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Journal articles on the topic "Majorca 19th century"
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Salas, Xavier Motilla, and Sara González Gómez. "RESEARCH AND TEACHING WITH PHOTOGRAPHS: HISTORICAL AND EDUCATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY RESOURCES IN ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINES (MAJORCA, SPAIN, 1902-1936)." História da Educação 22, no. 56 (2018): 38–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2236-3459/79878.
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Abstract The origins of the illustrated press on the island of Majorca (Spain) date to the last two decades of the 19th century when visual records received a major push thanks to the consolidation of new graphic printing techniques, favouring more illustration and photography in the local press - an aspect that further strengthened in the early 20th century in news magazines. Subsequently, and running parallel to the development of international print media, photography was introduced into different media publications in Majorca, often adopting the term 'illustrated magazine'. And the news reports in these general or specialised illustrated publications are precisely where we come across different photographic and/or photojournalism reports on schools and education in general in Majorca, as well as illustrated advertising for education establishments. This article will offer an approach and analysis of the photographic resources contained in the different illustrated magazines on the island from the first three decades of the 20th century. We will also look at the image of schools from the period and the out-of-school education they provided, as well as the possible potential and uses the images represent for didactics in the history of education field.
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Piñol Álvarez, Estefanía. "Alfonso X y el Mediterráneo: algunas reflexiones acerca de la influencia de los manuscritos iluminados árabes en las Cantigas de Santa María. Alfonso X of Castile and the Mediterranean: some considerations about the influence of the illuminated Arabic manuscripts on the Cantigas de Santa María." Territorio, Sociedad y Poder 13, no. 13 (2018): 71. http://dx.doi.org/10.17811/tsp.13.2018.71-99.
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El presente estudio pretende ofrecer un análisis sobre las fuentes visuales de origen árabe y su influencia en las Cantigas de Santa María de Alfonso X el Sabio. Partiendo de un estado de la cuestión donde se tienen en cuenta aquellas propuestas realizadas a lo largo de estos años en relación al marco geográfico de influencias —situadas inicialmente en Francia e Italia pero defendiendo posteriormente la necesidad de reubicar la miniatura alfonsí dentro del ámbito del Mediterráneo— se pretenden aportar nuevas reflexiones críticas, cuestionando algunos de los vínculos concretos e intrínsecos que se han establecido entre el marial alfonsí y otros manuscritos iluminados del mundo árabe, especialmente algunos folios relativos a los Maqamat de al-Hariri.The aim of this paper is to provide an analysis of the Arabic visual resources and their influences on the Alfonso X the Learned’s Cantigas de Santa Maria.Firstly, I present the current status of the issue taking into account all of the proposals made throughout the last approaches concerning the geographical frame of influences. These frames of influences had been situated by the first researchers, particularly in the 19th Century, in France and Italy.Subsequently, other «inspirations», such as the Arabic and Byzantine world, started to be considered as an important focus to help us understand some of the miniatures of our manuscript, not only in style but also in regards to profane topics, which are generally predominant in the alphonsine productions.In response to these last suggestions, one of the principal purposes of this study is to defend the necessity to understand the alphonsine illumination in a Mediterranean context. Furthermore, I aim to present a new critical approach by questioning some of the specific links established between our codex and the Arabic illuminated manuscripts. In particular, there are some folios of the Maqamat illuminated by al-Wasiti which have been considered an essential influence for the Cantigas miniaturists. I go on to explain that other depictions that can be found in different 13th century painting productions— such as the crusader illumination, the miniatures made in the Staufen Court in Sicily or the Mural paintings of the conquest of Majorca, among others— present a very similar composition to those Arabic depictions and, therefore, to our Castilian manuscript.For that reason, taking these new proposals into consideration allow us to distance the Cantigas de Santa María from the Arabic models, without rejecting their presence, in order to talk about general depictions that appear in different productions made in the second half of the 13th century in diverse European courts and Mediterranean commercial points. Finally, we can affirm that the Cantigas de Santa María is the result of a fusion between foreign and local resources, and consequently it is difficult to find specific sources that could have been known and copied in an itinerant court.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Majorca 19th century"
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Castle, Allan. "Collusion and challenge : major wars, domestic coalitions and revisionist states." Thesis, McGill University, 1997. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=41997.
