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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Pomfret"”.
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The idea of solitude: studies in a changing theme, from Pomfret to Wordsworth
The dissertation identifies two major lines of thought within the idea of 'solitude': the theme of retirement, a concern with social setting and environment, leading to retreat to the country; and the theme of isolation, a philosophical concern with individual identity and relationship with the …
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"The father of the revolution": history, memory and the FNLA veterans of Pomfret
The "official" narrative of the Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola (National Front for the Liberation of Angola, or FNLA) as presented by FNLA documents and scholars such as Christine Messiant and Inge Brinkman, paints a picture of a liberation movement that fragmented and lost its credibility …
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Maids, Wives and Widows: Female Architectural Patronage in Eighteenth-Century Britain
… Lady Hervey; Henrietta Fermor, Countess of Pomfret; the Hon. Charlotte Digby; the Hon. Charlotte Boyle Walsingham; the Hon. Agneta Yorke and Albinia Brodrick, Viscountess Midleton. Collectively, all three sections advocate that elite women were at the heart of the architectural patronage …
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An exploration of adventure tourism participation and consumption
Growing demand for and supply of adventure tourism activities, particularly packaged adventure holidays, means there is a need to understand adventure tourists. At the start of my research journey, the embryonic nature of adventure tourism research and the limited extant literature about adventure …
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Large Polymers that Behave Like Small Polymers
Polymer architecture dictates the physical properties and therefore the function of a material. Consequently, structural changes in the polymer backbone have drastic influences on macromolecular physical properties. For example, rigid monomer units create stiff polymer chains with excellent thermal …
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Differences in Aerobic Response to Wheelchair Locomotion
The purpose of this study was to explore the differences in the aerobic response to wheeling between wheelchair dependent individuals and able-bodied individuals of similar genders and ages. Five wheelchair dependent men (WC) and five able-bodied men (AB) performed a 13 minute wheeling test (5 min. …
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Cultivating Global Citizenship? Life In Transit
… Hoffman, 1989, 1999; Kaplan, 1993; Liu, 1998; Pomfret, 2007; Said, 1999; Santiago, 1993), and socially-conscious autobiographical narrative (Ayers, 2001; Horton, 1998; McLaurin, 1998). The power of this line of inquiry lies in its possibilities to capture the contradictions and paradoxes of the …
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Aspects of the built environment of rural south west Lancashire, c.1880 - 1914
The traditional orthodoxy concerning the homes of rural workers in the nineteenth century is that they were of poor construction, badly maintained and with few amenities which could be described as domestic comforts. A sense of social and economic neglect of the rural labourer pervades the …