Essays about: "empire"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 104 essays containing the word empire.
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1. Afan Oromo and Code-switching - Mixing Amharic into Afan Oromo A Case Study of the Relationship between Afan Oromo (Oromo language) and Amharic/Amhara Language in Ethiopia
University essay from Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : Abstract Tesfa Abdisa Afan Oromo and Code-switching - Mixing Amharic into Afan Oromo Kandidatuppsats SOCK10 15 hp Handledare – Axel Fredholm Sociologiska institutionen, höstterminen 2023 This study is about code-switching or mixing Amharic with Afan Oromo in Ethiopia. The writer of this essay was born and grew up in Oromia and lived with the issue in question. READ MORE
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2. THRIVE - with heritage to sustainability
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : The historic urban area of Lisbon emerged during the Middle Ages and was the origin of the development of a rather small neighbourhood, Mouraria. Not only did it count as the centre of the capital, but because of Lisbon being the metropolis of the Portuguese empire, Mouraria is now home to a diverse group of people, whose culture influences its special characteristics to this day. READ MORE
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3. Institutions and Economic Growth in the Late Ottoman Empire: A Quantitative Approach, 1820-1913
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis studies the institutions and economic development of the late Ottoman Empire, examining whether institutions can explain the economic development of the regions and countries subject to it during the period of 1820-1913. The thesis aims to quantify the institutional determinants of geography, religion/culture, and political economy/interests, and it employs a semi-experimental approach of using inequality extraction ratios as an indicator for the political economy. READ MORE
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4. Displays of Deference, Projections of Power : The English East India Company in Japan, 1615–1622
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionenAbstract : From 1613 to 1623, the English East India Company (EIC) maintained a trading post at Hirado, Japan. This trading post was one of the first that the EIC established, and because England was far from the empire it would one day become, Company members had to adjust to local customs and respect the laws of Japan in order to conduct business there. READ MORE
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5. Jewels of Humayun’s Sciences : Comparative Esotericism at the Cultural Dawn of Mughals
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : Nasir-ud-Din Muhammad Humayun (1508-1556), simply known as Humayun, was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire in India. He is often known with a discredited image in history even though recent investigations show a new, different, and regenerated perspective about him. READ MORE