Essays about: "Enlightenment"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 54 essays containing the word Enlightenment.

  1. 16. Three Postmodern Detectives Teetering on the Brink of Madness in Paul Auster´s New York Trilogy : A Comparison of the Detectives from a Postmodernist and an Autobiographical Perspective

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

    Author : Björn Sondén; [2020]
    Keywords : Keywords: postmodernity; chance; identity; solitude and the metaphysical detective story;

    Abstract : As the title suggests, this essay is a postmodern and autobiographical analysis of the three detectives in Paul Auster´s widely acclaimed 1987 novel The New York Trilogy. The focus of this study is centred on a comparison between the three detectives, but also on tracking when and why the detectives devolve into madness. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Neo-Colonial Europeanization of Africa : A post-developmental perspective on the communication of the AU-EU Partnership

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Angela Brouwers; Elsa Le Ber; [2020]
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    Abstract : Despite the declared end of colonization and the successive obtention of independence by African countries in the 1960s, this thesis argues that the African continent is still faced with neo-colonial practices. Deriving from post-development theory, this thesis analyzes how the Western development discourse is manifested in modern-day North-South relations. READ MORE

  4. 18. A Romantic World Perspective : How Romanticism Influences the Social Acceptance of Wind Power

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Lize Klute; Lisa Dufner; [2020]
    Keywords : Wind Power; Romanticism; Relation to Nature; Relation to Technology; Social Acceptance; Social Gap;

    Abstract : This study aims to expand and enrich the research on the social gap regarding wind power development. We look into reasons for the malaise that people experience when confronted with wind power projects and propose that aspects of the Romantic era still prevail in and influence how humans relate to the world today. READ MORE

  5. 19. The sociology of maps : Land surveying production and networking practices during Storskiftet in Sweden 1761–1769

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Sarah Vorminder; [2019]
    Keywords : Lantmäteriet; Storskiftet; land surveying; map making; the enlightenment; scientific culture; eighteenth-century; agriarian revolution; network;

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  6. 20. The Application of Harvey’s Theories into China’s Urbanization of Capital

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Yun Ma; [2019]
    Keywords : Key words: David Harvey; China; urbanization; capital; land finance.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : China's rapid urbanization since the reform and opening up in 1978 has drawn international attention. Scholars like David Harvey has written a lot regarding the capitalized urbanizaiton in China. READ MORE