In this case, he traces the conflict in Syria back to the "shuttle diplomacy" of Henry Kissinger in 1974-75.
It traced the conflict back to the early 90s and the fallout from the collapse of the Soviet Union and accused the Kremlin of abusing its status as a "great power" to coerce "a small and insubordinate neighbour".
Set at the turn of the 19th century, Linda Spalding's The Purchase traced the conflict between Quaker morality and the reality of slavery in the lives of a family exiled from Pennsylvania to Virginia.
Though the play, which traces the conflicts among the women in the life of Mr. Strathairn's alcoholic character, is centered on what movie ads used to call an "illicit passion," there is nothing prurient about this production.
His second book, "Disco Night Sept 11," also followed these stories home, tracing the conflicts' aftermaths for service members and civilians alike, and searching out the meanings of nationalism everywhere from Fleet Week to funerals.
The analysis traces the conflicts and different perspectives that are reflected in the texts produced by the commission.
The article traced the conflicting narratives and debate associated with principal reduction and the Obama Administration's efforts in this arena.
Though given to repetition, Mr. Schechter pursues his story in journalistic fashion, with film of the Falun Gong founder, Li Hongzhi, comments by high Chinese officials and an effort to trace the history of their conflict as well as to glimpse the future.
Her project is primarily concerned with the Vietnam War and the Bangladesh war of independence, but it's a "post-conflict project," striving to trace the scars that exist today to the events that made them.
