Essays about: "British Union"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 essays containing the words British Union.
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1. Ideology, Allegory, and Identity: : A Study of American Political Cartoons, 1770-1815
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionenAbstract : In 1776, war broke out in the Colonies of New England between British Subjects, colonists, and those emplyed by the crown to uphoald law and order across the Atlantic. The union that wuld emerge from the war would have to develop what the colnial powers they migrated from had been adding on for centuries: an understanding of national character. READ MORE
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2. Scottish independence as a social construction: An analysis of separatist discourse since Brexit : (1) How has Brexit made renewed calls for an independence referendum cogent less than a decade after the first independence referendum was held, and its defeat had been accepted by key separatist actors?(2) How have particular subjects and their positions been constituted to make a second independence referendum inevitable?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Anglo-Scottish relations have become a major topic in British political debate in recent years. In 2014, Scottish officials who supported a separate, independent Scotland finally convinced the UK government into having a Scottish independence referendum. READ MORE
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3. A Theoretical Analysis of Labour Exploitations in the New British Readymade Garment Industry using the 'Sweatshop Regime' Theory
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationerAbstract : The recent phenomena of reshoring apparel manufacturing back to the UK has developed economic opportunities for the British garment industry alongside worsening labour conditions and social costs for its workers. Historic and ongoing international debates and research that have focused on the topic of labour conditions of global apparel manufacturing have been achieved and published using the sweatshop regime theory, which here is defined as the unjust and socially oppressive labour system of garment manufacturing. READ MORE
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4. Are Goodwill Impairments Value Relevant? : A comparative study between two European countries
University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, FöretagsekonomiAbstract : The purpose of this study was to examine the value relevance of goodwill impairments in regard to market value. A quantitative methodological approach was used to determine if the relation between goodwill impairments was influenced by different institutional settings, which was the first research question. READ MORE
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5. The Limerick Soviet : Workers' motivations for the general strike in Limerick, 1919
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionenAbstract : In April 1919, the Trades and Labour Council of Limerick County, Ireland, declared a general strike in response to the increasingly militarised policing of the region by the British authorities. A Strike Committee, consisting of local activists, assumed governance of Limerick for two weeks. READ MORE
