Essays about: "Mechanization"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the word Mechanization.

1. 1. Capitalism, Industrialism, and Hard Times : Satire and Social Critique in Charles Dickens’ Hard Times

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Seth Blohm; [2023]
   Keywords : Marxism; Satire; Hard Times; Class Struggle; Social Stratification; Alienation; Mechanization; Capitalism;

   Abstract : This essay will analyze a selection of characters from Charles Dickens’ novel Hard Times. Characterizations will be analyzed by using a Marxist theoretical framework, e.g., characters’ relations to Marxist concepts such as class struggle, alienation, and stratification will be studied. READ MORE

3. 2. Creation as Resistance: How small-scale farmers and food artisans collaboratively respond to the global food system by recultivating a traditional rye variety in Northeast Germany

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

   Author : Leo Baumgärtner; [2023]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis examines how small-scale farmers and food artisans in Germany are impacted by and respond to the pressures of the global food system. It is based on the in-depth analysis of a case study of a recultivation effort of the traditional rye variety ‘Mecklenburger Marienroggen’ in Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Northeast Germany. READ MORE

4. 3. Agribusiness possible threats to food security of a Kalunga Community

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Bruna Iervolino; [2023]
   Keywords : Agribusiness; Brazilian Cerrado; Engenho II; Family Farming; Food Security; Food Systems; Kalunga; Sustainable Development.;

   Abstract : This master's thesis explores the impact of agribusiness on food security in the Kalunga community of Engenho II, located in the Brazilian Cerrado. Agribusiness is a significant cause of water withdrawal and climate change in the region, with extensive lands converted into monocultures to export commodities. READ MORE

5. 4. Människan iklädd galonspäck : en studie av fisket som identitetsskapande näring

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Embla Ekström; [2022]
   Keywords : identitet; fiske; narrativ; kommodifiering; modernisering; yrkesfiskare;

   Abstract : Industrialisering, mekanisering och professionalisering har marginaliserat traditionella yrkesverk-samheter världen över. Denna uppsats undersöker hur identiteten hos yrkesfiskare på Kosteröarna i norra Bohuslän förändrats över tid till följd av 1900-talets moderniserings- och professionaliserings-processer. READ MORE

6. 5. Hästen i skogsbruket – kommuners erfarenheter

   University essay from SLU/School for Forest Management

   Author : Malin Carlsson; Pernilla Johansson; [2022]
   Keywords : skogshäst; arbetshäst; tätortsnära; skogsvårdsåtgärd; markskador;

   Abstract : Hästarna hade förr en stor betydelse i skogsbruket, då de avlastade människan när det gällde bär- och draghjälp. I början på 1900-talet fanns det cirka 600 000 hästar i Sverige som sedan kom att minska drastiskt efter andra världskriget. READ MORE