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Film Analysis: Norma Rae, 2 Topics

Biog. Essay: Arkwright, Gates, Steve Jobs, or Morita

Annotated Bibliography:  People + Movements

Primary Source Analysis (Ms.Margolis has documents for the three options)

 

Film Analysis

  Norma Rae is available from the History Dept and the Library.

  Annotated Bibliography

See The Annotated Bibliography for tips on preparing one.

 

Sergei Witte (modernization)

Mehmet Ali (Muhamad Ali (Egypt-nationalism)

Mustapha Kemal (Ataturk) (nationalism)

Che Guevara (Communism)

Theodore Herzl (nationalism)

Emma Goldman (anarchism) OR Rosa Luxemburg (socialism)

Che Guevara (Communism)

Books: for a complete list of books and videos search the online catalog using the "power search" mode.

921 Guevara Anderson, Jon Lee. Che Guevara: a revolutionary life. New York : Grove Press, 1998.

921 Guevara Castañeda, Jorge G., 1953- Compañero: the life and death of Che Guevara. New York : Vintage Books, 1998.

972.9106 G Guevara, Ernesto, 1928-1967. Che Guevara reader: writings by Ernesto Che Guevara on guerrilla strategy, politics & revolution. Melbourne; New York Ocean Press, 1997.

DVDS and Videos:

DVD 921 Guevara, El Che    El Che -- Chapter selections -- Bonus program: Tracing Che, c2002.   Narrator, Ian Marshall.   Examines the myth and reality of Che Guevara including his friendship with Castro, his world travels, his days as guerilla leader and his death at age 39.  

Web Sites:

Che Guevara: Internet Archive. from Marxists.org

Death of Che Guevara: Declassified. National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 5

Journal Articles:
Note: To locate more articles search the Proquest and JStor periodical databases. They are available at school and at home. For a list of user names and passwords to the library databases ask at the library desk for a hard copy, or go to the BMS Community Website.

Reflections on Che Guevara's Legacy (in Che Guevara and His Legacy) Richard Harris Latin American Perspectives , Vol. 25, No. 4, Che Guevara and His Legacy. (Jul., 1998), pp. 19-32.

Guevara is Dead, Long Live Guevara (in Political Obituaries) Bjorn Kumm Transition , No. 75/76, The Anniversary Issue: Selections from Transition, 1961-1976. (1997), pp. 30-38.

Encounters with Che
Harry Magdoff. Monthly Review. New York: Sep 2004. Vol. 56, Iss. 4; p. 47 (4 pages)

Che Chic
Anonymous. The Wilson Quarterly. Washington: Autumn 2004. Vol. 28, Iss. 4; p. 10 (2 pages)

Che's ambiguous return to Cuba
Wendy Patterson. NACLA Report on the Americas. New York: Jan/Feb 1998. Vol. 31, Iss. 4; p. 45 (2 pages)

Theodore Herzl:

Books:

Hazony, Yoram.  The Jewish State : the Struggle for Israel's Soul.  [320.9569 H]

Pasachoff, Naomi.  The Great Jewish Thinkers : Their Lives and Work.  [296.3 P] 

Stewart, Desmond. Theodor Herzl : a Biography of the Father of Modern Israel.  [921 Herzl]

Articles from journals:

Note: To locate more articles search the Proquest and JStor periodical databases. They are available at school and at home. For a list of user names and passwords to the library databases ask at the library desk for a hard copy, or go to the BMS Community Website.

Theodore Herzl: A Reevaluation Jacques Kornberg The Journal of Modern History, Vol. 52

Politics in a New Key: An Austrian Triptych Carl E. Schorske The Journal of Modern History, Vol. 39

Web Sites:

Theodor (Binyamin Ze'ev) Herzl - Jewish Virtual Library

The Jewish State, by Theodor Herzl.  1896.  (Hypertext book)

Rosa Luxemburg:

See also the video, Rosa Luxemburg : a Life for the International.  [G VC 921 Luxemburg]  Not on Reserve; shelved in the stacks.

Books:

Abraham, Richard.  Rosa Luxemburg : a Life for the International.  [921 Luxemburg] 


Lines of Fire : Women Writers of World War I, ed. by Margaret R. Higonnet [940.308 L]   On reserve.

 
Excerpts from women's writing with brief introductions of writers.  Useful for Alexandra Kollontai,  Rosa Luxemburg and Clara Zetkin.

Journals:
 Note: To locate more articles search the Proquest and JStor periodical databases. They are available at school and at home. For a list of user names and passwords to the library databases ask at the library desk for a hard copy, or go to the BMS Community Website.

