Oil Wealth and Regime Stability in Light of the Arab Spring
In Oil Wealth and Regime Stability in Light of the Arab Spring, Paul Cipriani critiques the recent Arab Spring movement under the theoretical focus…
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The Death of Enlightened Despotism
A look at the causes-mainly the perceived threat of the French Revolution-that prevented the consolidation of the Habsburg’s enlightened despotism. The Death of Enlightened…
The Luxury Market in India
India could become one of the largest economies in the future. Right now, increased wealth has led to increased consumption of luxurious western goods…
An Econometric Analysis of Wages in the UK (1970)
A series of econometric exercises exploring the incidence of race and gender on salaries in the United Kingdom in 1970. An EconometricAnalysis of…
Defying the Censorship
An aesthetic and symbolical analysis of Utagawa Kuniyoshi’s (1798-1861) tryptic Yoshiwara Sparrows’ Temporary Nest. His sociological messages were not discovered by Tenpo censors who…
Role of Women in One Hundred Years of Solitude
Women in Garcia Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude operate in a different sphere of influence than men but nevertheless through superior morality, pragmatism…
Trotsky’s Military Genius
Trotsky, who despite his lack of military experience, became a great military leader by coupling his charisma and theories to build the feared Red…
Flawed Diplomacy
This article explores the questions of whether war is an extension of diplomacy or an entirely separate entity, and how efficient are both approaches…