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Institutional altruism, invisible hands, and Good Samaritans: An anthropological examination of Hong Kong's Community Chest charity organization. (1997)
Thesis
Law, W. S. Institutional altruism, invisible hands, and Good Samaritans: An anthropological examination of Hong Kong's Community Chest charity organization. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The discipline of social anthropology has been remarkably inattentive to the phenomenon and organizational practices of 'charity', and, associatedly, has been non-discursive in its treatment of social welfare. In this thesis, I endeavour to indicate... Read More about Institutional altruism, invisible hands, and Good Samaritans: An anthropological examination of Hong Kong's Community Chest charity organization..

Livelihoods and environment in Southern Thai maritime villages. (1997)
Thesis
Ruohomaki, O.-P. Livelihoods and environment in Southern Thai maritime villages. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis explores the diversification of local livelihood structure and the political economy of resource use in two maritime communities in Krabi, Southern Thailand. The thesis is divided into four parts as follows: Part I (i.e. Chapter 2) examin... Read More about Livelihoods and environment in Southern Thai maritime villages..

Pronominal clitics in Tsonga and Mozambican Portuguese : A comparative study. (1997)
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Matsinhe, S. F. Pronominal clitics in Tsonga and Mozambican Portuguese : A comparative study. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis contrasts the system of pronominal clitics (also known as subject and object markers) in Tsonga, a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, with that of European Portuguese; and seeks to establish how the co-existence of the two languages in... Read More about Pronominal clitics in Tsonga and Mozambican Portuguese : A comparative study..

Movement and optionality in syntax. (1997)
Thesis
Pettiward, A. M. Movement and optionality in syntax. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis concerns itself with the core syntactic phenomenon traditionally thought of within Principles and Parameters approaches in terms of movement. The point of departure is the observation that in two important respects, the characterization o... Read More about Movement and optionality in syntax..

A struggle for representation : The international media treatment of South Africa, 1972-1979. (1997)
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Sanders, J. A. A struggle for representation : The international media treatment of South Africa, 1972-1979. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Between 1972 and 1979, the politicians and officials of South Africa's Department of Information attempted to manipulate and neutralise the international media's treatment of South Africa. This programme of activity was exposed at the end of the deca... Read More about A struggle for representation : The international media treatment of South Africa, 1972-1979..

The history of the Iraq Levies 1915-1932. (1997)
Thesis
Young, R. V. J. The history of the Iraq Levies 1915-1932. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis is concerned with the origins and developments of a British-initiated force, known as "The Iraq Levies", which was raised during the Mesopotamian campaign of the First World War. This is a subject which had previously received very little... Read More about The history of the Iraq Levies 1915-1932..

The Liverpool China Trade 1834-1880. (1997)
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Baird, C. J. The Liverpool China Trade 1834-1880. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The nucleus of this thesis is the Liverpool China Trade Collection. This exists in Liverpool in store and has never been exhibited as a whole. Much of this collection is provenanced to local families with strong shipping connections. The examination... Read More about The Liverpool China Trade 1834-1880..

The transformation of domesticity as an ideology: Calcutta, 1880-1947. (1997)
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Banerjee, S. The transformation of domesticity as an ideology: Calcutta, 1880-1947. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This study of the ideology of domesticity among the Bengali Hindu middle-class of Calcutta between 1880 and 1947 problematises the relation between anti-colonial nationalism and domesticity by contextualising it in a social history perspective. The t... Read More about The transformation of domesticity as an ideology: Calcutta, 1880-1947..

Tribe and state in Waziristan 1849-1883. (1997)
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Beattie, H. Tribe and state in Waziristan 1849-1883. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The thesis begins by describing the socio-political and economic organisation of the tribes of Waziristan in the mid-nineteenth century, as well as aspects of their culture, attention being drawn to their egalitarian ethos and the importance of tarbu... Read More about Tribe and state in Waziristan 1849-1883..

The Japanese experience in Britain, 1862-1876: Japan's cultural discovery of the Victorian world in the early years of overseas travel. (1997)
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Cobbing, A. J. The Japanese experience in Britain, 1862-1876: Japan's cultural discovery of the Victorian world in the early years of overseas travel. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The overseas investigations undertaken in the pursuit of knowledge by early Japanese travellers during the 1860s and 1870s have left a unique record of life in the West as seen by visitors whose understanding of developments in the world outside had... Read More about The Japanese experience in Britain, 1862-1876: Japan's cultural discovery of the Victorian world in the early years of overseas travel..

