Essays about: "alternative history"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 168 essays containing the words alternative history.

  1. 21. Beyond Modernity : Narrative Strategies in Hindi Short Stories of Uday Prakash

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : David Dymén; [2022]
    Keywords : Uday Prakash; Hindi literature; magic realism; magical realism; the fantastic; regionalism; postcolonialism; postmodernism; realism; experimentalism; genre; narratology.; Uday Prakāś; hindī sāhitya; jāduī yathārthvād; āṃcaliktā; uttaropaniveśvād; uttar ādhuniktā; prayogvād; yathārthvād; śailī.; उदय प्रकाश; हिंदी साहित्य; जादुई याथार्थवाद; आंचलिकता; उत्तरोपानिवेश्वाद; उत्तर आधुनिकता; प्रायोगवाद; याथार्थवाद; शैली;

    Abstract : This thesis explores different genres and modes of writing in short stories of the contemporary Indian author Uday Prakash, such as magical realism, the fantastic, regionalism, postcolonial and postmodern writing. It poses the question: “In which literary genre should Uday Prakash’s writings best be categorised?” The study is based on a reading of Prakash’s collection, 10 Pratinidhi kahāniyāṃ – Ten Representative Stories, consisting of ten stories of the author’s own choice. READ MORE

  3. 22. Skadeinsekter i sockerbetor

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Isak Brånstrand; [2022]
    Keywords : Aphis fabae; Atomaria linearis; Chaetocnema concinna; Pegomya hyoscyami; Thrips angusticeps; Beta vulgaris ssp; sockerbetor; neonikotinoider; integrerat växtskydd;

    Abstract : Det finns ett flertal skadeinsekter som kan angripa sockerbetor i Sverige och Danmark. 2018 förbjöds betning med neonikotionider vilket har varit ett säkert skydd mot insekter i sockerbetor. READ MORE

  4. 23. "We are increasingly western rather than Soviet" : A qualitative study on attitudes to English in Lithuania

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Eva Svenborn Johansson; [2022]
    Keywords : English language; language attitudes; language ideologies; linguistic imperialism; Lithuania; Russification.;

    Abstract : The English language holds a status of a global Lingua Franca that is geographically and historically unique, and English dominance and the language ideologies surrounding it have been the subject of extensive research and discussions. Two contrasting viewpoints significant for these discussions are the idea of the global spread of English as a form of linguistic imperialism, and the idea of the global spread of English as a natural, and mostly positive, consequence of globalisation. READ MORE

  5. 24. Recently educated nurses' perceptions of Ayurvedic medicine and its impact on everyday clinical work in Kerala, India. : An empirical study

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Emilia Hansson; Jonna Stensson; [2022]
    Keywords : Ayurveda; CAM; nurse; perception; impact; clinical work;

    Abstract : ntroduction: The definition of nursing which includes the promotion of health and holistic health implies prosperity for the whole human. Ayurveda aims to strengthen the individual and is part of holistic health. In India, among other care methods, Ayurveda is used as a complement to Western medicine. READ MORE

  6. 25. Hyggesfritt skogsbruk : ekonomisk inverkan på skogsbruket

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

    Author : Jakob Granath; Mattis Söderström; [2022]
    Keywords : blädning; skärmställning; trakthyggesbruk;

    Abstract : Sveriges skogsbrukshistoria präglas av innovation och förändringar på stor skala. 1800 talets dimensionsavverkningar övergick till 1900 talets industrialiserade skogsbruk. Möjligtvis är det 2000 talet som kommer präglas av det hyggesfria skogsbruket. READ MORE