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The Libertarian Institute - All Podcasts
Ep 065 “Color Revolutions: Weaponizing Subterfuge”

The Libertarian Institute - All Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 51:44


We discuss coups, color revolutions and the changing face of political manipulation in the world. The world is not what it seems even in non-military political manipulation. The hybrid and grey zone conflict is real. Color revolution have hijacked Western democracy and precipitated he slow decline of modern civilization. References Global Instances of Coups from 1950 to 2010: A New Dataset Colpus Dataset KGB defector Yuri Bezmenov's warning to America A Retrospective on RMA, 2000-2020. Edward Luttwak Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook, Revised Edition Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics Oleg Karpovich Color Revolutions: Techniques in Breaking Down Modern Political Regimes Ervand AbrahamianThe Coup: 1953, The CIA, and The Roots of Modern U.S.-Iranian Relations David Talbot The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government Georgii Samoilovich Isserson G.S. Isserson and the War of the Future: Key Writings of a Soviet Military Theorist My Substack. Email at cgpodcast@pm.me

Chasing Ghosts: An Irregular Warfare Podcast
Ep 065 "Color Revolutions: Weaponizing Subterfuge"

Chasing Ghosts: An Irregular Warfare Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 51:44


We discuss coups, color revolutions and the changing face of political manipulation in the world.The world is not what it seems even in non-military political manipulation. The hybrid and grey zone conflict is real. Color revolution have hijacked Western democracy and precipitated he slow decline of modern civilization.ReferencesGlobal Instances of Coups from 1950 to 2010: A New DatasetColpus DatasetKGB defector Yuri Bezmenov's warning to AmericaA Retrospective on RMA, 2000-2020.Edward Luttwak Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook, Revised EditionBruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good PoliticsOleg Karpovich Color Revolutions: Techniques in Breaking Down Modern Political RegimesErvand AbrahamianThe Coup: 1953, The CIA, and The Roots of Modern U.S.-Iranian RelationsDavid Talbot The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret GovernmentGeorgii Samoilovich Isserson G.S. Isserson and the War of the Future: Key Writings of a Soviet Military TheoristMy Substack.Email at cgpodcast@pm.me

Hospitality Daily Podcast
The Istanbul Insight: What Modern Spas Are Missing - Susie Arnett

Hospitality Daily Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 8:42 Transcription Available


In this episode, Susie Arnett, a hospitality leader with deep expertise in wellness, shares insights on the historical and social significance of spas and how modern wellness practices can benefit from these ancient traditions.(00:20) Susie's recent hospitality experience(00:44) The roots of spa in Istanbul(01:16) Ancient Greece bathhouses(02:01) Modern U.S. spa culture(02:43) History of relaxation(03:16) Emergence of "alone time"(03:59) The shift from social to solitary(04:22) Extending guest stays in wellness(04:54) New social spa spaces(05:16) Promoting community in spas(05:37) Encouraging social interactions in spasMore with Susie:From MTV Producer to Leading Wellness Programming: Lessons and Observations for HospitalityDelight Guests Using Apple's "Unboxing" StrategyBetter Than Easy: How Effort Can Make Your Guests Fall Deeper in Love With Your HospitalityA few more resources: If you're new to Hospitality Daily, start here. You can send me a message here with questions, comments, or guest suggestions If you want to get my summary and actionable insights from each episode delivered to your inbox each day, subscribe here for free. Follow Hospitality Daily and join the conversation on YouTube, LinkedIn, and Instagram. If you want to advertise on Hospitality Daily, here are the ways we can work together. If you found this episode interesting or helpful, send it to someone on your team so you can turn the ideas into action and benefit your business and the people you serve! Music for this show is produced by Clay Bassford of Bespoke Sound: Music Identity Design for Hospitality Brands

Steven Spierer Show – TalkRadioOne

Steve talks with Nick Veronico author of Air Force One: The Aircraft of the Modern U.S. Presidency.

All TRO Podcast Shows – TalkRadioOne

Steve talks with Nick Veronico author of Air Force One: The Aircraft of the Modern U.S. Presidency.

New Books in African American Studies
Christopher Cameron, "Black Freethinkers: A History of African American Secularism" (Northwestern UP, 2019)

New Books in African American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 48:56


Black Freethinkers: A History of African American Secularism (Northwestern University Press, 2019) by Christopher Cameron, an Associate Professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, is a precise and nuanced history of African American secularism from the early nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. This text is written with economy and clarity as defined by four concise chapters that detail the major moments in African American history including some discussion of Reconstruction, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Civil Rights-Black Power era. Traversing nearly two centuries of black thought, from the Antebellum period to the demise of the Black Power era, Black Freethinkers is the first comprehensive historical survey of black free thought. For Cameron, free thought encompasses atheism, agnosticism, deism, paganism and other non-traditional modes of thinking. Cameron's work focuses primarily on the ideas advanced by African American men and women of letters such as Frederick Douglass, Zora Neale Hurston, Nella Larsen, Lorraine Hansberry, and James Baldwin to support his core argument that freethought and “unbelief” have been key elements of Black thought since the era of enslavement to the institutionalization of free thought oriented associations in African American society. Cameron's work forces us to rethink the way we study the era of enslavement and African American culture, and the place of Douglass as an American intellectual central to this history, as well as the role of religion in Black life more generally. In many respects, his text presents a more humanistic portrait of African American thought and culture from a historical perspective that goes well beyond most texts on this subject. Hettie V. Williams Ph.D., has taught survey courses in U.S. history, Western Civilization, and upper division courses on the history of African Americans at the university level for more than fifteen years. Her teaching and research interests include: African American intellectual history, gender in U.S. history, and race/ethnicity studies. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor of African American history in the Department of History and Anthropology at Monmouth University where she teaches courses in African American history and U.S. history. She has published book chapters, essays, and encyclopedia entries and edited/authored five books. Her latest publications include Bury My Heart in a Free Land: Black Women Intellectuals in Modern U.S. History (Praeger, 2017) and, with Dr. G. Reginald Daniel, professor of historical sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Race and the Obama Phenomenon: The Vision of a More Perfect Multiracial Union (University Press of Mississippi 2014). You can learn more about her work here or follow her on twitter (@DrHettie2017).  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

New Books Network
Christopher Cameron, "Black Freethinkers: A History of African American Secularism" (Northwestern UP, 2019)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 48:56


Black Freethinkers: A History of African American Secularism (Northwestern University Press, 2019) by Christopher Cameron, an Associate Professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, is a precise and nuanced history of African American secularism from the early nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. This text is written with economy and clarity as defined by four concise chapters that detail the major moments in African American history including some discussion of Reconstruction, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Civil Rights-Black Power era. Traversing nearly two centuries of black thought, from the Antebellum period to the demise of the Black Power era, Black Freethinkers is the first comprehensive historical survey of black free thought. For Cameron, free thought encompasses atheism, agnosticism, deism, paganism and other non-traditional modes of thinking. Cameron's work focuses primarily on the ideas advanced by African American men and women of letters such as Frederick Douglass, Zora Neale Hurston, Nella Larsen, Lorraine Hansberry, and James Baldwin to support his core argument that freethought and “unbelief” have been key elements of Black thought since the era of enslavement to the institutionalization of free thought oriented associations in African American society. Cameron's work forces us to rethink the way we study the era of enslavement and African American culture, and the place of Douglass as an American intellectual central to this history, as well as the role of religion in Black life more generally. In many respects, his text presents a more humanistic portrait of African American thought and culture from a historical perspective that goes well beyond most texts on this subject. Hettie V. Williams Ph.D., has taught survey courses in U.S. history, Western Civilization, and upper division courses on the history of African Americans at the university level for more than fifteen years. Her teaching and research interests include: African American intellectual history, gender in U.S. history, and race/ethnicity studies. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor of African American history in the Department of History and Anthropology at Monmouth University where she teaches courses in African American history and U.S. history. She has published book chapters, essays, and encyclopedia entries and edited/authored five books. Her latest publications include Bury My Heart in a Free Land: Black Women Intellectuals in Modern U.S. History (Praeger, 2017) and, with Dr. G. Reginald Daniel, professor of historical sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Race and the Obama Phenomenon: The Vision of a More Perfect Multiracial Union (University Press of Mississippi 2014). You can learn more about her work here or follow her on twitter (@DrHettie2017).  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

