A Vital Link in Wartime: The Organization of a Trade and Shipping Network Between the United States and Bordeaux, 1793-1815

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Marzagalli
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
The United States ◽  
Transatlantic Trade ◽  
American Trade

This chapter explores the mercantile advantages of American neutrality during the wartime period of 1793-1815, by analysing the extension and organisation of American shipping with the major port of Bordeaux. It places Franco-American trade in historical context, then traces the evolution of the trade; the role of American shipowners and traders; and the necessary utilisation of the ‘human network’ withiin transatlantic trade, to confirm the tremendous profitability of Franco-American trade during the period.

The Canadian Geological Survey: Hinterland Between Two Metropolises

1993 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-106
Author(s):  
William Eagan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
The United States ◽  
Dynamic Interaction ◽  
Geological Survey ◽  
Canadian History ◽  
Geological Surveys ◽  
Local Nomenclature

Recognizing the 150th Anniversary of the foundation of the Geological Survey of Canada as an apt moment to assess and explore the historical context of the Survey, this paper examines the founding of the Survey, the role of William Logan as the first Director and the manner in which he shaped the structure and vocabulary of Canadian geology. The examination uses the concept of Metropolis and Hinterland pioneered by J. M. S. Careless to contextualize Canadian History. Great Britain and the United States were metropolises for the Canadian hinterland. Great Britain was a model of imperial science and possessed a working consensus on doing geology that provided a framework for Logan and the Geological Survey. The United States, a less developed metropolis asserting its independence from British influence, offered a model of public geology in its Geological Surveys and a vocabulary of local nomenclature applicable to the Canadian rocks. Emulating both metropolises, Logan borrowed from each in a dynamic interaction as he worked to develop a distinctive response to Canadian social and scientific needs. Often uncomfortably aware of both metropolises and their mutual antagonisms, Logan had to carefully pursue his work in a setting of tension and opportunity, while creating a functioning Canadian Survey and a sophisticated Canadian geology.

The Restatement and Beyond

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Foreign Relations ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
The United States ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Foreign Government ◽  
Domestic Courts ◽  
Domestic Jurisdiction ◽  
The Law

This book, The Restatement and Beyond, grapples with the most significant issues in contemporary U.S. foreign relations law. The chapters in this text respond to the recently published Fourth Restatement of the Foreign Relations Law. They review the context and assumptions on which that work relied, criticize that work for its analysis and conclusions, and explore topics left out of the published work that need research and development. Collectively, the essays in this book provide an authoritative study of the issues generating controversy today as those most likely to emerge in the coming decade. The book is organized in six parts. The first part provides a historical context for the law of foreign relations from the beginning of the twentieth century, when the United States first envisioned itself as a peer and competitor of the major European powers, to the present, when the United States, although a hegemon, faces deep unrest and uncertainty with respect to its position in the world. The next four parts look at contested issues in foreign relations law today, specifically the law of treaties, the role of domestic courts in interpreting and applying international law, the limits on domestic jurisdiction, and the law of immunity as to states, international organizations, and foreign government officials. The last part considers what this body of law might look like in the future as well as the difficulties raised by using the Restatement process as a way of contributing to the law’s development.

scholarly journals Legal Obligations, Obstacles and Alternative Theories to Admission of Syrian Refugees in the United States

AmeriQuests ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 251
Author(s):  
Lynn Stopher ◽  
Kourtney Kinsel ◽  
Aaron Rothbaum ◽  
Susi Foerschler
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
The United States ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Legal Obligations ◽  
International Obligations ◽  
Current Context ◽  
Safe Zones

This paper addresses the historical development and current context of the United States’ obligation to Syrian refugees. Part I discusses the historical context of the domestic approach to accepting refugees and displaced persons. Part II addresses the role of domestic courts in enforcing international obligations to accept refugees. Part III reflects additional obstacles facing Syrians who seek legal protection in the United States. Part IV provides commentary on an alternative to admission, Syrian safe zones.

The Role of Gender and Sensation Seeking in Film Choice

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Smita C. Banerjee ◽  
Kathryn Greene ◽  
Marina Krcmar ◽  
Zhanna Bagdasarov ◽  
Dovile Ruginyte
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Positive Mood ◽  
The United States ◽  
High Arousal ◽  
Subject Design ◽  
Happy Mood

This study demonstrates the significance of individual difference factors, particularly gender and sensation seeking, in predicting media choice (examined through hypothetical descriptions of films that participants anticipated they would view). This study used a 2 (Positive mood/negative mood) × 2 (High arousal/low arousal) within-subject design with 544 undergraduate students recruited from a large northeastern university in the United States. Results showed that happy films and high arousal films were preferred over sad films and low-arousal films, respectively. In terms of gender differences, female viewers reported a greater preference than male viewers for happy-mood films. Also, male viewers reported a greater preference for high-arousal films compared to female viewers, and female viewers reported a greater preference for low-arousal films compared to male viewers. Finally, high sensation seekers reported a preference for high-arousal films. Implications for research design and importance of exploring media characteristics are discussed.

The link between coronavirus, anxiety, and religious beliefs in the United States and United Kingdom

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Rigoli
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Stressful Event ◽  
Cultural Implications ◽  
The Impact

Research has shown that stress impacts on people’s religious beliefs. However, several aspects of this effect remain poorly understood, for example regarding the role of prior religiosity and stress-induced anxiety. This paper explores these aspects in the context of the recent coronavirus emergency. The latter has impacted dramatically on many people’s well-being; hence it can be considered a highly stressful event. Through online questionnaires administered to UK and USA citizens professing either Christian faith or no religion, this paper examines the impact of the coronavirus crisis upon common people’s religious beliefs. We found that, following the coronavirus emergency, strong believers reported higher confidence in their religious beliefs while non-believers reported increased scepticism towards religion. Moreover, for strong believers, higher anxiety elicited by the coronavirus threat was associated with increased strengthening of religious beliefs. Conversely, for non-believers, higher anxiety elicited by the coronavirus thereat was associated with increased scepticism towards religious beliefs. These observations are consistent with the notion that stress-induced anxiety enhances support for the ideology already embraced before a stressful event occurs. This study sheds light on the psychological and cultural implications of the coronavirus crisis, which represents one of the most serious health emergencies in recent times.

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