Author Archives: Nathan McClimans

Economic Conditions & British Legacy Precipitating Political Upheaval in Kenya

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Nathan McClimans

Abstract: The road to Kenya’s first free, fair, and peaceful in 2022 was a long and bloody one. Since independence from the deconstructing British Empire in 1962, each opportunity for the democratic process was marred by ethnopolitical conflict, economic turmoil, … Continue reading →

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Rise of an Alliance: United States & Kenya

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Nathan McClimans

Abstract: This analysis documents the increased international relations and the formalization of a strategic alliance between the United States and the East African nation Kenya over the past decade. Primarily, this analysis attempts to answer the question: “Why Kenya?”, from … Continue reading →

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Review: Empire of Rubber

Posted on February 15, 2024 by Nathan McClimans

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 (February 2024 – unpublished)

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THE ECONOMIC POLITICAL MACHINE OF SOUTH CAROLINA DURING THE 18TH CENTURY

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Nathan McClimans

Abstract: 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 … Continue reading →

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The Islamic State in Iraq & Syria

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Nathan McClimans

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 … Continue reading →

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Andrew Carnegie’s Realized Impact on the United States

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Nathan McClimans

Abstract: 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 … Continue reading →

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Review: American Orientalism

Posted on November 8, 2022 by Nathan McClimans

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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Review: Behind the Urals

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Nathan McClimans

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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Comparison of Slavery in East Africa and the Americas

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Nathan McClimans

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 … Continue reading →

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Holocaust Survivor Otto Hertz: iWitness Digital Essay

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Nathan McClimans

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+) https://youtu.be/-6uujRTDt8A

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