Robert Christensen
Biographic Data
| ID | 682801 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Christensen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Christensen |
| SIGNATURE | CHRISTENSEN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Gustavus Adolphus College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0364-5563 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Ethnohistory and Indigenous People on Argentina's Southern Frontier
The growth of the field of ethnohistory on Argentina's southern frontier has revolutionized Argentine historiography, challenging historians to rethink time‐worn subjects as they considered Indigenous peoples' experiences. This article contends that historians should prioritize decolonizing the field through putting Indigenous peoples' experiences and ways of thinking at the center of their analyses rather than the government and settler framewor…
Indigenous People and Smallpox in Argentina's Desert Campaign, 1879-1881
Argentina's 1879-85 Desert Campaign formed the basis for dispossessing the Indigenous community of its southern frontier. This article argues that the Desert Campaign should be understood as much as an epidemiological event as a military one, focusing on the most intense phase of a smallpox epidemic that ravaged communities of Indigenous survivors. More lives were lost to smallpox than to combat, particularly as the disease permeated prisoner cam…
Philanthropic Mobility and the Influence of Duration of Donor Residency on Donation Choices
Scholars have long been interested in what influences philanthropic behavior. However, little is known about the effects of length of residency on charitable gifts to local and non-local organizations. Using 2010 survey data from 470 older individuals, we examine whether donors’ geographic relocations influence philanthropic behavior and whether these moves are a bigger challenge for some types of nonprofits than others. We find variations in giv…
Predicting young women's role preference for parenting and work
Predicting young women's role preference for parenting and work
Indigenous People and Smallpox in Argentina's Desert Campaign, 1879-1881
Argentina's 1879-85 Desert Campaign formed the basis for dispossessing the Indigenous community of its southern frontier. This article argues that the Desert Campaign should be understood as much as an epidemiological event as a military one, focusing on the most intense phase of a smallpox epidemic that ravaged communities of Indigenous survivors. More lives were lost to smallpox than to combat, particularly as the disease permeated prisoner cam…
Predicting young women's role preference for parenting and work
Philanthropic Mobility and the Influence of Duration of Donor Residency on Donation Choices
Scholars have long been interested in what influences philanthropic behavior. However, little is known about the effects of length of residency on charitable gifts to local and non-local organizations. Using 2010 survey data from 470 older individuals, we examine whether donors’ geographic relocations influence philanthropic behavior and whether these moves are a bigger challenge for some types of nonprofits than others. We find variations in giv…
Indigenous People and Smallpox in Argentina's Desert Campaign, 1879-1881
Argentina's 1879-85 Desert Campaign formed the basis for dispossessing the Indigenous community of its southern frontier. This article argues that the Desert Campaign should be understood as much as an epidemiological event as a military one, focusing on the most intense phase of a smallpox epidemic that ravaged communities of Indigenous survivors. More lives were lost to smallpox than to combat, particularly as the disease permeated prisoner cam…
Ethnohistory and Indigenous People on Argentina's Southern Frontier
The growth of the field of ethnohistory on Argentina's southern frontier has revolutionized Argentine historiography, challenging historians to rethink time‐worn subjects as they considered Indigenous peoples' experiences. This article contends that historians should prioritize decolonizing the field through putting Indigenous peoples' experiences and ways of thinking at the center of their analyses rather than the government and settler framewor…
Argentine historical studies (2 works) · Indigenous (2 works) · Indigenous Cultures and History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Ancient history (1 work) · Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (1 work)