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Freedomland, Lindsey Mantoan
Freedomland, Lindsey Mantoan
Faculty Publications
Lindsey Mantoan reviews a performance of Freedomland (by Michael Gene Sullivan) for Theatre Journal.
Strange Fruit: Race, Terror, And The War On Terror, Lisa M. Tillmann Ph.D.
Strange Fruit: Race, Terror, And The War On Terror, Lisa M. Tillmann Ph.D.
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This poem examines drone warfare as a form of lynching. “Strange Fruit” links the deaths of Pakistani children Zeerak and Maria Khan to the murders of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, documented in the most infamous lynching photograph in U.S. history.
Performance, Politics, And The War On Terror: "Whatever It Takes", Lindsey Mantoan
Performance, Politics, And The War On Terror: "Whatever It Takes", Lindsey Mantoan
Faculty Publications
Lindsey Mantoan reviews Performance, Politics, and the War on Terror: "Whatever It Takes" (by Sara Brady) for TDR: The Drama Review.
Opportunity, Willingness, And The Diffusion Of War, Randolph M. Siverson, Harvey Starr
Opportunity, Willingness, And The Diffusion Of War, Randolph M. Siverson, Harvey Starr
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Using borders and alliances as indicators of opportunity and willingness, respectively, we test the relationship between the sea and the diffusion of war during the 1816-1965 period. The impact of borders and alliances, individually and in combination, on the growth of ongoing war through "infectious" diffusion is shown through the comparison of baseline cases to cases where states at peace were exposed to various "treatments" comprised of warring border nations or warring alliance partners. The findings indicate that the probability of war diffusion is substantially increased as opportunities and willingness increase, particularly when such geographic and political factors are combined. …
The Kahan Report, Ariel Sharon And The Sabra-Shatilla Massacres In Lebanon: Responsibility Under International Law For Massacres Of Civilian Populations, Linda A. Malone
The Kahan Report, Ariel Sharon And The Sabra-Shatilla Massacres In Lebanon: Responsibility Under International Law For Massacres Of Civilian Populations, Linda A. Malone
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Diffusion, Reinforcement, Geopolitics, And The Spread Of War, Benjamin A. Most, Harvey Starr
Diffusion, Reinforcement, Geopolitics, And The Spread Of War, Benjamin A. Most, Harvey Starr
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The discussion reports the results of an examination of the possible diffusion of new war participations during the 1946-65 era. A theoretical argument is developed to yield more precise expectations about when, where, why, and how diffusion processs might operate. Four diffusion-related processes (positive spatial diffusion, positive reinforcement, negative spatial diffusion, and negative reinforcement) are discussed and analyzed. A series of simple turnover tables and a focus on nations' borders are used to go beyond the authors' previous stochastic modeling efforts. The results provide strong evidence that is consistent with both the authors' theoretical argument and the general war diffusion …
Book Review Of Undeclared War And Civil Disobedience: The American System In Crisis, W. Taylor Reveley Iii
Book Review Of Undeclared War And Civil Disobedience: The American System In Crisis, W. Taylor Reveley Iii
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No abstract provided.