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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Saladin"”.
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The paradoxical exemplar : the image of Saladin in Don Juan Manuel's El conde lucanor
Don Juan Manuel’s laudatory portrayal of Saladin, the Muslim Sultan of Babylon, in Exempla 25 and 50 of El Conde Lucanor presents an interesting paradox, particularly when considering that the fourteenth-century text was intended as moral instruction for a Christian audience. This report addresses …
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The Latin principality of Antioch and its relationship with the Armenian kingdom of Cilicia, 1188-1268
… the Latin principality from its devastation by Saladin in 1188 until the fall of Antioch eighty years later, with a particular focus on its relationship with the Armenian kingdom of Cilicia. This thesis shows how the fate of the two states was closely intertwined for much of this period. The …
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Exploring the reactivity of alpha-triorganylsilyl alpha-diazo esters : C-H activation, insertion reactions, and rearrangements
The metal-catalyzed reactions of Alpha-triorganylsilyl Alpha-diazo esters have been studied, with an emphasis on: · Dirhodium(II)-catalyzed insertions of Alpha-triorganylsilyl Alpha-diazo esters into activated C-H bonds. · Dirhodium(II)-catalyzed reactions of -triorganylsilyl Alpha-diazo esters …
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Complexities of the Underrecognized: Conceptualizing Erasure and Exposure in Queer Caribbean Narratives
<p>Queer is not explicitly about homosexuality, it is questioning orientations, identity, and the binary. This work aims to explore the multivalence of erasure and exposure in queer Caribbean narratives, which deconstructs or reconstructs stereotypes, sexuality, and identity. <em>Erasure</em> is …
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Testing the social polarization hypothesis in Johannesburg, South Africa
This study assesses both the social polarisation hypothesis and the role migrants play in this process, using survey and population census data of the Johannesburg region of South Africa from 1970 to 2010. The manufacturing sector, once a major source of urban employment and consisting of a large …
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Professionalisation or polarisation? : economic restructuring and changes in Cape Town's labour market
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the changes that have occurred in the economy of CapeTown, South Africa over the last half of the 20th century and what the possible effects of this change have been on social inequality. Literature on economic restructuring in cities all over the world …
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Islam, Modernity, and the Liminal Space Between: A Vertical Case Study of the Institute of Traditional Islamic Art and Architecture, Amman, Jordan
… through the rebuilding of the Minbar of Saladin, and profound levels of commitment from leadership, faculty, and students. In regard to the role of traditional Islamic philosophy, the study delineates how the combination of theological/philosophical commitments of founders, faculty, …
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Primary prevention of drug use with third grade children: a skills intervention using rehearsal-plus
The effectiveness of a shor-term prevention program to increase drug refusal behavior in elementary school children was assessed. Fifty-seven third grade children were randomly assigned to one of three groups: rehearsal-plus, traditional, and control. Children in the rehearsal-plus group were …