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This dissertation examines the emergence of revisionism in the foreign policies of the great powers: it is concerned with the rise of 'challenger' states. Current approaches to the rise of challengers (arguments from 'structure', 'prudence', and 'historical sociology') are if generally useful also incomplete, leaving the emergence of several great power challengers not fully explained. This dissertation offers a new explanation, not as a replacement but as a complement to these theories, and in doing so accomplishes two tasks: first, it explains cases previously unaccounted-for; and second, it does so in a fashion that acknowledges the co-determination of domestic and international politics. The new model suggests that the seeds of challenges to international orders are often found in the wartime experience itself, in social pacts between elites and societal groups struck to achieve mobilization requirements. Violation of these pacts in the postwar period can in turn generate powerful political movements for the overthrow of both the domestic and international postwar orders. The explanation offered by this model is then applied to five cases of great power behaviour after major wars. While imperfect in its ability to account for great power behaviour in all these cases and thus requiring refinement, the model obtains sufficient support to warrant further exploration of these and other cases in future studies.
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Newsome, R. "The 19th century brass band in northern England : musical and social factors in the development of a major amateur musical medium." Thesis, University of Salford, 1998. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/2026/.
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This thesis examines the development of the amateur wind band in Britain during the nineteenth century, with special reference to the increasing domination of the brass band, particularly in northern England. After a preliminary review of British amateur wind bands generally, the growth of the brass band competition is investigated, showing how the contesting bands were initially concentrated in Yorkshire. The effects of industrial sponsorship and the emergence of the volunteer movement from 1859 are examined, along with the consequent shift in the concentration of bands from Yorkshire - mainly to Lancashire but also, to a limited degree, to other parts of the north and to the north midlands. Instrumentation and repertoire are also discussed, along with some collections of early band music. Part 2 of the thesis looks specifically at developments during the final quarter of the century, first of all in terms of repertoire, then through some of the personalities involved - conductors and players - before investigating the roles played by the best of the bands. Finally, having shown how a regional brass band movement grew from a nationwide net-work of wind bands, the thesis looks at ways in which the fledgling brass band movement began to spread, paving the way for the national and, indeed, international brass band movement of the twentieth century.
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Kulikova, Galina [Verfasser], and Frank [Akademischer Betreuer] Krüger. "Source parameters of the major historical earthquakes in the Tien-Shan region from the late 19th to the early 20th century / Galina Kulikova ; Betreuer: Frank Krüger." Potsdam : Universität Potsdam, 2016. http://d-nb.info/1218400196/34.
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Canaleta-Safont, Maria Eva. "La construcción de la profesión médica en Mallorca durante la segunda mitad del siglo XIX." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/112127.
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La Sociología de las Profesiones ha convenido en establecer la Revolución Industrial y el Estado Liberal como motores y catalizadores de las profesiones actuales. El presente estudio de caso analiza los cambios que se produjeron en la profesión médica en Mallorca durante la segunda mitad del siglo XIX. Esta profesión se construyó con el concurso de diversos agentes profesionalizadores, entre ellos y de gran importancia, los curanderos e intrusos profesionales. A su vez, se produjo una profesionalización desde dentro de la profesión en la cual la deontología médica y el control de las condiciones de trabajo fueron focos de especial atención, así como la creación de la figura del médico ideal. La investigación ha puesto de manifiesto la importancia de las asociaciones médicas en el proceso aludido, especialmente cuando la colegiación fue obligatoria. La profesión médica mallorquina durante el periodo estudiado experimentó un cambio de profesión de estatus a profesión ocupacional posicionándose con éxito de manera hegemónica en el “mercado de la salud”.<br>La Sociologia de les Professions ha establert la Revolució Industrial i l’adveniment de l’Estat Lliberal com a motors i catalitzadors de les professions actuals. Aquest estudi de cas analitza els canvis que es produïren a la professió mèdica mallorquina durant la segona meitat del segle XIX. Aquesta professió es va construir amb el concurs de diversos agents professionalitzadors, entre ells i de gran importància, els curanderos i intrusos professionals. Alhora, es va produir una professionalització des de dins de la professió en la qual la deontologia mèdica i el control de les condicions de treball van ser focus d'especial atenció, així com la creació de la figura del metge ideal. La investigació ha posat de manifest la importància de les associacions mèdiques en el procés al•ludit, especialment quan la col•legiació va ser obligatòria. La professió mèdica mallorquina durant el període estudiat va experimentar un canvi de professió d'estatus a professió ocupacional posicionant-se amb èxit de manera hegemònica en el “mercat de la salut”.<br>The Sociology of the Professions has eventually agreed upon establishing the onset of the industrial revolution and the liberal state as driving forces of currently existing professions. This case study focuses on the changes that affected the medical profession in Mallorca during the second half of the 19th century. This profession was modeled under the influence of multiple professionalizing agents, among which quack doctors and “professional intruders”, were notably significant. Nonetheless professionalization came from within the very profession in which attention focused particularly on medical deontology and the control of working conditions, as well as the creation of the ideal doctor. Research has shown the significance of medical associations in the process, especially when such professional associations became mandatory. The medical profession in Mallorca during the studied period shifted from a profession of status to an occupational profession and henceforth became established in the “medical market” in a predominant way.
