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Understanding Household Responses to Food Insecurity and Famine Conditions in Rural Somaliland. (1994)
Thesis
Ahmed, I. I. Understanding Household Responses to Food Insecurity and Famine Conditions in Rural Somaliland. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis examines the responses adopted by rural households in Somaliland to changes in their resource endowments and market exchange during the 1988- 1992 food crisis. It tests whether there is a predictable sequence of responses adopted by rural... Read More about Understanding Household Responses to Food Insecurity and Famine Conditions in Rural Somaliland..

The Euphrates River: An Analysis of a Shared River System in the Middle East. (1994)
Thesis
Medzini, A. The Euphrates River: An Analysis of a Shared River System in the Middle East. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

In a world where the amount of resources is constant and unchanging but where their use and exploitation is growing because of the rapid population growth, a rise in standards of living and the development of industrialization, the resource of water... Read More about The Euphrates River: An Analysis of a Shared River System in the Middle East..

The Struggle to Control Dispute Proceedings in Southern Rhodesia, 1930-1970, With Special Reference to the Lower Courts. (1994)
Thesis
Smith, R. C. The Struggle to Control Dispute Proceedings in Southern Rhodesia, 1930-1970, With Special Reference to the Lower Courts. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis examines the political role of the Native Commissioners' and Chiefs' courts in Southern Rhodesia on two levels: the macro-political level of state hegemony and the micro-political level of district relations. Thus two chapters are devoted... Read More about The Struggle to Control Dispute Proceedings in Southern Rhodesia, 1930-1970, With Special Reference to the Lower Courts..

Development of the Law of Evidence in Pakistan and Bangladesh With Special Reference to Witness Testimony. (1994)
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Siddiqua, B. A. Development of the Law of Evidence in Pakistan and Bangladesh With Special Reference to Witness Testimony. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The thesis aims to look into the law of witness testimony in Pakistan and Bangladesh. In the last decade Pakistan has launched an Islamisation programme affecting many areas of life including witness testimony. The changes brought about in Pakistan i... Read More about Development of the Law of Evidence in Pakistan and Bangladesh With Special Reference to Witness Testimony..

Aspects of Somali Phonology. (1994)
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Orwin, M. Aspects of Somali Phonology. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Somali is probably the best documented, in linguistic terms, of all of the Cushitic languages. Much work has been undertaken on the syntax and the morphology of the language. However, when it comes to the phonology of the language there is a distinct... Read More about Aspects of Somali Phonology..

From Patriarchy to Gender Equity: Family Law and Its Impact on Women in Bangladesh. (1994)
Thesis
Monsoor, T. From Patriarchy to Gender Equity: Family Law and Its Impact on Women in Bangladesh. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis constitutes a detailed assessment of the legal position of women in Bangladesh and argues that, despite some recent reforms purporting to improve their status, there is no real change in the situation of patriarchal domination. It is furt... Read More about From Patriarchy to Gender Equity: Family Law and Its Impact on Women in Bangladesh..

Missionaries, the Hindu State and British Paramountcy in Travancore and Cochin, 1858-1936. (1994)
Thesis
Koji, K. Missionaries, the Hindu State and British Paramountcy in Travancore and Cochin, 1858-1936. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis seeks to examine and explain changes in the triangular relationship between Christian missionaries, an Indian princely state and the British colonial authorities. It argues that, in the second half of the nineteenth century, the missionar... Read More about Missionaries, the Hindu State and British Paramountcy in Travancore and Cochin, 1858-1936..

The Sephardi Jewish Community of Shanghai 1845-1939 and the Question of Identity. (1994)
Thesis
Meyer, M. J. The Sephardi Jewish Community of Shanghai 1845-1939 and the Question of Identity. (Thesis). London School of Economics

From 1845 Baghdadi Jews settled in Shanghai via India and, over a century of existence, their numbers possibly never exceeded eight hundred. During this period they were exposed to great changes in their social, economic and political environment. Tr... Read More about The Sephardi Jewish Community of Shanghai 1845-1939 and the Question of Identity..

Trade in the Safavid Port City Bandar Abbas and the Persian Gulf Area (ca.1600-1680): A Study of Selected Aspects. (1994)
Thesis
Klein, R. Trade in the Safavid Port City Bandar Abbas and the Persian Gulf Area (ca.1600-1680): A Study of Selected Aspects. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This dissertation presents and discusses some results of archival research into aspects of intra- and interregional trade in the Persian Gulf Area during the XVIIth century. It illustrates movements of selected non-luxury goods and explores the ways... Read More about Trade in the Safavid Port City Bandar Abbas and the Persian Gulf Area (ca.1600-1680): A Study of Selected Aspects..

Trade Relations Between the Turks and the Genoese, 1300-1453. (1994)
Thesis
Fleet, K. H. Trade Relations Between the Turks and the Genoese, 1300-1453. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis examines the trade relations between the Turks and the Genoese in the period 1300 to 1453. It has two aims, first to investigate the trade, examining the commodities involved and discussing the taxes levied upon it, and second to consider... Read More about Trade Relations Between the Turks and the Genoese, 1300-1453..