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2. 1. Meaning by metaphor : an exploration of metaphor with a metaphoric reading of two short stories by Stephen Crane

   Author : Gunnar Backman; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English language; Engelska språket;

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4. 2. Rule by Association : Japan in the Global Trans-Imperial Culture, 1868-1912

   Author : John Hennessey; Hans Hägerdal; Alexis Dudden; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; global trans-imperial culture; association; assimilation; Hokkaido; Taiwan; expositions; Japanese colonialism; Japanese Empire; colonial history; colonial administration; Historia; History;

   Abstract : Criticizing one-empire approaches, calls to apply much-needed transnational perspectives and methodologies to colonial history have recently emerged. This groundbreaking scholarship has already revealed that the competition between different European empires after 1850 has typically been overemphasized; in fact, a transnational perspective reveals extensive cooperation between the “great powers” of the age, along with myriad examples of exchanges and transfers of colonial knowledge. READ MORE

5. 3. Chloromethane Complexation by Cryptophanes : Host-Guest Chemistry Investigated by NMR and Quantum Chemical Calculations

   Author : Zoltan Takacs; Jozef Kowalewski; Mikael Akke; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Host–guest complexes; inclusion phenomenon; cryptophanes; NMR; kinetics; activation energy; dipolar interaction; exchange; quantum chemical optimization; calculated chemical shifts; NOESY; cavity size; fysikalisk kemi; Physical Chemistry;

   Abstract : Host–guest complexes are widely investigated because of their importance in many industrial applications. The investigation of their physico–chemical properties helps understanding the inclusion phenomenon. The hosts investigated in this work are cryptophane molecules possessing a hydrophobic cavity. READ MORE

6. 4. Peace by repatriation : Concepts, cases, and conditions

   Author : Patrik Johansson; Cynthia Kite; Erik Melander; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Refugees; displaced persons; repatriation; sustainable peace; necessary; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Peace and conflict research; Freds- och konfliktforskning; statskunskap; political science; freds- och konfliktforskning; Peace and Conflict Research;

   Abstract : The focus of this study is the assumption that the return of refugees is a necessary condition for the establishment of sustainable peace after armed conflict. This assumption is often made in the peacebuilding literature as well as by policy makers, but it has rarely been the object of systematic analysis. READ MORE

7. 5. Structured by gender : patterns of sex segregation in the Swedish labour market : historical and cross-national comparisons

   Author : Magnus Nermo; Thomas P. Boje; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : The main purpose of this thesis is to study changes in the level of sex segregation in the Swedish labour market during the 20th century.The thesis includes four empirical chapters. Chapter 2 studies trends in sex segregation by industry and market position in the Swedish labour market between 1890 and 1990. READ MORE