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Monroe, Jonathan. "A Selection of Nineteenth Century Trumpet Literature for Low F Trumpet: A Performance Edition of F.G.A. Dauverné's Variations op. 3 and Amilcare Ponchielli's Concerto per Tromba e Banda op. 123." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc984202/.
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This dissertation presents a performance guide of two solos for early valved trumpet, as well as an appraisal of their historical significance. The first of these solos is F. G. A. Dauverné's Variations pour trompette à pistons avec accompagnement de Piano-forte, op. 3 (1833). The second solo examined is Amilcare Ponchielli's Concerto per Tromba e Banda, op. 123 (1866). Although Ponchielli's work dates from only the middle of the century, by time of its composition the valved trumpet had already been developed enough to have attained true artistic value. This dissertation provides evidence concerning the evolution of nineteenth solo literature for the Romantic trumpet by means of formal analysis in regard to form, harmony, and historical performance practice.
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Fresquet, Roso Maria. "Estudio sobre el género, las funciones y la calidad literaria del best seller. Los best seller híbridos en España y estudio comparativo con los autores más vendidos en Francia." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/403875.
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En esta tesis se aborda el corpus poco estudiado de los best seller. Se ofrece una visión panoràmica desde su primer boom en España y se identifica el tipo de obras que venden más que, como veremos, son las de naturaleza híbrida. La selección que realizamos de las obras se da desde el punto de vista del lector, es decir, las obras que estan a su alcance, ya sean de autores nacionales o bien traducciones. Adems, hemos contrastado los resultados del anàlisis con los superventas en Francia en el mismo periodo de tiempo para poder ofrecer a nuestro estudio un término de comparación y que no resten unos resultados aislados, y así poder dar un alcance más amplio a nuestras conclusiones.
La delimitación de género ha respondido a una creación nuestra de un tipo de subgénero dentro del best seller, que sería el que creemos que tiene mas éxito: el best seller híbrido. Y dentro de este best seller híbrido (que concentra distintas características de distintos géneros literarios), aquellos que se basan en los géneros que mas éxito tienen: la novela histórica y la novela negra. Hemos dejado de lado los géneros de nicho, que tienen un tipo de público mas definido, como la novela erótica, la ciencia ficción o la novela juvenil.
El best seller híbrido -una herencia del folletín del siglo diecinueve- es el que tiene ahora éxito junto a las novelas de género. Este best seller híbrido se caracteriza por una pretensión literaria y, de hecho, su hibridismo responde a una unión muy conveniente entre la herencia del folletín -en el que la aventura es el núcleo esencial y se complementa con elementos de todos los géneros populares- y dicha pretensión literaria, que surge cuando la obra no se identifica con ningún género en concreto. Esta pretensión también se alimenta de elementos que hemos ido viendo a lo largo de los anàlisis, elementos que hacen que se eleve en nivel cultural de la lectura, tales como la aportación de información de forma explícita o el retoricismo sensacionalista y superficial, que responde a una voluntad de dignificación de la literatura de consumo.
También tratamos la sociación de best seller con mala calidad literaria. A nivel literario, hemos visto que la calidad literaria no tiene por qué contraponerse con el hecho de vender mucho.
Así mismo, hemos contrastado diferentes formes de enfocar el fenómeno para ofrecer una perspectiva global de éste y hemos ofrecido tres tipus de definicions del fenómeno: econòmica, sociològica y literaria. En cuanto al enfoque literario, que es el nuestro, hemos optado por considerar el best seller como un genero literario en tanto que el lector así lo considera. Lo cual nos lleva al objectivo principal de la tesis, que es reforzar la teoria literaria del best seller como genero, esbozar sus características discursives más representatives y ver qué necesidades lectores están cubriendo, que denominaremos funciones.
Tras el anàlisis del corpus, hemos detectado tres funciones características del genero best-seller: la contemporaneidad, la transversalidad y la conservación. También hemos detectado trss elementos que, a nivel de trama, se articulan para canalitzar estas funciones, como son: el secreto, el abuso o la injustícia y la mujer como nuevo héroe. Estos tres elementos se entrelazan en la trama a través de nexos, que son técnicas de suspense, y que ameniza la aventura: “cliffhangers”, diálogos para que se entienda todo lo expuesto, un narrador omnisciente y, en general, técnicas narratives del XIX.<br>This dissertation addresses a corpus that has not yet been studied in depth. The purpose is to provide an overview of best sellers since their first great impact in Spain and identify the most successful type of works which, as we will later see, are those with a hybrid nature. The works have been selected from the reader's point of view, that is, the works selected are those readers can have access to, whether the authors are national or have been translated. The results of the analysis have been compared to best sellers in France during the same period of time so that they will not be examined in absolute and isolated terms and the conclusions can have a larger scope.
