Historiographical analysis of the scholarship on Saint George dealing with the authenticity of hi... more Historiographical analysis of the scholarship on Saint George dealing with the authenticity of his existence, his use as an exemplar for the political agency as well as the co-opting of his legend as a template to absorb recent converts to Christianity from a pagan culture
A retrospective analysis of the instability of the United States and Mexico border in the North A... more A retrospective analysis of the instability of the United States and Mexico border in the North American South West.
The annexation of the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine by Russia in 2014 and the subsequent defacto s... more The annexation of the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine by Russia in 2014 and the subsequent defacto state of war between the two countries has led to a curious engagement by United States officials. The imposition of sanctions by the United States against Russia has flavored the debate between the involved players on the American as well as the European side as to which policy is an appropriate and acceptable response. Economic sanctions issued by the
The excerpted Journal of the First President of the nascent Confederate States of America, Robert... more The excerpted Journal of the First President of the nascent Confederate States of America, Robert E. Lee. Lee reflects upon the development of the formation of a new nation and the brewing clouds of war.
Written centuries apart, Beowulf and Gilgamesh contain intriguing similarities. Did they influen... more Written centuries apart, Beowulf and Gilgamesh contain intriguing similarities. Did they influence religious thought in the west and near east? The questions raised by these epics are notable and worth further inquiry.
An examination of the contrasting scholarship referencing the Opium Wars, fought between Great Br... more An examination of the contrasting scholarship referencing the Opium Wars, fought between Great Britain and China in the mid 1800's.
Historiographical analysis of the scholarship on Saint George dealing with the authenticity of hi... more Historiographical analysis of the scholarship on Saint George dealing with the authenticity of his existence, his use as an exemplar for the political agency as well as the co-opting of his legend as a template to absorb recent converts to Christianity from a pagan culture
A retrospective analysis of the instability of the United States and Mexico border in the North A... more A retrospective analysis of the instability of the United States and Mexico border in the North American South West.
The annexation of the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine by Russia in 2014 and the subsequent defacto s... more The annexation of the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine by Russia in 2014 and the subsequent defacto state of war between the two countries has led to a curious engagement by United States officials. The imposition of sanctions by the United States against Russia has flavored the debate between the involved players on the American as well as the European side as to which policy is an appropriate and acceptable response. Economic sanctions issued by the
The excerpted Journal of the First President of the nascent Confederate States of America, Robert... more The excerpted Journal of the First President of the nascent Confederate States of America, Robert E. Lee. Lee reflects upon the development of the formation of a new nation and the brewing clouds of war.
Written centuries apart, Beowulf and Gilgamesh contain intriguing similarities. Did they influen... more Written centuries apart, Beowulf and Gilgamesh contain intriguing similarities. Did they influence religious thought in the west and near east? The questions raised by these epics are notable and worth further inquiry.
An examination of the contrasting scholarship referencing the Opium Wars, fought between Great Br... more An examination of the contrasting scholarship referencing the Opium Wars, fought between Great Britain and China in the mid 1800's.
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