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British Palestine, British Communists, and the Ideo-Logical System of Labour Monthly
(Vanderbilt University, Department of History, 2016)
The Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) offers an account of the Mandate of Palestine strikingly divergent from the rest of British society. Through their ideology, the CPGB constructed a narrative of Palestinian issues ...
US-Haitian Relations: Adams through Jefferson and Beyond
(Vanderbilt University, Department of History, 2016)
US-Haitian relations had a rough beginning, as the possible American recognition of Haiti became a fixed point of tension between the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans in domestic and foreign policy from 1797 to 1806. ...
The Gilded Age: Allen W. Dulles and the CIA
(Vanderbilt University, Department of History, 2016)
Allen W. Dulles spent his tenure as the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) entrenched in secret power struggles that would ensure his ultimate power over the foreign and domestic affairs for the United States. Throughout ...
"More Precious Than Peace": Woodrow Wilson, the German U-boat Campaign, and America's Path to World War I
(Vanderbilt University, Department of History, 2016)
The early 20th century is portrayed as the era of American isolationism, and the United States' official policy of neutrality for most of World War I is frequently attributed to the country's economic interests and substantial ...
Marechera: Meaning in the Shadows
(Vanderbilt University, Department of History, 2016)
In his book, Nationalism and African Intellectuals, Toyin Falola poses the fundamental question of "How can Africa uplift itself?" in the wake of decolonization. This question of how Africa should proceed from colonization ...
Executive Inaction: John F. Kennedy and the Civil Rights Crisis
(Vanderbilt University, Department of History, 2016)
John F. Kennedy maintains a reputation in American memory with respect to civil rights that he does not deserve. He campaigned for presidency advocating the end of racial discrimination, but once he took office his interests ...
Thematic Cartography For Social Reform In Chicago, 1894-1923
(Vanderbilt University, Department of History, 2016)
A historiographical analysis of thematic mapping in turn-of-the-century Chicago reveals the role of cartography as a highly politicized method for sorting and labeling urban populations. Progressive Era reformers and ...
Vanderbilt and The Vietnam Crisis
(Vanderbilt University, Department of History, 2016)
This research examines the reaction of students at Vanderbilt University to the Vietnam War during Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency. Vanderbilt's student-run newspaper The Vanderbilt Hustler provides insight into the opinions ...
Stars and Stripes… and Shamrocks?: Clinton's Intervention in Northern Ireland
(Vanderbilt University, Department of History, 2016)
For decades, tensions flared between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland with little recognition or action on the part of American presidents. Even in the face of human rights atrocities and political oppression, ...
An Interview with Professor Michael Bess
(Vanderbilt University, Department of History, 2016)
Dr. Michael Bess, Chancellor's Professor of History at Vanderbilt University, is one of the leading scholars in his field. He is a specialist 20th- and 21st-century Europe, with a particular interest in the social and ...