Firstly, for the purposes of this dissertation I have created a new subgenre within best sellers, which serves to identify the most successful works: hybrid best sellers. And then, within hybrid best sellers (books that have the characteristics of different literary genres), those that are based on the most successful genres: historical and crime novels. I have not considered niche genres, such as erotic novels, science fiction or children's and young adults literature, as these have a more specific audience.
Hybrid best sellers and genre novels are currently the most successful books and their origin dates back to 19th century serialised novels. The main characteristic of this type of hybrids is their literary ambition. This hybridism comes from a very convenient combination of the legacy of serialised novels (in which adventure is the main core, together with other elements taken from all popular genres) and literary ambition, which appears when the work is not identified with a specific genre. The literary ambition also feeds from the elements that I have identified in the analysis of these works, which raise the cultural level, such as giving information in an explicit way or superficial and sensationalist rhetoric, which is caused by the will to dignify consumer literature.
Secondly, I have examined the reasons why best sellers are associated with poor literary quality. On a literary basis, I have come to the conclusion that there is no direct relationship between literary quality and high sales.
Thirdly, I have compared different ways of approaching this phenomenon in order to provide both a global perspective and economic, sociological and literary definitions. As to the literary approach, I have considered the best seller as a genre itself, as that is what readers consider them. This leads us to the main purpose of this dissertation, which is to reinforce the literary theory of the best seller as a genre, to outline its most important discourse characteristics, and to find out what reading needs it covers. I shall refer to these needs as functions. After analysing the corpus, I have noticed three elements that work on the plot level to channel these functions: secrets, abuse or injustice, and woman as the new heroine. These three elements intertwine in the plot by means of links that work as suspense techniques and make the adventures more enjoyable: cliff-hangers, dialogues that help readers to understand every bit of the plot, an omniscient narrator and, generally speaking, 19th century narrative techniques.
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Schiefer, Barbara Claudia. "Dostoevsky's view of the "Intelligentsia" in 19th century Russia : a study of his major novels." Diss., 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17674.
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Fyodor Dostoevsky is often regarded as a proponent of the
rights of the poor and downtrodden in Russian society in
the 19th century. This view is usually based on the work of
his youth - his first short novel and his early short
stories. An examination of his major novels - all of which
were written during his mature years between 1861 and 1879
- shows, however, that his views were far removed from
those of the progressive members of Russian society of his
day (the 11 intelligentsia11 ) and that his opinions became
more reactionary with advancing age. By the time of his
death in 1881, Dostoevsky had long been an opponent of
democratic ideals and a keen supporter of the autocratic
regime of Tsar Alexander II.<br>Linguistics and Modern Languages<br>M.A. (Russian)
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Schiefer, Barbara Claudia. "Dostoevsky's view of the Intelligentsia in 19th century Russia : a study of his major works." Diss., 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17674.
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Fyodor Dostoevsky is often regarded as a proponent of the
rights of the poor and downtrodden in Russian society in
the 19th century. This view is usually based on the work of
his youth - his first short novel and his early short
stories. An examination of his major novels - all of which
were written during his mature years between 1861 and 1879
- shows, however, that his views were far removed from
those of the progressive members of Russian society of his
day (the 11 intelligentsia11 ) and that his opinions became
more reactionary with advancing age. By the time of his
death in 1881, Dostoevsky had long been an opponent of
democratic ideals and a keen supporter of the autocratic
regime of Tsar Alexander II.<br>Linguistics and Modern Languages<br>M.A. (Russian)
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Keep, Carol Julia. "Insubstantial pageants fading : a critical exploration of epiphanic discourse, with special reference to three of Robert Browning's major religious poems." Diss., 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17061.
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This dissertation examines the nature of epiphanic discourse in
three of Robert Browning's religious poems, namely, 'Christmas-
Eve', 'Easter-bay' and 'La Saisiaz'.
Chapter 1 investigates epiphany from religious, historical
and theoretical perspectives, followed by a discussion of
Browning's developing Christian beliefs. Chapters 2 and 3
explore the epiphanic moment in the companion poems, 'Christmas-
Eve' and 'Easter-Day'. Chapter 4 explores how the double epiphany
initiated from Browning's personal experience recounted in 'La
Saisiaz', finds its resolution in 'The Two Poets of Croisic'.
Browning's 'good minute' or 'infinite moment' originates
in Romanticism and reverberates into the twentieth century mainly
in the writing of James Joyce, who first used the word 'epiphany'
in its literary sense.
