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Full-Text Articles in European History

Full Issue Nov 2014

Full Issue

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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End Matter Nov 2014

End Matter

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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Review Of Reviving The Eternal City: Rome And The Papal Court, 1420-1447 By Elizabeth Mccahill, Brian Maxson Nov 2014

Review Of Reviving The Eternal City: Rome And The Papal Court, 1420-1447 By Elizabeth Mccahill, Brian Maxson

ETSU Faculty Works

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Henry Wirz And The Tragedy Of Andersonville: A Question Of Responsibility, Albert Winkler Nov 2014

Henry Wirz And The Tragedy Of Andersonville: A Question Of Responsibility, Albert Winkler

Swiss American Historical Society Review

The Civil War is still regarded as the most devastating conflict in the history of the United States. Military operations , largely as an outcome of Union policies, laid waste to huge sections of the country, including the virtual destruction of several states including Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, Georgia, and South Carolina. 1 This caused much suffering among the innocent, the weak, and many other noncombatants. The number of civilians who lost their lives directly or indirectly from the war is difficult to calculate accurately, but the finally tally would have to be in the tens of thousands.


Review Of Entering A Clerical Career At The Roman Curia, 1458–1471 By Kirsi Salonen And Jusi Hanska, Brian Maxson Oct 2014

Review Of Entering A Clerical Career At The Roman Curia, 1458–1471 By Kirsi Salonen And Jusi Hanska, Brian Maxson

ETSU Faculty Works

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Working Towards A Globalized Minority: Regional German-Kurdish Cultural Organizations And Transnational Networks, Drew A. Hoffman Oct 2014

Working Towards A Globalized Minority: Regional German-Kurdish Cultural Organizations And Transnational Networks, Drew A. Hoffman

Student Publications

German-Kurdish cultural organizations and the Kurdish Diaspora they represent offer an example of a new type of actor in defining globalization. This paper examines how such organizations act as the lynchpin in transnational networks and how such organizations give a voice to Berliner-Kurds. These relationships are explored at the national, regional, and organizational level, in order to paint a comprehensive perspective. It argues that despite experiencing discrimination, the convergence of a global diaspora and local actors has contributed to the reinvention of the German-Kurdish community as a globalized minority. Such a concept is important for understanding how migrant communities can …


Book Reviews: A Concise History Of Switzerland, Rob Sherwood Jun 2014

Book Reviews: A Concise History Of Switzerland, Rob Sherwood

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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Once A Swiss Winegrower Colony Named Chabag In Russia Now A Modern Winegrowing Center Called Shabo In The Ukraine, Heidi Gander-Wolf Jun 2014

Once A Swiss Winegrower Colony Named Chabag In Russia Now A Modern Winegrowing Center Called Shabo In The Ukraine, Heidi Gander-Wolf

Swiss American Historical Society Review

The above picture of Chabag was painted by Eugene Duffoug-Favre in 1850, For many years he journeyed through Russia and also visited Chabag, On December 14/26, 1851, he reported in a letter from Prokrovskoi to Alexandre Michaud that also contains this picture of Chabag


Book Review: Naissance De La Suisse Moderne, Dwight Page Jun 2014

Book Review: Naissance De La Suisse Moderne, Dwight Page

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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End Matter Jun 2014

End Matter

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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Book Review: Three Weeks In November: A Military History Of The Swiss Civil War Of 1847, Kevin Cronin Jun 2014

Book Review: Three Weeks In November: A Military History Of The Swiss Civil War Of 1847, Kevin Cronin

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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Full Issue Jun 2014

Full Issue

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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Fritz Zwicky And The Search For Dark Matter, Kurt Winkler Jun 2014

Fritz Zwicky And The Search For Dark Matter, Kurt Winkler

Swiss American Historical Society Review

The study of astronomy greatly accelerated in the twentieth century. Aided by many advances in technology that improved observations, there has been an explosion of information about the cosmos, and scientists have had to review and overturn many long-held beliefs and assumptions about the universe. Among the most perplexing and enduring questions has been the nature of a mysterious substance known as dark matter.


Front Matter Jun 2014

Front Matter

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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The Use Of The Terms Piemontese, Waldenses, And Exiles In The Bernese Council Manuals Of The 17th Century, Paul Hostettler Jun 2014

The Use Of The Terms Piemontese, Waldenses, And Exiles In The Bernese Council Manuals Of The 17th Century, Paul Hostettler

Swiss American Historical Society Review

This essay explores the use of the terms "Piemontese," "Waldenses,"and "Exiles" in the Council Manuals of the Bernese government between 1600 and 1700, in order to determine whether these terms are used synonymously and possibly instead mean Waldenses.


