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Being a Virginian made Washington a symbol of the Continental Congress’s effort to show that beleaguered Boston was not alone ...
By STEPHEN AKANBI Nigeria is Africa’s most populous nation, blessed with a rich and diverse culture, tradition, human and material resources, and immense potential. Yet, despite these strengths, a ...
America inherited the core institutional framework of Europe (especially Britain) but refined and amplified it through ...
The Colonial Theatre is showing a special screening of the newly restored 1970s cult classic Tarpon, a seminal fly-fishing ...
American foreign policy in West Asia is a textbook example of adolescent overreach: short attention spans, cyclical memory, a belief in shortcuts to regime change, and an almost allergic reaction to ...
Priyanka Chopra, Ali Fazal and Naseeruddhin Shah are among the Indian actors who have acted in Hollywood. However, American ...
While many learned about the American Revolution as beginning in the Northeast, some may not know Florida's role in the ...
The Department of Hispanic Studies of the University of Houston is the first and only in the nation to offer a Ph.D. degree in Spanish with a concentration in the literature, language and culture of ...
Admittance to the Master programs in English Literature, American and British Studies or LeP, or another relevant Master program. Recommended previous knowledge The course assumes a good proficiency ...
This degree is designed for those wanting to study English Literature who have a particular interest in American cultures and literatures. Students choose from a wealth of English studies courses in a ...
Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Kenyan writer who probed colonial shadows, dies at 87 One of the most influential African writers of his generation, Mr. Ngugi’s works grappled with the weight of colonial ...
This Perspective presents an overview of the archaeology of pluralistic colonies (approximately late 1500s–1800s) in North America. It complements the other special feature papers in this issue on ...