Because Browning's faith allowed continual interrogation of
Christian doctrine, his experience and reading of epiphanic
moments avoid any attempt at closure. Thus they offer the reader
both a human image for recognition and a coded legend for
individual interpretation<br>M.A. (English Studies)<br>M.A. (English)
Books on the topic "Majorca 19th century"
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Muzej primenjene umetnosti (Belgrade, Serbia). Italijanska majolika: 16.-19. vek = La maiolica italiana : dal XVI al XIX secolo = Italian majolica : 16th until 19th centuries. Muzej primenjene umetnosti, 2008.
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Ruoss, Emanuel. Schweizerdeutsch und Sprachbewusstsein. De Gruyter, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110610314.
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Abstract Little is known about the conditions that led to German-Swiss diglossia. Based on public discourse about Swiss German, the study shows that with respect to the history of language awareness, today’s typical bilingualism in Swiss German and standard German became consolidated in the 19th century in close relation to societal processes. The study is a major contribution to the linguistic history of German-speaking Switzerland.
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Smith, Ian, and Andrea Frangi. Use of Timber in Tall Multi-Storey Buildings. International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.2749/sed013.
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<p>Since the dawn of civilization, timber has been a primary material for achieving great structural engineering feats. Yet during the late 19th century and most of the 20th century it lost currency as a preferred material for construction of large and tall multi-storey building superstructures. This Structural Engineering Document (SED) addresses a reawakening of interest in timber and timber-based products as primary con-struction materials for relatively tall, multi-storey buildings. Emphasis throughout is on holistically addressing various aspects of performance of complete systems, reflecting that major gaps in knowhow relate to design concepts rather than technical information about timber as a material. Special con-sideration is given to structural form, fire vulnerability, and durability aspects for attaining desired building performance over lifespans that can be centuries long.</p>
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Nelson, Brian. Émile Zola: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780198837565.001.0001.
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Émile Zola was a 19th-century novelist and social commentator, and the leader of the literary movement known as ‘naturalism’. Émile Zola: A Very Short Introduction explores key themes in his life and work, looking in detail at several major novels from his twenty-volume Rougon-Macquart cycle. His novels examine the changing cultural landscape of the late 19th century, creating an epic sense of social transformation. In so doing, they opened the novel up to a new realm of subjects, and they embodied a new freedom of expression in their depiction. Zola was often accused of sensationalism and vulgarity; his English publisher Henry Vizetelly was jailed on charges of obscenity.
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Freeden, Michael. 5. Liberal luminaries. Oxford University Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780199670437.003.0005.
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‘The liberal canon’ explores the views of some major thinkers and philosophers who shaped and refined liberal thinking since the early 19th century, when liberalism emerged as a distinct ideology. It begins with four British thinkers—John Stuart Mill, Thomas Hill Green, Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse, and John Atkinson Hobson—before assessing the impact on liberalism of other individuals such as Mary Wollstonecraft; France’s Benjamin Constant; the Germans Wilhelm von Humboldt, Max Weber, and Friedrich Naumann; the Italians Benedetto Croce and Carlo Rosselli; the American philosopher and educationalist John Dewey; and, finally, economist, philosopher, and political thinker Friedrich August von Hayek.
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Henzell, Ted. Australian Agriculture. CSIRO Publishing, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/9780643094659.
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Agriculture in Australia has had a lively history. The first European settlers in 1788 brought agricultural technologies with them from their homelands, influencing early practices in Australia. Wool production dominated the 19th century, while dairying grew rapidly during the first half of the 20th century.
 Despite having one of the driest landscapes in the world, Australia has been successful in adapting agricultural practices to the land, and these innovations in farming are explained in this well-researched volume.
 Focusing on the technologies that the farmers and graziers actually used, this book follows the history of each of the major commodities or groups of commodities to the end of the 20th century: grain crops, sheep and wool, beef and dairy, working bullocks and horses, sugar, cotton, fruit and vegetables, and grapes and wine. Major issues facing the various agricultural enterprises as they enter the 21st century are also discussed.
 Written in a readable style to suit students of history, social sciences and agriculture, Australian Agriculture will also appeal to professionals in the industry and those with a general interest in Australian sociology and history.
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Iversen, Les. 1. History. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780198745792.003.0001.
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‘History’ outlines the knowledge and use of drugs through the ages. Early written records of medicinal drugs are known to have existed in a range of ancient cultures, including the Greek, Egyptian, Indian, and Chinese civilizations. In the medieval world, both Arabic and European countries studied drugs. Scientific investigation came about with the Renaissance, but medicine did not become truly scientific until the 19th century, when antiseptics, vaccines, and anaesthetics were discovered and produced. Drugs have also been used recreationally and ceremonially for millennia, whether naturally occurring (cannabis or opium), or artificially synthesized (LSD or ecstasy). Both medicinal and recreational drugs have become major, worldwide industries.
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Luna, Francisco Vidal, and Herbert S. Klein. An Economic and Demographic History of São Paulo, 1850-1950. Stanford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.11126/stanford/9781503602007.001.0001.
