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Hugo Falcandus, the History of Tyrants, and the Normalization of Norman Sicily Undergraduate
(2014-04-01)
In “Hugo Falcandus, the History of the Tyrants, and the Normalization of Norman Sicily,” Arthur Dixon tackles a complex period in history with concise analysis and provides unexpected insight. He elucidates the ways in ...
A Gigantic Shark from the Lower Cretaceous Duck Creek Formation of Texas Undergraduate
(2015-06-03)
Three large lamniform shark vertebrae are described from the Lower Cretaceous of Texas. We interpret these fossils as belonging to a single individual with a calculated total body length of 6.3 m. This large individual ...
Women of the Wild: Women, Outdoor Sport, and Changing Gender Roles Undergraduate
(2016)
Today, a quick Internet search will reveal that shooting,
hunting, fishing, mountain climbing, and camping are all
recreational activities that fall into the category of “outdoorsman”
sports. As the name “outdoorsman” ...
Ideology and Reality: Afghans in Iran Undergraduate
(2018)
The Islamic Republic of Iran is a revolutionary state which derives its legitimacy on the basis of revolutionary pan-Islamism. Despite this, as the memory of the revolution recedes into the past, Iranian nationalism and ...
Russian-Syrian Relations: Past and Present Undergraduate
(2016)
Drawing heavily on Andrej Kreutz’s Russia in the Middle East and
Robert Freedman’s “Russia and the Arab Spring: A Preliminary
Appraisal” along with numerous news sources, this essay serves a twofold
purpose of sketching ...
In Memory of Daniel Holland Undergraduate
(2017)
This issue of the Journal of Global Affairs is dedicated in loving memory to Daniel Holland, who passed away while traveling abroad on June 11, 2017. Daniel was a National Merit Scholar earning his bachelor's and master's ...
Federalists, Songs, and the Populist Ratification of the Constitution Undergraduate
(2015-04-01)
Despite elitist tendencies of the Federalists they used songs as a way to gain popular support for the Constitution. In order to ensure the ratification of the Constitution, Federalists published and performed songs to ...
The Worlds of Monticello Mountain: How Space Reflected Power and Politics on an Eighteenth Century Chesapeake Plantation Undergraduate
(2012-10-01)
This distinguished article reminds us that written texts are not the only historical evidence available to us. The author makes creative use of visual and archaeological sources in conjunction with cutting-edge theories ...