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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"Special Relationship"”.
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Our brothers across the ocean? : Unionist diplomacy, the Lansdown Foreign Office, and the Anglo-American 'special relationship', 1900-1905
… diplomatic relations, initiating the amicable 'special relationship' which, broadly speaking, has endured to the present day. The efforts made by Lansdowne and the Unionist Administration to 'clear the slate' of nagging Anglo-American disputes, and to encourage a closer diplomatic bond, helped …
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The United States and the State of Israel: a Critical Examination of U.S.-Israel Relations Since 1981
… relations have often been referred to as the "special relationship". This special relationship stems from the shared values, ideals, and struggles experienced by our common democratic systems and way of life. In strategic and geopolitical terms the U.S.-Israeli special relationship has stemmed …
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Maintenant nous te parlons, ne dedaigne pas nous ecouter Petitions et Relation Speciale entre les Premieres Nations et la Couronne au Canada, 1840-1860
This thesis analyzes the concept of the special relationship between First Nations and the Crown through the evolution of political relations between the colonial state and Indigenous communities in the Province of Canada from the 1840s to 1860s. It explores how this special relationship is linked …
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Cultural diversity and indigenous peoples' land claims: argumentative dynamics and jurisprudential approach in the Americas
… is deconstructed and critically examined. Their special relationship with their traditional lands has been identified as the main objective characteristic that sustains their claims for cultural distinctiveness and differential legal treatment. Then, Chapters V and VI refer to a critical legal …
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"Hiding behind history" : Winston S. Churchill's portrayal of the Second World War east of Suez
… of Burma. Close scrutiny of the memoirs—especially the way in which they were written, the draft chapters, the revisions, the proofs and galleys, reveal how he performed his historical sleight of hand—but not why.Churchill claimed that history would be kind to him, especially as he …
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Past, Present & Future: Decolonization Through American Indian Performance & Installation Art
… art and Indian culture can be made. This special relationship creates a method for addressing issues such as identity, gender, colonization, sexuality, prejudice and spirituality. As an artist and an Indian, I am including my own creative process as a part of my research to actualize my …
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Nationalism, Imperialism and Sino-American Relations: V. K. Wellington Koo and China's Quest for International Autonomy and Power, 1912-1949
… politics. A believer in the notion that a ""special relationship"" existed between China and America, Koo time and again looked to America for assistance in eliminating the unequal treaty system and fending off Japanese and Russian expansion into China. To say that Koo looked to America is …
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Poetry and Patronage: Alessandro Scarlatti, The Accademia Degli Arcadia, and the Development of the Conversazione Cantata in Rome 1700-1710
The special relationship of patrons, librettists, and composers, in the Accademia degli'Arcadia in Rome from 1700-1710 appears in Alessandro Scarlatti's settings of Antonio Ottoboni's cantata librettos in the anthology GB Lbm. Add. 34056. An examination of Arcadian cantatas and their texts reveals …
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W.M. Thackeray : nostalgic satirist : a reappraisal of some aspects of his style
… in terms of his self-conscioμs attitude, the special relationship he has with his reader, and in terms of his satiric method which is necessarily often rhetorical.
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The Portrait of The Jew in The Balzacian Novel
… to depict French society. Because the Jews had a special relationship to the French community, they were also scrutinized by the author. As he began to observe the Jew, his perspicacity dispelled the superficiality of the demonic archetype which was commonly accepted. As Balzac probed into the …
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Body in space : the sensual experience of architecture and dance
… are two disciplines of creativity that share a special relationship. Both disciplines define and use space as the main medium for creative interpretation. Dance is movement of the human body through space over time. Architecture and its spatial qualities are experienced by the human body through …
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Joachim Du Bellay's Occasional Poetry: The Poetics of Female Patronage
… that Du Bellay and Marguerite enjoyed a special relationship, the current study reveals the extent to which Marguerite served as an organizing principal for Du Bellay's entire writing life. As an admired patron, she provided moral support and networking opportunities that encouraged and …
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The Stress of Her Disregard: Britannia’s Suez Fiasco in Consideration of Anglo-American Diplomacy
… tense questions arise about the reality of the “special relationship” between the United States and Great Britain. However, one fact remains certain, in the desert sands of the Sinai Peninsula during November 1956, Britannia lost her Empire and America asserted its dominance. </p>
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Centers and centrality : reflections on French city design
… random events and deliberate choices. The very special relationship which was built throughout this process between the central governments of France and Paris was dramatically expressed in the design of Paris. Chapters I and II look at the history of this centralization, the evolution of Paris …
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"Washington in Golry": Clerical Reflections on the Death of George Washington and the Making of a New Nation
… thought, casting Americans as having a special relationship with God. Chapter two looks at the clerics’ reflections on leadership in the new republic. Chapter three considers how these clerics used Washington’s death as a way of advocating the Christian religion. Throughout the thesis, I …
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Representations of law in popular culture: Knowledge constructions, media deconstructions
… and television in particular has developed a special relationship with the stories of law based on a shared preference for ideological closure. This thesis uses textual analyses to examine to what extent the challenges to law are allocated textual space within the texts of popular culture as …
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Microcomputer-based Laboratory Experiments Involving Motion and Force
… the data so the data can be fitted to show some special relationship.</p>
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Revealing expressive spaces : transformation of a former quarry to a dancers' retreat center
… are two disciplines of creativity that share a special relationship. Movement and space are the common grounds for the two disciplines. Movement defines space in dance, while at the same time; movement manifests the experience of spatial qualities in architecture. It is through our movement that …
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The Troubles: Northern Ireland's Quest For Peace
… Ireland to the detriment of the Anglo-American "Special Relationship."
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Terrorism And Organized Crime: An Analytical Study From An International Law Perspective
… studies have emerged. This funding comes from a special relationship between terrorist organizations, organized crime syndicates, and their cooperation with each other, which has enabled terrorist organizations in particular to carry out recruitment efforts and operations alike. It has also …
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