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This volume is the continuation of an earlier study of colonial and imperial São Paulo and covers the period 1850-1950. These volumes are the first full scale survey of the economy and society of the state of São Paulo in this two century period in any language. Today São Paulo is the most populated state of Brazil and also the richest and most industrialized one. It is also the world leader in the production of sugar cane and orange juice and houses one of the world’s major airplane manufacturers. Its GDP today is almost double the size of Portugal or Finland and close to the size of the entire economy of Colombia or Venezuela and its capital city is one of the top five metropolitan centers in the world. This volume shows how the region of São Paulo went from being one of the more marginal and backward areas of the nation to its leading agricultural, industrial and financial center. Special emphasis is given to the creation of a modern state government and finances in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as well as the evolution of tis coffee economy and its internal market as well as its leading role it played in the integration of over two million European and Asian immigrants into Brazilian society.
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Mercer-Taylor, Peter. Gems of Exquisite Beauty. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190842796.001.0001.
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In the decades leading up to the Civil War, many Americans first encountered European classical music through excerpts captured in the form of psalm and hymn tunes. Psalmody was the United States’ best-selling form of popular music through the early 19th century, sales of tune books reaching in some instances into the hundreds of thousands. Tunes lifted from Haydn, Mozart, and other major European composers first found a regular place in this market in the early 1820s, hundreds appearing by the early 1850s. This book explores the place of this repertoire in 19th-century American life, surveying its historical rise and fall. The tradition’s foremost pioneer was Arthur Clifton, an accomplished London musician who emigrated to Baltimore in 1817. Clifton’s 1819 Original Collection—which included 21 psalmodic adaptations of Gluck, Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven’s work—was a commercial failure, but a pathbreaking harbinger of things to come. Lowell Mason’s 1822 Boston Handel and Haydn Society Collection—a runaway best-seller that launched Mason’s career as the era’s most influential American musician—also included 21 such adaptations, bringing the practice into broad public view. Only in the early 1840s, however, did the tradition catch fire, hundreds of such tunes appearing across a decade of feverish activity. This book’s final chapter steps back for a broad-ranging engagement with this repertoire in creative terms. Far beyond simple excerpts, the most ambitious of these adaptations represent inventive, resourcefully crafted conduits through which numerous dimensions of Europe’s musical practices were brought within reach of the American masses.
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McGovern, Nathan. The Snake and the Mongoose. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190640798.001.0001.
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This book turns the commonly accepted model of the origins of the early Indian religions on its head. Since the beginning of modern Indology in the 19th century, the relationship between the major early Indian religions of Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism has been based on an assumed dichotomy between two metahistorical identities: “the Brahmans” and the newer “non-Brahmanical” śramaṇa movements. Textbook and scholarly accounts typically purport an “opposition” between these two groups by citing the 2nd century BCE Sanskrit grammarian Patañjali, often stating erroneously that he compared their animosity for one another to that of the snake and the mongoose. This book seeks to de-center the Hindu Brahman from our understanding of Indian religion by “taming the snake and the mongoose”—that is, abandoning the anachronistic distinction between “Brahmanical” and “non-Brahmanical” and letting the earliest articulations of identity in Indian religion speak for themselves on their own terms. It accomplishes this goal through a comparative reading of texts preserved by the three major groups that emerged from the social, political, cultural, and religious foment of the late first millennium BCE: the Buddhists and Jains as they represented themselves in their earliest sūtras, and the Vedic Brahmans as they represented themselves in their Dharma Sūtras. The picture that emerges is not of a fundamental dichotomy between Brahmanical and non-Brahmanical, but rather of many different groups who all saw themselves as Brahmanical, and out of whose contestation with one another the distinction between Brahmanical and non-Brahmanical the snake and the mongoose emerged.
Book chapters on the topic "Majorca 19th century"
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Radatz, Hans-Ingo. "Spain in the 19th Century." In Advances in Religious and Cultural Studies. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6614-5.ch008.
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Spain's nation building in the 19th century came to an early start during the War of Independence, but the new idea of a “Spanish Nation” soon ran into major adversities. When Fernando VII reinstated his absolutist monarchy, most of the American colonies broke away, and a series of civil wars turned Spain into a failed state for the greater part of the 19th century. During this period, an important segment of Catalonia's buoyant bourgeoisie tried to emulate Prussia's role in Germany and Piedmont's in Italy and pushed for Catalonia to become the leader of a modernization process. Catalan aspirations were, however, frustrated when in 1898 the last overseas colonies were lost and the Generación del 1898 rebooted the Spanish nation-building process – now as a European country with a clear-cut centralist and Castilian ideology behind it. Modern regional nationalism in Spain can only be understood against the background of these developments in the 19th century.
