Essays about: "Nanking"

Found 2 essays containing the word Nanking.

1. 1. The Silver Standard in Prewar China, A Blessing or A Curse?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Jing Hu; [2013]
   Keywords : the silver standard; silver flight; the U.S. silver purchase act; Chinese monetary reform; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : When the rest of the world sank deeper into the mire of gold shortage and the Great Depression, China, a country still adhered to the silver standard, maintained a relative independent connection to the global economy. In the initial stage of the Great Depression, Chinese economy under relative inflation benefited from the blessing of the silver standard. READ MORE

3. 2. The Abyss of the Past : A Freudian Reading of Mo Hayder's The Devil of Nanking

   University essay from Institutionen för språk och litteratur, SOL

   Author : Elisabeth Rettkowski; [2012]
   Keywords : Freud; Sigmund; Hayder; Mo; repression; psychoanalysis; Nanking;

   Abstract : The aim of this bachelor's thesis is to submit the character of Grey in Mo Hayder's novel, The Devil of Nanking to a Freudian reading with focus on repression and trauma and their impact on sexual development and obsessive behavior. The analysis of to what extent Grey's past and present experiences form the cornerstone to her mental and sexual development including repression and obsession will be based on Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theories. READ MORE