New Books in History
Christopher Cameron, "Black Freethinkers: A History of African American Secularism" (Northwestern UP, 2019)

New Books in History

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 48:56


Black Freethinkers: A History of African American Secularism (Northwestern University Press, 2019) by Christopher Cameron, an Associate Professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, is a precise and nuanced history of African American secularism from the early nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. This text is written with economy and clarity as defined by four concise chapters that detail the major moments in African American history including some discussion of Reconstruction, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Civil Rights-Black Power era. Traversing nearly two centuries of black thought, from the Antebellum period to the demise of the Black Power era, Black Freethinkers is the first comprehensive historical survey of black free thought. For Cameron, free thought encompasses atheism, agnosticism, deism, paganism and other non-traditional modes of thinking. Cameron's work focuses primarily on the ideas advanced by African American men and women of letters such as Frederick Douglass, Zora Neale Hurston, Nella Larsen, Lorraine Hansberry, and James Baldwin to support his core argument that freethought and “unbelief” have been key elements of Black thought since the era of enslavement to the institutionalization of free thought oriented associations in African American society. Cameron's work forces us to rethink the way we study the era of enslavement and African American culture, and the place of Douglass as an American intellectual central to this history, as well as the role of religion in Black life more generally. In many respects, his text presents a more humanistic portrait of African American thought and culture from a historical perspective that goes well beyond most texts on this subject. Hettie V. Williams Ph.D., has taught survey courses in U.S. history, Western Civilization, and upper division courses on the history of African Americans at the university level for more than fifteen years. Her teaching and research interests include: African American intellectual history, gender in U.S. history, and race/ethnicity studies. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor of African American history in the Department of History and Anthropology at Monmouth University where she teaches courses in African American history and U.S. history. She has published book chapters, essays, and encyclopedia entries and edited/authored five books. Her latest publications include Bury My Heart in a Free Land: Black Women Intellectuals in Modern U.S. History (Praeger, 2017) and, with Dr. G. Reginald Daniel, professor of historical sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Race and the Obama Phenomenon: The Vision of a More Perfect Multiracial Union (University Press of Mississippi 2014). You can learn more about her work here or follow her on twitter (@DrHettie2017).  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

New Books in American Studies
Christopher Cameron, "Black Freethinkers: A History of African American Secularism" (Northwestern UP, 2019)

New Books in American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 48:56


Black Freethinkers: A History of African American Secularism (Northwestern University Press, 2019) by Christopher Cameron, an Associate Professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, is a precise and nuanced history of African American secularism from the early nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. This text is written with economy and clarity as defined by four concise chapters that detail the major moments in African American history including some discussion of Reconstruction, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Civil Rights-Black Power era. Traversing nearly two centuries of black thought, from the Antebellum period to the demise of the Black Power era, Black Freethinkers is the first comprehensive historical survey of black free thought. For Cameron, free thought encompasses atheism, agnosticism, deism, paganism and other non-traditional modes of thinking. Cameron's work focuses primarily on the ideas advanced by African American men and women of letters such as Frederick Douglass, Zora Neale Hurston, Nella Larsen, Lorraine Hansberry, and James Baldwin to support his core argument that freethought and “unbelief” have been key elements of Black thought since the era of enslavement to the institutionalization of free thought oriented associations in African American society. Cameron's work forces us to rethink the way we study the era of enslavement and African American culture, and the place of Douglass as an American intellectual central to this history, as well as the role of religion in Black life more generally. In many respects, his text presents a more humanistic portrait of African American thought and culture from a historical perspective that goes well beyond most texts on this subject. Hettie V. Williams Ph.D., has taught survey courses in U.S. history, Western Civilization, and upper division courses on the history of African Americans at the university level for more than fifteen years. Her teaching and research interests include: African American intellectual history, gender in U.S. history, and race/ethnicity studies. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor of African American history in the Department of History and Anthropology at Monmouth University where she teaches courses in African American history and U.S. history. She has published book chapters, essays, and encyclopedia entries and edited/authored five books. Her latest publications include Bury My Heart in a Free Land: Black Women Intellectuals in Modern U.S. History (Praeger, 2017) and, with Dr. G. Reginald Daniel, professor of historical sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Race and the Obama Phenomenon: The Vision of a More Perfect Multiracial Union (University Press of Mississippi 2014). You can learn more about her work here or follow her on twitter (@DrHettie2017).  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

New Books in Secularism
Christopher Cameron, "Black Freethinkers: A History of African American Secularism" (Northwestern UP, 2019)

New Books in Secularism

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 48:56


Black Freethinkers: A History of African American Secularism (Northwestern University Press, 2019) by Christopher Cameron, an Associate Professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, is a precise and nuanced history of African American secularism from the early nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. This text is written with economy and clarity as defined by four concise chapters that detail the major moments in African American history including some discussion of Reconstruction, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Civil Rights-Black Power era. Traversing nearly two centuries of black thought, from the Antebellum period to the demise of the Black Power era, Black Freethinkers is the first comprehensive historical survey of black free thought. For Cameron, free thought encompasses atheism, agnosticism, deism, paganism and other non-traditional modes of thinking. Cameron's work focuses primarily on the ideas advanced by African American men and women of letters such as Frederick Douglass, Zora Neale Hurston, Nella Larsen, Lorraine Hansberry, and James Baldwin to support his core argument that freethought and “unbelief” have been key elements of Black thought since the era of enslavement to the institutionalization of free thought oriented associations in African American society. Cameron's work forces us to rethink the way we study the era of enslavement and African American culture, and the place of Douglass as an American intellectual central to this history, as well as the role of religion in Black life more generally. In many respects, his text presents a more humanistic portrait of African American thought and culture from a historical perspective that goes well beyond most texts on this subject. Hettie V. Williams Ph.D., has taught survey courses in U.S. history, Western Civilization, and upper division courses on the history of African Americans at the university level for more than fifteen years. Her teaching and research interests include: African American intellectual history, gender in U.S. history, and race/ethnicity studies. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor of African American history in the Department of History and Anthropology at Monmouth University where she teaches courses in African American history and U.S. history. She has published book chapters, essays, and encyclopedia entries and edited/authored five books. Her latest publications include Bury My Heart in a Free Land: Black Women Intellectuals in Modern U.S. History (Praeger, 2017) and, with Dr. G. Reginald Daniel, professor of historical sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Race and the Obama Phenomenon: The Vision of a More Perfect Multiracial Union (University Press of Mississippi 2014). You can learn more about her work here or follow her on twitter (@DrHettie2017).  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/secularism

PBS NewsHour - Segments
Why people in an Ohio town feel left behind in the modern U.S. economy

PBS NewsHour - Segments

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 9:55


Steubenville, Ohio, was once a powerhouse of American manufacturing. But like many communities that depended on the steel industry, it has struggled to find its place in the modern economy as the country as a whole sees high growth and employment. Judy Woodruff visited the small city to understand why many of its residents say they feel forgotten. It's for her series, America at a Crossroads. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

PBS NewsHour - Politics
Why people in an Ohio town feel left behind in the modern U.S. economy

PBS NewsHour - Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 9:55


Steubenville, Ohio, was once a powerhouse of American manufacturing. But like many communities that depended on the steel industry, it has struggled to find its place in the modern economy as the country as a whole sees high growth and employment. Judy Woodruff visited the small city to understand why many of its residents say they feel forgotten. It's for her series, America at a Crossroads. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

American Prestige
Bonus - Thank You for Your Service w/ Ross Caputi

American Prestige

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2023 4:49


This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek speak with Ross Caputi, a PhD student in Modern U.S. and Italian history at UMass Amherst, about his experience serving in the Iraq War and his thoughts on Veterans Day. They go into what it was like in the Second Battle of Fallujah, how he and some of his fellow soldiers' tenure compared with the idea of war they had going into the conf…

