After witnessing the atrocities of World War I, Woodrow Wilson, one of the first modern proponents of sanctions proclaimed, "A nation that is boycotted is a nation that is in sight of surrender. Apply this economic, peaceful, ...

This research project sheds light on the emergence of the U.S. terrorism insurance market after the terrorist attacks against the U.S. on September 11, 2001. It develops economic models to study the determination of terrorism ...

During the last year of the Second World War in Italy, the Allied forces assaulted the Wehrmacht's last great line of defense in Italy--the Gothic line. Un Anno in Tossignano examines the effects of that passing war-front ...

Durante la segunda mitad del siglo XX, cerca de un millón inmigrantes cubanos llegaron a los Estados Unidos. Esta inmigración ocurrió en cuatro distintas olas. El éxodo empezó con la revolución cubana. La primera generación ...

This study explores the representation of the immigrant in contemporary Argentine film. The immigrant character portrayed, I argue, acts as a symptom of identity crises internal to the Argentine nation.