From ProQuest:
Rosa Luxemburg on the dialectics of Proletarian internationalism and social patriotism
Lim, Jie-Hyun. Science & Society. New York: Winter 1995. Vol. 59

From JStor:
Lenin, Rosa Luxemburg and the Dilemma of the Non-Revolutionary Proletariat Charles F. Elliott Midwest Journal of Political Science, Vol. 9

Rosa Luxemburg and the Impact of Imperialism George Lee The Economic Journal, Vol. 81

Websites from the Internet:

Rosa Luxemburg Internet Archive

Rosa Luxemburg: "The War and the Workers"- the Junius pamphlet

Emma Goldman

If you have time, see the video Reds (VC 791.43 R), which has an excellent portrayal of Emma Goldman in Russia.  She is played by Maureen Stapleton. It is not on reserve.

Books:

Goldman, Emma.  Anarchism, and Other Essays [335.83 B] Goldman, Emma.  Living My Life [921 Goldman] 2 vols.

Wexler, Alice.   Emma Goldman in Exile, from the Russian Revolution to the Spanish Civil War.  [921 Goldman]

Falk, Candace.  Love, Anarchy,& Emma Goldman. [921 Goldman] Goldman, Emma, in American National Biography, v.9, p.191-194.  The ANB is an authoritative source for biographical information on deceased Americans.  It largely supplants, certainly supplements the Dictionary of American Biography (DAB).  Both resources are available in most libraries and all college libraries.

Journal Articles:
Note: To locate more articles search the Proquest and JStor periodical databases. They are available at school and at home. For a list of user names and passwords to the library databases ask at the library desk for a hard copy, or go to the BMS Community Website.

 "The Quagmires of Necessity": American Anarchists and Dilemmas of Vocation Blaine McKinley American Quarterly, Vol. 3

Anarchism and the Assassination of McKinley Sidney Fine The American Historical Review, Vol. 60

Websites:

The Emma Goldman Papers (Berkeley)

Emma Goldman Archive - Anarchy Archives, an online research center on the history and theory of anarchism.

Emma Goldman Reference Archive, 1869-1940

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Mustapha Kemal (Ataturk):

Books:

Mango, Andrew.  Ataturk : the Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey  [921 Ataturk]

Howe, Marvine.  Turkey Today : A Nation Divided Over Islam's Revival.  [956.1 H] See especially Chapter one.

Articles from journals:


Note: To locate more articles search the Proquest and JStor periodical databases. They are available at school and at home. For a list of user names and passwords to the library databases ask at the library desk for a hard copy, or go to the BMS Community Website.


The New Constitution of Turkey Edward Mead Earle Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 40

The Army and the Founding of the Turkish Republic Dankwart A. Rustow World Politics, Vol. 11

Web Sites: 

Ataturk and the Modernization of Turkey

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

Kemal Ataturk

The New Constitution of Turkey Edward Mead Earle Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 40

The Organization of Egypt: Inadequacies of a Nonpolitical Model for Nation-Building James Heaphey World Politics, Vol. 18

Mehmet Ali

Reference Sources:

Encyclopedia Britannica Online "Mohammed Ali "

Ref 909N The New Cambridge Modern History Vol. IX, "The Near East and the Ottoman Empire", pp 525-551.

Books: for a complete list of books and videos search the online catalog using the "power search" mode.

Sayyid-Marsat, A Egypt in the Reign of Muhammad Ali

ELibrary: Is a subscription database available from the library menu. Select "Online Resources", then "ELibrary", then "Special Collections" and "History".It includes lots of encyclopedic articles, journal articles, pictures, maps and more information on Mehmet Ali. Use this before JStor.

More Journal articles:
Note: To locate more articles search the Proquest and JStor periodical databases. They are available at school and at home. For a list of user names and passwords to the library databases ask at the library desk for a hard copy, or go to the BMS Community Website.

Ener, Mine, "At the Crossroads of Empires", Social Science History 2002 26(2):393-426; DOI:10.1215/01455532-26-2-393.

Web Sites:

Mohammed Ali: A view from the Modern Worldi

Sergei Witte:

 
Books:
Crankshaw, Edward.  The Shadow of the Winter Palace : Russia's Drift to Revolution, 1825-1917. [947.07 C]

Lincoln, W. Bruce.  In War's Dark Shadow : The Russians Before the Great War . [947.08 L]

Massie, Robert K.  Nicholas and Alexandra . [947.08 M]

Von Laue, Theodore H.  Sergei Witte and the Industrialization of Russia .  [330.947 V]

Journal Articles: :
Note: To locate more articles search the Proquest and JStor periodical databases. They are available at school and at home. For a list of user names and passwords to the library databases ask at the library desk for a hard copy, or go to the BMS Community Website.

