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Lorain: Ohio's First Colonia - A Blueprint for Midwestern Mexican Migration
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Author
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King, Elizabeth
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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History
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Description
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Within this piece, I am arguing that Mexican migration to the Midwest in the early twentieth century is highly overlooked in literature. Most often, the historiography deals with characteristics that typify the Southwest, and I assert that Mexican...
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The Brazilian Secret Service During the Military Dictatorship: The Herzog Case
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Author
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Milligan, Bruna
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Area studies
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Description
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The objective of this thesis is to use the case of journalist Vladimir Herzog to analyze the Brazilian secret service’s role within the government during the military dictatorship. I use the term secret service when referring to the Brazilian inte...
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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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The Representation of Guatemala at the World’s Fairs in the Late Nineteenth Century
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Author
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Almengor, Candie
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Area studies, History
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Description
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The Representation of Guatemala at the World’s Fairs in the Late Nineteenth Century is a case study among many Latin American countries’ desire to display modernity in an attempt to rid of any uncivilized notoriety. This thesis juxtaposes Guatemal...