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The 1974 parliamentary election in peninsular Malaysia : a study in electoral geography (1978)
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Rachagan, S. S. The 1974 parliamentary election in peninsular Malaysia : a study in electoral geography. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Communalism is the dominant factor in Peninsular Malaysia's plural society and influences every aspect of the electoral process. This is the theme of the present work. The objective is not to attempt a study of the 1974 election per se but rather to... Read More about The 1974 parliamentary election in peninsular Malaysia : a study in electoral geography.

A study on the historical foundations of Bhutan, with a critical edition and translation of certain Bhutanese texts in Tibetan (1978)
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Aris, M. V. A study on the historical foundations of Bhutan, with a critical edition and translation of certain Bhutanese texts in Tibetan. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The small kingdom of Bhutan in the Eastern Himalayas is perhaps the least well known of all the independent countries of Asia. The purpose of this study is to examine the cultural and political evolution which led to its creation as a unified state i... Read More about A study on the historical foundations of Bhutan, with a critical edition and translation of certain Bhutanese texts in Tibetan.

The life and works of Han Yongun. (1978)
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Houlahan, J. C. The life and works of Han Yongun. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

In this thesis I wish to present an ordered account of the life and works of Han Yongun. As a Buddhist priest and philosopher, as a poet and novelist, as an essayist and commentator on his own time the body of his work is many-faceted. This is reflec... Read More about The life and works of Han Yongun..

Politics and the Indian community in West Malaysia and Singapore, 1945-1957. (1978)
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Brown, R. A. Politics and the Indian community in West Malaysia and Singapore, 1945-1957. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This dissertation examines the political development of the Indian community in West Malaysia and Singapore in the period 1945 to 1957. It traces its transition from an essentially India-oriented community immediately after the Occupation to a more p... Read More about Politics and the Indian community in West Malaysia and Singapore, 1945-1957..

The Zoroastrian temple cult of fire in archaeology and literature. (1978)
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Yamamoto, Y. The Zoroastrian temple cult of fire in archaeology and literature. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Zoroastrians have long been called 'fire-worshippers'; but the question remains why only they should be termed so, since veneration of fire has been a wide-spread custom in the world, and since moreover the Zoroastrians themselves venerate not only f... Read More about The Zoroastrian temple cult of fire in archaeology and literature..

The negotiation of marriage in the People's Republic of China. (1978)
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Croll, E. J. The negotiation of marriage in the People's Republic of China. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis, based on documentary sources and a brief period of intensive interviewing in the People's Republic of China, is a study of the new marriage patterns as they have evolved in contemporary China and an analysis of the specific economic and... Read More about The negotiation of marriage in the People's Republic of China..

The major clause types of Egyptian colloquial Arabic: A participant-process approach. (1978)
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El-Rabbat, A. H. The major clause types of Egyptian colloquial Arabic: A participant-process approach. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The ultimate aim of this study is to present a classification and a description of the clause types common among educated speakers of E.C. Arabic and used by them in their normal speech situations of everyday life within the framework of systemic gra... Read More about The major clause types of Egyptian colloquial Arabic: A participant-process approach..

The process of technical change in agriculture: The case of the Saga Plain area of Japan, 1868-1939. (1978)
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Francks, P. G. The process of technical change in agriculture: The case of the Saga Plain area of Japan, 1868-1939. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis analyses the micro-economic process of technical change in one particularly successful agricultural area of Japan, the Saga Plain, between 1868 and 1939. It does so within a framework which relates the characteristics of the new technique... Read More about The process of technical change in agriculture: The case of the Saga Plain area of Japan, 1868-1939..

Problems of employment and manpower planning in the Sudan, with particular reference to the agricultural sector. (1978)
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Mohamed, A. F. E. H. Problems of employment and manpower planning in the Sudan, with particular reference to the agricultural sector. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The theme of this study is employment problems in the Sudan particularly its agricultural sector. The subject of employment in less developed countries is of considerable concern where it raises manifold issues. Some of these are outlined in the firs... Read More about Problems of employment and manpower planning in the Sudan, with particular reference to the agricultural sector..

Tradition and change in Ethiopian social and cultural life as reflected in Amharic fictional literature (ca. 1930-74). (1978)
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Molvaer, R. K. Tradition and change in Ethiopian social and cultural life as reflected in Amharic fictional literature (ca. 1930-74). (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis, based on the study of the fictional work of twelve well-known Ethiopian authors, describes Ethiopian social and cultural life in the period 1930-1974. It is divided into two parts, the first dealing with traditional culture, the second w... Read More about Tradition and change in Ethiopian social and cultural life as reflected in Amharic fictional literature (ca. 1930-74)..

The problem of unity and diversity in the modern African State : A case study of the Sudan. (1978)
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Squires, R. A. The problem of unity and diversity in the modern African State : A case study of the Sudan. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis examines the problem of human diversity within the modem African state, and in particular the efforts of one African state, the Sudan, to maintain its territorial integrity and to come to terms with its human diversity. The work begins by... Read More about The problem of unity and diversity in the modern African State : A case study of the Sudan..

Kinship terminology as a deictic system : An evaluation of ethnolinguistic methodology. (1978)
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Horsten, P. F. M. Kinship terminology as a deictic system : An evaluation of ethnolinguistic methodology. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This work presents a critical examination of the methodology of the analysis of kinship terms over the last 100 years, gives a global evaluation of the 'state of the art', and proposes a new, deictic interpretation of kinship terminology. The methodo... Read More about Kinship terminology as a deictic system : An evaluation of ethnolinguistic methodology..

Dependence and independence : Female household heads in Mathare Valley, a squatter community in Nairobi, Kenya. (1978)
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Nelson, N. Dependence and independence : Female household heads in Mathare Valley, a squatter community in Nairobi, Kenya. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis describes the lives of Kikuyu women heads of households living in the squatter community, Mathare Valley, in Nairobi Kenya. These women support themselves and their children by a combination of petty commodity production (basically beer b... Read More about Dependence and independence : Female household heads in Mathare Valley, a squatter community in Nairobi, Kenya..