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Reclaiming the Unredeemed: Irredentism and the National Schism in Greece's First World War
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Author
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Kinley, Christopher
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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History, Military history, Area studies
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Description
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Greece’s role in the First World War, although short, was characterized by political and social tumult that tore the small country in half, splitting it into two political camps both with their own public supporters. This divide is known as the Na...
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Calcutta and J.Z. Holwell, a man on the periphery
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Author
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Branch, William
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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History
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Description
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WILLIAM ARMSTRONG BRANCH. J. Z. Holwell, a peripheral man. (Under the direction of Dr. David Johnson) In the middle of the eighteenth century the trading city of Calcutta flourished by exporting three categories of goods; textiles, opium, and salt...
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COMMEMORATING QUEEN CHARLOTTE: RACE, GENDER, AND THE POLITICS OF MEMORY, 1750 TO 2014
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Author
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Gregory, Bethany
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Sex role, History
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Description
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Despite the vast research by historians on Queen Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz as a person, little research has been conducted on what she meant to the people of regions named in her honor. This thesis seeks to uncover the significance ...
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Charlotte's Airport Enters The Jet Age: Charlotte Douglas, 1954-1983
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Author
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Ross, Lucas
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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History
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Description
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ABSTRACTLUCAS CHARLES ROSS. Charlotte’s airport enters the jet age:Charlotte Douglas, 1954-1983. (Under the direction of DR. MARK WILSON) The history of airports is a neglected topic despite the incredible economic and social changes the world has...
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The Greatest Enemy? Smallpox, Elimination, and Politics in Mexico, 1942-1970
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Author
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Nichols, Marissa
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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History, Public health
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Description
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In the 1940s, the Secretaría de Salubridad y Asistencia (SSA- Secretariat of Health and Welfare) hoped to unify Mexico to eliminate smallpox from within its borders. In 1952, Mexico had achieved that goal, but the year marked a significant shift i...
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Strange Business for a Lady: Single Women’s Work in Mecklenburg County, NC, 1774-1860
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Author
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Moore, Kate
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Women's studies, History
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Description
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An anonymous author in 1837 lamented that "if the world were just" the term Old Maid, instead of a pejorative, would "be a synonyme(sp) of useful virtue." While scholars have examined the domestic and beneficent contributions of single women, this...
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The South Carolina Black Code and Its Legacy
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Author
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McIntyre, Larry
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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History
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Description
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In December 1865 the South Carolina State Legislature ratified a series of laws designed to control the social and economic futures of the freedpeople. Informally known as the Black Code, South Carolina’s white leadership claimed these laws protec...