Insurance Vs History
Insurance vs Enron

Insurance Vs History

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 74:58


For the first episode of Season 3, I'm talking about Enron and the company's spectacular rise and even more spectacular fall. It's a story about how creativity can sometimes mean stupidity, how culture impacts a company's survival, how hiring decisions matter, how ideas mutate, and how companies that put stock price and profits above all else can easily be the architects of their own demise. And--how blind people can be about a lot of things if what they are doing is making money. Who was responsible for Enron? What were the major causes of its bankruptcy? Who spoke up, and who listened (or didn't?) And what insurance responds when half of your executives are being criminally charged, and the shareholders and creditors are suing everyone they can think of? Join me to find out! Selected Sources and Links: 1.       Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) - IMDb 2.       Guest Post: D&O What to Know: A Guide to the Evolution of Directors and Officers Insurance from 1933 to the Present | The D&O Diary (dandodiary.com) 3.       https://nypost.com/2001/12/13/oh-boies-this-is-bad-ex-enron-cfo-hires-top-defense-lawyer/ 4.       The defendants of the Enron era and their cases (chron.com) 5.       Enron Executives: What Happened, and Where Are They Now? (investopedia.com) 6.       SKILLING v. UNITED STATES (cornell.edu) 7.       ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP V. UNITED STATES (cornell.edu) 8.       Enron: Annual Reports (enroncorp.com) 9.       Enron: The Good, The Bad, The Lessons, Lori Zulaf, Peter Grierson, International Business & Economics Research Journal, Volume 1, Number 11 10.   Enron: A Financial Reporting Failure, Anthony H. Catanach Jr. & Shelley Rhoades-Catanach, Vol 48, Villanova Law Review, 2003 11.   The Other Enron Story, Toni Mack, Forbes, October 14, 2002 12.   Is Enron Overpriced? Bethany McLean, Fortune, March 5, 2001 13.   Monster Mess, Bethany McLean, Fortune, February 4, 2002 14.   Hidden Risks, Toni Mack, Forbes, May 24, 1993 15.   Why Enron Went Bust, Bethany McLean, Fortune, December 24, 2001 Sources with Paywall: 1.       Timeline: A chronology of Enron Corp. - The New York Times (nytimes.com) 2.       Disgraced Ex-Enron CFO warns D&O insurers on fraud risk (insuranceinsider.com) Books: 1.       The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron: McLean, Bethany, Elkind, Peter, Nocera, Joe: 9781591846604: Amazon.com: Books 2.       Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story: Eichenwald, Kurt: 9780767911795: Amazon.com: Books 3.       The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives: Eisinger, Jesse: 9781501121371: Amazon.com: Books 4.       Power Failure: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Enron: Swartz, Mimi, Watkins, Sherron: 9780767913683: Amazon.com: Books 5.       Ensuring Corporate Misconduct: How Liability Insurance Undermines Shareholder Litigation: Baker, Tom, Griffith, Sean J.: 9780226035154: Amazon.com: Books 6.       A Financial History of Modern U.S. Corporate Scandals: From Enron to Reform: Markham, Jerry W: 9780765615831: Amazon.com: Books Music Credits: ·         Boulangerie by Jeremy Sherman, courtesy of NeoSounds: Boulangerie, LynneMusic | NeoSounds music library Contact Me: Website: https://insurancevshistory.libsyn.com Contact me!  Email: insurancevshistory@gmail.com Instagram: @ insurancevshistory Facebook:  Insurance vs History | Facebook

Beyond The Horizon
The Maui Wildfire Has Now Become the Deadliest In Modern U.S. History (8/13/23)

Beyond The Horizon

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2023 11:46


A wildfire, also known as a forest fire or bushfire, is an uncontrolled and rapidly spreading fire that occurs in vegetation-rich areas such as forests, grasslands, and shrublands. It is characterized by its ability to spread quickly across a landscape due to a combination of factors, including dry conditions, high temperatures, low humidity, and the presence of combustible materials like plants, trees, and debris.Wildfires can start from various sources, including natural causes like lightning strikes, or human activities such as discarded cigarette butts, campfires, power lines, and intentional arson. Once ignited, a wildfire can spread rapidly, driven by wind and the availability of fuel. The flames can move across vast areas, consuming everything in their path, including trees, vegetation, homes, and infrastructure.The stages of a wildfire typically include:Ignition: The initial source of ignition, whether natural or human-caused, starts the fire.Combustion and Spread: As the fire consumes available fuel, it generates heat, flames, and smoke. Wind plays a significant role in carrying embers and firebrands ahead of the main fire front, leading to the rapid expansion of the fire.Growth: The fire expands its perimeter, consuming more vegetation and creating its own weather conditions, including strong winds and intense heat.Maturity: The fire reaches its maximum intensity, with tall flames, high temperatures, and intense heat radiation. Firefighters often concentrate efforts on controlling the fire at this stage to prevent it from spreading further.Decay: As the available fuel diminishes, the fire starts to lose intensity and slow down. This stage can be prolonged by factors such as changing weather conditions or the presence of more fuel.Extinction: The fire is fully controlled and extinguished, either naturally through the exhaustion of fuel or with the assistance of firefighting efforts.Wildfires can have significant ecological, environmental, and socioeconomic impacts. They can destroy ecosystems, wildlife habitats, and plant diversity. They also contribute to air pollution by releasing large amounts of smoke and harmful particulates into the atmosphere. In populated areas, wildfires can threaten human lives, homes, and infrastructure, leading to evacuations, property loss, and, unfortunately, sometimes fatalities.Efforts to manage and mitigate wildfires involve a combination of prevention, early detection, firefighting strategies, and community planning. This includes creating defensible spaces around homes, implementing controlled burns to reduce fuel buildup, establishing firebreaks, and providing resources for firefighting personnel and equipment.As fire crews begin to contain the wildfires and rescue crews start to gain access to the hardest hit areas, the death toll continues to climb and already the number of dead has surpassed the deadliest fire in modern U.S. history and the Governor has said he expects the number to climb. Let's dive in!(commercial at 8:36)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Maui fires live updates: Lahaina blaze now the deadliest in modern U.S. history as toll climbs to 93 (nbcnews.com)This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5080327/advertisement

The Epstein Chronicles
The Maui Wildfire Has Now Become the Deadliest In Modern U.S. History (8/13/23)

The Epstein Chronicles

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2023 11:46


A wildfire, also known as a forest fire or bushfire, is an uncontrolled and rapidly spreading fire that occurs in vegetation-rich areas such as forests, grasslands, and shrublands. It is characterized by its ability to spread quickly across a landscape due to a combination of factors, including dry conditions, high temperatures, low humidity, and the presence of combustible materials like plants, trees, and debris.Wildfires can start from various sources, including natural causes like lightning strikes, or human activities such as discarded cigarette butts, campfires, power lines, and intentional arson. Once ignited, a wildfire can spread rapidly, driven by wind and the availability of fuel. The flames can move across vast areas, consuming everything in their path, including trees, vegetation, homes, and infrastructure.The stages of a wildfire typically include:Ignition: The initial source of ignition, whether natural or human-caused, starts the fire.Combustion and Spread: As the fire consumes available fuel, it generates heat, flames, and smoke. Wind plays a significant role in carrying embers and firebrands ahead of the main fire front, leading to the rapid expansion of the fire.Growth: The fire expands its perimeter, consuming more vegetation and creating its own weather conditions, including strong winds and intense heat.Maturity: The fire reaches its maximum intensity, with tall flames, high temperatures, and intense heat radiation. Firefighters often concentrate efforts on controlling the fire at this stage to prevent it from spreading further.Decay: As the available fuel diminishes, the fire starts to lose intensity and slow down. This stage can be prolonged by factors such as changing weather conditions or the presence of more fuel.Extinction: The fire is fully controlled and extinguished, either naturally through the exhaustion of fuel or with the assistance of firefighting efforts.Wildfires can have significant ecological, environmental, and socioeconomic impacts. They can destroy ecosystems, wildlife habitats, and plant diversity. They also contribute to air pollution by releasing large amounts of smoke and harmful particulates into the atmosphere. In populated areas, wildfires can threaten human lives, homes, and infrastructure, leading to evacuations, property loss, and, unfortunately, sometimes fatalities.Efforts to manage and mitigate wildfires involve a combination of prevention, early detection, firefighting strategies, and community planning. This includes creating defensible spaces around homes, implementing controlled burns to reduce fuel buildup, establishing firebreaks, and providing resources for firefighting personnel and equipment.As fire crews begin to contain the wildfires and rescue crews start to gain access to the hardest hit areas, the death toll continues to climb and already the number of dead has surpassed the deadliest fire in modern U.S. history and the Governor has said he expects the number to climb. Let's dive in!(commercial at 8:36)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Maui fires live updates: Lahaina blaze now the deadliest in modern U.S. history as toll climbs to 93 (nbcnews.com)This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5003294/advertisement

The_C.O.W.S.
The C. O. W. S. w/ Dr. Ericka K. Jackson: What Does It Mean To Be White in Chicago? #Nordic #BeautyConGame

The_C.O.W.S.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023


The Context of White Supremacy welcomes Dr. Ericka K. Jackson. An adopted White Woman, Dr. Jackson “is a professor of History at Colorado Mesa University and teaches courses in women's and gender history; the history of sexuality; immigration, race and ethnicity; and other courses focused on Modern U.S. History.” Gus was snooping in the university library and found her recently published work, Scandinavians in Chicago: The Origins of White Privilege in Modern America. Pay close attention to Dr. Jackson's response to being asked if her White adoptive parents are Racist. She was born and raised in a Racially Restricted Region of Michigan that was 98% White. It's non-white people continue to experience White Supremacy/Racism when attempting to reside here. Her Adopted parents told Racist Jokes too. Although I've forgotten exactly how or why I located this book, Dr. Jackson offers fascinating insight on what it means to be classified as White. She details how Whites born outside the US migrated to cities like Chicago and “assimilated” to being White Men and White Women. Specifically, so called Scandinavians benefited from being classified as the best of the White “stock.” Consequently, they were able to construct Racially Restricted Regions, accumulate staggering wealth and power - even beyond many native born Whites, all while maintaining “ethnic” pride for the homeland. And mistreating black people. We'll also examine Racist Jokes - which includes dumb blond jokes, the White Supremacist pseudoscience of T. Lothrop Stoddard and Madison Grant, as well as the heavily promoted (racist?) gimmick of tracing your genetic ancestry. #LorneCressLove #PamelaEvansHarris #FrancesCressWelsing #TheCOWS14Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

Many Roads to Here
I Am An American – Panel Discussion

Many Roads to Here

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 39:45


Panelists explored their experiences as Asian American women, offering personal reflections  as well as highlighting current xenophobia and intolerance against  Asian Americans in Oregon and across the United States. Each of the speakers is leading community efforts to empower diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities statewide. This episode was arranged in conjunction with the exhibition, I Am An American, that was on view at the Oregon Historical Society. Esteemed panelists include: Dr. Jane Vogel Mantiri is a retired psychologist who specialized in trauma, actor, and activist. She is the founder of Advance Gender Equity in the Arts (AGE), a Portland-based nonprofit that empowers marginalized genders in the arts leading with race. Attorney Liani Reeves is President at Bullard Law. She is a former General Counsel for the Governor of Oregon and the former president of the Oregon State Bar, the first Asian American and first woman of color to hold that position. She is a Korean adoptee. Dr. Jennifer Fang is a historian, researcher, Director of Interpretation & Community Engagement at Pittock Mansion, and an adjunct professor at the University of Portland, where she teaches Modern U.S. History and Asian American History.  Moderator: Dr. Patti Duncan is an associate professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Oregon State University, specializing in women of color feminisms and transnational feminisms. She is the editor of the scholarly journal, Feminist Formations, and the author of Tell This Silence: Asian American Women Writers and the Politics of Speech. Many Roads to Here is a production of The Immigrant Story. Many thanks to all of these panelists for their time and storytelling. Special thanks to the Oregon Historical Society for organizing and hosting the live event - they continue to be an amazing partner with us here at The Immigrant Story.  This episode is part of the I Am an American series, generously funded by Anne Naito-Campbell. It was produced as part of the Oregon Rises Above Hate Coalition. This episode was produced by Caitlin Dwyer. Audio editing was done by Caitlin Dwyer, assisted by Gregg Palmer. Music was composed by Corey Larkin. Our executive producer is Sankar Raman. For more stories, visit our website, listen live at prp.fm, or stream us wherever you get your podcasts

BCP UNFILTERED
OSN #42B | BREAKING: THE BIGGEST FREAKIN' COINCIDENCE IN MODERN U.S. HISTORY! [OPEN SOURCE NEWS. 11 FEB 23. SATURDAY AFTERNOON REPORT.]

BCP UNFILTERED

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023 9:00


[OPEN SOURCE NEWS. 11 FEB 23. SATURDAY AFTERNOON REPORT.]

KPFA - Letters and Politics
The History of The Speaker and Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations

KPFA - Letters and Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2023


Part 1: The History of the Speaker Guest: Steven S. Smith is the Kate M. Gregg Distinguished Professor of Social Sciences and Professor of Political Science at Washington University. He is the author of such books as Politics over Process: Partisan Conflict and Post-Passage Processes in the U.S. Congress and The Senate Syndrome: The Evolution of Procedural Warfare in the Modern U.S. Senate. Part 2:Marcus Aurelius's Meditations Guest:Robin Waterfield is a British classical scholar, translator, and editor, specializing in Ancient Greek who has tranlator of the recently published Meditations: The Annotated Edition. The post The History of The Speaker and Marcus Aurelius's Meditations appeared first on KPFA.

The Unknown Soldiers Podcast
Short Round: Elihu Root and the Creation of the Modern U.S. Army

The Unknown Soldiers Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022 29:52


In the aftermath of the Spanish-American War, it was clear that the US Army was in desperate need of reform. Its salvation would come in the form of a sarcastic, kinda mean New York lawyer named Elihu Root. Let's get into some spicy, exciting, adrenaline-soaked military reform!Where did I get my info? Here are my sources:https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/unknown-soldiers-podcast-episode-37-40-the-philippine-war-series-sourcesSocial Media: https://www.facebook.com/unknownsoldierspodcast https://twitter.com/unksoldierspod

The Majority Report with Sam Seder
2986 - Why No One's Satisifed With U.S. Democracy w/ Timothy Shenk

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 60:06


Emma hosts Timothy Shenk, Co-Editor of Dissent and Assistant Professor of Modern U.S. History at George Washington University, to discuss his recent book Realigners: Partisan Hacks, Political Visionaries, and the Struggle to Rule American Democracy. First, Emma runs through updates on Sinema jumping right back into working with the Right, Kari Lake's lawsuit against Arizona, and polls revealing that the only thing the public wants less than a Trump candidacy, is a Biden one, before diving deeper into this weekend's Keystone Pipeline spill, and the complete joke that is letting corporations regulate themselves. Timothy Shenk then joins as he dives right into the inspiration he found in the failure of the US political system leading up to the election of Donald Trump, with the inability of either party to build a durable majority following the collapse of the New Deal Coalition in 1968. Next, Shenk jumps back to the 18th Century as he begins the walk through the major political realignment that set up this coalition-stifling system, first parsing through the aristocratic civil war between Federalists and Jeffersonians in the 1790s that set up the two-party system that centered the ability to sway the electorate (rather than the belief in an aristocracy naturally rising to the top), before moving forwards through the 1800s and Andrew Jackson's rallying of a populist coalition of his Jacksonian Democrats to bolster this political party machine. Next, Timothy and Emma explore the shift away from the Jacksonian Democrats as Martin Van Buren and the “Radical Republicans” began to take on the institution of slavery, and walk through the impact of changing party politics in the leadup to the Civil War, before shifting to the third realignment under Lincoln and beyond, as reconstruction's vision of a multiracial democracy began to fall apart. They then discuss the rise of FDR's New Deal Coalition in the 20th Century, as the Great Depression forced Americans to get over their lingering resentment from the Civil War, and for the first time centered class as the major political divide in the US, before they wrap up the interview by walking through the Right's various coalition attempts (largely shrouded in a populist veneer) from Phyllis Schlafly to Donald Trump and tackling the failure of Democrats to ever see a return of FDR's labor coalition. And in the Fun Half: Emma and the crew bask in the jeers Elon Musk received at Dave Chapelle's recent SF show, despite Dave's best efforts, Jesse James from the Hudson Valley dives into reactionaries and pop-culture race swaps, and Sunil from San Jose discusses various elements of Democrats' campaigning strategies. They also tackle Christian Walker refusing to back down to the weirdos on the Right that blame him for his father's loss, Zack from Missouri discusses the role of religion in various elements of our politics, and Serena from Tucson walks through serious tenants' rights issues going on in her complex, plus, your calls and IMs! Check out Timothy's book here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374138004/realigners Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today's sponsors: LiquidIV: Cooler weather makes it easier to miss signs of dehydration like overheating or perspiration, which means it's even more important to keep your body properly hydrated. Liquid I.V. contains 5 essential vitamins—more Vitamin C than an orange and as much potassium as a banana. Healthier than sugary sports drinks, there are no artificial flavors or preservatives and less sugar than an apple. 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Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattBinder @MattLech @BF1nn @BradKAlsop Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Subscribe to Discourse Blog, a newsletter and website for progressive essays and related fun partly run by AM Quickie writer Jack Crosbie. https://discourseblog.com/ Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/

Inside the ICE House
Episode 334: Anchors Aweigh: Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro Navigates Our Modern U.S. Fleet

Inside the ICE House

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 55:48


Carlos De Toro, 78th Secretary of the U.S. Navy, expects the Midshipmen of his alma mater to “Beat Army” in the 123rd rendition of the classic rivalry, but he knows the triple option tactics of years past won't be enough. Winning on today's gridiron needs new skills and strategies. The same is true for his force of 900,000 sailors, marines, reservists and civilians and their $210 Billion annual budget. Sec. Del Toro returned to New York, where he once christened his ship as an officer, to recall the leadership opportunities his country gave him and those awaiting a new generation sailing under America's flag. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Military Historians are People, Too! A Podcast with Brian & Bill

As listed on his own webpage, Colonel JP Clark is “an army officer and historian.” He is a new instructor in the Department of Military Strategy, Planning, and Operations, at the US Army War College in Carlisle, PA, where he also served as Director of National Security Affairs at the Strategic Studies Institute in 2018-2019. Prior to serving at the War College, Colonel Clark did two stints as a uniformed instructor in the Department of History at the US Military Academy at West Point. He completed a BS in Russian-German Language with a concentration in Systems Engineering. He later earned an MA and PhD in history from Duke University and also has a master's degree in Strategic Studies from the US Army War College. JP started his military career as an armor officer and served in northern Iraq, but shifted to the Strategist MOS, in which he has severd for several years. Among other appointments, he did stints in the Immediate Office of the Secretary of the Army and the Army Transition Team for the Chief of Staff-designate, and was an exchange officer with the Initiatives Group of the British Army's Chief of the General Staff. JP is the author of Preparing for War: The Emergence of the Modern U.S. Army, 1815-1917 (Harvard University Press, 2017) and Striking the Balance: U.S. Army Force Posture in Europe, 2028 (Strategic Studies Institute, 2020), which he co-wrote with C. Anthony Pfaff. JP has also authored numerous articles and essays in such publications as Parameters, Military Review, War Room, The Strategy Bridge, British Army Review, The Three Swords, War on the Rocks, Strategos, and Armor, and is a podcaster himself with the Army War College's excellent pod War Room. JP is an experienced researcher, military educator, and soldier, and we're going to try to get to all of it. And in case you are wondering - yep, Fury and Kelly's Heroes are go-to-war film choices! He's even bringing the kids up on Blackadder AND Monty Python. Enjoy our chat with JP Clark! Rec.: 07/18/2022

The Cadre Journal
Anti-Blackness and Empire: Racial Capitalism, Imperialism, Labor Aristocracy with Professor Charisse Burden-Stelly

The Cadre Journal

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 50:59


We interview Professor Charisse Burden-Stelly on her Monthly Review article "Modern U.S. Racial Capitalism: Some Theoretical Insights", discussing racial capitalism, imperialism, anti-Blackness, Labor Aristocracy, and more. Check out the article here: https://monthlyreview.org/2020/07/01/modern-u-s-racial-capitalism/ https://twitter.com/blackleftaf https://www.charisseburdenstelly.com

New Books in African American Studies
Sarah Deutsch, "Making a Modern U.S. West: The Contested Terrain of a Region and Its Borders, 1898-1940" (U Nebraska Press, 2022)

New Books in African American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 55:33


To many Americans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the West was simultaneously the greatest symbol of American opportunity, the greatest story of its history, and the imagined blank slate on which the country's future would be written. From the Spanish-American War in 1898 to the Great Depression's end, from the Mississippi to the Pacific, policymakers at various levels and large-scale corporate investors, along with those living in the West and its borderlands, struggled over who would define modernity, who would participate in the modern American West, and who would be excluded. In Making a Modern U.S. West: The Contested Terrain of a Region and Its Borders, 1898-1940 (U Nebraska Press, 2022)Sarah Deutsch surveys the history of the U.S. West from 1898 to 1940. Centering what is often relegated to the margins in histories of the region--the flows of people, capital, and ideas across borders--Deutsch attends to the region's role in constructing U.S. racial formations and argues that the West as a region was as important as the South in constructing the United States as a "white man's country." While this racial formation was linked to claims of modernity and progress by powerful players, Deutsch shows that visions of what constituted modernity were deeply contested by others. This expansive volume presents the most thorough examination to date of the American West from the late 1890s to the eve of World War II. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

New Books in Latino Studies
Sarah Deutsch, "Making a Modern U.S. West: The Contested Terrain of a Region and Its Borders, 1898-1940" (U Nebraska Press, 2022)

New Books in Latino Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 55:33


To many Americans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the West was simultaneously the greatest symbol of American opportunity, the greatest story of its history, and the imagined blank slate on which the country's future would be written. From the Spanish-American War in 1898 to the Great Depression's end, from the Mississippi to the Pacific, policymakers at various levels and large-scale corporate investors, along with those living in the West and its borderlands, struggled over who would define modernity, who would participate in the modern American West, and who would be excluded. In Making a Modern U.S. West: The Contested Terrain of a Region and Its Borders, 1898-1940 (U Nebraska Press, 2022)Sarah Deutsch surveys the history of the U.S. West from 1898 to 1940. Centering what is often relegated to the margins in histories of the region--the flows of people, capital, and ideas across borders--Deutsch attends to the region's role in constructing U.S. racial formations and argues that the West as a region was as important as the South in constructing the United States as a "white man's country." While this racial formation was linked to claims of modernity and progress by powerful players, Deutsch shows that visions of what constituted modernity were deeply contested by others. This expansive volume presents the most thorough examination to date of the American West from the late 1890s to the eve of World War II. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/latino-studies

New Books Network
Sarah Deutsch, "Making a Modern U.S. West: The Contested Terrain of a Region and Its Borders, 1898-1940" (U Nebraska Press, 2022)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 55:33


To many Americans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the West was simultaneously the greatest symbol of American opportunity, the greatest story of its history, and the imagined blank slate on which the country's future would be written. From the Spanish-American War in 1898 to the Great Depression's end, from the Mississippi to the Pacific, policymakers at various levels and large-scale corporate investors, along with those living in the West and its borderlands, struggled over who would define modernity, who would participate in the modern American West, and who would be excluded. In Making a Modern U.S. West: The Contested Terrain of a Region and Its Borders, 1898-1940 (U Nebraska Press, 2022)Sarah Deutsch surveys the history of the U.S. West from 1898 to 1940. Centering what is often relegated to the margins in histories of the region--the flows of people, capital, and ideas across borders--Deutsch attends to the region's role in constructing U.S. racial formations and argues that the West as a region was as important as the South in constructing the United States as a "white man's country." While this racial formation was linked to claims of modernity and progress by powerful players, Deutsch shows that visions of what constituted modernity were deeply contested by others. This expansive volume presents the most thorough examination to date of the American West from the late 1890s to the eve of World War II. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

New Books in History
Sarah Deutsch, "Making a Modern U.S. West: The Contested Terrain of a Region and Its Borders, 1898-1940" (U Nebraska Press, 2022)

New Books in History

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 55:33


To many Americans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the West was simultaneously the greatest symbol of American opportunity, the greatest story of its history, and the imagined blank slate on which the country's future would be written. From the Spanish-American War in 1898 to the Great Depression's end, from the Mississippi to the Pacific, policymakers at various levels and large-scale corporate investors, along with those living in the West and its borderlands, struggled over who would define modernity, who would participate in the modern American West, and who would be excluded. In Making a Modern U.S. West: The Contested Terrain of a Region and Its Borders, 1898-1940 (U Nebraska Press, 2022)Sarah Deutsch surveys the history of the U.S. West from 1898 to 1940. Centering what is often relegated to the margins in histories of the region--the flows of people, capital, and ideas across borders--Deutsch attends to the region's role in constructing U.S. racial formations and argues that the West as a region was as important as the South in constructing the United States as a "white man's country." While this racial formation was linked to claims of modernity and progress by powerful players, Deutsch shows that visions of what constituted modernity were deeply contested by others. This expansive volume presents the most thorough examination to date of the American West from the late 1890s to the eve of World War II. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

