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Marrow of Tragedy: The Health Crisis of the American Civil War
Explores the multifaceted medical challenges faced during the American Civil War. It details the evolution of hospital systems, contrasting the relatively organized Union general hospitals like Satte…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Manufacturing Revolution: The Intellectual Origins of Early American Industry
Provide an overview of the intellectual and social origins of early American manufacturing and industrialization, exploring the discourse and actions of key figures and groups who promoted large-scal…
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Mapping Disease Transmission Risk: Enriching Models Using Biogeography and Ecology
Focuses on mapping disease transmission risk through the lens of ecological and biogeographical principles. It emphasizes a novel methodology that integrates spatial epidemiology with species' ecolog…
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Manhood Lost: Fallen Drunkards and Redeeming Women in the Nineteenth-Century United States
Explores the American temperance movement through the lens of gender roles and individual volition during the 19th century. It analyzes how the "drunkard narrative"—a prevalent storyline in temperanc…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Manufacturing Advantage: War, the State, and the Origins of American Industry
Explores the crucial, often underestimated role of the federal government in the development of early American industry. Focusing on the arms and textile sectors, it argues that national security con…
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Mandarins of the Future: Modernization Theory in Cold War America
Examines modernization theory, a dominant intellectual framework in mid-20th century American social science, particularly concerning economic, political, and social change in postcolonial nations. I…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Managing the President's Message: The White House Communications Operation
Explores the evolution and functions of White House communications strategies across various presidencies, from early American history through the George W. Bush administration and into the early Oba…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Literature, Religion, and the Evolution of Culture
This academic text explores the interplay of literature, religion, and cultural evolution in Great Britain between 1660 and 1780. It examines how debates over church and state authority, particularly…
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Literature and Architecture in Early Modern England
Explores the intertwined relationship between literature and architecture in early modern England, arguing that architectural writing often functioned as a form of literature and historiography. It e…
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Literary Advertising and the Shaping of British Romanticism
Examines the interwoven histories of literary production and advertising in Britain, challenging the common misconception that modern advertising is solely an American invention of the late 19th cent…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago