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Title: "WHITE MAN'S BURDEN?" THE PARTY POLITICS OF AMERICAN IMPERIALISM: 1900-1920.
Creator: Carandang, Joven, Kallina, Edmund, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description: This dissertation is an interpretive analysis of the political background of the American annexation and administration of the Philippine Islands between 1900 and 1920. It seeks to analyze the political value of supporting and opposing imperialism to American political parties and elites. Seeking to capitalize on the American victory over Spain in 1898, the Republican Party embraced the annexation of the Philippines as a way to promote an idea of rising American international power....
Show moreThis dissertation is an interpretive analysis of the political background of the American annexation and administration of the Philippine Islands between 1900 and 1920. It seeks to analyze the political value of supporting and opposing imperialism to American political parties and elites. Seeking to capitalize on the American victory over Spain in 1898, the Republican Party embraced the annexation of the Philippines as a way to promote an idea of rising American international power. Subsequently, their tenure in the Philippines can be analyzed as bringing industrialization to the Philippines for political gain, casting themselves in a politically popular role of nation builders and bringers of democracy. In opposing the Republicans, Democrats became anti-imperialists by default. After overcoming the initial unpopularity of that ideology, they were able to redefine it in such as way as to co-opt the original Republican successes in the Philippines. As such, the Democratic tenure in the Philippines emphasizes political gamesmanship and patronage that allowed them to effectively "steal" the credit for the democratization of the Philippines for partisan gains against the Republicans.
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Date Issued: 2007
Identifier: CFE0001760, ucf:47256
Format: Document (PDF)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0001760

Title: The most burning question: Unity of action.
Creator: Kun, Béla
Date Issued: 1934
Identifier: 367841, CFDT367841, ucf:5348
Format: Document (PDF)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/367841

Title: DEGREES OF CAUSALITY: AN ASSESSMENT OF ENDOGENOUS CONTRIBUTORS TO INSTABILITY IN JORDAN, SYRIA, & TURKEY.
Creator: Willman, Gabriel, Sadri, Houman, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description: The political instability of the Middle East is often perceived to be derived primarily from the interaction of Middle Eastern nations with external forces; with significant emphasis placed upon the disruptive effects of modern colonialism and Westernization. While this study does not seek to directly contest the catalytic primacy of exogenous factors, it does seek to establish the necessary causality of pre-existing internal factors. Rather than approaching the situation from a linear causal...
Show moreThe political instability of the Middle East is often perceived to be derived primarily from the interaction of Middle Eastern nations with external forces; with significant emphasis placed upon the disruptive effects of modern colonialism and Westernization. While this study does not seek to directly contest the catalytic primacy of exogenous factors, it does seek to establish the necessary causality of pre-existing internal factors. Rather than approaching the situation from a linear causal perspective, this assessment is oriented around an interdisciplinary examination of confluent factors. By examining the political history, ethno sociology, and economy of the region, the analysis investigates the underlying variables which have contributed to the instability of the Jordan, Syria, and Turkey. The primary conclusion of this analysis is that the interactions of multiple endogenous variables provide a basis of necessary causality which may be of equal causal import to that of modern colonialism and Westernization.
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: CFH0004228, ucf:44965
Format: Document (PDF)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004228

Title: CORRUPTION: BRAZIL'S EVERLASTING PARASITE.
Creator: Vilhena, Patricia, Sadri, Houman, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description: The purpose of this thesis is to explore corruption in Brazil, how it has endured for so such a long period, and the effects it has in the country. Understanding the history of Brazil, how the government was established, and how the branches operate is crucial to comprehend the rooting causes of the Brazilian corruption. The focus is not just about what corruption is and the effects it has on education, economy, and infrastructure, but also on the factors that contributed to its expansion and...
Show moreThe purpose of this thesis is to explore corruption in Brazil, how it has endured for so such a long period, and the effects it has in the country. Understanding the history of Brazil, how the government was established, and how the branches operate is crucial to comprehend the rooting causes of the Brazilian corruption. The focus is not just about what corruption is and the effects it has on education, economy, and infrastructure, but also on the factors that contributed to its expansion and the circumstances that allowed it to sustain until today. Brazil is a country known for its natural beauty, great food, inviting people, but also for the never-ending problems with corruption. Unfortunately, corruption has been part of Brazil's history since the beginning of its colony, and it has been hard to remove it from its culture since then. The country has been affected by corruption for centuries, especially on economy and development, and it is one of the main reasons Brazil has been stagnated compared to other developing states. Lack of money or natural resources are not a problem preventing the country from being a major power, but rather the extensive practice of corruption in politics and the socially accepted mentality of being corrupt. The cultural factor is a huge problem in Brazil and it is major problem adding to the expansion of corruption. Brazil not only needs a political reform, but also a culture reform to have positive changes in the government, otherwise everything will continue to be the same or even worse.
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Date Issued: 2018
Identifier: CFH2000320, ucf:45855
Format: Document (PDF)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH2000320