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Bonura, Sandra E. "The Extraordinary Nineteenth Century." In Light in the Queen's Garden. University of Hawai'i Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.21313/hawaii/9780824866440.003.0003.
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This chapter places Pope in her 19th-century era and presents the major themes including immigration, westward expansion, the rise of industrial America, the growth of political democracy, women’s rights, temperance, public education, slavery, the Civil War, and more. The three periods of time—early, middle and late 19th century—show women’s advancement in the educational arena and their “call to teach.” The histories of Mount Holyoke and Oberlin are succinctly offered.
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Rios, Fernando. "Introduction." In Panpipes & Ponchos. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190692278.003.0001.
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The opening section of this chapter introduces the reader to the Andean conjunto tradition, especially its Bolivian variant, and lays out the book’s three major contributions. The second section discusses the folklorization process, and explains how it relates to the major case studies that the book covers. The final two sections of this chapter provide historical background on pre–20th-century La Paz. The first one discusses the Bolivian state’s antagonistic relationship with the indigenous population from the founding of the Republic of Bolivia (1825) to the late 19th century. The concluding section, after explaining how the central district of La Paz city was segregated along ethnic lines, provides an overview of the forms of musical expression that criollo (“white”), mestizo, and indigenous people practiced in urban La Paz in the 19th century.
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"Chronology of Major Events and Conflicts in Southeast Asia, 1800-1900." In Racial Difference and the Colonial Wars of 19th Century Southeast Asia. Amsterdam University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1dc9kb3.11.
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"Chronology of Major Events and Conflicts in Southeast Asia, 1800-1900." In Racial Difference and the Colonial Wars of 19th Century Southeast Asia. Amsterdam University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9789048550371-009.
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Telesko, Werner. "Monumente zu Ehren Kaiser Josephs II. Ökonomisierung und Standardisierung im Denkmalkult." In Niederösterreich im 19. Jahrhundert, Band 2: Gesellschaft und Gemeinschaft. Eine Regionalgeschichte der Moderne. NÖ Institut für Landeskunde, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.52035/noil.2021.19jh02.24.
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Monuments in Honour of Emperor Joseph II. Economization and Standardization in the Cult of Monuments. The Habsburg Emperor Joseph II (r. 1765–1790) was commemorated in the late 19th century in the Austrian hereditary lands, especially in Lower Austria, and in Bohemia, by means of numerous full-length monuments, whereby the ruler was held in high esteem above all because of his religious policy and the liberation of the peasantry he initiated. Most of the statues come from the Moravian foundry in Blansko and do not show elaborate iconographic programmes, but were intended to popularise the regent in the form of generally understandable, easily recognisable solutions. This production demonstrates on the one hand the economization of the cult of monuments directly linked to casting technology, and on the other hand the politicizing coding of entire regions characteristic of the late 19th century which – far from the major metropolises – became hotly contested sites of the Habsburg culture of remembrance.
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Cooper, Chris. "6. Blood transfusion." In Blood: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780199581450.003.0006.
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‘Blood transfusion’ outlines the history of transfusing animal blood dating back to the 17th century. The 19th century saw the first successful human blood transfusion, but two major issues remained: the problems of clotting and blood group incompatibility. Albert Hustin and Luis Agote resolved the first issue in 1914 by using sodium citrate in transfusions to work as an anticoagulant. Richard Lewisohn calculated the correct levels of citrate needed to avoid poisoning the blood. Karl Landsteiner’s work in early 20th-century Vienna revealed the ABO blood type distinctions, solving the latter problem. The creation of blood banks and the potential for viral contamination of blood and blood products are also discussed.
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Obladen, Michael. "Systemic infection." In Oxford Textbook of the Newborn, edited by Michael Obladen. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198854807.003.0049.
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In antiquity, transmission of disease was attributed to the miasma or contagion theory. In the Middle Ages, living in proximity to domestic animals and flies, the scarce use of soap, and absent sewage augmented the exposure to bacteria. In the early 19th century, Gordon, Holmes, and Semmelweis understood that maternal childbed fever—closely related to neonatal sepsis—was transferred by the physician’s hands to the mother during delivery. Before bacteria were discovered in the mid-19th century, septic infections in the newborn were perceived as different disorders: erysipelas, Buhl’s disease, Winckel’s disease, and so on. With the advent of microbiology, sepsis became heterogeneous and was mainly defined by the causing microorganism. In the 1940s, group B streptococci emerged as a pathogen of newborns and soon became the commonest cause of neonatal sepsis. The discovery of antibiotics made the deadly disease treatable. In the 1970s, resistant bacterial strains emerged and allied dangerously with indwelling devices, especially central venous catheters. In the developing world, neonatal sepsis remains a major cause of infant mortality.
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Earl, Richard. "5. Flavours of topology." In Topology: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780198832683.003.0005.
