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The General Cinema Northpark I & II: A Case Study Of A Third Generation Movie Theater
The purpose of this thesis is to present a typology of movie exhibition eras and then explore one of those eras in greater detail by studying a specific market and theater within that market. This methodology allows for ... -
Giovanni Battista Ramusio And The History Of Discoveries: An Analysis Of Ramusio's Commentary, Cartography, and Imagery in Delle Navigationi et Viaggi
(History, 2007-09-17)Giovanni Battista Ramusio was a sixteenth-century Venetian scholar who was very interested in the studies of geography and cartography. Ramusio's keen interest was in the findings of travelers and explorers to all parts ... -
"God Help Us, We Are The Press!": Public Perception Of The Branch Davidian Conflict
(History, 2013-07-22)Public perception of the 1993 Branch Davidian conflict, particularly as it developed well after the event, helped to alter government policy toward New Religious Movements. Prior to the investigations following the conflict, ... -
The Great War On Film: Examining The Cinematic Variations Of Three Films On The 1916 Battle Of The Somme
(History, 2014-07-14)Propaganda has been an integral part of human history, and while the documentation of conflict through film began in the middle of the nineteenth century, it was not until the First World War that the production and ... -
The Heir And The Spare: Education And Preparation Among England's "Sudden Monarchs"
(History, 2013-07-22)The English royal family is experiencing a recent surge of popularity. Though they no longer personally govern England, their role is still crucial within the country. The current heir to the throne, Prince Charles, is ... -
How Maps Tell The Truth By Lying
(History, 2009-09-16)Maps do more than simply record geographical locations: maps link locations to the past and present, and even propose future possibilities. Maps graphically display information (or data) that is at once geographic, economic, ... -
How Methodists Were Made: The Arminian Magazine And Spiritual Transformation In The Transatlantic World, 1778-1803
(History, 2008-08-08)This dissertation examines the spiritual autobiographies and biographies in The Arminian Magazine (later The Methodist Magazine) first published by John Wesley in 1778. The study covers such narratives through the year ... -
How To Make A Foreign Idea Your Own: Argentine Identity And The Role Soccer Played In Its Formation
(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 ... -
"If 3000 Men Were Unanimous On Any Subject, You Would Know At Once They Were Not Doctors": The Slow And Difficult Path To Professionalization Of Medicine In Texas
(History, 2007-08-23)This thesis seeks to explain the growing dominance of allopathic medicine and the struggle of professional organizations, such as the Texas Medical Association, for the professionalization of medicine. Chapter One illustrates ... -
Imperial Women of Darien: Scottish Migration and Gender in the Atlantic World, 1650-1740
(2020-06-03)In the last two years of the seventeenth century, approximately 3,000 people, mostly Scottish merchants, soldiers, sailors and their families, migrated to a small coastal region in central America for the purpose of ... -
In Pueblo's Wake; Flawed Leadership and the Role of Juche in the Capture of the USS Pueblo
(2016-11-30)On January 23, 1968, North Korea attacked and seized an American Navy spy ship, the USS Pueblo. In the process, one American sailor was mortally wounded and another ten crew members were injured, including the ship's ... -
In The Shade Of The Mushroom Clouds: How Christian Fudamentalists Sabotaged Atomic Scientists' Visions Of Utopia
(History, 2013-10-22)Prior to August 6, 1945, the end of the world had been an abstract concept left to the gods to enact via supernatural means. Yet on that day, humanity saw for the first time the actual mechanism whereby it might end the ... -
"Independence, Liberty, And Justice": The Birth, Life, And Death Of Haden Edwards' Fredonian Rebellion
(History, 2010-03-03)To populate Texas, the government of Mexico encouraged foreign empresarios like Stephen F. Austin to bring families and settle. One of those men, Haden Edwards, hoped to turn a profit with his grant in the area around ... -
Intoxication and Empire: Distilled Spirits and the Creation of Addiction in the Early Modern British Atlantic
(2015-11-30)This dissertation exams how the spread of imperialism in the British Atlantic led to the mass production and consumption of distilled spirits during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Through transatlantic colonization, ... -
Investing In England: The Designation Of Heirs To The Crown Throughout English History
(History, 2013-07-22)It was not until the late eighteenth century that rules for succession to the English throne were written. Succession to the throne has never been random. As such, the heir to the throne plays an important part in the ... -
Kiowa Changes: The Impact Of Transatlantic Influences
(History, 2008-04-22)This study uses a transatlantic interpretive framework, addressing both Euro-American and Kiowa voices to understand Kiowa reactions to changes caused by ongoing transatlantic influences. From their Paleolithic days, the ... -
La Prensa y El Gran Pueblo Mexicano: A Study of Spanish-language Newspapers in South Texas, 1850-1930
(2023-08-31)This study focuses on Spanish-language newspapers published by Mexicans in South Texas from 1850 to 1930. These newspapers played a vital role in mobilizing Mexican communities for collective action against anti-Mexican ... -
LANDED: THE PURSUIT OF AN ARMY FLIGHT SCHOOL FOR THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, 1917-1919
(2022-11-07)This thesis examines the acquisition of a flight training facility by the city of Wichita Falls, Texas during the early years of the twentieth century. During a period when progressive reform was addressing societal ... -
“LANDS OF THE FUTURE:” GERMAN-SPEAKING IDENTITY, NETWORKS, AND TERRITORIALITY IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC, 1820-1930
The movement of German-speakers to the South Atlantic did not begin with Nazis seeking refuge in Argentina in the aftermath of World War II, nor did it start with the organization of the German protectorate of South-West ... -
Louisiana Identity On Trial: The Superior Court Case Of Pierre Benonime Dormenon, 1790-1812
(History, 2007-09-17)Louisiana and Saint-Domingue have intertwined histories with a number of similarities and periods of various interactions, most notably during the Haitian Revolution from 1791-1804 and the flight of refugees from Cuba from ...