Footnotes: A Journal of History

Footnotes: A Journal of History presents original primary research and historiographical papers from the University of Arizona’s undergraduate and graduate students. We are a forum of publication for historical research in a cross-variety of fields of inquiry. University of Arizona history students are able to work with the journal as both editors and authors. Footnotes highlights the importance of history and its applications in our ever-changing world.

Volume 7 • 2025

Front Matter

Title Page

    Volume 7 • 2025

    Copyright Page

      Volume 7 • 2025

      Contributors Page

        Volume 7 • 2025

        Table of Contents

          Volume 7 • 2025

          Articles

          Letter from the Editor on this Special Issue

          • Angela Corsa

          Volume 7 • 2025 • 1-2

          Convictions, Communism, and the Cold War: The Sanctuary Movement in the 1980s

          • Felix Brigham

          Volume 7 • 2025 • 3-15

          Human Rights and Democratization: United States Foreign Policy Toward Nicaragua in 1978-1983

          • Nicholas Garcia

          Volume 7 • 2025 • 16-25

          “Cherry Bomb”: The Role of Female Rage in Amplifying Feminism and Reproductive Rights

          • Melissa Lenore Hamann

          Volume 7 • 2025 • 26-43

          Roses Across Borders: Tracing the Textual History and Cultural Exchange of Roses between Ming Dynasty China and 18th Century Europe

          • Alexis Hsu

          Volume 7 • 2025 • 44-64

          Fighting Businessmen: The Social and Monetary Economy of Mercenaries in Northern Italy (1368-1559)

          • Alexander Hukill

          Volume 7 • 2025 • 65-80

          Civil War Commanders’ Correspondence: Debunking the Lost Cause Narrative Through Voices from the Battlefield

          • Jared Jewell

          Volume 7 • 2025 • 81-92

          Complicity and Authorization: The Role of the U.S. Government in the Assassination Attempts of Fidel Castro

          • Jazlyn Madrid

          Volume 7 • 2025 • 93-103

          The China Study: Three Decades of Transnational Research

          • Christina Grace Marikos

          Volume 7 • 2025 • 104-118

          The Fight Against Clerical Colonialism: Arab Anglicans in Jerusalem, 1947-1949

          • Theodora Moyse-Peck

          Volume 7 • 2025 • 119-130

          A Study on the Enclave Economy of Chinese Immigrants in Tucson during 1880s-1940s

          • Yuechen Pei

          Volume 7 • 2025 • 131-138

          The Maccabean Revolt: An Assessment of the Relationship Between Religion and History

          • Caroline Simning

          Volume 7 • 2025 • 139-154

          When the River Runs Green: The Intersection Between Tribal Sovereignty, Economy, and Environmental Stewardship

          • Alyssa Wood

          Volume 7 • 2025 • 155-166