Book review of Empire of Rubber by Gregg Mitman. Published by The New Press (New York) in 2021. (February 2024 – unpublished)
Review: Empire of Rubber
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Book review of Empire of Rubber by Gregg Mitman. Published by The New Press (New York) in 2021. (February 2024 – unpublished)
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in≈ Comments Off on THE ECONOMIC POLITICAL MACHINE OF SOUTH CAROLINA DURING THE 18TH CENTURY
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The cold war during the early republican period between the U.S. and Great Britain was a significant by-product of, or at least was significantly fostered by, the ultimate financial motive of South Carolina’s political-economic machine, a beast of Britain’s creation. This was caused by the overall strength of the political/economic unit of the colony/state, a romanticized belief in their extranational ability to pursue their interests created by revolution and other crises, and a constant effort to preserve financial status and stability by any means necessary. (December 2023 – unpublished)
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Abstract: This analysis documents the rise, peak, and then fall of the terrorist organization known as the Islamic State, solely within the territorial confines of the nations of Syria and Iraq. The decline of the declared caliphate began in 2016 due to the precision warfare of the United States and its allies, the intervention of the Russian military on the Syrian front, and the U.S. support of the Iraqi military. (June 2023 – unpublished)
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This project explores the Bessemer steel manufacturing process’s influence and vertical integration on the rapid development of the American steel industry. Specifically, this project explores Carnegie’s adaptation of the process, leading to his vertical integration of the Western Pennsylvania/Eastern Ohio steel industry, and the subsequent expansion of the U.S. railroad network. This, in turn, drove down steel prices, making it easier to build the foundation of modern American society. Carnegie’s other business innovations and reputation are also analyzed. (May 2023 – unpublished)
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Book Review of American Orientalism: The United States and the Middle East since 1945 by Douglas Little. Published by The University of North Carolina Press (Chapel Hill) in 2008.
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Primary Source Analysis of John Scott’s memoir, Behind the Urals: An American Worker in Russia’s City of Steel. Published by Indiana University Press (Bloomington) in 1989. (November 2022 – unpublished)
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Comparative Analysis of the institutions of enslavement in East Africa and in the Americas, as seen through the works of Frederick Cooper (Plantation Slavery on the East Coast of Africa) and Eugene D. Genovese (“Materialism and Idealism in the in the History of Negro Slavery in the Americas”).
Abstract: Determining if something is better after a comparison is a job for philosophers and theologians. Slavery in the Americas and slavery in East Africa, shaped by their own respective cultures, people, and economies, developed with sharp differences and characteristics. Islam and Christianity laid the foundation of culture, the master-slave relationship, and the money machine driving the entire process contributed to the distinctions between the two systems of enslavement. (October 2022 – unpublished)
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This mini-documentary tells the journey of Jewish Holocaust Survivor, Otto Hertz, as he recounts his experiences and his changing national and ethnic identity. (May 2022 – unpublished) ~ runtime: 6mins, 6secs. Age Restricted (18+)
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Abstract: The kingdom of Axum, a small African nation on the shores of the Red Sea and in the highlands of Ethiopia, thrived in the first few centuries of the Common Era. This small kingdom experienced territorial expansion through conquest, religious conversion at the hands of a major power, and the booming of a trade hub. Axum first took control of their neighbors in the fourth century and then looked beyond, primarily across the Red Sea. The Byzantines saw Axum taking control of the land to the south of Egypt and seized the opportunity to make them their allies. The conversion of the King of Axum made Eastern Orthodox Christianity the official religion and provided a launch point for prosperity. The Byzantines did not only bring their religion but also their business. Ivory became a highly demanded commodity at the Axumite trade hub of Adulis; however, the Byzantine interest in this commodity was contingent upon the success of Axum’s armies against Byzantium’s adversaries. Once the Axumite armies experienced defeat against those enemies, direct Byzantine influence declined. This once wealthy nation fell off the map and out of historical record over the next few centuries and little record displays exactly how this happens. The end of the Axumite kingdom is not clearly defined; however, the signs of decline are. These signs are glaringly similar to their road to success: territorial losses, religious turmoil, and economic recession. Because of the lack of historical writing, primary, archeological, theological, and economic sources describe the decline, and they rarely do so directly. (November 2021 – unpublished)