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From the mid-19th century, topological understanding progressed on various fronts. ‘Flavours of topology’ considers other areas such as differential topology, algebraic topology, and combinatorial topology. Geometric topology concerned surfaces and grew out of the work of Euler, Möbius, Riemann, and others. General topology was more analytical and foundational in nature; Hausdorff was its most significant progenitor and its growth mirrored other fundamental work being done in set theory. The chapter introduces the hairy ball theorem, and the work of great French mathematician and physicist Henri Poincaré, which has been rigorously advanced over the last century, making algebraic topology a major theme of modern mathematics.
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Taylor, C. C. W. "4. Socrates and later philosophy." In Socrates: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780198835981.003.0004.
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‘Socrates and later philosophy’ examines the legacy of Socrates, the most important aspect of which was his influence on Plato. Antisthenes, another personal associate, adhered to some of Socrates’ ethical doctrines and his austere lifestyle. The Stoics accepted the cardinal doctrines of Socratic ethics—that virtue is knowledge and that virtue is sufficient for eudaimonia—while the Epicureans were consistently hostile to his ideas. The major medieval philosophers showed little interest in Socrates, but the revival of Platonism in the late 15th century changed that. The tradition of adapting the figure of Socrates to fit the general preconceptions of the writer is discernible in his treatment by three 19th-century philosophers: Hegel, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche.
Conference papers on the topic "Majorca 19th century"
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Carr, Matthew A. "The Impact of Steam Innovations on Ship Design: An Abbreviated History of Marine Engineering." In ASME 2003 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. ASMEDC, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2003-43767.
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The adaptation of steam engines for marine propulsion caused a dramatic shift in naval and commericial ship design during the 19th Century. The transition from sail to steam hastened the demise of several classes of ships and altered shippings routes from the trade winds to great circle routing. The conduct of naval warfare was always influenced by the limits of available propulsion technology. Throughout maritime history, innovative naval commanders sought ways to overrun, outmaneuver, and outlast their opponents. Coincident developments in armaments and armor, facilitated by this “new” propulsion technology, rendered the world’s sailing navies largely obsolete within a relatively brief period of the 19th Century. This presentation highlights the major technological advances in steam propulsion from the early combination of low-speed single-acting reciprocating engines driving paddle wheels through high-speed turbines and reduction gears driving multiple-blade variable-pitch propellers; and, boilers heated by hand-fed wood and coal through nuclear fission.
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Rogozea, Maria-Marilena. "COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THREE MAJOR EARTHQUAKES OCCURRED AT THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY IN THE VRANCEA SEISMIC REGION (ROMANIA)." In 16th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM2016. Stef92 Technology, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgem2016/b11/s01.014.
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Shih, H. H. "Recent Advances in In-Situ Ocean Observation." In ASME 2008 27th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. ASMEDC, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/omae2008-58045.
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Ocean observation has evolved tremendously, from collection and exchange of weather and sea state information by ocean going ships in the late 19th century to today’s multisensor, multi-platform, multi-disciplinary, large scale observation networks. Data are now transmitted and disseminated automatically in real-time to a variety of user groups with significant social and economical implications. This paper provides an overview of representative advances in in-situ ocean observation during the past decade. Major driving forces and representative advances and trends in in-situ observation are described. Advances are discussed under the categories of observation infrastructure and major measurement system components including sensor, platform, data collection and telemetry, and power supply. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a major participant of the global ocean observation programs and examples of its contributions and activities are introduced.
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Corves, Burkhard, Ju¨rgen Niemeyer, and Johannes Kloppenburg. "IGM-Mechanism Encyclopaedia and the Digital Mechanism Library as a Knowledge Base in Mechanism Theory." In ASME 2006 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2006-99059.
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The Institute of Mechanism Theory and Machine Dynamics of RWTH Aachen University houses a large collection of more than 200 mechanisms and models. Partly they are used to illustrate and visualize kinematic basics and methods taught to students. Furthermore these models are also used as a basis for mechanical designers looking for a solution to their motion tasks in different machinery such as packaging or processing machines. These models span a wide arch from historic models showing e.g. sewing machines from the late 19th century, typewriters from the early 20th century and acrylic glass models still used today in university lectures where they are placed on the overhead projector. With the swift development of the internet as the major base for information retrieval, new ideas about knowledge presentation have come up. Today it is obvious that fast and easy access to information is a major success factor in most areas both economics and science and is therefore of eminent importance. New developments in information technology and related software have created new possibilities for the presentation of scientific knowledge also in mechanism theory [1]. In this paper the IGM-Mechanism Encyclopaedia and the Digital Mechanism Library will be presented. Both use the possibilities of the internet to make basic and specific knowledge for the analysis and synthesis of mechanisms available to a broad public.