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An "Absent Presence": An Internal History Of Insular Jewish Communities Prior To Expulsion In 1290
(History, 2009-09-16)This thesis, based on a study based on the legal and popular documents regarding Jews and Judaism in thirteenth-century England, argues that the Expulsion of the Insular Jews in 1290 was not just a financial decision as ... -
African American Women's Resistance in the Aftermath of Lynching
(2019-12-16)This thesis focuses on resistance strategies used by African American women in the aftermath of lynching in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It examines the ways in which those strategies were shared, ... -
An Intimate Relationship: Medical Theory, The Environment, And Hospitals
(2022-08-08)Prior to the full acceptance of bacteriology in the late nineteenth to early twentieth century, medicine relied heavily upon the natural environment and cultivating flora from various regions around the world to implement ... -
Camp Wolters: A History of the US Army's Relationship with Mineral Wells, Texas
(2022-05-16)This thesis documents the Army's contributions to the town of Mineral Wells, Texas by locating the army camp of Camp Wolters there during WWII. -
Catchin' Babies: African American Midwives, Maternity Care, And Public Health Debates In The Jim Crow South, 1920-1970
Much of the scholarly research on African American midwifery in the Jim Crow South has been focused on the traditionally prestigious role of lay midwives, and the way in which these women were forced into obsolescence by ... -
The Chinese Labor Corps In The First World War: Forgotten Allies And Political Pawns
(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 ... -
"Commies And Queers": Narratives That Supported The Lavender Scare
(History, 2007-09-17)In the early 1950s, the perceived threat of communists and homosexuals loomed large over the United States. The U.S. press presented narratives that portrayed communists and homosexuals in remarkably similar language that ... -
Conquest, Colonization, And The Cross: Religious Aspects Of The Conquest And Colonization Of Honduras
(History, 2011-07-14)Religiosity pervades the conquest and colonization of Honduras. The secular church, the missionaries, and the colonial aristocracy all played vital roles in the process. The Hispanic social consciousness emerged out of ... -
Constitutionalism, Social Democracy, And Nationalism, And The First Communist Movement In Iran, 1905-1921
(History, 2007-08-23)Western expansion into Iran during the latter half of the nineteenth century had a significant impact on the country's social, economic, and political development. By the turn of the century, Western ideas of constitutionalism ... -
The Dominican Crisis Of 1962-1965, Communist Aggression Or U.S. Intervention
(History, 2012-07-25)In this paper I deconstructed the U.S. Invasion of the Dominican Republic in 1965. I also look at the events leading up to the military intervention, such as assassination of Trujillo, the Bosch presidency, and the turbulent ... -
Dracula: From Historical Voievod To Fictional Vampire Prince
(History, 2008-08-08)Vlad Dracula was a fifteenth century historical prince in Wallachia, a part of modern day Romania. Prince Dracula was an ardent defender of Christendom, and staunch opponent of the expanding Ottoman Empire. However, ... -
El Camino Real, From Old Trails to Modern Highways 1890-1945
(2021-01-08)An examination of El Camino Real's development and importance in twentieth century Texas. -
El Castigo and El Perdón: TRACING MORALITY IN IMMIGRATION LAW AND HISTORY
(2019-05-09)There is a misconception that once an undocumented immigrant marries a US citizen his or her legal status is automatic – simple and quick. The reality is different. In the current immigration system, an undocumented migrant ... -
"The End Followed In No Long Time": Byzantine Diplomacy And The Decline In Relations With The West from 962 to 1204
(History, 2009-09-16)From the time Otto the Great was proclaimed Western Emperor in 962 to the conquest of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade in 1204, numerous ambassadors traveled east on errands from their principals. The diplomacy they ... -
English Opinions On The French Revolution
(History, 2009-09-16)Just as the French Revolution changed the French political landscape, it also affected other European countries such as England. Both pro-revolutionaries and anti-revolutionaries argued in the public forums the merits of ... -
Fear Of "unnatural Acts": Law And Sexuality In London, 1500-1800
(History, 2014-07-14)Eighteenth-century London experienced a prosecution wave attempting to eradicate sodomy from the city. Discovered and exposed to the public by journalists, the "public outing" of molly houses and their patrons made them ... -
Fiends Who Bear The Shapes Of Men: Case Studies On White Male And Black Female Relationships In The South
(History, 2007-08-23)Slave women resisted being sexually dominated by white men, by refusing to accept that their lives were beyond their control. By examining cases of slave women who resisted white sexually assertive men, I will display how ... -
FISH WORTH FIGHTING FOR: THE STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL OF THE NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERIES (1500-1800)
(2021-05-13)The Atlantic cod that swam in the Grand Banks and along the coasts of Newfoundland played a significant role in the British Empire. The Newfoundland fisheries that developed following European exploration of the region in ... -
From Reynolds To Lawrence To Brown v. Buhman: Antipolygamy Statutes Sliding On The Slippery Slope Of Same-sex Marriage
In 2003 in Lawrence v. Texas (striking Texas' sodomy law), Justice Scalia predicted in his dissent the end of all morals legislation. If Justice Scalia is correct most, if not all, morals-based legislation may fall. For ... -
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 ...