Search for dissertations about: "martial society"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words martial society.

  2. 1. Martial, Book IX : A commentary. Vol. 1, Vol. 2

    Author : Christer Henriksén; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Classical philology - general; Martial; epigram; Domitian; Silver Latin; panegyric; Statius; Ovid; Greek Anthology; Klassiska språk - allmänt; Classical philology; Klassiska språk; latin; Latin;

    Abstract : This dissertation consists of a commentary on Book 9 of the Epigrams of M. Valerius Martialis (ca. 40-104 AD). READ MORE

  4. 2. The Birka Warrior : the material culture of a martial society

    Author : Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson; Lena Holmquist Olausson; Heinrich Härke; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Birka; martial society; warrior; material culture; distribution patterns; cultural expression; Rus’; Viking Age; Early Middle Age; iconography; style; Archaeology; Arkeologi;

    Abstract : This is a study of martial material culture in the context of the Viking Age warrior of Birka, Sweden. The aim is to establish the role, function and affiliation of the Birka warrior and thereby place Birka on the power-political map of the 10th century. READ MORE

  5. 3. The martial politics of biodiversity protection: Wildlife conservation practices in northern Kenya

    Author : Sara van der Hoeven; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; social order; CBNRM; war by conservation; militarism; green militarization; Samburu; environment; the Northern Rangelands Trust NRT ; community conservation;

    Abstract : Wildlife conservation is entangled with broader conflict dynamics in pastoral and semi-arid northern Kenya and tackles livestock theft, road banditry and inter-communal conflict. The thesis aims to better understand this ‘war by conservation’, in which conservation and military-like practices address and tie into wider security issues. READ MORE

  6. 4. Celebrating with Words : Studies in the Rhetorical Works of the Gaza School

    Author : David Westberg; Jan Olof Rosenqvist; Ruth Webb; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Gaza school; Late Antique rhetoric; Late Antique oratory; epideictic; Choricius of Gaza; Procopius of Gaza; classical tradition; mimesis; panegyric; funeral speeches; wedding speeches; ecphrasis; Classical philology; Klassiska språk; Greek; grekiska;

    Abstract : This study investigates the School of Gaza, a circle of rhetoricians in Late Antique Palestine. Special attention is paid to Choricius and Procopius of Gaza, and in particular to their epideictic works. READ MORE

  7. 5. “It is better to have tried, no matter what” : Psychological perspectives on pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)

    Author : Stina Järvholm; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis PGD ; Decision-making; Men and Women; Risk Factors; Depression; Anxiety; Marital Relationship; Counselling;

    Abstract : Couples with the risk of transmitting a genetic disease face different diagnostic options when they wish to become parents. Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) combines in vitro fertilization (IVF) with biopsy of the embryo. With PGD the couple can start a pregnancy knowing that the child will not be affected by the particular disease. READ MORE