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Showing 1 to 20 of 1704 for “"Bradford"”.
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The Poor Law in Bradford c. 1834-1871. A study of the relief of poverty in mid-nineteenth century Bradford.
… around the rapidly expanding industrial town of Bradford. At the same time, the thesis seeks to broaden the scope of such local studies by placing the Poor Law more firmly within its local social, economic and political context. Bradford's experiences are compared with those of other, …
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Qualitative Attributes and the Bradford Distribution (Bibliometrics, Evaluation)
… in journals drawn from different zones of the Bradford distribution? (2) Are there any bibliometric indicators that may correlate well with the qualitative attributes of an article?
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Bradford and Winthrop: Different Approaches to Colonial New England
… to land use and the environment. By analyzing Bradford and Winthrop, it becomes possible to see a different picture of colonization in New England. It becomes evident that deforestation happened over time, and in spite of early resistance. It is also clear that colonial settlers viewed …
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Perceptions and experiences of distress among older Pakistanis in Bradford
This study focuses on Punjabi immigrants in Bradford who immigrated in the 1960s to meet a labour shortage. While this group had initially been almost entirely men who had planned on earning money and then returning to Pakistan relatively wealthy, changes in laws in the 1970s compelled them to …
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A 'community criminology' : perceptions of crime and social control amongst Bradford Pakistanis
… of minority ethnic views is investigated is a Bradford Pakistani one. The neglect by academic criminological accounts of a systematic analysis of minorities' views, and their cultural specificities, may be imputed in part to the fear of pathologisation. On the other hand, many media accounts …
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Fractured communities: Natural gas, resource control, and social response in Bradford County, PA
… through a case study and research conducted in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Drawing upon the literatures of environmental justice and accumulation by dispossession, this thesis examines the impacts natural gas drilling has on the local community. Themes of economic benefits, leasing …
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The role of education in maintaining the Islamic identity of Muslims in Bradford
… into the British Muslim communities in Bradford, to identify which types of problems might threaten their Islamic identity and suggest possible solutions to assist those people to maintain their identity. The main aim of this study was to identify whether the educational setting in the …
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Elementary School Attendance in Bradford 1863-1903: A Study Using School Log Books.
… school attendance in later nineteenth century Bradford. It seeks to do this by means of a little used source: the school log book. The focus of the study is on the experiences of head teachers who faced a constant struggle to achieve and maintain an acceptable level of attendance in Bradford …
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Sport and the Victorian City: The development of commercialised spectator sport, Bradford 1836-1908
… of popular spectator sport in the city of Bradford between the years 1836 and 1908. Its major aim is to chart and analyse the experience of Bradford in relation to the national development of sport in the modern city and how spectator sport, in particular, helped shape personal and civic …
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The Sikhs and caste : a study of the Sikh community in Leeds and Bradford
… and, to some extent, in the neighbouring city of Bradford. The notion that the Sikhs are a casteless brotherhood is challenged in the context of a brief discussion of the Indian caste system, the function of caste in Punjabi society, and a comprehensive review of the writings by Sikh and non-Sikh …
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Distance of the Heart. How ethnic social group identity may challenge cohesion in Bradford
… diverse communities in northern towns, including Bradford, there has been increasing concern about how difference can be accommodated alongside commitment to a collaborative, national enterprise. I examine this conundrum, with the assistance of a cohort of 18 people whose families hail from India …
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Bradford Mills at Marki, Warsaw: A Case Study of British Entrepreneurship in Russian Poland 1883 – 1914
… the late-nineteenth century partnership between Bradford worsted manufacturers the Briggs brothers and the German merchant Ernst Posselt, and their subsequent foreign direct investment in a modern factory and workers’ community at Marki, near Warsaw, in Russian Poland. Protectionism and …
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From Bradford Moor to Silver Dale. The life, work, and legacy of W. Riley, 1866-1961
… full account of the life and achievements of Bradford-born W. Riley (1866-1961), once internationally known as a popular and prolific Yorkshire author. Before becoming a famous writer, he was Managing Director of the successful Bradford Optical Lantern Company, Riley Brothers and was also, for …
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Development and Scale-Up of ‘The Bradford Process’ for the Production of Titanium and Titanium Alloys
Research was carried out on the “Bradford Process”; a method of metal production via calciothermic reduction of metal oxides, with unique pre-treatment step, to observe: scalability, alloy/part production potential, reaction mechanism and general process improvement. The research was primarily …
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Geology of Bradford oil rocks : some experiments pertaining to their structure and capacity to furnish petroleum
Thesis: B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mining Engineering and Metallurgy, 1885
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Smoking and Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Using the Bradford Hill Criteria for Causation
… to the development and progression of MS. The Bradford Hill criteria are commonly used to assess potentially causal associations. However, to date, no systematic reviews and meta-analyses had used these criteria to comprehensively evaluate the relationship between smoking and MS. The objective …
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The Timing and Experience of Menopause among British Pakistani Women in Bradford and Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
… middle-aged British Pakistani women in the Leeds/Bradford area of West Yorkshire. Statistical procedures were used on the quantitative data using SPSS 15; qualitative data were analysed using a thematic coding system and NVivo software. This study found that British Pakistani women of a higher …
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Community relations, conflict resolution and prevention. An exploration with special reference to the Muslim community in Bradford.
… the Muslim and white majority communities in Bradford where underlying tensions occasionally erupt into conflicts which have national ramifications and sometimes international dimensions. Within this situation there is scope for conflict resolution work but also conflict prevention work. …
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What the Earth Remembers: Landscape and Materiality in the work of Sally Mann, Mark Bradford, and Tacita Dean
… Mann’s photographs of the American South, Mark Bradford’s iconoclastic paintings after the Gettysburg Cyclorama, and Tacita Dean’s film of the Great Salt Lake. I contend that these contemporary works of art are capacious in their temporal and narrative reach, holding multifaceted histories of …
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