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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"Modern Europe"”.
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The Signatures of Plants in Early Modern Europe, 1580-1720
… of signatures’, as a technique in early modern science and medicine. By signature, it refers to the sensory characteristics of plants that were taken as indicators of their medicinal properties, often in the form of visual resemblances between plants and human organs or disease symptoms. …
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Conceptions of collaterality in modern Europe: Kinship ideologies from companionship to trusteeship
… between family and society in four European countries (Austria, Finland, Germany, and Ireland). Some kinship models are ego-focused and are consistent with companionate marriage, dual career families, ties to contemporaries, relatively low fertility, lower socioeconomic status, and …
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The people and the mob: The ideology of civil conflict in modern Europe
… of the masses to have a radical effect on European politics. These new political actors were typically depicted in one of two opposite ways; as the virtuous people or as the wicked mob. However, these dichotomous depictions of the masses, have become complementary rather than exclusive …
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Peacemaking in early modern Europe: Cardinal Mazarin and the Congress of Westphalia, 1643-1648
… always been famous for two things: as the first modern multilateral peace conference, and for lasting more than five years. Most observers blame the failure to conclude a truce during the peace talks as the crucial reason for the length of the negotiations; statesmen on all sides, but especially …
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The Work of the Magi: Adoration Images and Visions of Globalization in Early Modern Europe
… investigates the extent to which early modern depictions of the three magi of the biblical Adoration story can be understood within a representational "economy," that is, an economy defined by ideas and ways of knowing that circulate through the visual innovations and re-imaginings of …
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Chalga To The Max! Musical Speech And Speech About Music On The Road Between Bulgaria And Modern Europe
… dissertation explores a discourse of democratic modernity in EU-member Bulgaria, which revolves around a hybrid popular music called chalga. I argue that chalga does not function as the name of a defined music genre. Rather, Bulgarians use it as a self-reflexive voice of ambivalence regarding the …
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The reception of John Chrysostom and the study of ancient Christianity in early modern Europe, c.1440-1600
… on the study of ancient Christianity in early modern Europe. After a short Introduction to Chrysostom’s reception in medieval Europe and existing historiography on early modern patristics, the first section of this study focusses on the reception of Chrysostom in the fifteenth century. Chapter …
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A Gobber Tooth, A Hairy Lip, A Squint Eye: Concepts of the Witch and the Body in Early Modern Europe
This thesis discusses early modern European perceptions of body and soul in association with the increasing stringency of civilized behaviour and state formation in an effort to provide motivation for the increased severity of the witch hunts of that time. Both secondary and primary sources have …
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Specters of Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Student Movement and its evocation of the ‘National Question’ during the global-local long Sixties
… Focusing on the constitutive moment of the modern Ethiopian empire state during the late nineteenth century, the dissertation problematizes the story of Ethiopian modernity as part and parcel of the ambivalence of modernity at a global scale. The dissertation discusses how the hegemonic …
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The diffusion of public banking initiatives in Europe, 1500–1650
… of public banking in late-medieval and early modern Europe (1350–1650), with a focus on the sixteenth and early-seventeenth century. The adjective ‘human’ symbolizes a shift away from a canon composed solely of a selection of banks considered public de jure, despite the absence of a clear-cut …
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Reimagining the Baroque in Italian Modernism. From the fin-de-siècle to Lucio Fontana
… of Fascist visual culture, the Italian modernists' complex engagement with concepts of the ‘Baroque’ has yet to be explored. Through an extensive analysis of paintings, sculptures, publications, collecting practices, and exhibitions, my dissertation addresses this lacuna by investigating …
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The neo-Roman conception of freedom in developmentalism: A historical perspective
… of this paper, are reviewed. These are: Early Modern Europe, the American School, Meiji Japan and the Latin American School. While both the liberal tradition and capability approach focus on the individual as the primary unit of analysis, the neo-Roman conception views the freedom of the …
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Conservation and building practice in a world heritage city : the case of Sana'a, Yemen
… conservation followed so quickly on the heels of modernization, Sana'a provides an opportunity to study the interplay of these two global ideologies in the context of a strong local tradition of building. The "international" theory and practice of conservation developed in a specific cultural and …
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France, Spain, and the Persecution of Protestant Heresy: A Study in Contrast
… thesis addresses several fields, including Early Modern Europe, religious conflict, the Reformation, the Spanish Inquisition (Spain and New Spain), and legal/constitutional history (dealing with court jurisdiction).
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Renegades, Slaves, and Pirates: the Representation of Mediterranean Corsair Wars and Barbary in early modern Western Literature and Culture
… of thousands of individuals from all over Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Although both Europe and North Africa were deeply involved in corso, its image in early modern European culture became almost exclusively associated with the Muslim World and the North African region – known at …
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Women before the kirk : godly discipline in canongate, 1640-1650
… The records are particularly revealing of early modern gender history as they show how both men and women interacted with the local kirk, and reveal key social trends in the burgh, especially relating to sex and marriage. Illicit sex and its issue – adultery, fornication and illegitimacy – were a …
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Tracing the Finger of God: The Role of Wonders In Catholic Spirituality In Early America
… closely associated with late medieval and early modern Europe--persevered among Catholics in the New World. In the American setting, wonders were not only supportable, but served a practical function: they assured Catholics of divine approbation in the midst of criticism and conflict. The …
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Fashion Diplomacy at the Court of Henry VIII
… feature of court life in sixteenth-century Europe, its value to other areas of scholarly inquiry has often been overlooked. The ephemeral nature of medieval and early modern dress, and the moralised and gendered assessments of fashion in modern society created the perception that dress …
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State Transformation and European Integration: The Expression of Rights (1990-2014)
This work examines the impact of European integration on modern European states, focusing in particular on the expression of civic, political, and social rights in these states. Without an accurate understanding of how integration has transformed states, those involved in the creation of state …
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Food and Religion in the English and Italian Reformations, c. 1560 - c. 1640
… relationship between food and religion in the European Reformations, through the comparative case studies of Protestant England and Catholic Italy, c. 1560 - c. 1640. It seeks to answer two broad interrelated questions: how did Protestants and Catholics understand food and eating in relation to …
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