A Secret Memorandum of Sergei Witte on the Industrialization of Imperial Russia (in Documents) T. H. Von Laue The Journal of Modern History, Vol. 26

Websites:

Sergei Witte- Spartacus School Net 

Sergei Witte on the Tasks for Economic Polic- example of Witte's work; his analytic abilities shine
in this report to Tsar Nicholas II.

Alexander Palace Time Machine : Excerpts from the Memoirs of Sergei Witte

Sergei Witte, 1912 : the Fight for Russian Industry

Primary Source Analysis: 3 options

Ms. Margolis has the packet of documents needed for all three options.

Biographical Essay

Richard Arkwright and either Bill Gates, Steve Jobs or Akio Morita

Richard Arkwright: See the article included in the document packet from Ms. Margolis.

Reference:

Dictionary of National Biography , v.1: Arkwright, Sir Richard (1732-1792) - [Ref 920 D]   The DNB is one the most authoritative biographical sources for British figures from earliest times to 1900. 

Encyclopedia of World Biography   [Ref 920 E] 

Books:

Fitton, R.S.  Arkwrights : Spinners of Fortune .  [338.7 F]

Dictionary of National Biography , v.1: Arkwright, Sir Richard (1732-1792) - [Ref 920 D]   The DNB is one the most authoritative biographical sources for British figures from earliest times to 1900. 

Websites:

Richard Arkwright, Cotton King
Sir Richard Arkwright -
from Cotton Times - Understanding the Industrial Revolution
Richard Arkwright - from Spartacus.com , the British site for schools; excellent hypertext account.  Included are contemporary comment on and by his inventions, actions, and his workers.

Periodicals:

Note: To locate more articles search the Proquest and JStor periodical databases. They are available at school and at home. For a list of user names and passwords to the library databases ask at the library desk for a hard copy, or go to the BMS Community Website.

Arkwright: Cotton king or spin doctor?
Karen Fisk. History Today. London: Mar 1998. Vol. 48

The Transition to the Factory System in the Midlands Cotton-Spinning Industry S. D. Chapman The Economic History Review, New Series, Vol. 18

William Pollard and the Arkwright Patents Anthony F. C. Wallace; David J. Jeremy The William and Mary Quarterly, 3rd Ser., Vol. 34,

Bill Gates: there are many available websites, official and un-, pro and con)

Reference:

Current Biography, 1991 .  Gates, William H. [Ref 920 C ]

Encyclopedia of World Biography [Ref 920 E]

Books:

Gates, Bill.  The Road Ahead.   [004.67 G]

Geisst, Charles R. Monopolies in America : Empire Builders and Their Enemies from Jay Gould to Bill Gates.   [338.82 G]

Brands, H. W.  Masters of Enterprise : Giants of American Business from

John Jacob Astor and J. P. Morgan to Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey. [920.073 B]
Northrup, Mary.  American Computer Pioneers.   [004 N]  

Crossen, Cynthia.  The Rich and How They Got That Way. [332 C]

Northrup, Mary.  American Computer Pioneers.   [004 N]  

 

Web Sites:

Bill Gates' Web Site - the official site
U.S. vs Microsoft - a Washington Post series of special reports.
Getting Away with It - Salon.com technical report by Scott Rosenberg (bringing litigation up-to-date, with comments)

Periodicals:

Rockefeller and Gates: Playing Monopoly
Linda Grant. Fortune. New York: Jun 22, 1998. Vol. 137

Echoes of history in Microsoft case
Patrick Thibodeau. Computerworld. Framingham: May 18, 1998. Vol. 32

Steve Jobs:

Books:

Reference

Ref 338W Wawro, Thaddeus. Radicals & visionaries.    Irvine, CA : Entrepreneur Press, c2000.   

Biography

921 Jobs Wilson, Suzan. Steve Jobs : wizard of Apple Computer.    Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow, c2001.   


Periodicals:

Note: To locate more articles search the Proquest periodical database. They are available at school and at home. For a list of user names and passwords to the library databases ask at the library desk for a hard copy, or go to the BMS Community Website.

