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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"relief work"”.
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Behind the Banner of Patriotism: The New Orleans Chapter of the American Red Cross and Auxiliary Branches 6 and 11 (1914-1917)
… them from uniting for the cause of national relief. The American Red Cross differed from other forms of biracial Progressivism by the very nature of public relief work for a national charity. American Red Cross relief work brought women into public spaces for the war effort and pushed …
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The Great Appalachian Flood of 1977: Prisoners, Labor, and Community Perceptions in Wise, Virginia
… Tennessee. This project focuses on the disaster relief efforts by the incarcerated population of Wise County Correctional Facility, commonly known as Unit 18, in Wise, Virginia. This project utilized locally produced primary sources known as the Mountain Community Television interviews. These …
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Dependability of IT Systems in Emergency Situations – Theory and Practice
… more and more on IT systems for their daily work. Because of their important role in the relief coordination after a crisis, the dependability of their IT systems during these emergency situations is especially critical. The evaluation of this dependability requires the combination of two …
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"For Country and For Home": Elite Richmond Women and Changing Southern Womanhood during the First World War
… on their city, state, and region. This war relief work with the Red Cross and governmental programs like Liberty Loan drives encouraged women to work beyond traditional domestic roles and challenged conceptions of southern womanhood. This thesis contends that, while some women adapted more …
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The Working Poor : Labour Strategies of Welfare Recipients in Helsinki, 1890–1970
This study discusses urban poverty and precarious work from early industrialization until the era of the welfare state in Finland. The dissertation analyses the labour strategies of individuals in the receipt of poor relief or social assistance allowances in Helsinki between the early 1890s and the …
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Transitional development within shifting spheres of conflict : the Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committee
… case study of the Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committee (UPMRC). Palestinian society today heavily relies on NGO's for an array of service provisions. However, Palestinian NGO's continue to face various challenges since their inception. The long history of Israeli occupation has forced …
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Settlements of Afghan refugees in Pakistan : an evaluation of conditions and identification of problems
… collected by the author through research work carried out in the refugee camps in Pakistan in the summer of 1983. This included visits to five different refugee locations in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, and five weeks of field work in the Nadir Bath refugee camp in …
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SECURE AND EFFICIENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN DELAY(DISRUPTION) TOLERANT NETWORK
… coalitions on the battlefield or multi-party relief work in a disaster zone, multiple teams are deployed to serve different mission goals by the command-and-control center (CC). They may need to survey damages and send information to the CC for situational awareness and also transfer messages …
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Modernism's Impossible Witness: Peace Testimonies from the Modernist Wars
… and inspiration for an international network of writers and artists, this project reworks what is generally accepted as the very center of modernism. "Modernism's Impossible Witness" explores the connections among art, violence, war, and peace in the twentieth century. It introduces a …
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En industriell reservarmé i välfärdsstaten - Arbetslösa socialhjälpstagare i Sverige 1913-2012
… and the constant need for a flexible workforce within the capitalist system. On one hand, the Swedish welfare state during the 20th century has developed into one of the most decommodifying welfare state regimes in the world, a welfare state in which the ambition has been to minimize …
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Dissecting the 2015 Nepal Earthquake: Rural Response and Way Forward for Nepal
… systems and emergency management response frameworks, ensuring improved parity in disaster preparedness for all citizens.
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Omeya: Water, work and infrastructure in Ovamboland from 1915 to 1968
… strata. This awareness also allows the work to interrogate the received binary between the Europeans and the natives, pointing instead at their multiple entanglements and imbrications. The first chapter looks at the early attempt of the South African officials to master the underground …