Acknowledgements
I have to start by thanking my adviser and friend, Warren Treadgold, for the countless hours he spent reading drafts and providing advice. This work would have been impossible without his encouragement and counsel.
Thank you to the history department at Saint Louis University, especially Tom Madden, Tom Finan, Damian Smith, and Philip Gavitt.
Thank you to Joan Hart-Hasler and Daniel Smith in the SLU department of theological studies, Kathleen Llewellyn in the department of languages, literatures and culture, Emily Thompson and Silvia Navia Mendez-Bonito in the department of global languages, cultures and societies at Webster University, and Terry Davis-Daily in the department of social and behavioral sciences at Harris-Stowe State University.
Thank you to Mr. Paulson and Mr. Hall, who taught me to love history. Merci à Mlle OâDell, qui mâa fait aimer la langue.
Thank you to Morgan Dreiss and Paul Magdalino for editing this work.
Thank you to my parents, Glen and Korey, my sister Allison, and my husband Salam. I love you all.