Sökning: "20th Century Britain"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 14 uppsatser innehållade orden 20th Century Britain.
1. En ny fluga på utdöende : Hur tatueringen och den tatuerade människan konstruerats i svensk dagspress under två sekel
Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/HistoriaSammanfattning : In this thesis, I argue that the modern view on tattooing as a new trend and its former association with antisocial people is an old trope, in many ways constructed by the newspapers. Tattooing is a practice with a long and multifaceted history. LÄS MER
2. Naturens rättigheter-ett paradigmskifte i den västerländska antropocentrismen?
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religionSammanfattning : This essay will describe a concrete example of Rights of Nature, namely the Act Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement Act) from 2017. This Act implicate that the Whanganui river in New Zeeland has rights as a legal person and is a result of a long struggle from the Maori people. LÄS MER
3. Storbrittaniens beslutsfattande under Suezkrisen
L2-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : Marin conflicts has always been on the agenda for states with a goal to gain more sovereignty in regions that has strategic, economic and political worth. When Suez Canal was constructed in the late 19th-century it became clear for Great Britain the benefits that the canal would bring to the table. LÄS MER
4. Egyptology in the Periphery. Valdemar Schmidt and the making of Egyptology in Denmark 1872–1925
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/HistoriaSammanfattning : Egyptology in the 19th and early 20th centuries developed simultaneously with increased imperial presence in Egypt by the European imperial powers, which would have influence on how the discipline was practised. The history of Egyptology has for this reason primarily focused on the big four – Great Britain, France, Germany and USA – and on Egypt itself. LÄS MER
5. Brave New World : Blind Perception of the Early 20th Century
Kandidat-uppsats, Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkulturSammanfattning : Huxley’s Brave New World portrays a futuristic hyperbole of mankind’s future as a result of technological advancements. From a New Historical perspective, this essay examines how BNW satirizes contemporary society by satire where the audience is both a part of the problem and solution. LÄS MER