Book Review: Mercenaries In Medieval And Renaissance Europe, William John Shepherd Jun 2014

Book Review: Mercenaries In Medieval And Renaissance Europe, William John Shepherd

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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Printing And Protestants: An Empirical Test Of The Role Of Printing In The Reformation, Jared Rubin May 2014

Printing And Protestants: An Empirical Test Of The Role Of Printing In The Reformation, Jared Rubin

Economics Faculty Articles and Research

The causes of the Protestant Reformation have long been debated. This paper seeks to revive and econometrically test the theory that the spread of the Reformation is linked to the spread of the printing press. I test this theory by analyzing data on the spread of the press and the Reformation at the city level. An econometric analysis that instruments for omitted variable bias with a city's distance from Mainz, the birthplace of printing, suggests that cities with at least one printing press by 1500 were at minimum 29 percentage points more likely to be Protestant by 1600.


No Blood In The Water: The Legal And Gender Conspiracies Against Countess Elizabeth Bathory In Historical Context, Rachael Leigh Bledsaw Feb 2014

No Blood In The Water: The Legal And Gender Conspiracies Against Countess Elizabeth Bathory In Historical Context, Rachael Leigh Bledsaw

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis explains and discusses the conspiracies reported against the Hungarian noblewoman, Countess Elizabeth Bathory, regarding her confinement and the arrest of her accomplices in December 1610. The conspiracies state that the Countess was unjustly targeted and charged not because she was guilty of the deaths of several dozen girls from torture, but because she represented a threat to the Hapsburg Empire due to her wealth, her political influence, and her widowhood. This thesis explores the rationality of these two conspiracies using historical context regarding the position of noblewomen in Central and Eastern Europe and the function and use of …


Book Review: The Royal American Regiment: An Atlantic Microcosm, 1755-1772, Kevin Grimm Feb 2014

Book Review: The Royal American Regiment: An Atlantic Microcosm, 1755-1772, Kevin Grimm

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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Book Review: Lords' Rights And Peasant Stories: Writing And The Formation Of Tradition In The Later Middle Ages, Wendell G. Johnson Feb 2014

Book Review: Lords' Rights And Peasant Stories: Writing And The Formation Of Tradition In The Later Middle Ages, Wendell G. Johnson

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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End Matter Feb 2014

End Matter

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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Reports Feb 2014

Reports

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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Book Review: Allied Swiss Troops In French Service 1785-1815, Kevin Cronin Feb 2014

Book Review: Allied Swiss Troops In French Service 1785-1815, Kevin Cronin

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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Book Review: John Sutter: A Life On The North American Frontier, Evan C. Rothera Feb 2014

Book Review: John Sutter: A Life On The North American Frontier, Evan C. Rothera

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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Book Review: A Voyage Across The Americas: The Journey Of Henri De Buren, 1852-1854, Christopher Cumo Feb 2014

Book Review: A Voyage Across The Americas: The Journey Of Henri De Buren, 1852-1854, Christopher Cumo

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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Full Issue Feb 2014

Full Issue

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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The Extraordinary Life Of John Sutter, Nicholas Ferraro Feb 2014

The Extraordinary Life Of John Sutter, Nicholas Ferraro

Swiss American Historical Society Review

The story of John August Sutter is an account of an ambitious individual who was motivated by opportunity, blinded by optimism and damned by destiny. John Sutter was trapped in an endless cycle of great triumph and failure throughout his life. As a Swiss immigrant to North America, Sutter was an influential figure in the history of the American Frontier, Mexican California, and the California Gold Rush. He was the quintessential foreign-born pioneer of the American West. Despite the antagonistic social, geographical, and legal forces, Sutter never lost his determination. Although he was one of the central agents in the …


Exploring Swiss-American Deep Ancestry: A Personal Venture Into Genetic Genealogy, J. Edward De Steiguer Feb 2014

Exploring Swiss-American Deep Ancestry: A Personal Venture Into Genetic Genealogy, J. Edward De Steiguer

Swiss American Historical Society Review

This article presents my personal experience with genetic genealogy, that is, the use of DNA analysis-in this case Y-DNA analysis-to trace the deep ancestry of my Swiss-American male line. DNA analysis is used today for countless applications, from the exoneration of inmates on death row to determination of paternity, as well as genetic genealogy (Fitzpatrick and Yeiser 2005). Such DNA "fingerprinting" is relatively new having begun in 1984 with the pioneering work of Sir Alec Jefferys and his group at Leicester University. One of the first important genetic genealogical applications of DNA analysis was that by Dr. Michael Hammer of …


Exploring Life Paths: On Becoming An Interview Journalist, Susann Bosshard-Kaelin Feb 2014

Exploring Life Paths: On Becoming An Interview Journalist, Susann Bosshard-Kaelin

Swiss American Historical Society Review

Ta give people a voice, a platform, and to roll out the red carpet for them ... . . . for ten years now that is my great passion; and I have been able to pursue it as a journalist and author for various projects in Switzerland as well as overseas. I invite you to explore the pursuit of life histories with me, or what is called oral history.


Book Review: Swiss Watching: Inside The Land Of Milk And Money, Robin A. Harper Feb 2014

Book Review: Swiss Watching: Inside The Land Of Milk And Money, Robin A. Harper

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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