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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Manners and customs"”.
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Proverb lore in Shakespeare's comedies.
… artistic devices. In his more mature comedies and in his later romances proverbs are woven into the organic structure. The proverbs have some rather definite patterns of usage: moralization, ornamentation, character portrayal, and structural function. As moralizing elements they underline theme …
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From a crisis to a ceremony: A history of the Kuomboka to 2010
… who introduced permanent capitals at Lealui and Lubaci. In the 1930s, Litia Yeta III surveyed the present site of Limulunga and established it as a permanent summer capital of the Barotse Royal Establishment (BRE) in 1933. The study also discusses changes in the construction of ‘state barges’ …
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From a crisis to a ceremony: A history of the Kuomboka to 2010
… who introduced permanent capitals at Lealui and Lubaci. In the 1930s, Litia Yeta III surveyed the present site of Limulunga and established it as a permanent summer capital of the Barotse Royal Establishment (BRE) in 1933. The study also discusses changes in the construction of ‘state barges’ …
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Penerapan nilai-nilai murni dalam proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran ke arah pembentukan sahsiah pelajar di Kolej Kemahiran Tinggi MARA
Perkara yang harus ditekankan bagi melahirkan pelajar yang berakhlak mulia adalah dengan pelaksanaan penerapan nilai-nilai murni dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran. Kajian ini dijalankan untuk mengenal pasti tahap penerapan nilai-nilai murni dikalangan pensyarah sewaktu proses pengajaran dan …
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Tradition, Change and the Weilongwu Compound: Kinship, State and Local Elites in Southeastern China
… be understood through the dynamic interaction and negotiation among state, villagers and local elites. This ethnography describes the history and reality of tumultuous social change in the community, especially in Maoist and post-Maoist times, and shows how the villagers living in weilongwu, a …
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The Costumbrista Element in the Works of Fernán Caballero
No abstract prepared.
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Pictures of Rustic Customs and Manners in Colombian Literature
No abstract prepared.
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An exploration of the work of David Bintley, a very ‘English’ choreographer, with particular reference to his use of English Morris dance in Still Life at the Penguin Café and the process of translating ‘genuine’ English Morris dance to a theatrical environment.
… explores the work of the English choreographer and Director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, David Bintley. Particular reference is made to Bintley’s ballet Still Life at the Penguin Café (1988) and the extent to which he has drawn from English Cotswold Morris dance in the Humboldt’s Hog-nosed …
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Con el nopal pegado en la frente: A psychosocial study of prejudice and discrimination among Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans in Arizona
… I develop a psychosocial approach to prejudice and discrimination among the Mexican-origin population in the U.S. state of Arizona. I argue that although the Mexican-origin population has been oppressed and discriminated against by the dominant white population for centuries, this minority group …
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Understanding the background of the political and social movements supporting the United Nations
… employs the constructivist approach in understanding UN centrism as a domestic norm. Following the analytical methods employed in existing studies on norm diffusion, it identifies UN centrism is Japan’s interpretation of the international UN norms seen through the lens of its post-war domestic …
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"Destructive but sweet": cigarette smoking among women 1890-1990
… context. The work which has been done on women and smoking has largely looked at the issue from a sociological viewpoint. In addressing this gap, I have drawn from both disciplines to explore the history of smoking among women from 1890 until the end of the 20th century and to historicise …
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An Assessment of Potential Habitat Corridors and Landscape Ecology for Long-Tailed Macaques (Macaca Fascicularis) on Bali, Indonesia
… long-tailed macaques, Bali's cultural settings, and Bali's physical settings was studied. A Geographical Information System (GIS) database was developed and analyzed to determine if forest corridors exist on Bali that may provide habitat connectivity between 42 Balinese long-tailed macaque …