Thesiss

During the Progressive Era, a number of reform mayors assumed office in cities throughout America. Three Midwestern cities, Detroit, Michigan, and Toledo and Cleveland, Ohio, were particularly blessed in this regard. Hazen S. Pingree of Detroit, elected in 1889, challenged priva…

The significance of heraldic references in literature has been the subject of both antiquarian interest and recent scholarship. In the field of seventeenth-century poetry, there exists a small body of published work concerned with the use of heraldry by William Shakespeare, Ben …

This dissertation investigates the purposes Islamic nonprofits pursue within the broader context of the nonprofit sector in relation to the notions of citizenship and participation, and the changes they have incurred due to the events 9/11. The research question is 'how do leade…