Essays about: "world war one history"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 essays containing the words world war one history.

  1. 1. An anthem for Europe: Comparing historical appropriations of Beethoven's Ode to Joy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Dominic Tscherny; [2023]
    Keywords : Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony; political appropriation of music; Žižek’s empty container; historical narrative; political symbolism; European Studies; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Since its composition two centuries ago in 1824, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (Ode to Joy) has been heralded the world over not only as a great work of art, but also as a symbol of political importance. In Germany, it was lionised as the embodiment of a national spirit, first during the Franco-Prussian war, then as a prize of the Nazi repertoire; in Rhodesia, it became the national anthem of a far-right white ethno-state, while on the far-left, it occupied a rare position of Western revolutionary music in China. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Ulleråker Hospitalum : A Case Study in the Wage Development of the Medical Sector 1890-1920

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Daniel W Christensen; [2023]
    Keywords : Economic History; History of Medicine; Medical Sector; Asylum History; Ulleråker; Ulleråker Hospitalum;

    Abstract : This essay presents a case study about the development of income levels in the medical sector during Sweden´s period of modernization, 1890-1920, focusing specifically on the five wage groups which comprised the medical staff at Uppsala´s Ulleråker hospitalum (=mental asylum). This institution, though different in it´s stated mission from hospitals and the like, was similarily organized, and staffed with employees belonging to the same categories as regular hospital staff - they shared similar social backgrounds, education levels, work tasks and conditions. READ MORE

  4. 3. Persistence of Human Rights violations in Colombia : A pre - and post peace treaty analysis

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Gerardo Vasquez; [2023]
    Keywords : Colombia; Latin america; peace process;

    Abstract : Latin American politics in recent years has caused a stir worldwide. Amid social uprisings, power fluctuations between opposing political thoughts, cases of corruption, and human rights violations, one of the cases that stands out the most in the region is the Colombian one. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Sane Voice amidst the Madness : The Prehistory of the 2023 World’s Stance on the Verge of a Nuclear War between the East and the West as a Logical Aftermath of the Post-Cold War History. How and Why Do We End Up in a State of a Cold War Again?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Vasil Shaptun; [2023]
    Keywords : Cold War; NATO; Russia; Post-Cold War; USA;

    Abstract : “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” ― Albert Einstein Today we live in very interesting times for researchers but at the same time very dangerous for the whole human existence and our planet. READ MORE

  6. 5. Wartime paths to and experiences of Swedish education : A study of Ukrainian refugees with school-aged children in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Helen Pidgorna; [2023]
    Keywords : forced migration; war in Ukraine; refugee children; Swedish school; education strategies; вимушена міграція; війна в Україні; діти біженці; швецька школа; освітні стратегії; påtvingad migration; krig i Ukraina; flyktingbarn; svensk skola; utbildningsstrategier;

    Abstract : Transnational population migration is a multifaceted phenomenon that has been shaping human history and continues to shape the world today. War and conflict are among the major drivers of forced migration. READ MORE