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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"merchant class"”.
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Domesticating the citizen : household authority, the merchant class family and the early modern stage
The family in London of the seventeenth century resided at the intersection of practices heard from the pulpit and of generic forms those listeners might see in the theaters. Upon both of these ideals lie the inevitable valences of authority for the householder. Because the householder's …
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Crossing the borders of a merchant class: imaging and representing elite status in the portraits of the Hong merchants of Canton
Portraits of hong merchants produced in the latter period of the Canton Trade (1820-1840) portray these merchants in a new manner — one that previously had not been seen in China. These portraits depict Chinese subjects through a pastiche of signs associated with China's elite, yet the medium of …
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The merchants of York, Beverley and Hull in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
This thesis examines three main aspects of the merchant class of York, Beverley, and Hull: their economic activities, political dominance and social and religious concerns. It argues that in each town, merchants played a significant role, and as their commercial fortunes were affected by endogenous …
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“I Stand for Sovereignty”: Reading Portia in Shakespeare’s <em>The Merchant of Venice</em>
… William Shakespeare's controversial comedy The Merchant of Venice. Using the critical methodologies of New Historicism and feminism, this thesis explores Portia's representation of Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of England from 1558 to 1603. Striking similarities exist between character and Queen, …
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Georg Philipp Telemann's Use Of The Trumpet In Tafelmusik II-TWV 55: D1 (1733) Together with Three Recitals of Selected Works by Kennan, Torelli, Chaynes and Others
… thriving economy gave rise to a wealthy merchant class, who were among Telemann's greatest supporters. The city boasted of many progressive elements: a democratic government, intellectual societies, foreign visitors, and a great love of music. This made Hamburg an ideal place for Telemann …
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Private Matters: The Place of Privacy in English Legal Records, Romances, and Letters, 1300-1500
… result of the growth of cities and the rise of a merchant class in later medieval England, the desire for privacy began to emerge alongside an increase in personal consciousness. In my dissertation, I examine the place of privacy in fourteenth- and fifteenth-century England by juxtaposing elements …
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Machiya
… This is the typical dwelling of the urban merchant class. The long of history of its development and its many transformations will be discussed. These analyses ultimately lead to the design exercise which investigates the machiya type as an intelligent base for a developmental vernacular …
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The state and politics of migrant labour in Kuwait
… that a significant indigenous working class in the industrial sense does not exist. This situation has, in turn, served to legitimate the political system (and with it the traditional stratum of power holders) in the eyes of Kuwaitis. Migrant labour has also come to serve indigenous …
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The aldermen of Norwich, 1461-1509: a study of a civic elite.
… conclusions produced by Professor Thrupp in The Merchant Class of Medieval London fifty years ago also apply to the mercantile elite in one of England's major provincial towns. The aldermen of late medieval Norwich tended to be the most affl).Jent lay residents of the town. They were leaders in …
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A history of garment and tailoring workers in Cape Town, 1900-1939.
… history derives from the peculiarities of the class struggle in Cape Town. The slow growth of the city over 250 years; its economic base in commerce rather than in the exploitation of natural resources; the relative backwardness of Cape Town capitalism - with a dominant merchant class …
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The Sethi merchants' havelis in Peshawar, 1800-1910: form, identity and status
This study of the Sethi merchants' havelis of Peshawar was undertaken with the premise that domestic architecture provides an alternative and compelling narrative about historical and cultural changes undergone by Indian society. The Sethi havelis constructed over a period of a hundred years …
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Moritz Oppenheim, the Rothschilds, and the Construction of Jewish Identity
This thesis provides an overview of Moritz Daniel Oppenheim's portraits of the Rothschild family with attention paid to the artist's training and personal artistic pursuits, as well as participation in Gentile and Jewish discourses. Oppenheim's knowledge of art history and use of style in creating …
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"On Earth as It Is in Heaven?" The Creation of the Bastides of Southwest France
… Liber Paradisus of Bologna, which targeted the merchant class at the expense of the nobility, and the latter did so through the rhetoric of biblical metaphor. Many of the names used by the bastides were Italian communes, which had a tradition of written odes that described the ideal city in …