Monthly Archives: February 2013

Plagiarism and Politics

Posted on February 10, 2013 by briansandberg

Acts of plagiarism often have significant costs, especially in the fields of politics and higher education. Numerous high-profile cases of plagiarism have led to the resignations of politicians, government ministers, educational administrators, university presidents, and other officials over the past … Continue reading →

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Sherman Prize for Undergraduates

Posted on February 10, 2013 by briansandberg

2013 Edwin H. Sherman Family Prize for Undergraduate Scholarship in Force and Diplomacy Temple University’s Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy (http://www.temple.edu) is delighted once again to solicit submissions for its annual Edwin H. Sherman Family Prize for … Continue reading →

Posted in Arms Control, History of Violence, Political Culture, Strategy and International Politics, Undergraduate Work in History, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

Knights of Malta Celebrate 900th Anniversary

Posted on February 9, 2013 by briansandberg

The Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, also known as the Knights of Malta, is celebrating its 900th anniversary. The Order of Saint John of Jerusalem was founded as a crusading Christian military order in the 11th century and transformed … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, European Wars of Religion, History in the Media, History of Violence, Maritime History, Mediterranean World, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

Misreported Data in College Rankings

Posted on February 6, 2013 by briansandberg

Many students and their parents choose prospective colleges based on college rankings, such as the U.S. News and World Report rankings. College rankings are published each year to much fanfare. Most colleges and universities participate in surveys that produce the … Continue reading →

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Unearthing Richard III

Posted on February 5, 2013 by briansandberg

A team of archaeologists and other scientists exhumed bones from underneath a Leicester parking lot last fall and have been conducting tests on them over the past several months. Now, they report that the bones are probably those of King … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Early Modern Europe, History in the Media, History of Medicine, History of Science, History of Violence, Renaissance Art and History, Uncategorized, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

French and Malian Troops take Timbuktu

Posted on February 5, 2013 by briansandberg

French and Malian forces entered Timbuktu on 28 February after Islamist and Tuareg militants fled from the city they had seized months before. French forces secured the airport, then the city itself. Reuters reported on the French and Malian drive … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Civilians and Refugees in War, French History, History of Violence, Human Rights, Strategy and International Politics, Uncategorized, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

Preserving Timbuktu’s Cultural Heritage

Posted on February 4, 2013 by briansandberg

Timbuktu has been an important center of Islamic learning, scientific research, and legal scholarship for centuries. The city’s medieval manuscript collections are regarded as some of the best in the Islamic world. Because of its libraries and architectural sites, Timbuktu … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Civil Conflict, Civilians and Refugees in War, Digital Humanities, Early Modern World, History of the Book, History of Violence, Mediterranean World, Museums and Historical Memory, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

Representing Battle

Posted on February 3, 2013 by briansandberg

Images of battle are present in all periods of art history, but serious analyses of representations of battle are relatively new. Some of the best scholarly work so far examines battle imagery in the early modern period. Historian Peter Paret’s … Continue reading →

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