New Books in Native American Studies
Sarah Deutsch, "Making a Modern U.S. West: The Contested Terrain of a Region and Its Borders, 1898-1940" (U Nebraska Press, 2022)

New Books in Native American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 55:33


To many Americans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the West was simultaneously the greatest symbol of American opportunity, the greatest story of its history, and the imagined blank slate on which the country's future would be written. From the Spanish-American War in 1898 to the Great Depression's end, from the Mississippi to the Pacific, policymakers at various levels and large-scale corporate investors, along with those living in the West and its borderlands, struggled over who would define modernity, who would participate in the modern American West, and who would be excluded. In Making a Modern U.S. West: The Contested Terrain of a Region and Its Borders, 1898-1940 (U Nebraska Press, 2022)Sarah Deutsch surveys the history of the U.S. West from 1898 to 1940. Centering what is often relegated to the margins in histories of the region--the flows of people, capital, and ideas across borders--Deutsch attends to the region's role in constructing U.S. racial formations and argues that the West as a region was as important as the South in constructing the United States as a "white man's country." While this racial formation was linked to claims of modernity and progress by powerful players, Deutsch shows that visions of what constituted modernity were deeply contested by others. This expansive volume presents the most thorough examination to date of the American West from the late 1890s to the eve of World War II. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/native-american-studies

New Books in Asian American Studies
Sarah Deutsch, "Making a Modern U.S. West: The Contested Terrain of a Region and Its Borders, 1898-1940" (U Nebraska Press, 2022)

New Books in Asian American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 55:33


To many Americans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the West was simultaneously the greatest symbol of American opportunity, the greatest story of its history, and the imagined blank slate on which the country's future would be written. From the Spanish-American War in 1898 to the Great Depression's end, from the Mississippi to the Pacific, policymakers at various levels and large-scale corporate investors, along with those living in the West and its borderlands, struggled over who would define modernity, who would participate in the modern American West, and who would be excluded. In Making a Modern U.S. West: The Contested Terrain of a Region and Its Borders, 1898-1940 (U Nebraska Press, 2022)Sarah Deutsch surveys the history of the U.S. West from 1898 to 1940. Centering what is often relegated to the margins in histories of the region--the flows of people, capital, and ideas across borders--Deutsch attends to the region's role in constructing U.S. racial formations and argues that the West as a region was as important as the South in constructing the United States as a "white man's country." While this racial formation was linked to claims of modernity and progress by powerful players, Deutsch shows that visions of what constituted modernity were deeply contested by others. This expansive volume presents the most thorough examination to date of the American West from the late 1890s to the eve of World War II. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/asian-american-studies

New Books in American Studies
Sarah Deutsch, "Making a Modern U.S. West: The Contested Terrain of a Region and Its Borders, 1898-1940" (U Nebraska Press, 2022)

New Books in American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 55:33


To many Americans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the West was simultaneously the greatest symbol of American opportunity, the greatest story of its history, and the imagined blank slate on which the country's future would be written. From the Spanish-American War in 1898 to the Great Depression's end, from the Mississippi to the Pacific, policymakers at various levels and large-scale corporate investors, along with those living in the West and its borderlands, struggled over who would define modernity, who would participate in the modern American West, and who would be excluded. In Making a Modern U.S. West: The Contested Terrain of a Region and Its Borders, 1898-1940 (U Nebraska Press, 2022)Sarah Deutsch surveys the history of the U.S. West from 1898 to 1940. Centering what is often relegated to the margins in histories of the region--the flows of people, capital, and ideas across borders--Deutsch attends to the region's role in constructing U.S. racial formations and argues that the West as a region was as important as the South in constructing the United States as a "white man's country." While this racial formation was linked to claims of modernity and progress by powerful players, Deutsch shows that visions of what constituted modernity were deeply contested by others. This expansive volume presents the most thorough examination to date of the American West from the late 1890s to the eve of World War II. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

New Books in the American West
Sarah Deutsch, "Making a Modern U.S. West: The Contested Terrain of a Region and Its Borders, 1898-1940" (U Nebraska Press, 2022)

New Books in the American West

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 55:33


In less than half a century, the American West changed dramatically from a region of dynamic borders, politics, and identities to a more fixed zone of borders and demarcations. This is the argument made by Sarah Deutsch, professor of history at Duke University, in Making a Modern U.S. West: The Contested Terrain of a Region and Its Borders, 1898-1940 (U Nebraska Press, 2022), a major new synthetic work and part of Nebraska's History of the American West series. In this wide ranging and transnational book. Deutsch connects movements often seen as separate, such radical organizing in the labor movement, in Mexican politics, and women's suffrage, to make the case that Western politics in the early 20th century were particularly unsettled, the region's political future yet undecided. Similarly fluid dynamics defined racial and sexual histories of the region. It was World War I and the years following when the US government found the tools it deemed necessary to define and categorize people and places in ways that would curtail this fluidity. A remarkable work, Deutsch strongly makes the case that the early 20th century was a crucial period for defining how exactly the modern US West would look. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-west

New Books in Mexican Studies
Sarah Deutsch, "Making a Modern U.S. West: The Contested Terrain of a Region and Its Borders, 1898-1940" (U Nebraska Press, 2022)

New Books in Mexican Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 55:33


To many Americans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the West was simultaneously the greatest symbol of American opportunity, the greatest story of its history, and the imagined blank slate on which the country's future would be written. From the Spanish-American War in 1898 to the Great Depression's end, from the Mississippi to the Pacific, policymakers at various levels and large-scale corporate investors, along with those living in the West and its borderlands, struggled over who would define modernity, who would participate in the modern American West, and who would be excluded. In Making a Modern U.S. West: The Contested Terrain of a Region and Its Borders, 1898-1940 (U Nebraska Press, 2022)Sarah Deutsch surveys the history of the U.S. West from 1898 to 1940. Centering what is often relegated to the margins in histories of the region--the flows of people, capital, and ideas across borders--Deutsch attends to the region's role in constructing U.S. racial formations and argues that the West as a region was as important as the South in constructing the United States as a "white man's country." While this racial formation was linked to claims of modernity and progress by powerful players, Deutsch shows that visions of what constituted modernity were deeply contested by others. This expansive volume presents the most thorough examination to date of the American West from the late 1890s to the eve of World War II. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NBN Book of the Day
Sarah Deutsch, "Making a Modern U.S. West: The Contested Terrain of a Region and Its Borders, 1898-1940" (U Nebraska Press, 2022)

NBN Book of the Day

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 55:33


To many Americans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the West was simultaneously the greatest symbol of American opportunity, the greatest story of its history, and the imagined blank slate on which the country's future would be written. From the Spanish-American War in 1898 to the Great Depression's end, from the Mississippi to the Pacific, policymakers at various levels and large-scale corporate investors, along with those living in the West and its borderlands, struggled over who would define modernity, who would participate in the modern American West, and who would be excluded. In Making a Modern U.S. West: The Contested Terrain of a Region and Its Borders, 1898-1940 (U Nebraska Press, 2022)Sarah Deutsch surveys the history of the U.S. West from 1898 to 1940. Centering what is often relegated to the margins in histories of the region--the flows of people, capital, and ideas across borders--Deutsch attends to the region's role in constructing U.S. racial formations and argues that the West as a region was as important as the South in constructing the United States as a "white man's country." While this racial formation was linked to claims of modernity and progress by powerful players, Deutsch shows that visions of what constituted modernity were deeply contested by others. This expansive volume presents the most thorough examination to date of the American West from the late 1890s to the eve of World War II. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/book-of-the-day

Writing Westward Podcast
040 - Sarah Deutsch - Making a Modern U.S. West

Writing Westward Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 61:30


A conversation with Sarah Deutsch about her book, "Making a Modern U.S. West: The Contested Terrain of a Region and Its Borders, 1898-1940" (University of Nebraska Press, 2022). The Writing Westward Podcast is produced and hosted by Prof. Brenden W. Rensink (www.bwrensink.org) for the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University and hosted by. Subscribe to the Writing Westward Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play, and other podcast distribution apps and platforms. Follow the BYU Redd Center and the Writing Westward Podcast on Facebook or Twitter or get more information @ https://www.writingwestward.org. Theme music by Micah Dahl Anderson @ www.micahdahlanderson.com

Faculti
Making a Modern U.S. West

Faculti

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2022 15:53


Sarah Deutsch surveys the history of the U.S. West from 1898 to 1940. Centering what is often relegated to the margins in histories of the region—the flows of people, capital, and ideas across borders—Deutsch attends to the region's role in constructing U.S. racial formations and argues that the West as a region was as important as the South in constructing the United States as a “white man's country.”

