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The concept of death and its development in modern Arabic poetry. (1987)
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Idrees, N. A. The concept of death and its development in modern Arabic poetry. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis examines the treatment of the concept of death in modern Arabic poetry, and the development of this concept from the turn of the twentieth century up to the seventies. This development is seen as having gone through three major and distin... Read More about The concept of death and its development in modern Arabic poetry..

The new technology: Agrarian reform and peasant differentiation in Ethiopian agriculture in 1966-1980, with special reference to the Arsi Region. (1987)
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Bonger, T. The new technology: Agrarian reform and peasant differentiation in Ethiopian agriculture in 1966-1980, with special reference to the Arsi Region. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Critiques of the new technology in agriculture have expressed its class, technological, regional and crop bias. They call for expanded research to cover more crops suited to ecologically marginal areas, agrarian reform to distribute its benefits and... Read More about The new technology: Agrarian reform and peasant differentiation in Ethiopian agriculture in 1966-1980, with special reference to the Arsi Region..

US-Egyptian relations from the 1952 revolution to the Suez Crisis of 1956. (1987)
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Sayed-Ahmed, M. A. E.-W. US-Egyptian relations from the 1952 revolution to the Suez Crisis of 1956. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

If the late 1940s and early 1950s were a period of close and friendly relations between the United States and Egypt, the late 1950s and early 1960s mark the deterioration in those relations. US-Egyptian relations from the 1952 revolution to the Suez... Read More about US-Egyptian relations from the 1952 revolution to the Suez Crisis of 1956..

Nepali politics and the rise of Jang Bahadur Rana, 1830-1857. (1987)
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Whelpton, J. Nepali politics and the rise of Jang Bahadur Rana, 1830-1857. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The thesis examines the political history of Nepal from 1830, covering the decline and fall of Bhimsen Thapa, the factional struggles which ended with Jang Bahadur Kunwar (later Rana)'s emergence as premier in 1846, and Jang's final securing of his o... Read More about Nepali politics and the rise of Jang Bahadur Rana, 1830-1857..

The role of the constitution and domestic law in the implementation of the modern international standards of human rights. A case study of Jordan. (1987)
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Wandieen, A. M. A. The role of the constitution and domestic law in the implementation of the modern international standards of human rights. A case study of Jordan. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This Thesis deals with the role of the Constitution and the Domestic Law in the implementation of the modern international standards of human rights as defined under the United Nations Covenants on Human Rights of 1966. It seeks to explain some aspec... Read More about The role of the constitution and domestic law in the implementation of the modern international standards of human rights. A case study of Jordan..

Exile and nostalgia in Arabic and Hebrew poetry of al-Andalus (Muslim Spain). (1987)
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Salem, R. M. Exile and nostalgia in Arabic and Hebrew poetry of al-Andalus (Muslim Spain). (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The purpose of this study is to examine the notions of "exile" (qhurba) and "nostalgia" (al-hanin ila al-Watan) in Arabic and Hebrew poetry in al-Andalus (Muslim Spain). Although this theme has been examined individually in both Arabic and Hebrew lit... Read More about Exile and nostalgia in Arabic and Hebrew poetry of al-Andalus (Muslim Spain)..

A study of Telugu regional and social dialects : A prosodic analysis. (1987)
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Venkateswara Sastry, J. A study of Telugu regional and social dialects : A prosodic analysis. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Chapter 1; INTRODUCTION: A brief introduction of the land, language, people and their occupations and society are presented. The historical, political divisions of the land, influence of other languages on Telugu, and the caste system that exists in... Read More about A study of Telugu regional and social dialects : A prosodic analysis..

The jar burial in South East Asia: An alternative hypothesis. (1987)
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Dowling, N. S. H. The jar burial in South East Asia: An alternative hypothesis. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

There is no historical precedent for jar burials in Southeast Asia. The earliest Jar burials first appeared c.700 B.C. as part of a highly complex death cult in Palawan. Therefore, I assume that this burial form represents a cultural intrusion from e... Read More about The jar burial in South East Asia: An alternative hypothesis..

Images and metaphor: An analysis of Iban collective representation. (1987)
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Davison, J. Images and metaphor: An analysis of Iban collective representation. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The Iban of Sarawak, East Malaysia, are the inhabitants of a vast equatorial rain forest which not only plays a crucial role in satisfying their material needs, but also provides them with a rich source of imagery for the portrayal of key cultural co... Read More about Images and metaphor: An analysis of Iban collective representation..

The provenance of Arabic loan-words in Hausa: A phonological and semantic study. (1987)
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El-Shazly, M. H. A. S. The provenance of Arabic loan-words in Hausa: A phonological and semantic study. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis consists of an Introduction, three Chapters, and an Appendix. The corpus was obtained from the published dictionaries of Hausa together with additional material I gathered during a research visit to Northern Nigeria. A thorough examinatio... Read More about The provenance of Arabic loan-words in Hausa: A phonological and semantic study..

Thematic relations and transitivity in English, Japanese and Korean. (1987)
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Song, N.-S. Thematic relations and transitivity in English, Japanese and Korean. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The thesis presents a syntactic and semantic analysis of selected problems in the analysis of transitivity in English, Japanese and Korean in terms of a system of 'thematic relations' adapted from the work of Gruber and Jackendoff. The system is intr... Read More about Thematic relations and transitivity in English, Japanese and Korean..

The development of the concepts of Heaven and of Man in the philosophy of Chu Hsi. (1987)
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Chung, T.-C. The development of the concepts of Heaven and of Man in the philosophy of Chu Hsi. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The purpose of this thesis is to chart the development and the inter-relationship of the concepts of Heaven and of Man in Chu Hsi's philosophy. As Chu Hsi (1130-1200) is generally regarded as having brought to its completion the unification of the do... Read More about The development of the concepts of Heaven and of Man in the philosophy of Chu Hsi..

The Egyptian Udaba and the crisis of Islam: A study of the Islamic thought of Taha Husayn, Muhammad Husayn Haykal, and 'Abbas Mahmud al-'Aqqad and its influence on Egyptian political, social and intellectual life. (1987)
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Dajani, Z. R. The Egyptian Udaba and the crisis of Islam: A study of the Islamic thought of Taha Husayn, Muhammad Husayn Haykal, and 'Abbas Mahmud al-'Aqqad and its influence on Egyptian political, social and intellectual life. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This study is centred around the thoughts and contributions of three Egyptian Udaba namely, Taha Husayn (d. 1973), Muhammad Husayn Haykal (d. 1956), and 'Abbas Mahmud al-'Aqqad (d. 1964). The significance of their writings lies partly in the critical... Read More about The Egyptian Udaba and the crisis of Islam: A study of the Islamic thought of Taha Husayn, Muhammad Husayn Haykal, and 'Abbas Mahmud al-'Aqqad and its influence on Egyptian political, social and intellectual life..

Participation, rural development, and changing production relations in recently settled forest areas of Thailand. (1987)
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Hirsch, P. Participation, rural development, and changing production relations in recently settled forest areas of Thailand. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This study examines aspects of change and development in two peripheral Thai communities. Rural development is seen as a generic term used to describe processes of change occurring or meant to occur in rural areas of countries such as Thailand, its d... Read More about Participation, rural development, and changing production relations in recently settled forest areas of Thailand..

The discourse of development: The control of communication between cultures. (1987)
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Querejazu, M. The discourse of development: The control of communication between cultures. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis focusses on the various levels involved in the development process with particular attention to a Quechua speaking community in the Andes in Southern Bolivia in which several development projects are being Implemented. The process of deve... Read More about The discourse of development: The control of communication between cultures..