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History as a predicament vs. history as a venue : a comparative study of Robert Coover's The public burning and 'Abdul Khaaliq al-Rikaabi's Saabi' Ayaam al-Khalq
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In this comparative study, I examine the two novelists' approach to history, against the background of their respective cultures' understanding of history and historiography. My...
Tracing the history of state history : changing narratives in the Michigan Historical Marker Program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
or groups are portrayed in the marker texts. This study serves as an example of how monument landscapes can change over time in their presentations of public history....
Devising and collective organization in the San Francisco mime troupe's history
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
that are widely available to the public, I examine the public face of the Mime Troupe, and how the group's devising practice has been described and evident through their performance history. In each chapter, I address Troupe leadership, what they said publicly...
The reverend, the terrorist, and a web of rumors : the image repair discourse of Barack Obama
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
During the 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama faced numerous attacks on his character, and on his associations. He was attacked most prominently for his associations with Reverend Jeremiah Wright and William Ayers. ...
"Longing in vain to climb into the ducal bed": gossip and rumor in Orderic Vitalis' Ecclesiastical History
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
For twelfth century Christians talk was an important tool and potential snare. The monastic chronicler Orderic Vitalis viewed talk as a potentially powerful tool and the EH reflected his belief that a sensible person, ...
Portrayals of women in violent situations in texts of the High Middle Ages
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This thesis examines the traditional feminine roles as inciters of violence, actors in violence, and as peacemakers. Scandinavian sagas, Anglo-Norman chronicles, and Crusader chronicles of the twelfth century are analyzed ...
Securing peace: Henry M. Jackson and U.S.-Soviet relations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
.S.S.R to gain an advantage in the nuclear arms race. Jackson was also concerned with human rights and the character of the Soviet regime. He worked to change Soviet behavior in this area as well. He worked to publicize the cases of Soviet and Eastern European...
"I was sick and you visited me" : the hospital of Saint John in Brussels and its patrons
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
in conjunction with its development during the high Middle Ages. While previous histories of hospitals have been concerned with the hospital itself, the patients, and the care that the brothers and the sisters gave to the inmates, this work moves beyond...
The effects of the American Civil War on northern fashion of the era as reflected in Peterson's Magazine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The Civil War had far-reaching effects on American society, the political system, and the economy. Some historians argue that the war had little direct influence on the continuity of Western fashion. However, detailed ...
Scandinavians and settlement in the eastern Irish sea region during the Viking age
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The Viking Age in England has long been a source of intellectual curiosity that has often been shrouded in obscurity. Although it is a known fact that the Viking Age (ca. 800-1100) included much activity in England, there ...
The new portrait Deguise : social identity of the Bourgeoisie in eighteenth-century France : select works by Jean-Marc Nattier
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
At the edge of a dream : the mismanagement of Pruitt-Igoe, 1950-1980
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Pruitt-Igoe and extends focus from the project's development to its demolition. The public housing officials who controlled Pruitt-Igoe claimed ignorance of the problems developing in the facility and only cared once the project was beyond repair...
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Not one, but three (Roman) Alexanders : the evolution of the Roman accounts of Alexander the Great
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The extant histories for the reign of Alexander the Great were written under the aegis of Rome by men indelibly impacted by their contemporary political and cultural situations. I examine these sources as products of their times in order...
The sacred life of the hetaira in ancient Greece
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Religion in the ancient Greek world was integral to societal function, and arguably to survival. Whether citizen, slave, or freedman, some form of ...
Assembling comics : the house style and legacy of RAW books and graphics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this study is to construct a narrative history of the founding and development of RAW Books and Graphics while providing a critical evaluation of the revolutionary...
The making of a frontier society : northeastern Wales between the Norman and Edwardian conquests
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
of a borderland or frontier because of its geographical isolation and history as a wasteland. Some aspects of life in the region remained firmly Welsh, such as the rural agricultural and pastoral communities organized around Welsh clan groups. Religious...
The depiction of smell in fifteenth-century Netherlandish painting as cultural sense memory and odor-cued prayer context
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
as Rogier van der Weyden and Hans Memling are investigated to draw insights about associated meanings from the period. The findings of this work could influence art history, religious studies, historical and contemporary liturgical studies, material culture...
A world the printers made : print culture in New York, 1783-1830
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
the printing houses where artisans made the physical impressions the "republic of letters" was built out of, to the public and private spaces in which the information was displayed, shipped, bought, discussed, and discarded. The dissertation thus reveals...
The Nemean Wells : sanctuary context and ritual activities in the northeast Peloponnese
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
dissertation uses a chronologically restricted study that includes the archaeological record, the architectural programs, and the landscape to refine the history of the sanctuary and reconstruct visitors' experiences. I specifically look at the archaeological...
University of Missouri as a centralizing factor in the educational activities of the state
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1910)
of uniformity in the standards of education, the overlapping of school work where pupils pass from one locality to another and a lack of the proper correlation of the different classes of public schools. The purpose of this paper is to trace historically (1...