Military Historians are People, Too! A Podcast with Brian & Bill
S1E18 Beth Bailey - University of Kansas

Military Historians are People, Too! A Podcast with Brian & Bill

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 74:06


Our guest today is the award-winning teacher and scholar Beth Bailey. Beth is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the Department of History and the Director of the Center for Military, War, and Society Studies at the University of Kansas, which includes the amazing resource for military history instructors - Teaching Military History. She is the author of America's Army: Making the All-Volunteer Force, Sex in the Heartland, The First Strange Place: Race and Sex in World War II Hawaii, and From Front Porch to Back Seat: Courtship in Twentieth-Century America. In addition, she has edited or co-edited numerous volumes, including Managing Sex in the U.S. Military, which she did with Kara Vuic; Alesha Doan; Shannon Portillo. Beth was educated at Northwestern and the University of Chicago. Before making the move to the University of Kansas, Beth taught at Barnard College, The University of New Mexico, and Temple University. She has spoken all over the world and was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Indonesia. Beth's research has been supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and the American Council of Learned Societies. She has received the Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award on two occasions, and she was elected to the Society of American Historians in 2017. In 2021, Beth was named an Andrew Carnegie Fellow. Finally, just yesterday she was named the recipient of the 2022 Balfour Jeffrey Award in Humanities and Social Sciences, which is one of the University of Kansas' prestigious Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards. Beth is the co-editor with Andrew Preston of the Military, War, and Society in Modern U.S. History series at Cambridge University Press and she is extremely active in a number of professional associations, including the Society for Military History. Beth is one of the most respected and generous people in the field of military history, and we are pleased that she made the time to sit down with us today. She's come far from parents who sat in the flea-infested Fox Theater in Atlanta on their first date and for one who is agnostic about Kansas basketball (living dangerously like that in Lawrence!)! Follow Beth on Twitter @BethLynnBailey. BONUS - Beth and her husband historian David Farber have one of the most spectacular prairie homes you'll ever see. Check out their Kansas Longhouse outside Lawrence. Rec. 01/25/2022

Ian Wants To Learn
9...THE BAY OF PIGS!

Ian Wants To Learn

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 27:06


Welcome Back to IAN WANTS TO LEARN w/ Patrick and Ian (recorded 6/18/21) FINALLY the Bay of Pigs episode. Ian has been wanting to learn a bout the Bay of pigs for... How Long? HOW LONG!? But now he'll learn. And maybe you will too... or maybe not. It's all good. We aren't experts. We just talk Castro, Kennedy, Some painted planes and mistimed reinforcements. And then they cap it all off with a Peep Show (British television sitcom. 2003-2015. Highly recommend) lifestyle like pact. but again, Bay Of PIGS!  You wanna know? Well give a listen! We'll get around to answering all that in a vague, roundabout, chit-chatty sort of way. It'll be fun. Come LEARN something 00:01- The preamble and introduction 03:13- Hello and welcome! 03:30- What do you want to learn about today? 03:50- Why, Ian, do you want to learn about Bay of Pigs so badly? 05:45- POP QUIZ on the PRESIDENTIAL ASSASSINATIONS episode 09:00- A B average 09:40- BAY OF PIGS! 10:40- You can already see why the United States might be upset 11:00- Ok, so the plan is... 12:20- So, we want to keep this a secret 12:35- Kennedy Did authorize it 13:12- 3 days to redo the Plan 13:27- A Trump-esque strategy 14:15- The What if-ers 15:08- The attack does Not go well 15:30- What do you think so far? 16:10- Castro's counter attack and Kennedy's 'mistimed' response 17:00- Prisoner swap 17:15- You could argue this is what pushed us into Vietnam 18:00- Did the CIA give Kennedy bad info? Nooooooooooooo....... 19:50- Modern U.S. Cuban policy 20:15- The Elian Vote (in 2000) 21:55- America's incorrect assumptions 23:10- Kennedy's assassination year was... 23:40- the moive is '537 Votes'  23:49- Did you learn? 24:50- Are we the baddies? 25:30- Let's make a pact 26:23- Good bye We hope you ALSO learned something or were at least Entertained! (and not too bothered by the audio) IG- IanWantsToLearn Twitter- IanWantsToLearn email: Ianwantstolearn@gmail.com DISCLAIMER: We are not Experts. We do not claim to be. We use the internet, just like you! So between raising a child and working a Fulltime job Patrick does his best to teach Ian. So, you know, enjoy it, but maybe don't swear by it! Essentially: We Google so you don't have to. ENJOY!

World of Migration
Building a Modern U.S. Immigration and Asylum System in the National Interest

World of Migration

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 31:54


People on all sides of the policy debate largely agree that the current U.S. immigration system is broken. What should a 21st century immigration system that works in the national interest look like? And is this vision achievable amid current political realities? In this conversation, Migration Policy Institute Senior Fellow Doris Meissner speaks with Policy Analyst Ariel Ruiz Soto about how to build an immigration system that reflects today's realities and builds in the flexibility to adapt to future developments.

Migration Policy Institute Podcasts
World of Migration: Building a Modern U.S. Immigration and Asylum System in the National Interest

Migration Policy Institute Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 31:54


People on all sides of the policy debate largely agree that the current U.S. immigration system is broken. What should a 21st century immigration system that works in the national interest look like? And is this vision achievable amid current political realities? In this conversation, Migration Policy Institute Senior Fellow Doris Meissner speaks with Policy Analyst Ariel Ruiz Soto about how to build an immigration system that reflects today's realities and builds in the flexibility to adapt to future developments.

China Stories
[SupChina] In 1973, the Philadelphia Orchestra did its part to kickstart modern U.S.-China relations

China Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 11:31


Though not as well remembered as Nixon's trip or ping-pong diplomacy, the "music diplomacy" carried out by the Philadelphia Orchestra was a key aspect in China's attempt to re-engage with the world as the Cultural Revolution wound down.Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/09/15/in-1973-the-philadelphia-orchestra-visited-china/Narrated by John Darwin Van Fleet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Endless Knot
Episode 93: The Americano, the Negroni, America, and Rome

The Endless Knot

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 56:16


A day after Independence Day in the US, we investigate the history of the name “America” and two related cocktails, with some side trips into the sack of Rome in 410 CE and the use of the Fall of Rome as a historical parallel for the United States. This episode completes our mini series on country names, in the season of national holidays in north America. Cocktails: Americano & NegroniRutilius Namatianus, De Reditu Suo"The Fall of Ancient Rome and Modern U.S. Immigration: Historical Model or Political Football?" Frank Argote-Freyre and Christopher M. Bellitto. The Historian Vol. 74, No. 4 (WINTER 2012), pp. 789-811Transcript of this episodeThis episode on YouTubeOur Patreon pageRedbubble storeThis podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International LicenseThe Endless Knot RSS

The Slavic Connexion
The Inside Scoop on "Cold War Correspondents" with Dina Fainberg

The Slavic Connexion

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 43:30


On this episode, Professor Dina Fainberg joins Zach and Lera to talk about her latest book, the highly readable "Cold War Correspondents" in which she highlights stories of Soviet and American journalists and draws fascinating parallels to the US-Russia media landscape today. We hope you enjoy! ABOUT THE GUEST https://www.city.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0007/599200/varieties/breakpoint-max.jpg Dr. Dina Fainberg is a Lecturer in Modern History and the Director of History BA Programme at City University of London. Her research explores the history of the Soviet Union and modern Russia, with a particular emphasis on the Cold War, late socialism, mass media, propaganda, and Russia's relationship with the West. Her teaching covers a wide range of topics in modern Russian, European, and U.S. History. Her latest book, Cold War Correspondents: Soviet and American Reporters on the ideological Frontlines, 1945-1991 is published with Johns Hopkins University Press. She holds a PhD in Modern Russian and Modern U.S. History from Rutgers. PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on June 15, 2021 via Zoom. CREDITS Host/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin (Connect: Twitter @earlportion) Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig Host/Associate Producer: Zach Johnson Assistant Producer: Katherine Birch Assistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate Recording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Polish Ambassador, Scott Holmes) Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com DISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin. https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/9/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/P1EKcswq.png Special Guest: Dina Fainberg.