Title: DEATH AND DISENGAGEMENT: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYÃ‚Â'S INTERVENTION EFFORT IN DARFUR.
Creator: Hodges, Victor, Ezekiel, Walker, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description: This thesis seeks to analyze the international community's conflict management capabilities through its response to the Darfur crisis. Primarily, it aims to show through the lens of the Darfur crisis, which is widely accepted as the first genocide of the twenty-first century, that the international community has yet to develop a framework to collectively intervene in and resolve crimes against humanity. Additionally, this thesis will show the international community's recognition of...
Show moreThis thesis seeks to analyze the international community's conflict management capabilities through its response to the Darfur crisis. Primarily, it aims to show through the lens of the Darfur crisis, which is widely accepted as the first genocide of the twenty-first century, that the international community has yet to develop a framework to collectively intervene in and resolve crimes against humanity. Additionally, this thesis will show the international community's recognition of their shortcomings through the gradual transformation of policies undertaken by several of its leading entities in response to the crisis. The research will pinpoint several major factors behind the lack of a unified global community acting in Darfur, such as geopolitical fragility between major international organizations, fragmentation caused by wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the global War on Terror which occurred concurrently with the genocide in Darfur, and the underlying political and economic alliances that many major countries including the United States and China, enjoy with the Government of Sudan. The work will focus specifically on the United States, the United Nations, the European Union, and the African Union, analyzing the actions of each respective group in facilitating an end to the Darfur conflict. Ultimately, this thesis will use the research to conclude that the international community was willing to accept the Darfur genocide, with its death toll nearing four-hundred thousand and well over two million internally displaced peoples, in order to advance their respective global interests and preserve the status quo of global affairs in the early twenty-first century.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: CFE0003385, ucf:48442
Format: Document (PDF)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0003385

Title: The lesson of Czechoslovakia.
Creator: Spivack, Robert G.
Date Issued: [1938]
Identifier: 2683093, CFDT2683093, ucf:5031
Format: Document (PDF)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2683093

Title: The road to power.
Creator: Stalin, Joseph
Date Issued: 1937
Identifier: 363267, CFDT363267, ucf:5292
Format: Document (PDF)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/363267

Title: The revolutionary crisis is maturing.
Creator: Manuil'skii, Dmitrii Zakhar'evich
Date Issued: 1934
Identifier: 886193, CFDT886193, ucf:5604
Format: Document (PDF)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/886193

Title: The civil war in Spain.
Creator: Morrow, Felix
Date Issued: c1936
Identifier: 671278, CFDT671278, ucf:5528
Format: Document (PDF)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/671278

Title: Vox Populi-Vox Belli: A Historical Study of Southern Ante Bellum Public Attitudes and Motivations Toward Secession.
Creator: Boyden, Julian, Sacher, John, Crepeau, Richard, Herlihy, Kevin, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description: This thesis examines why the south seceded in 1860 as opposed to any other time in the 19th century and what changed the mentalit(&)#233; of the people in the period 1857-1860. The underlying issue in southern politics and the issue of secession was clearly slavery and slavery rested on the economics of cotton. Yet slavery and cotton do not explain why the South seceded in 1860 and not at other times in the preceding seventy years. 1807 saw the outlawing of the international slave trade and...
Show moreThis thesis examines why the south seceded in 1860 as opposed to any other time in the 19th century and what changed the mentalit(&)#233; of the people in the period 1857-1860. The underlying issue in southern politics and the issue of secession was clearly slavery and slavery rested on the economics of cotton. Yet slavery and cotton do not explain why the South seceded in 1860 and not at other times in the preceding seventy years. 1807 saw the outlawing of the international slave trade and 1819 saw Congress pass the Slave Trade Act interdicting the ships involved. In 1828 and 1832 the bitter tariff disputes between northern industrial and southern agricultural interests led to the South Carolina doctrine of (")Nullification(") but no secession. Neither the 1846 proposed Wilmot Proviso restricting slavery in the new territories nor the immediate post Mexican War disputes over the territorial expansion of slavery caused secession and in every case the South was willing to compromise.The methodology of this work is based on the assumption that words and thoughts are intimately linked and that by measuring changes in frequency of word use, changes in thought can be detected and measured. Evidence for the changing use word frequency was provided by an etymological and article content study of selected daily editions of six newspapers in the three cities. The thesis put forward to explain the change in political attitude is that for the southern cities of Richmond, Charleston and New Orleans, political power and political issues were the most important factors. The rise of the sectional northern Republican Party and fear of its abolitionist principles weighed more heavily than any other factors in altering the psychology of the South. This raised the political dispute over slavery to an issue of secession and potential military conflict.
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: CFE0004209, ucf:48999
Format: Document (PDF)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0004209

