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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Western influence"”.
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West meets East: Giuseppe Sarti's influence on Russian church music - a study of Western influence and surviving Russian traits
This dissertation explores Italian influence on Russian Church music in the late eighteenth-century. The object of this study is to determine the extent to which Italian compositional forms affected the developmental course of Russian sacred choral concertos. Scholars generally describe the latter …
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An Urban Monastery and Its Genius Loci
… that has developed over centuries without much Western influence, and it recent history of Chinese rule, religious persecution and infiltration of its language, culture and environment, the challenge of this program is to represent the traditions of Tibetan Buddhism in a modern language of …
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The Rwandan Genocide and Western Media: French, British, and American Press Coverage of the Genocide between April and July of 1994
… of unrest between the two groups created from Western influence under colonialism and post-colonial relationships. The international response to the genocide was scarce. While international intervention waned, the international media kept the genocide relevant in its publications. This thesis …
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Cold Turkey No More: Security Perspectives For the Republic of Turkey in the Post Cold War Era
… alliances such as the European Union and the Western European Union could lead to the loss of Western influence over Turkey and possibly lead to the break-down of the modern secular democratic Turkish state. Thus, the United States, as leader of the Western world, must take a new leadership …
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Photographic memory : Inuit representation in the work of Peter Pitseolak
… contextualizing it within the development of Western formations of representing the Inuit, from first impressions in painting and drawing, to early conventions established in Arctic photography. Through a contemporary theoretical lens, I discuss ways in which Pitseolak's images may be read …
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The investigation into the development of glass as an expressive medium in China through direct contact with Western methods of making, decoration and forming
… medium in China through direct contact with Western methods of making, decoration and forming glass. The investigation proceeds through an analysis of the parallels between glass objects produced from Kangxi (1662-1722) to Qianlong period (1736-96), and contemporary practitioners’ …
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TOWARD A MORE JUST AND TRULY INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
… practices, and their education has a strong western influence derived from the few Anglophone countries from which the majority of their teachers come. The problem of practice addressed is a lack of alignment between one school’s mission and values and school practices and curricula that …
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Communities, Place, and Conservation on Mount Kilimanjaro
… based on a long history of colonialism and western ideals. As KINAPA has attempted to preserve the flora and fauna on the uppermost portion of Mount Kilimanjaro, they have alienated local residents from the land through a conservation approach that relies on "fences and fines."</p> <p>By …
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The Foreign Office and policy-making in China, 1945-1950 : Anglo-American relations and the recognition of Communist China
… the United States with Britain as the preeminent Western influence in post-war Chinese politics. To this end, Britain gradually moved its policy from one of cooperation with the United States to one of competition. Whilst originally seeking collaboration with Washington, the Foreign Office became …
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New composition for Javanese gamelan.
… leading some observers to conclude that Western influence is a decisive factor. Closer investigation, however, raises important questions, e. g. Is the Western concept of "composition" compatible with traditional karawitan? Why are young Javanese musicians expressing their creativity in …
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The Bengal School of Art and Nihonga (19021928): Art Toward a Modern Asian Identity
… to create new modern identities separate from Western influence. These ambitions are reflected in the philosophies of two corresponding art movements, the Bengal School of Art and nihonga which are both considered to be pivotal to the development of modern Indian and Japanese art respectively. …
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The development of an evidence-based conceptual framework for undergraduate nursing curricula in Sri Lanka.
… curricula in Sri Lanka. These factors include: Western influence; Sri Lanka’s cultural influence; the current healthcare system and demand for healthcare; nursing systems and regulation; medical dominance; financial support; and Sri Lanka’s education system. All of these factors influence the …
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The persistent metaphor : gender in the representations of the Cairene house by Edward W. Lane and Hassan Fathy
… an Arab identity. This identity is anti-western, which looked for its precedents in examples considered uncontaminated by the western Influence. Climatic and social rationalization established the same interiority as appropriate and contextual. In this reversal of connotation, segregation …