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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 uppsatser innehållade ordet Plunder.
1. Krigets inverkan på kulturarv. En studie av Irakiska kulturarvet
Kandidat-uppsats,Sammanfattning : As we know cultural property is constantly at risk: looting for profit , illegal “ treasure hunting “ and the organized plunder of archaeological sites in search of saleable artifacts is a worldwide problem. The situation was already grave, the moment that military operations come into play. LÄS MER
2. Hauls of Horses : An analysis of the quantities and geographical distribution of horses taken as loot or tribute by Neo-Assyrian Kings
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologiSammanfattning : This thesis explored the potential patterns and connections which could be uncovered through careful analysis of the royal inscriptions mentioning horses as a form of plunder or tribute, dedicated to the kings of the Neo-Assyrian empire. This was accomplished by analysing all royal inscriptions attributed to Neo-Assyrian kings found within the RINAP and RIAo projects for passages that meet said criterium. LÄS MER
3. Att vinna kriget utanför slagfältet i antikens Grekland och Rom - Generalerna berättar
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällslivSammanfattning : ”How to win the war outside of the battlefield in ancient Greece and Rome – the generals explain” The purpose of this thesis is to shed some light on the topic of psychological warfare in two ancient, war-describing texts: The History of the Peloponnesian War, written by Thucydides, and The Commentaries on the Gallic War, written by Julius Caesar. The main reason behind this lays in modern approach to warfare, where psychological strategies are common on the international warfare stage. LÄS MER
4. Commodity Prices and Violence
L2-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : In this study it is theorized that the world market price of a certain commodity should affect the intensity of the violence in conflict zones in which this commodity is produced. This is tested on the Second Congo War and the continuing violence since, using statistical methods to analyse the effect of the world market price of gold, diamonds, oil, tin, copper, cobalt and coltan. LÄS MER
5. Should the Plundered Arts be Restituted? : How international norms are interpreted differently in national contexts
Kandidat-uppsats, Avd för juridik, politik och ekonomiSammanfattning : The objective of this essay is to look at two cases where the debate rages regarding whether or not to restitute stolen art back to the states from which it was originally stolen. By looking at the debate in each country the essay focuses on gaining understanding in how one state might decide upon returning the cultural treasures and the other refuses to. LÄS MER