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The Bagpipe Before 1600 : History, Origins, and Scholarship with Special Interest in Britain
(1980)The author traces the history of the entire family of bagpipes around the world before the ascendency of the modern Scottish bagpipes. -
The Balkan Committee: Activities and Influence on British Foreign Policy 1903-1908
(1967)Leften Stavrianos once wrote of the Balkan Committee, "It is a curious paradox that so little is known of the organization which has played so prominent a role in Balkan affairs from the date of its establishment to the ... -
Bande Dessinée et Identité Nationale Pendant la Guerre Froide aux États-Unis et en France
(2020-03-01)L'après-guerre est généralement considérée par les Américains comme une guerre froide entre l'URSS et les États-Unis. Cependant, ce point de vue est insuffisant, car il ne tient pas compte du fait que la période a également ... -
The Bandit Suppression Campaigns 1930-1934
(1974)The Bandit Suppression Campaigns were a series of military offensives, five in all, which Chiang K'ai-shek launched against various Communist enclaves scattered through central China, as he attempted to consolidate his ... -
Baseball and Politics in East Asia
(2007)One question that arises in the study of baseball in East Asia is why baseball caught on so readily with certain countries, when in others the sport is nearly nonexistent. One of the broadest, most obvious answers to this ... -
The Battle Lost, the War Won: The Enduring Success of the Popular Front Narrative of the Spanish Civil War
(2012)Research for this SIP required primary and secondary material from a number of distinct fields. In understanding the political situation and issues of Spain in the first half of the twentieth century, Franz Borkenau's ... -
The Battle of the Naval Blockades in the First World War
(1976)In any credible discussion as to the decisive events in the First World War, one must invariably delve into the category of sea power. Competition between countries produced a rivalry on the oceans, which in turn helped ... -
Becoming “Her Woman” : Queerness, Style, and Lesbian Community in 1920s and 1950s America
(2022-03-01)The visual language of fashion can make aspects of one’s personality, previously unseen, highly visible in the material world. Norms of dressing have long been interpreted as the critical markers upholding the gender binary. ... -
The Beginning of the End of Indian America: Federal Indian Policy under Washington and Jefferson 1789-1809
(1977)Upon achieving independence, the United states fell heir to the problems created through the contact of white settlers and American Indians. The American government found itself without an adequate Indian policy. The new ... -
Better than Cheesecake : An Analysis of Pin-Up Drawings in Esquire Magazine
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2019)The author traces the evolution of the "pin-up girl" from the Victorian era Gibson Girl to the airbrushed drawings of artists like George Petty and Alberto Vargas in the mid-20th Century "girlie magazines like Esquire. -
Between the Rhine and the Guillotine: The Bas-Rhin in the Year of Revolutionary Government
(2012)The issue with the sources about the French Revolution provides yet another reason why the year of revolutionary government in Alsace is a legitimate topic to analyze. One of the main things that appear when looking at ... -
Beyond the Battle Flag of the Confederacy: A Study of Racial Attitudes among Confederate Descendents in Santa Barbara D'Oeste, Brazil
(1993)In order to discern the meaning of the Confederate symbol in Brazilian society, analysis of the racial values of the "Confederados" is imperative. There is a clear linkage between the racial views of the older generation ... -
Bicultural Socialization: A Literary Review of the Current Status on the Development of Ethnic Identity in Children Adopted from China
(2013)Adoption has always posed issues in the development of a child's psyche, specifically identity and a sense of belonging. However, for cases where a child is adopted from a different country the same concerns appear in ... -
Billy Sunday: "God's Grenadier"
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A Biographical Directory of Parliament Members of the Franchises of Yorkshire, 1439-1460
(1976)The task which is undertaken in this work is a collection of biographies of the parliament members of Yorkshire, York City, Scarborough, and Kingston-upon-Hull during the final years of the lancastrian ascendency, between ... -
A Biography of Colonel Orlando Hurley Moore
(1974)The biography of Orlando Hurley Moore is an example of heroism:. on the battlefield, in staking his career upon his ideals, and in his private life facing the day to day. personal problems confronting him and his family ... -
Biography of Hezekiah G. Wells
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The Birth of UAW Local 9 : A Classic Example of the Struggle to Organize the Automobile Industry
(1981)The body of historical work on the American Labor movement of the 1930's, though voluminous and growing every year, still contains many gaps. The field abounds with well known studies of the broader labor movement of this ...