The purpose of this dissertation is to suggest that peace is an idea that changes throughout the history of the west, rather than to show how nations may achieve peace or to define what it is. It begins as a concept the power brokers refer to or...
Sierra Leone--History--Civil War, 1991-2002--Causes; Sierra Leone--Social conditions; Postwar reconstruction--Sierra Leone
This multilayered study is an appraisal of some of the ongoing post-conflict reconstruction efforts in Sierra Leone in light of the causes of the conflict, which lasted from 1991-2002. It begins by providing a critical examination of the historical...
United States. Army--History; Federal aid to law enforcement agencies--United States; Riots--United States
The function of the army of the United States is to protect the country against all enemies foreign and domestic. Everyone is cognizant of the accomplishments of the American forces against its foreign enemies; but there is another work, of equal...
United States--Foreign relations--China; China--Foreign relations--United States; United States--Foreign relations--Taiwan; Taiwan--Foreign relations--United States; China--Foreign relations--Taiwan; Taiwan--Foreign relations--China
During the 2004 Presidential Election in the Republic of China, President Chen Shui-bian proposed two referenda. These referenda dealt with relations with the People's Republic of China. The People's Republic of China reacted very strongly against...
This study of Mably’s works was undertaken because of the scant treatment thus far accorded the writings of a philosopher, important in his own century, and peculiarly interesting today in view of the present partial realization of many of his...
Gardeners--Kentucky--Louisville--Social conditions; Community gardens--Kentucky--Louisville
Using four surveys, two created by this researcher, another created by Walizcek, Mattson, and Zajicek, and a fourth created by Herbach, the researcher compared the characteristics of community gardeners, their motivations for gardening, and the...
Law and legislation--Kentucky; Wills--Kentucky; Justice of the peace--Kentucky; Sheriffs--Kentucky
Littell's Statute Law of Kentucky, published from 1809-1819, has the first critically edited compilation of Kentucky statutes. It has long been recognized by lawyers as one of the founding documents of state law and by historians of early Kentucky...
Full-length character portrait of performer Marion Pollock Johnson in costume for the role of Lady Kathleen Rossmagh in "The Price of Peace." She stands with hands clasped behind her back, wearing a flower or fascinator in her hair and a...
Christian leadership--Case studies; Rural churches--Kentucky; Clergy; School improvement programs; Educational leadership
This qualitative study sought to illuminate successful practices of a turnaround leader in a rural church that are applicable cross-contextually, so as to inform the leadership efforts of various organizations seeking to reproduce organizational...
Map of the southeastern United States shows capes, bays, rivers, mountain ranges and cities primarily in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. According to inscriptions, the map is based on surveys and observations by Joseph Purcell...
Map of United States shows national borders according to 1783 Treaty of Peace plus state borders, mountain ranges, rivers, major creeks, large lakes, cities, and towns. It also shows land reserved for Virginia and North Carolina troops. Printed...
A shady rural road in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Handwritten on verso in Kate Matthews' handwriting: "'Peace Lane. Pewee Valley, Kentucky" and "Photo. Kate Matthews--=1935="
Waves break on the shore of Lake Michigan. Handwritten on album page by photographer Kate Matthews: "Peace". Inscribed on first and second pages of the album in photographer Kate Matthews' handwriting: "Illustrations, by Kate Seston...
Sculpture; Men; Warriors; Military personnel; People associated with military activities; Clothing & dress; Capes (Clothing); Trousers; Footwear; Headgear; Beards; Daggers & swords; Arms & armament; Lifting & carrying
"Images of barbarians, an essential element of triumphal ceremony in imperial Rome, were most often represented in a military context. […] [S]uch representations are omnipresent in Trajan's Forum, on the façade of the Ulpia Basilica, and...
Two men, one wearing a suit and the other in shirtsleeves, join hands with a young girl with blonde curly hair. The men's families had participated in the Martin-Tolliver feud of Rowan County, Kentucky, from 1884-1887. Jean Thomas stands to the...
Sheep graze and rest in the shade of a large tree. Handwritten in lower left corner of frame in photographer Kate Matthews' hand: "The Farm". Matthews' signature is in the lower right corner of frame. This is believed to be "Peace...
Sheep graze and rest in a field on a stone wall at a spring on Peace Farm in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Signed by photographer on lower right corner of mount: "Kate Matthews". Handwritten on album page by Kate Matthews: "Nightfall".
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1200-1500
Leaf from a small portable Gothic Bible, copied in France in the thirteenth century. The Latin translation used throughout this period was known as the Vulgate, since Latin was the common or vulgar language read by all literate people of the time....
Buildings; Signs (Notices); Brick wall signs; Grocery stores; Electric lines
Three-story brick building with a small room at the top at the corner of Fifteenth and Main, Louisville, Kentucky. Ground floor business is [J. B.] Gibson's Grocery, with a large sign painted on the side of the building advising that consumers...
