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Joshua Birk
Degree Completed:
phd
Program End Year:
2006
Area:
Medieval Mediteranean
Current Occupation:
Assistant Professor, Smith College
Email:
jcbirk@smith.edu
Dissertation Title:
Sicilian Counterpoint: Power and Pluralism in Norman Sicily
Faculty Advisor(s):
Carol Lansing