Title: A Generational Perspective on the Development of the Political History of Modern Iran.
Creator: McDowall, Gregory, Sadri, Houman, Knuckey, Jonathan, Kang, Kyungkook, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description: Mark Twain once remarked, (")History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme.(") If such recurrences happen with some discernible periodicity it would support the view that society develops cyclically. Though still controversial, this perspective has found a home in the long wave cycle theories of economics and international relations. For decades, international relation theorists have argued over which factor has primarily driven the interstate system, but this paradigm transforms that...
Show moreMark Twain once remarked, (")History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme.(") If such recurrences happen with some discernible periodicity it would support the view that society develops cyclically. Though still controversial, this perspective has found a home in the long wave cycle theories of economics and international relations. For decades, international relation theorists have argued over which factor has primarily driven the interstate system, but this paradigm transforms that debate into a query over which of them serves as the medium for carrying waves of social change, be it war, trade, class, or gender relations. William Strauss and Neil Howe, however, found that there is no medium. Instead, long wave cycles result from oscillations of the supply and demand for order due to generational turnover. Essentially, it is a method of error correction, of stabilizing society against the forces of disruptive change wrought by modernity. Though it broadly encompasses many long wave cycle theories, it has yet to be applied to study the modern history of a developing country. Iran offers such a case to test the limits of Strauss and Howe's theory, which this study will perform by comparing its history over the last two centuries, particularly since the turn of the twentieth century, to their theory's expectations. Moreover, in accounting for the deviations, this study attempts to extend their theory to include the modernization process itself, and how it relates to the generational cycle.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: CFE0006226, ucf:51083
Format: Document (PDF)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0006226

Title: History will absolve me.
Creator: Castro, Fidel
Date Issued: c1961
Identifier: 677395, CFDT677395, ucf:5600
Format: Document (PDF)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/677395

Title: The war in Vietnam.
Creator: Deane, Hugh
Date Issued: c1963
Identifier: 2660257, CFDT2660257, ucf:4976
Format: Document (PDF)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2660257

Title: A history of Florida.
Creator: Brevard, Caroline Mays, Bennett, Henry Eastman, PALMM (Project)
Abstract / Description: Parts I and II cover the history of Florida including its discovery by Ponce de Leon, the establishment of colonies by various European nations, its purchase by the United States, statehood, involvement in the Civil War, Reconstruction and brief descriptions of events through World War I. Part III describes the Internal Improvement Fund, Florida's school system and the civil government of Florida.
Date Issued: 1919
Identifier: AAA6239QF00004/30/200304/06/200516126BfamI D0QF, ONICF160- 7, FHP C CF 2003-04-30, FCLA url 20040208xOCLC, 58809397, CF00001590, 2567301, ucf:13153
Format: E-book
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001590.jpg

Title: The Crime Against Kansas: The Apologies for the Crime; The True Remedy. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner. In the Senate of the United States,19th and 20th....
Creator: Sumner, Charles
Date Created: 1856
Identifier: DP0012822
Format: Set of related objects
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0012822

Title: The trial of the communist deputies in France.
Creator: Richard, Gaston
Date Issued: 1940
Identifier: 2683091, CFDT2683091, ucf:5030
Format: Document (PDF)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2683091

Title: Colonization.
Date Created: 1863
Identifier: DP0012741, E448.C65 1863
Format: Document (PDF)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0012741

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