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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Secret societies"”.
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Conspiracies and Secret Societies in Interwar French Literature
… the central place that representations of secret societies and conspiracies occupied in literature in France in between the two World Wars, reappearing in various guises in works by authors across aesthetic and ideological traditions. My examination situates these literary representations …
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Through the lens of freemasonry: the influence of ancient esoteric thought on Beethoven's late works
… affiliations with Freemasonry and other secret societies in an attempt to shed new light on his biography and works. Though Beethoven’s official membership remains unconfirmed, an examination of current scholarship and primary sources indicates a more ubiquitous Masonic presence in the …
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A missional approach to the traditional social associations of the NSO’ people of Cameroon
… is what the missionaries prejudicially termed secret societies. The research argues that these traditional social associations are not secret societies. They are rather custodians and preservers of Nso’ culture. Their activities are largely social, and revolve around eating and drinking. The …
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Organized crime in the United States organizational analogies for counterinsurgency strategy
… insurgencies. They both organize themselves as secret societies with similar hierarchical command structures for both survival and operational needs. Both organized crime families and insurgencies must remain hidden from authorities, whether from law enforcement agencies such as the FBI or the …
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The Ancient Order of Hibernians in County Monaghan with particular reference to the parish of Aghabo
This thesis is an exploration of an oath-bound secret Catholic organisation, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, during a very important period in its existence from 1900 to 1933. The focus will be on County Monaghan with particular reference to my native parish of Aghabog. The period between 1900 and …
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"The Coming Man From Canton": Chinese Experience in Montana (1862-1943)
… Overseas Chinese voluntary organizations such as secret societies. Archaeologists and historians have studied the Chinese in Montana for a little over two decades, though nothing comprehensive has ever been attempted to sew together the various investigations. In addition, there has been no …
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"The Coming Man From Canton": Chinese Experience in Montana (1862-1943)
… Overseas Chinese voluntary organizations such as secret societies. Archaeologists and historians have studied the Chinese in Montana for a little over two decades, though nothing comprehensive has ever been attempted to sew together the various investigations. In addition, there has been no …
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Politics and Society in Westmeath, 1815-35
… Westmeath. The influence and activities of local secret societies must form a central theme of any work on the period. The conclusion drawn is that while such organisations did exist, their aims and objectives were concentrated on local agrarian issues. They had no central command or control. The …
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Scenic shifts upon the Scottish rite stage: designing for Masonic Theatre, 1859-1929.
Nineteenth-century secret societies often shared a similar ceremonial format, yet offered distinct themes and subject matter - frequently revising their ritual to attract potential candidates. This dissertation proposes that the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry captivated members …
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Conspiracy theories and political culture
… period and focuses on the activities of small secret societies or ethnic minorities who are perceived to be plotting to control the world. The counter culture conspiracy theories which emerged in the 1960s and 1970s and which represent an expression of distrust in and scepticism towards …
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Terrorism, Law, and Sovereignty in India and the League of Nations, 1897-1945
… challenge presented to the colonial regime by secret societies using bomb assassinations against the government. Chapter 2 then examines how these discussions change in the context of the First World War, when a language of war and concerns regarding third party German involvement provide the …
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Mission Education in Early Sierra Leone, 1793-1820
… in the interior. Moreover, the Poro and Sande secret societies provided initiation training that amounted to an educational system. Finally, the children of prominent coastal traders and local officials sometimes were educated in Europe, and in this period, especially in Britain. The schools …
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Conspiracy in Balzac and Sand's July Monarchy Fiction
… du Tour de France (1840), which depicts workers’ secret societies and the underground networks of Restoration liberalism. Accusations of misguided idealism, this thesis shows, align Rancière’s critique and the literary–critical narrative informing Sand’s twentieth–century aesthetic devaluation …
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Daughters of Ruth : enterprising black women in insurance in the New South, 1890s to 1930s
… Insurance organizations within black-run secret fraternal societies and formal black-owned insurance companies emerged as not only powerful symbols of black business achievement by the early decades of the twentieth century but also the most lucrative business sector of the separate black …