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Stomach equality: An analysis of the practical effects of white supremacy on the organizing drives of the Brotherhood of Timber Workers
(7/7/2021)Like a specter, white supremacy has haunted this nation’s history from the very beginning. It has even reared its ugly head in the institutions that are supposed to liberate working people, namely labor unions. What about ... -
The impact of climate change on African American communities
(1/12/2021)African American communities are experiencing the serious effects of climate change on a nationwide level. The researcher examines in detail the hardships which have been endured by the African American community, including ... -
Beyond East and West: Political melancholy in the works of Orhan Pamuk
(2013-05)This thesis examines Orhan Pamuk's use of melancholy as a political concept. While the Nobel committee argues Pamuk's work is an example of clashing civilizations, this thesis argues Pamuk's novels examine how collective ... -
The Czech-German coexistence and the "wild expulsions" from Ústí nad Labem/Aussig, 1918-1945
(10/2/2019)This study, which spans from the creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918 to August 1945,examines the factors that played a role in the postwar violence against Sudeten Germans and their “wild expulsions” from the city of ... -
The national pastime and history: Baseball and American society's connection during the interwar years
(2007-05)"The National Pastime and History: Baseball and American Society's Connection During the Interwar Years" examines specific connections between Major League Baseball and society during the 1920s and 1930s. The economics of ... -
Beyond orientalism: A study of three Arabic women writers
(2007-05)In 1978, Edward Said, a Palestinian-American literary theorist, published his famous book, Orientalism. The book was an attack on the concepts of "Orient" and "Occident". Said described orientalism as a discourse that ... -
Laissez-faire conservatism and the United Nations Reform Act of 2005
(2007-05)The United Nations Reform Act of 2005 articulates a response by laissez-faire conservatives to the hemorrhaging costs of supporting U.N. developmental programs outside the boundaries of U.S. audits. Laissez-faire conservatism, ... -
George Edward Pickett: A macro-historical/micro-historical perspective
(1996-08)The purpose of this study is to prepare a life history of George Edward Pickett (1825-1875). However, there are many historiographical problems which present a variety of interpretations of George Pickett. As a result, ... -
The Federal Theatre in Dallas: A new deal for theatre
(1996-08)The Dallas Federal Theatre Project was part of the Works Progress Administration effort to put 3.5 million unemployed people to work starting in 1935. Initial work to create the Dallas Federal Theatre Project began in ... -
The possible effects of John Adams's decade in Europe on his policies as vice president and president
(2008-12)John Adams was comfortable with the fact that the American colonies were governed by a monarch living several thousand miles away, as long as the monarch governed through the colonial legislative bodies. When the British ... -
Bui Doi: Vietnamese Amerasian experiences in Vietnam and the United States
(2004-05)When examining the devastation of the Vietnam War, the experiences of the children of American soldiers and Vietnamese women: the Bui Doi, “children of the dust,” must be considered. Discriminated, ostracized and unwanted ... -
Under asphalt and concrete: Postwar urban redevelopment in Dallas and its impact on black communities, 1943-1983
(3/12/2019)This study, which spans from 1943 to 1983, explores the impacts of Dallas’ postwar urban redevelopment ventures on the city’s black communities. This research argues that decades of stringent residential segregation generated ... -
Serving each other: Formal and informal support systems of early twentieth century waitresses
(2001-08)Wage-earning women of the early twentieth century challenged the traditional model of womanhood. Many women seeking jobs as wage-laborers found employment opportunities by serving the public as waitresses. To survive urban ... -
Anna Raguet Irion: Writing a woman's life into Texas history
(1995-08)Anna Raguet Irion (1819-1883) came with her family from Pennsylvania by way of Cincinnati, Ohio to Nacogdoches in 1833. Her father, Henry Wynkoop Raguet, and Sam Houston became friends and political allies during the ...
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