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Does Employment Matter (1971)
Journal Article
Weeks, J. (1971). Does Employment Matter. Manpower and unemployment research in Africa, 4(1), 67-70

History of the worship of Sri in North India to cir. A.D. 550. (1971)
Thesis
Saraswati, B. History of the worship of Sri in North India to cir. A.D. 550. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This work aims at a full-length study of the history of Sri in N.India to the end of the Gupta rule. It consists of an introduction, five main chapters, a concluding chapter and an appendix. Chapter I discusses the abstractions, Sri and Laksmi as the... Read More about History of the worship of Sri in North India to cir. A.D. 550..

Social change and marriage patterns in the North Western Himalayas (i.e. Churaha, Pangi and Ladakh). (1971)
Thesis
Brar, B. S. Social change and marriage patterns in the North Western Himalayas (i.e. Churaha, Pangi and Ladakh). (Thesis). SOAS University of London

I have suggested here a new approach based on power relations for understanding the social organisation in North India in general and in the North Western Himalayas in particular. The importance of marriage in defining the social structure is general... Read More about Social change and marriage patterns in the North Western Himalayas (i.e. Churaha, Pangi and Ladakh)..

Bengalee Moslem public opinion as reflected in the vernacular press between 1901 and 1930. (1971)
Thesis
Islam, M. N. Bengalee Moslem public opinion as reflected in the vernacular press between 1901 and 1930. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The purpose of this thesis is to portray Bengalee Moslem Public Opinion as reflected in the Bengalee Moslem Press from 1901 to 1930. The thesis falls into two parts. The first comprising chapters I to VI, deals roughly, though not exclusively, with t... Read More about Bengalee Moslem public opinion as reflected in the vernacular press between 1901 and 1930..

A study of the sources and development of the lexicon of Sierra Leone Krio. (1971)
Thesis
Hancock, I. F. A study of the sources and development of the lexicon of Sierra Leone Krio. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis traces the origins and development of Sierra Leone Krio vocabulary, based upon the writer's own study and manuscript dictionary of that language, and on work with informants for most of the donor languages dealt with. Part I deals with Eu... Read More about A study of the sources and development of the lexicon of Sierra Leone Krio..

The Portuguese contribution to Bengali prose, grammar and lexicography. (1971)
Thesis
Khondkar, M. A. R. The Portuguese contribution to Bengali prose, grammar and lexicography. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The purpose of this thesis is to study the Portuguese contribution to the development of Bengali prose, grammar and lexicography. The preface merely outlines how we came to choose the topic and the approach we adopted. Chapter I supplies background i... Read More about The Portuguese contribution to Bengali prose, grammar and lexicography..

Symbolic and material aspects of institutions in political process: Analysis of two North Indian villages. (1971)
Thesis
Borgstrom, B.-E. Symbolic and material aspects of institutions in political process: Analysis of two North Indian villages. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis is an illustration of the use of the processual method in social anthropology. In the first chapter a model is outlined. It deals with the problem of how to treat political anthropology. The main argument is that one has to look at the ma... Read More about Symbolic and material aspects of institutions in political process: Analysis of two North Indian villages..

Social stratification and political change in two East African kingdoms. (1971)
Thesis
Manners, A. J. Social stratification and political change in two East African kingdoms. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The problem investigated in this thesis concerns the part played by systems of economic, status and political stratification in processes of political change. It is demonstrated that two major variables required in explanation are (l) the nature of a... Read More about Social stratification and political change in two East African kingdoms..

Ayyubid architecture. (1971)
Thesis
Baker, P. L. Ayyubid architecture. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

At the zenith of its power Ayyubid rule stretched from the Tunisian border in the west, the Yemen in the south and al-Jazira north and eastwards, but only three areas out of this large territorial expanse have received any serious architectural study... Read More about Ayyubid architecture..

Archaeological evidence for the activity of the Achaemenid Persians in Greece. (1971)
Thesis
Potamianos, H. A. Archaeological evidence for the activity of the Achaemenid Persians in Greece. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The Achaemenids were to the Greeks the supreme examples of power and wealth. Their political power extended to the confines of the known world and their wealth according to the Greek historians was unlimited. Towards the end of the fifth century and... Read More about Archaeological evidence for the activity of the Achaemenid Persians in Greece..

Religious innovation and social change among the Bukusu. (1971)
Thesis
de Wolf, J. J. Religious innovation and social change among the Bukusu. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The problem of this thesis is the relation between the acceptance of religious innovation and other processes of social change among the Bukusu of Western Kenya. The theoretical framework which was adopted was borrowed from Mary Douglas who recently... Read More about Religious innovation and social change among the Bukusu..

The role of accent in Thai grammar. (1971)
Thesis
Hiranburana, S. The role of accent in Thai grammar. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The aim of this thesis is to investigate, within the framework of generative grammar, the role of accent in colloquial standard Thai. The result of this investigation has led one to conclude that accent in Thai is predictable by a series of phonologi... Read More about The role of accent in Thai grammar..

Loanwords in Temne : A study of the sources and processes of lexical borrowing in a Sierra Leonean language. (1971)
Thesis
Turay, A. K. Loanwords in Temne : A study of the sources and processes of lexical borrowing in a Sierra Leonean language. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Loanwords from other African as well as non-African languages form a substantial part of the Temne lexicon. Despite the importance of loanwords in historical and comparative linguistics however, the study of loanwords in African languages has receive... Read More about Loanwords in Temne : A study of the sources and processes of lexical borrowing in a Sierra Leonean language..

The reign of al-Hakim Bi Amr Allah, 386/996-411/1021: A political study. (1971)
Thesis
Assaad, S. I. The reign of al-Hakim Bi Amr Allah, 386/996-411/1021: A political study. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The present thesis is a political study of the reign of al-Hakim Bi Amr Allah the sixth Fatimid Imam-Caliph who ruled between 386-411/996-1021. It consists of a note on the sources and seven chapters. The first chapter is a biographical review of al-... Read More about The reign of al-Hakim Bi Amr Allah, 386/996-411/1021: A political study..

The development of the genre heello in modern Somali poetry. (1971)
Thesis
Johnson, J. W. The development of the genre heello in modern Somali poetry. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Modern Somali poetry is manifested in the genre called heello. It is at once an expression and outgrowth of a new period of history, and a potentially strong influence on changing Somali society. This thesis is an attempt to describe the development... Read More about The development of the genre heello in modern Somali poetry..