Browsing 2007-08 Mershon Center Speakers and Conferences by Title
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What is War?
Mueller, John; O'Connell, Mary Ellen ( 2007-09-14 )How should we define war? This is not just an academic question. The most basic human rights -- including the right to life, the right to a trial, the right to own property -- all depend on whether a conflict is legally ... -
When May We Kill our Brethren? Jews at War in Europe, 1848-1918
Penslar, Derek ( 2007-11-05 ) -
Who Gets to be a People?: Reconfiguring the Ottoman Empire in the King-Crane Commission Report of 1919
Smith, Leonard ( 2008-01-28 )He will speak about the the King-Crane Commission, the 1919 investigation conducted by the United States into the circumstances and conditions in Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Anatolia, in order to inform American ... -
Why Afghans Are Losing Faith in the Post-Taliban Government
Nelson, Soraya Sarhaddi ( 2008-05-22 )Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson is the bureau chief for NPR's bureau in Afghanistan. She covers stories that give listeners a better sense of life inside Afghanistan, from the increase in suicides among women in a tribal ... -
The Wilsonian Moment and the Origins of the Postcolonial World
Manela, Erez ( 2007-10-05 )Manela is the author of The Wilsonian Moment: Self-Determination and the International Origins of Anticolonial Nationalism (Oxford University Press, 2007). The book explains how perceptions of Woodrow Wilson and his rhetoric ... -
Women Protesting Against War, Writing and Acting for Peace
Brock-Utne, Birgit ( 2007-11-13 )Birgit Brock-Utne is a Professor of Education and Development and Director of the M.Phil. in Comparative and International Education at the University of Oslo. Her research interests include peace education from a ...