Essays about: "Oriental"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the word Oriental.

  1. 1. The best tasting pear in the world : is there a future for the cultivation of Pyrus sinkiangensis in Sweden?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Mika Modin; [2022]
    Keywords : Fragrant pear; Korla pear; Xiang li; Pyrus sinkiangensis;

    Abstract : Pears are next to apples one of the most important fruit crops of the temperate world but only a few cultivars are being produced. There is great genetic diversity within the genus Pyrus, and the wide dispersion of the species has created pears with many different traits and qualities. READ MORE

  3. 2. Geely Sooyun

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Wanyi Du; [2021]
    Keywords : Vertical mobility; vehicle interior design; future of transportation; megacities;

    Abstract : Part of the inspiration for this project is the excellent development and changes of Shanghai, where the author lives. At present, urbanization is more and more serious, and the urban population density continues to increase. To deal with this kind of phenomenon, the infrastructure and transportation of the city should be developed continuously. READ MORE

  4. 3. Oriental wisdom meets occidental construct: How Chinese University students perceive sustainability?

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Wei Shao; [2021]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Perception; University students; Sustainability in Higher education; Bottom-up approach; Institutional logic perspective;

    Abstract : Sustainability is a global issue, whilst the extant sustainability research is largely inclined towards the global north. China as one of most prominent emerging countries, itsimportance in sustainability research has been emphasized by many scholars. READ MORE

  5. 4. Do Afghan women need saving? : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Laura Bush’s representation of the women in Afghanistan

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Silke Møller; [2021]
    Keywords : ‘Embedded feminism’; Representation; Othering; Laura Bush; USA; Intervention; Afghanistan; CDA;

    Abstract : Do Afghan women need saving? This study focuses on the discourse of the USA’s First Lady Mrs. Laura Bush in the years (2001-2009) and how she represents the women in Afghanistan in the context of the USA-led intervention in Afghanistan. My aim is to understand how the USA intervention can be legitimized through Mrs. READ MORE

  6. 5. A History of Rule by Divine Law among Semitic Cultures

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historia

    Author : Karl Bjur; [2020]
    Keywords : History; Islam; Arabic; Judaism; Hammurabi; Akkadian; State; Divine law; Sharia; Halakha; Aksum; Ethiopia; Empire; Didascalia; Theocracy; Theonomocracy; Semitic; Israelite; Al-Māturīdī; Al-Māwardī; Religious History; Middle-east; Africa; Kitāb al-Tawḥīd; Māturīdīya; Rulership; Oriental; Despotism; Absolutism; Cultural Darwinism; Comparative oriental studies; Cross-cultural study; Orientalism; Large-scale History; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : This is a comparative study of several widespread and canonical texts from the lowlands of the Middle East and North Africa, with regard to historically reoccurring interconnected traits of ideal state structure among cultures, where Semitic languages have been main languages of communication from the 18th century BC to the modern day. The study is of reoccurring ideals of state structure with defined limits and causes for its existence across several Semitic speaking cultures. READ MORE