Browsing Theses and Dissertations(library) by Author "Adam, Thomas"
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The Chinese Labor Corps In The First World War: Forgotten Allies And Political Pawns
Frey, Shirley (History, 2010-03-03)By the beginning of the twentieth century, China was considered the "Sick Man of Asia." Almost eighty percent of its territory and infrastructure were controlled by European powers and Japan. Although many anticipated ... -
How To Make A Foreign Idea Your Own: Argentine Identity And The Role Soccer Played In Its Formation
Blakeslee, Brandon Todd (History, 2014-12)Since Spanish-speaking Latin America achieved independence from Spain the question has been whether to follow the North American or European example. Do the new republics embrace the Old World with its aristocracy or the ... -
Lustration Legislation In Eastern Europe And Its Meaning For The Western World
Vuks, Yan Valerievich (History, 2014-12)Lustration policies spread widely across Eastern Europe in the early 1990's after the fall of the Communism when most of the post-Communist states of Eastern Europe employed a strategy of purging the former Communists from ... -
Representations Of The Holocaust In Texas World History Textbooks From 1947 To 1990
Abt, Ryan N.The purpose of this study was to analyze the topic of the Holocaust as represented in the World History textbooks adopted by the state of Texas from the adoption cycle of 1947 to the 1984 adoption cycle. Texas textbooks ... -
The Franco-American Love Affair: Transnational Courtship and Marriage Patterns during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Leopoldie, Nicole (2017-10-16)This work deals with courtships and marriages that transcend national, cultural, and linguistic boundaries. It deals with the formation of transnational families and transnational spaces. And finally, because the historical ... -
What Americans Said About Saxony, And What This Says About Them: Interpreting Travel Writings Of The Ticknors And Other Privileged Americans, 1800-1850
Sides, Ashley Morgan (History, 2008-08-08)In the first half of the nineteenth century, Saxony became an increasingly popular destination for American travelers. After first examining the forces behind the travel trends in order to provide historical context, this ...