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The Scribe: Volume 4

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The Scribe of the Ages: Ruminations on History

An Undergraduate Journal produced by The Alpha Xi Psi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society

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Volume 4
May 2018

Editor-in-Chief

Allison Bermann

Editorial Board

Erin Sommers

Eleanor Barker

Faculty Advisor

Dr. David Nelson

Table of Contents

Biographies
   Contributing Authors................................................................. 1
Europe
Love in Viking Scandinavia
      Allison Bermann....................................................................... 3
Irish Anti-Imperialism: The Musical Response
      Aaron Morse.............................................................................. 10
Middle East
Behind the Success of Grand Ayatollah Khomeini
      Yasselle Peña........................................................................... 25
United States
Social Class and the Debate Over the Constitution, 1787-1790
      Jack Rockwood....................................................................... 37
Common Law of Coverture on the Frontier
      Liana Minassian....................................................................... 45
America During the 1929 Stock Market Crash: Success or Struggle?
      Brianna DeValk.........................................................................53
Smith Family Writing History Award 2017
The Philosophy of Courtly Love
      Erin Sommers.......................................................................... 62
Smith Family Writing History Award 2018
The Resurgence of Ethnic Nationalism in Soviet Republics
      Eleanor Barker       ............................................................. .. 72
History Department Awards and Scholarships
O. Fritiof Ander History Award............................................... 84
Smith Family Writing History Award................................... 85
Acknowledgements of Faculty and Special Thanks
Special Thanks from The Editorial Board......................... 86

 

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