Search for dissertations about: "Contemporary history since 1914"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words Contemporary history since 1914.
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1. Making Sense of Suffering : Holocaust and Holodomor in Ukrainian Historical Culture
Abstract : This study deals with the problem of how Ukraine has incorporated and made use of the Holocaust and the 1932?1933 famine (Holodomor) in its new national history and historical culture. The investigation departs from the increased interest in and attention devoted to the Holocaust in recent years. READ MORE
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2. Heroes and Victims : The Holocaust in Israeli Historical Consciousness
Abstract : The interest in the Holocaust has been growing continuously over the last decades, and this study deals with how the Holocaust has been perceived, interpreted and used in an Israeli context. The central theoretical concept in this study is historical consciousness, and the aim is to analyze the place of the Holocaust in Israeli historical consciousness. READ MORE
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3. Empire and identity. Biographies of Austrian identity in an age of imperial dissolution
Abstract : This study deals with the problem of Austrian identity in the late Habsburg empire. The investigation departs from an understanding of this problem as situated in the juncture between the historical Austrian imperial experience and the process of modern Austrian identity formation. READ MORE
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4. Framing the Subjects : Human Rights and Photography in Contemporary Thai History
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5. Great Britain, the United States, and the Security of the Middle East: The Formation of the Baghdad Pact
Abstract : Anglo-American post-Second World War relations in the Middle East included cases of close cooperation and conflict. An example of the former was the Pentagon Talks in 1947 when an American statement pointed out the general objective of maintaining the security of the Middle East by retaining the British political, economic, and strategic position in areas supported by the United States. READ MORE