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Disposable alliances: Aragon and Castille during the War of the two Pedros and beyond
(2010-09-14)This paper focuses on the King of Aragon (Pere III 1336-1387) and his deceptive practices as a diplomat. By tracing the diplomatic developments between Aragon and Castile during this time frame, one is struck not only ... -
Utopian colony of La Reunion as a social mirror of frontier Texas and icon of modern Dallas
(2010-08-19)This paper is concerned with a group of immigrants from Europe and their efforts to establish a utopian colony called "La Reunion." -
National cost of territorial defense and treason in late medieval Catalonia
(2010-09-15)This paper focuses on the Iberian state of Catalonia and its unique fiscal road to the battlefield during the fourteenth century. -
Icaria: an aborted utopia on the Texas frontier
(2010-08-19)New immigrants were coming to the United States during the 1840's. Many saw America as a chance to start a new life-free of Europe's rigid class structures. Many from France decided to start a utopian colony near Dallas, ... -
Battle-seeking commanders in the later Middle Ages: Phases of Generalship in the War of the Two Pedros
(2010-09-07)Warfare during the Middle Ages frequently was of a defensive nature. It was often too costly for one region of Spain to maintain a large standing army. Warfare meant raiding your opponents’ land and crops. During the War ... -
Journey to Icarie and Reunion: A romance of socialism on the Texas frontier
(2010-08-19)This is an early history (1840's) of the efforts to develop utopian communities near Dallas, Texas. -
A clash of cultures: the legal difficulties of Bernat Metge(1396-1398) in a wider social context.
(2002-05)No case in the legal annals of the later Middle Ages better exemplifies how a kingdom should and should not be run than does the trial of the Aragonese king Joan I (1387-1396). It was brought into the dock for every ... -
Jean Loupot(1835-1904)
(2010-08-18)This article is a biography of Jean Loupot(1835-1904). He traveled from France to join a socialist community called "Le Reunion." -
Albany State University and our global village: Exploiting the possibilities from within.
(2004-11-15)This speech was given at the beginning of the international Education Week at Albany State University on November 15, 2004. -
King's transition from the stuggle for black political rights to economic rights for all to death by hatred, 1955-1968
(Albany State University, 2014)This essay maps out the struggle of Dr. King's last year on earth that witnessed the transition of his struggle from political to economic.