Search for dissertations about: "american series"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 52 swedish dissertations containing the words american series.

  2. 1. Epistolarity in a Post-Letter World : Five Contemporary American Case Studies

    Author : Sindija Franzetti; Sofia Ahlberg; Silvia Schultermandl; Maria Löschnigg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; the motif of epistolarity; post-letter world; interpersonal communication; epistolary distance; epistolary space; contemporary American literature; Nick Bantock; Gordon Lish; Mark Dunn; Marilynne Robinson; Louise Erdrich; Literature; Litteraturvetenskap; English; Engelska;

    Abstract : The rapid development of digital communication technologies over the past three decades has given rise to faster and more immediate forms of interpersonal communication, which, in turn, have brought an experience of reduced spatiotemporal distance between correspondents. Alongside these developments, epistolarity has made a powerful return in contemporary literature; a trend that has scholars of the form calling for new approaches. READ MORE

  4. 2. The Strategic Use of Military Contractors : American Commercial Military Service Providers in Bosnia and Liberia: 1995-2009

    Author : Marcus Mohlin; Pekka Sivonen; Jan Hallenberg; Anna Leander; Försvarshögskolan; []
    Keywords : Krigsvetenskap; Krigsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Drawing from strategic theory, this study investigates the strategic roles of commercial companies providing military services, frequently referred to as private military companies.  Theoretically, the thesis analyzes how states organize its military capabilities in order to be able to wield power within the international system while empirically, it examines the character and role of commercial companies that provide military training services to the United States Government and partner nations. READ MORE

  5. 3. Conceptions of the soul among North American Indians : a study in religious ethnology

    Author : Åke Hultkrantz; Stockholms högskola; []
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  6. 4. The Dynamic Detective : Special Interest and Seriality in Contemporary Detective Series

    Author : Karin Molander Danielsson; Stephen Knight; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English language; Engelska; English language; Engelska språket; English; Engelska;

    Abstract : This study argues that the relatively new conventions of detective fiction, special interest and seriality, are expanding and regenerating the genre. Special interest designates a political, ethnic, regional, professional or hobby-related agenda of a special interest group (consisting, usually, of writer, protagonist and readers) which makes up an integral part of the detective story. READ MORE

  7. 5. Tools of Hegemony : Military Technology and Swedish-American Security Relations, 1945-1962

    Author : Mikael Nilsson; Hans Weinberger; Niklas Stenlås; Jussi M. Hanhimäki; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Säkerhetspolitik Sverige; Diplomatisk historia; Militärhistoria; Modern historia Sverige; Utrikespolitik USA; History of technology; Teknikhistoria; History; Historia med inriktning mot militärhistoria; Statsvetenskap med inriktning mot strategi och säkerhetspolitik;

    Abstract : This doctoral thesis analyze the process whereby Sweden gained access to American guided missiles during the late 1950s and early 1960s. It also tracks the Swedish efforts to develop guided missiles domestically. READ MORE