Leaders: Lessons from Apple; Innovation
The Economist. London: Jun 9, 2007. Vol. 383, Iss. 8532; p. 9
The third act - Apple; Apple
The Economist. London: Jun 9, 2007. Vol. 383, Iss. 8532; p. 81
Bill, Steve and You
Mark Veverka. Barron's. New York, N.Y.: Jun 4, 2007. Vol. 87, Iss. 23; p. 38 (1 page)
Steve Jobs
Terry Semel. Time. New York: Apr 18, 2005. Vol. 165, Iss. 16; p. 78 (1 page)
Voices of Innovation: Steve Jobs;
Business Week. New York: Oct 11, 2004. p. 92
SHOW TIME!; Just as the Mac revolutionized computing, Apple is changing the world of online music. If Steve Jobs plays his cards right this time, Apple could end up with a big chunk of the digital-entertainment market
Business Week. New York: Feb 2, 2004. p. 56
STEVE JOBS; Apple/Pixar
Business Week. New York: Jan 12, 2004. p. 60

 

Morita, Akito

Books:

Biography available from Encyclopedia of World Biography [Ref 920 E]

Kamioka, Kazuyoshi.  Japanese Business Pioneers .  [338.7 K]

Made in Japan : Akio Morita and Sony.   [338.7 M]

Lyons, Nick.   The Sony Vision.  [338.7 L]

Web Sites:

Akio (optional name form) Morita - from Time Magazine 's top 100 Asian Leaders

Akito Morita - Obituary, by Richard Rongstad, from Japan Reference.

Sony Pioneer Dies - Obituary, BBC World News, Asia Pacific

Journal Articles:   Note: JStor articles are available at school and at home.  At home, you must add /logon/ to the basic address: http://www.jstor.org/logon/ You may  find interesting articles on ProQuest and Project Muse as well.  The following two articles are from ProQuest.

Sony CEO's Management Style Wasn't `Made in Japan
By John Nathan. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Oct 7, 1999

The Father of Sony; [ALL Edition]
Christian Science Monitor. Boston, Mass.: Oct 5, 1999

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Current Events-China

Comment & Debate: Lessons for Beijing emerge from the Dickensian smog: China is paying the price of rapid urbanisation and would do well to learn from Britain's response in the 19th century
Tristram Hunt. The Guardian. London (UK): Jul 28, 2006. p. 32

China

Web Sites:

China: Environmental Issues

Association for Asian Research

China's Economic Progress Comes with Environmental Costs -transcript Jim Lehrer News Hour

To locate more articles on the web try Google Scholar.

Journal Articles: Here are just a few articles from the Proquest Database. To locate more articles search the Proquest and JStor periodical databases. They are available at school and at home. For a list of user names and passwords to the library databases ask at the library desk for a hard copy, or go to the BMS Community Website.

 

Urban air pollution in China: Current status, characteristics, and progress
Kebin He, Hong Huo, Qiang Zhang. Annual Review of Energy and the Environment. 2002. Vol. 27; p. 397 (39 pages)

Pollution with Chinese characteristics
Neil C Hughes. Foreign Affairs. New York: Jul/Aug 1998. Vol. 77, Iss. 4; p. 74 (1 page)

China and the Agony of the Sustainable Transition
Timothy O'Riordan. Environment. Washington: Sep 2006. Vol. 48, Iss. 7; p. 0_2 (1 page)

Politics & Economics: China Says Drinking-Water Safety Is a Priority
Andrew Batson. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Jun 6, 2006. p. A.10

Politics & Economics: In China, More Facilities Go Green; Foreign Firms Look to International Standards Amid Inconsistent Environmental Practices
Andrew Batson. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: May 2, 2006. p. A.8

Politics & Economics: Chinese Regulator Lacks Enforcement Power to Close Polluters
Rebecca Blumenstein. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Mar 17, 2006. p. A.6

Peter K. New Award Winner, 2004: Perceptions of Risk from Industrial Pollution in China: A Comparison of Occupational Groups
Bryan Tilt. Human Organization. Washington: Summer 2006. Vol. 65, Iss. 2; p. 115 (13 pages)

England

Book

301.4442 E

Engels, Frederick. The condition of the working class in England.    Hertfordshire, England, Granada Publishing, 1979.   

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Book

942 O

Osborne, John Walter, 1927- The silent revolution; the industrial revolution in England as a source of cultural change,.    New York, Scribner [1970]   

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Book

914.203 R

Reader, W. J. (William Joseph), 1920- Victorian England.    London, Batsford; New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons [1974]   

 

Journal Articles

Here are just a few. To locate more articles search the Proquest and JStor periodical databases. They are available at school and at home. For a list of user names and passwords to the library databases ask at the library desk for a hard copy, or go to the BMS Community Website.

Atmospheric Pollution and the British Copper Industry, 1690-1920 Edmund Newell Technology and Culture , Vol. 38, No. 3. (Jul., 1997), pp. 655-689.

The Movement for Smoke Abatement in 19th-Century Britain Carlos Flick Technology and Culture , Vol. 21, No. 1. (Jan., 1980), pp. 29-50.

Britain's Clean Air Acts Alan A. Mister The University of Toronto Law Journal , Vol. 20, No. 2. (Spring, 1970), pp. 268-273.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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