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"Something at Least Human": Transatlantic (Re)Presentations of Creole Women in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture
(2015-06-19)
Throughout the nineteenth century, Creole women were consistently idealized,
exoticized, and demonized in literature and culture on both sides of the Atlantic. While
the term Creole is still hotly contested even today, ...
Cleared to land in the desert: commercial air travel's role in the growth and development of Las Vegas as a world-class travel destination
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-08-04)
This study provides a history of commercial aviation in Las Vegas, focusing on the
powerful influence commercial air travel had with the financial help of the federal
government on Las Vegas‟s growth and development as ...
Yemen Mobility: Utilizing a Longue Durée and Oral History Approach to Understand Yemeni-American Migration
(2015)
Social historians tend to study Yemen migration through the lens of western capitalism. In so doing, they focus on modern events that shaped the movement of Yemenis out of south Arabia and dismiss the elements of mobility ...
Constructing Comanche: Imperialism, Print Culture, and the Creation of the Most Dangerous Indian in Antebellum America
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
Anglo-American print sources during the antebellum era framed the Comanche as
“the most powerful” or “the most dreaded” Indian whom settlers encountered on the frontier.
This research examines the pivotal role that ...
When Cultures Collide: How Primitive Masculinity and Class Conflict Derailed the Patrick J. Hurley Diplomatic Mission to China, 1944-1945
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
Historians often criticize Patrick J. Hurley for the failure of his diplomatic mission to
China in 1944-1945. Instead of acting as an impartial mediator during the negotiations
between the Guomindang (GMD) and Chinese ...
Praising Girls: The Epideictic Rhetoric of Young Women, 1895-1930
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-05-17)
At the turn of the twentieth century, young women began to see themselves and to been seen as a distinct social group for the first time in the history of the United States. This recognition was fostered by historical ...