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Showing 1 to 20 of 1559 for “"Belfast"”.
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The growth of south Belfast
… was not allowed a completely free hand in South Belfast, being subject to many controlling influences, both topographic and social; nevertheless, there is little doubt that some of the enormities for which he was here<br/>responsible are at least comparable with his worst excesses …
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Imagining a New Belfast: Municipal Parades in Urban Regeneration
… and celebration as functional components of Belfast, Northern Ireland's ongoing post-conflict regeneration. Exploring the broad networks that fund and organize such events through a material semiotic approach, this dissertation sketches an outline of the process that produces parades, and …
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Place-based ageing and social interaction in a Belfast neighbourhood
… Drawing on a case study located in a south Belfast neighbourhood disaggregated by socio-economic and deprivation characteristics, the thesis investigates opportunities for and barriers to social interaction emerging from neighbourhood characteristics. In attempting to understand this …
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Crossing boundaries of cultures and identities: Polish migrants in Belfast
… of ethnic identities of Polish migrants in Belfast. It proposes an understanding of identity as a multidimensional and multilayered entity, and focuses on the processual nature of shaping of one’s sense of belonging, where different kinds of identities are in dialogue. My study then centres …
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"Affirmed from under" : the Irish language education movement in Belfast
In Belfast, Northern Ireland, an exciting experiment in bilingualism and alternative education is taking place. In the midst of a war zone, a predominantly working class community has constructed its own education system based on the Irish language. Approximately one thousand children are currently …
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Politics and ideology in a Protestant working class community in Belfast
The thesis considers the politics and ideology of Belfast's Protestant working class (PKC). It is also conceived as a contribution to discussions concerning the nature and theory of 'ideology' within the Marxist tradition. Traditional Irish Marxism has been dismissive of the PWC reducing their …
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James Magee (1707-1797) and the Belfast print trade, 1771-1781
This thesis investigates the Belfast printer James Magee (1707-1797) and assesses his contribution towards the Belfast book trade in the eighteenth century. The first chapter discusses the peripheral nature of Belfast printing, outlining the details of Magee’s career (1735-1791) and examining his …
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The Belfast Boycott: Consumerism, Gender, and the Irish Border, 1920-1922
<p>The Belfast Boycott was a protest designed to dislodge loyalism in Northern Ireland, punish its adherents for perceived intolerance toward Catholics, and end Irish partition. The boycott was set off by the expulsion of several thousand Catholic workers from employment in Belfast in July 1920. A …
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Irish language activism in West Belfast : a resistance to British cultural hegemony
… and development of Irish language activism in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and the subsequent response of the British State when faced with this challenge to its cultural hegemony. The research is theoretically framed using Raymond Williams’ model of cultural hegemony and James Scott's model of …
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Valuing green infrastructure improvements at Musgrave Park Hospital in Belfast, Northern Ireland
… ‘Make Life Better’ public health strategy, the Belfast Health & Social Care Trust envisions the transformation of the Musgrave Park Hospital’s outdoor grounds to improve green infrastructure and the access to it, the main beneficiaries being the main users of its facilities, its staff, patients, …
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The Sociocultural Milieux of ‘Chinese’ Language Learning in Belfast: Diaspora and Difference
… learning amongst children of Chinese origin in Belfast reflect, inform or undermine specific discourses and performances of identity and belonging? To address this question, the dissertation focuses on several sub-themes. What are the Chinese migrant children’s linguistic practices and Chinese …
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Leadership in the community sector: promoting collaboration and social change in Belfast
… progressive transformational social change. As Belfast transitions from a conflict to a post-conflict society, there is a need for greater, more effective work at local community level in order to address a range of ongoing social and economic issues facing communities, including high levels of …
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Steps to a better Belfast : physical activity assessment and promotion in primary care
Physical activity(PA) levels which substantially increase the risk of chronic disease are reported by 66% of men and 75% of women. This feasibility study aims to explore the integration of brief assessment of PA into GP consultations and the experiences of patients in a randomised pedometer- based …
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The German air raids on Belfast of April and May 1941, and their consequences
… was going to be like any other wartime day in Belfast. Business would be carried on just as usual. The normal routine of going to work, coming home, going out in the evening would remain undisturbed. The war in fact seemed a long way off. The "Blitz" was something which happened in London or …
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Here we can behold the great machine in motion : the Belfast Monthly Magazine, 1808-1814
… political-religious dissent and education in Belfast in the immediate post-Union period (1801-1814). The commentary is couched in a study of The Belfast Monthly Magazine, a small publication that ran from 1808-1814 which provides a contemporary account of Belfast reformers who had witnessed …
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