The religious establishment in Ithna'ashari Shi'ism: A study in scholarly and political development. (1997)
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Al-Qazwini, J. K. The religious establishment in Ithna'ashari Shi'ism: A study in scholarly and political development. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis deals mainly with the historical development of the religious institution of Ithna ashari Shi'ism in both its scholarly and political aspects. It is divided into six chapters. The word "school" has been used to describe the place in which... Read More about The religious establishment in Ithna'ashari Shi'ism: A study in scholarly and political development..

From Falashas to Ethiopian Jews: The external influences for change c. 1860-1960. (1997)
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Summerfield, D. P. From Falashas to Ethiopian Jews: The external influences for change c. 1860-1960. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The arrival of a Protestant mission in Ethiopia during the 1850s marks a turning point in the history of the Falashas. Up until this point, they lived relatively isolated in the country, unaffected and unaware of the existence of world Jewry. Followi... Read More about From Falashas to Ethiopian Jews: The external influences for change c. 1860-1960..

Deixis (demonstratives and adverbials) in Hausa. (1997)
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Buba, M. Deixis (demonstratives and adverbials) in Hausa. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis investigates deixis in Hausa. Specifically, it examines the deictic interpretation of Hausa demonstratives, adverbs and certain deictic particles within a systematic paradigm of referential interpretation. I show that the participant-base... Read More about Deixis (demonstratives and adverbials) in Hausa..

An analysis of the emergence of early Masonic symbolism. (1997)
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Pollard, F. E. An analysis of the emergence of early Masonic symbolism. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The subject of this thesis is English Masonic symbolism set within the limits of the middle of the seventeenth to the late eighteenth century which allows for the study of the earliest sources. The objective of the thesis is to analyse and compare th... Read More about An analysis of the emergence of early Masonic symbolism..

Tense, aspect and modality in Khalkha Mongolian. (1997)
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Song, J.-M. Tense, aspect and modality in Khalkha Mongolian. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis investigates from a typological perspective the semantic and pragmatic functions of the grammatical markers of tense, aspect, and modality in Khalkha Mongolian. Chapter 2 surveys general theories of tense, aspect, and modality and gives a... Read More about Tense, aspect and modality in Khalkha Mongolian..

Agriculture and rural livelihoods in a South African 'homeland': A case study from Venda. (1997)
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Lahiff, E. P. Agriculture and rural livelihoods in a South African 'homeland': A case study from Venda. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This is a socio-economic study of agriculture and its contribution to livelihoods in Venda, one of the black 'homelands' created in South Africa under apartheid. It is based on a survey of households on the Tshiombo irrigation scheme, a project in ce... Read More about Agriculture and rural livelihoods in a South African 'homeland': A case study from Venda..

Dadestan i Denig. chapters 1-35 : Transcription, translation and commentary. (1997)
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Jaafari-Dehaghi, M. Dadestan i Denig. chapters 1-35 : Transcription, translation and commentary. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The Dadestan i Denig 'Religious Judgments' consists of ninety-one answers given by ManuScihr i Juwanjaman, the Zoroastrian high priest in the ninth century A.C., to the questions put to him by Mihr Xwarsed i Adurmahan and other members of his commu... Read More about Dadestan i Denig. chapters 1-35 : Transcription, translation and commentary..

Depicted identities: Image and image-makers of post-1959 Tibet. (1997)
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Harris, C. E. Depicted identities: Image and image-makers of post-1959 Tibet. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis examines the role of images and image-makers in the period after 1959, when political control of Tibet was assumed by the People's Republic of China and thousands of Tibetans followed the Dalai Lama into exile. It is based on the work of... Read More about Depicted identities: Image and image-makers of post-1959 Tibet..

The nation's valiant fighters against illiteracy: Locating the cultural politics of 'development' in 1990s Uganda. (1997)
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Mills, D. S. The nation's valiant fighters against illiteracy: Locating the cultural politics of 'development' in 1990s Uganda. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This dissertation is a partial account of the cultural politics of 'development' in contemporary Uganda, focusing particularly on educational institutions as sites of negotiation of modernity's gendered meanings. Utilising media representations and e... Read More about The nation's valiant fighters against illiteracy: Locating the cultural politics of 'development' in 1990s Uganda..

South African life stories under apartheid: Imprisonment, exile, homecoming. (1997)
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Gready, P. South African life stories under apartheid: Imprisonment, exile, homecoming. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Apartheid South Africa was variously imprisoned, exiled, and engaged in the task of homecoming. This troika permeated society as reality, symbol and creative capital; as a political reality each of the experiences distilled the diverse human possibil... Read More about South African life stories under apartheid: Imprisonment, exile, homecoming..