What It REALLY Means
"My Two Moms" - A story of the modern U.S. military

What It REALLY Means

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 63:11


Rate our podcast 5 stars on iTunes, and follow us on Gab (@BradShepard & @paulharrell1776) and Twitter (@ItsBradShepard & @paulharrell1776).

Seminole Wars
SW052 Military Strategist Examines Evolution of U.S. Army War Preparations on Eve of 2SW

Seminole Wars

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 49:22


For nearly 250 years and with a few notable exceptions, US Army readiness has swung like a pendulum from woefully inadequate to veritable invincible force in its engagements for war. From the Revolution to the War of 1812, from the Civil War to the Second World War, too often the Army began fighting unprepared and only over time – and at great cost in blood and treasure -- has it righted itself to gain the victory it sought. The Second Seminole War was little different. The Army entered unprepared for an extended conflict with Florida Indians. Fortunately, the fate of the Republic was not at stake. After getting whipped in its early encounters with the Seminole in late 1835 and throughout 1836, the Army muddled along through failed strategies and failed tactical execution, through poor supply, poor medicine, and poor conditions, until it belatedly recognized the futility of total Seminole removal, declarejd victory and went home. It left behind roughly two hundred ravaged but still defiant Seminole warriors and their families to live in peace, at least for the time being. It learned some lessons from the conflict but these were quickly forgotten, along with the war, when hostilities finally ceased. The Army's lesson was not to get involved in THIS kind of war again.  Historically, why has the Army done this? In Preparing for War: The Emergence of the Modern U.S. Army, 1815-1917, JP Clark, a US Army colonel, Army War College professor, military strategist, and military historian, answers why, especially for the Second Seminole War. He weaves the chronicle of the US Army's state in the 1830s into an overall century-long narrative of challenge, change, and adaptation. He examines four generations of Army forces and how military culture evolved from just after the War of 1812 until our expedition overseas in Europe for the Great War in 1917. Although every Soldier carried a musket, marksmenship was limited to rote reputation of the manual of arms and close-order drill. Soldiers rarely practiced weapons firing. Despite the weapon's inaccuracy, they were important because one could affix bayonets -- the ultimate weapon of the era. (courtesy photos) Host Patrick Swan is a board member with the Seminole Wars Foundation. He is a combat veteran and of the U.S. Army, serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Kosovo, and at the Pentagon after 9/11. A military historian, he holds masters degrees in Public History, Communication, and Homeland Security, and is a graduate of the US Army War College with an advanced degree in strategic studies. This podcast is recorded at the homestead of the Seminole Wars Foundation in Bushnell, Florida.  Like us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Get the latest episode without delay where and when you want it by subscribing through your favorite podcast catcher, such as iHeart, Stitcher, Spotify, DoubleTwist, Pandora, Podbean, Google podcasts, iTunes or directly from the Seminole Wars Foundation website www.seminolewars.us     Likes | Share | Download(35)

Unbiased Freedom
S1|EP14 - Modern U.S. Foreign Policy

Unbiased Freedom

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 64:26


We discuss current U.S. foreign policy and potential decisions Biden may make as President. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unbiasedfreedom/message

New Books in Women's History
Hettie V. Williams, "Bury My Heart in a Free Land: Black Women Intellectuals in Modern U.S. History" (Praeger, 2018)

New Books in Women's History

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 38:17


Black women intellectuals have traditionally been overlooked in the academic study of American intellectual history. Bury My Heart in a Free Land: Black Women Intellectuals in Modern U.S. History (Praeger) highlights the important contributions of both well- and lesser-known abolitionists, civil rights activists, preachers, writers, and artists to all spheres of American life and culture, arguing that Black women and their ideas were central to some of the most important social and political campaigns of the 19th and 20th centuries. In this conversation Dr. Hettie V. Williams (Assistant Professor of African American History at Monmouth University), editor, discusses defining and redefining the public intellectual, the various pathways that Black women took into public life, the African American women's club movement, the impact of bell hooks and Audre Lorde on scholarship around Black sexuality, and bringing Black women's history into the college classroom. Diana Dukhanova is Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. Her work focuses on religion and sexuality in Russian cultural history, and she is currently working on a monograph about Russian religious philosopher Vasily Rozanov. Diana tweets about contemporary events in the Russian religious landscape at https://twitter.com/RussRLGNWatch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Women's History
Kabria Baumgartner, "In Pursuit of Knowledge: Black Women and Educational Activism in Antebellum America" (NYU Press, 2019)

New Books in Women's History

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 41:45


In Pursuit of Knowledge: Black Women and Educational Activism in Antebellum America (NYU Press, 2019) is an intellectual and cultural history of the educational activism of African American women and girls in the long nineteenth century. Kabria Baumgartner focuses her narrative on the actions of “African American women and girls living in the antebellum Northeast” in cities such as New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. These women including individuals such as Sarah Mapps Douglas and Sarah Parker Remond wrote essays about education, built schools, and became educators in their own right while living their lives with a “sense of purpose” defined as a “purposeful womanhood”. Activism is “broadly construed” by the author to note that Black women engaged in “concerted efforts to procure advancing schooling (beyond the primary level) and teaching opportunities for themselves and their community”. Baumgartner notes that not only did these women advocate for entrance into educational institutions for themselves, but that they also developed schools that welcomed students of all races. In this text, the author essentially traces the historical development of victories against segregation won at the state and local level, in the educational system, a century before the historic Supreme Court decision in Brown vs. the Board of Education, Topeka Kansas in 1954 that helped to make the Civil Rights Movement a mass movement across the United States (U.S.). Baumgartner, in her text, importantly notes that these achievements gained in the nineteenth century were the result of both individual and collective efforts of Black women such as Sarah Harris, Mary E. Miles, Serena de Grasse, Rosetta Morrison, Sarah Parker Remond, Susan Paul, Sarah Mapps Douglass and Charlotte Forten. This text is concisely organized around two major sections and six chapters with an “Introduction” and a “Conclusion.” Baumgartner reads the activism of Black women in the nineteenth century as “continuous and dynamic, becoming more and more organized” by the mid-nineteenth century. For women such as Sarah Harris, profiled in Chapter One of the text, the schoolhouse was both “an extension of the home and a defining civic space” or place for these women to define a purposeful womanhood. Harris and other Black women who helped to integrate schools in Connecticut such as the Canterbury Female Boarding School did so with the larger goal of securing rights as citizens beyond the schoolhouse. Baumgartner weaves together a network of Black women activists in her narrative who forged a collective attack against school segregation and laid the foundations for the ideology of a beloved community moving beyond the schoolhouse that eventually became the intellectual basis for the Black freedom struggle in the twentieth century. She does this by reading an array of sources against the grain including census records, letters, pamphlets, school records, annual reports, almanacks, petitions, newspapers, abolitionist literature and published writings. Hettie V. Williams PhD is an Assistant Professor of African American history in the Department of History and Anthropology at Monmouth University where she teaches courses in African American history and U.S. history. She has published book chapters, essays, and edited/authored five books. Her latest publications include Bury My Heart in a Free Land: Black Women Intellectuals in Modern U.S. History (Praeger, 2017) and, with Dr G. Reginald Daniel, professor of historical sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Race and the Obama Phenomenon: The Vision of a More Perfect Multiracial Union (University Press of Mississippi 2014). Website: hettiewilliams.com/ Follow me on twitter: @DrHettie2017 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Institute of World Politics
Preparing for War: The Emergence of the Modern U.S. Army, 1815–1917

The Institute of World Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2017 78:08


A former member of the history faculty at West Point, J. P. Clark is an active duty army officer who has served as a strategic advisor to senior civilian and military officials in the Pentagon and British Ministry of Defence.