury purchases made for gifting. To offset loses from the crackdown on gifting, luxury brands have begun selling more affordable high-end liquors and watches.

Jockeying For Position: Horse Racing In New Orleans, 1865-1920, Matthew Saul Perreault

LSU Master's Theses

From 1865 to 1920, Thoroughbred horse racing matured in Louisiana, developing into a national sport shaped by the processes of modernization, professionalization, and reform. Before the onset of the Civil War, the leaders of Southern thoroughbred horse racing came from the planter elite who used African-American slave horsemen in shows of “amateur” recreation. Combining upper-class recreation with lower and middle-class entertainment, horse racing was a performance of social power. The Civil War devastated the Louisiana turf, scattering horses and men – but sportsmen proposed that post-war racing would help the state recover. The once-independent New Orleans turf joined an interconnected …

Boys On Blue Benches: Disfigured Veterans Of The First World War, Brenna K. Pritchard

LSU Master's Theses

The First World War saw a multitude of facial wounds, with veterans coming home with severe facial mutilation numbering in the thousands. These veterans have been somewhat overlooked in the historiography of medicine in World War I, and this work seeks to remedy that by examining every aspect of their lives, from the moment of the wound, to the aftermath of their return home. The medical professionals who treated these men gave a great deal of thought to the philosophy behind their work, and frequently voiced the opinion that their work was essential for the wellness of these men’s psyches. …

“What Credit Is That To You?” The Social Context Of Moneylending In Medieval England A Comparative Study 1340-1509, Elizabeth Ann Green

LSU Master's Theses

This study makes use of the manorial court rolls of Dyffryn Clwyd, a cantref in Northern Wales, and the certificates of debt from London to examine the lives of two medieval usurers, Ieuan Kery and Sir William Capell, between the years 1340 to 1352 , and 1478 to 1509 . By examining the life of these two individuals who both operated one of the rarest, most socially complex occupations of his place and time, this study begins to expose the ways in which usury helped to shape the fabric of late Medieval culture in the British Isles. The singular focus …

Ansel Brooks Smith Sr. Letters Container List, Thomas G. Carpenter Library Special Collections And University Archives, Jennifer Bibb

Finding Aids and Container Lists

No abstract provided.

In Search Of A Grand Narrative: The Turbulent History Of Teaching, Judith R. Kafka

Publications and Research

For this review of research on the history of teaching, I use the instructional triangle as an organizing tool and frame of analysis to explore what we know about who taught, who was taught, and what was taught across space and time.

In the first section of this chapter I review historical research on who taught in American classrooms. One overwhelming theme throughout this literature is that policy makers, school leaders, and the general public have historically cared a great deal about who a teacher was, often basing their preferences on the belief that a teacher’s social characteristics would shape …