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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"American influences"”.
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An intricate Web(b): American influences on professional craft in Canada 1964-1974
This thesis explores the impact of American craftspeople, organizers and ideologies on the development of professional craft in Canada during the period 1964 to 1974. Research which has identified this as a key decade in the development of infrastructures also reveals a strong reliance on American …
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The Urban Culture of Chinese Society in Bangkok: Cinemas, Broadcast and Literature, 1950S-1970S
… Under the pressure of the Cold War as well as American influences in Thailand when connections to the PRC was discouraged, the Chinese cultural expression in Chinese society in Bangkok was transformed to absorb cultures from a wider Chinese-speaking world than just the Chinese mainland. In …
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Wrestling with Tradition: Japanese Activities at Amache, a World War II Incarceration Facility
… performed at Amache, a World War II Japanese American incarceration facility. I argue that these inter-generational practices helped to bridge a cultural gap that existed between several generations of Japanese Americans. For many incarcerated Japanese Americans, their first exposure to many …
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Gestos posmodernos en la novela latinoamericana : los casos de Cristina Rivera Garza, Ana Maria Shua y Laura Restrepo.
Proponemos en esta tesis que las novelas La muerte como efecto secundario (1997) de Ana María Shua (1951), La cresta de llión (2003) de Cristina Rivera Garza (1961) y Delirio (2004) de Laura Restrepo (1955) exhiben gestos posmodernos que enfatizan la dislocación del sujeto, la duda con respecto al …
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House of the Rising Sun: a Glimpse Into the Future of Japanese Nuclear Deterrence
… would than be a strong reflection of those American influences coupled with the unique security dilemma which Japan will likely face in the coming decades. I approached the situation by first establishing that the greatest threats to Japan can be found in the countries of North Korea and …
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An investigation into the relationship between philosophical principle and artistic practice with reference to the role of dance in education
… on their work is investigated. European and American influences in the form of militarism, the gymnastic movement, health and dress reform are also examined. The founding of the Women's Colleges of Physical Education established dance as an aspect of physical training, a role reinforced by …
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Agnes Martin: painting as making and its relation to contemporary practice
… Martin’s methods and the effects of local North American influences, and resulted in a new body of layered and two-sided artworks, described throughout this thesis. This investigation of her meditative methods and how the field of painting can include objects and sculpture relates for the …
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Mellan nation och omvärld : debatt i Sverige om vetenskapens organisering och finansiering samt dess internationella och nationella aspekter under 1900-talets första hälft
… it deals with a change between German and American influences. The aim is to give a contribution to the understanding of the national and international character of research. The thesis consists of three parts; Part 1 deals with the international landscape of organisation and co-operation …
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Human resource management practices and national culture: Empirical evidence from Pakistan.
This study examined impact of national culture on human resource management (HRM) functioning in present-day Pakistan.