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The Formative Period of Aviation in Illinois, 1890-1919
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Inter-Ethnic Relations on New England's Frontier: A Survey of the Formative Period
… As the confrontation moved into the climactic period following the Pequot War, the weight of the English presence had already brought about irreversible trends in the Indian way of life. With his lands diminishing under the pressure of two converging lines of frontier settlement, he was finally …
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The Cupisnique Culture in the Formative Period World of the Central Andes, Peru
… (1) to establish a local chronology of the Formative Period using ceramic data, (2) to identify and reconstruct the developmental process of local cultures and societies in the Chicama Valley and examine the causes of their changes, and (3) to discuss regional interactions between cultures …
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A Paleoethnobotanical Analysis of Three Formative Period Wankarani Sites Located in the Department of Oruro, Bolivia
… altiplano of the south-central Andes during the Formative period: 2000 B.C.-A.D. 400). Previous research has assumed that the Wankarani people were cultivating domestic plants. This research explores the evidence for both wild and domesticated plant use among the Wankarani while furthering the …
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Cupisnique, Tembladera, Chongoyape, Chavín? A Typology of Ceramic Styles from Formative Period Northern Peru, 1800-200 BC
This thesis presents a typology for Formative Period ceramic styles from the Jequetepeque and adjacent valleys. The materials in question have historically been considered as Chavín or Coastal Chavín and more recently as Cupisnique, however, these terms remain vague and ill-defined. Other stylistic …
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From Premodern Xiaoshuo To A Modern Sino-Japanese Discourse On Fiction: A New History Of Xiaoshuo From The Warring States To The Twentieth Century
… Social Darwinist and teleological views in the formative period of Sino-Japanese modernity, providing an alternative theoretical framework to conceptualize the development of fiction based on current narrative theories, and clarifying the historical relationship between fiction and xiaoshuo with …
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Science fiction and the theatre
… literature which the genre has borne since its formative period in the 1930s, and the myth that science fiction cannot be convincingly presented on the stage. The author seeks to encourage better science-fiction playwriting by studying its failures in comparison with the genre's literary …
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Volcanic Activity and Human Occupation of the Northern Andes: The Application of Tephrostratigraphic Techniques to The Problem of Human Settlement in The Western Montana During The Ecuadorian Formative
… subaerial fallout tephra deposits which mantle Formative Period archaeological sites in the western montana and the Quito basin of Pichincha Province, Ecuador. Excavations in the Tulipe valley defined the Nueva Era Phase occupation, 1200-335 B.C., and the Tulipe Phase occupation, A.D. 800-1660, …
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War Trophies and Ancestor Veneration, A Bioarchaeological Analysis of Maya Secondary Interments at Formative Cuello and K'axob in Northern Belize
… of human trophies, and ancestor veneration. The Formative skeletal populations from Cuello and K’axob, in Northern Belize, each contained 46 secondary interments that were analyzed to pinpoint trophies and ancestors. Based on various criteria, including grave location and presence or absence of …
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The career of General Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794-1833)
… in Mexico during that time, that the whole period may properly be called the Santa Anna Era. This dissertation proposes to cover only the period of Santa Anna’s career which ended on April 1, 1833. Regardless of the opinion one may form of Santa Anna as a man; regardless of the estimate that …
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Regional Affiliation: An Examination of Rio Viejo Middens as Evidence for Scaled-up Practice at Surrounding Sites.
… and Yugüe, Oaxaca, Mexico, during the Terminal Formative period (150 BC to AD 250). The middens are analyzed to further our understanding of socio-political events in public spaces at both sites during this time. The study suggests a greater distinction in use of public spaces between the two …
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Disfellowshiped: Pentecostal responses to fundamentalism in the United States, 1906-1943
… into three stages: genesis (the introductory period, 1906-1909), adaptation (the formative period, 1910-1924), and retention (the educational period, 1925-1943). Fundamentalism ‘leavened’ pentecostalism by the latter’s adoption of the ‘language’, the ‘content’ and the ‘rhetoric’ of …
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"""Gentlemen of the Jury"": The Status of Jurors and the Reputation of the Jury in the Midwest, 1830--1860"
… for dominance within the courtroom. During this formative period of American law, the jury's role within the legal structure, its reputation in the context of American democratic ideals, and the rhetoric employed by Americans to describe it was in constant flux. As a result, the power position of …
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The civil war revival and its Pentecostal progeny: a religious movement among the Igbo people of eastern Nigeria
… aspirations. The thesis shows that during its formative period the revival’s Pentecostal progeny also benefited from this missionary impulse, and the flexibility of Pentecostal spirituality, which enabled it to adapt to meet consumer demands. It examines the way the movement has evolved since …
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Assessing computational methods and science policy in systems biology
… manner. Without collaboration during this formative period, successful development and application of systems biology for societal welfare may be at risk. Furthermore, such collaboration has to be standardized in a fundamental approach to discover generic principles, in the manner of …
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Liturgical jazz: the lineage of the subgenre in the music of Edgar E. Summerlin
… of the turbulent 1960s in America. This was a period of great change and exploration not only in jazz but in organized religion as well. A deep and frank discussion emerged as to what liturgical music should and would be allowed to sound like. These decisions at the highest levels of …
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The politics of the traditional Korean popular song style T'ŭrot'ŭ
… contact with the Japanese colony during the formative period, the song style t’ŭrot’ŭ initiated a number of debates regarding its identity, particularly its nationality during the Cold War years. As social values and the cultural spectrum transformed, t’ŭrot’ŭ became reinterpreted as a …
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The history and heritage of the Pinghu Pipa School
… within Chinese instrumental art, from its formative period in the 19th century to its contemporary status under intangible cultural heritage (ICH) safeguarding. Moving beyond narratives of linear progression or decline, this study asks: How has the Pinghu School sustained its cultural …
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The Economic Organization of Early Camelid Pastoralism in the Andean Highlands of Bolivia
… In the central altiplano of Bolivia, during the Formative Period: 1800 BC − AD 400) a cultural complex known as Wankarani developed. Although Wankarani is often cited as an example of early herding society, to date, there has not been an archaeologically-oriented study, focused on understanding …
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Early formative subsistence and agriculture in southeastern Mesoamerica
… of subsistence strategies practiced by Early Formative inhabitants of the Mazatan area on the Pacific Coast of southeastern Mesoamerica. Previous archaeological research indicates that estuarine and riverine faunal resources provided the main basis for subsistence. Here, I propose that …
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