USC Thesis Other. Spinning wheels: cosmopolitanism, mobility, and media in Monaco, As members of my dissertation committee, Professors Accampo, Ethington, and Troy deserve a special thank you for so carefully reading and commenting upon my chapters. I count myself as especially fortunate to have matriculated alongside Matthew Amato. He read 4 and reread several drafts of these chapters, and in dozens of coffee shops from Venice Beach and Miracle Mile put up with many hours of my riffing on all things Monaco.
A person could not ask for a more engaging colleague nor a better friend. No single person has had a greater influence on this project or on my academic trajectory than my graduate advisor and the head of my dissertation committee, Vanessa Schwartz. Vanessa was the first person to believe that a history of Monaco could make for a valuable research project, and she spent more time hearing and reading about this subject than any one person should ever have to in one lifetime.
She pushed me in directions I would not otherwise have explored and I am exceptionally grateful for her efforts.
Readers familiar with her work will, I hope, recognize her profound influence on this project. Vanessa is both an intellectual mentor and a cherished friend. Silver, and George Trumbull were wonderful teachers. Zack and Amanda Silverman were recent gracious hosts when I more recently returned to New York for research.
In Paris: A special thank you to Dominique Kalifa, who was very generous with his time and pointed me to some particularly valuable sources at the BNF. My brother Jon Braude continues to challenge and inspire me and knows more about Grand Prix racing than I ever will.
