Search for dissertations about: "chinese studies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 163 swedish dissertations containing the words chinese studies.

  2. 1. Livelihood Implications of Large-Scale Land Concessions in Mozambique : A case of family farmers’ endurance

    Author : Juliana Porsani; Kari Lehtilä; Rickard Lalander; Lowe Börjeson; Randi Kaarhus; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Large-scale land acquisitions; land concessions; land grabs; livelihoods; family farmers; peasants; gender; community consultations; popular deliberation; cultural ecosystem services; Mozambique; Lower Limpopo Valley; Environmental Studies; Miljövetenskapliga studier;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the process and the implications of large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) for local livelihoods, especially the livelihoods of those who make a living from farming. These individuals were historically known as peasants and are now more commonly referred to as smallholders, small-scale farmers or family farmers. READ MORE

  4. 2. Shaping the Meaning of Chinese Music Subcultures

    Author : Yiren Zhao; Sam de Boise; Ulrik Volgsten; David Hesmondhalgh; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Music subculture; resistance; authenticity; Chinese metal; Chinese rap; Chinese rock; Chinese punk; Beijing music; music affect; Chinese modernity;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on the meaning of Chinese music subcultures, includingChinese metal, rap, rock, and punk styles; and how is the meaning shaped by Chinese participants in the Chinese context, which is represented by the context of Beijing. This project is motivated by addressing the gaps that exist between dominant Anglo-American subcultural theories and explaining contemporary Chinese individuals’ practices. READ MORE

  5. 3. Chinatown Film Culture : The Appearance of Cinema in San Francisco’s Chinese Neighborhood, 1906-1915

    Author : Kim Khavar Fahlstedt; Jan Olsson; Gregory Waller; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Film history; early cinema; local film history; Chinese-American history; transnational cinema; orientalism; urban studies; San Francisco; Chinatown; Sid Grauman; filmvetenskap; Cinema Studies;

    Abstract : This study investigates film culture in San Francisco's Chinatown between the years 1906 and 1915. While Chinatowns have figured in several studies of representation in classical Hollywood cinema, it has rarely been approached as a place where film culture actually happened. READ MORE

  6. 4. Lutheran Missions in a Time of Revolution : The China Experience 1944-1951

    Author : Jonas Jonson; Bengt Sundkler; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; China; Chinese Church; Lutheran missions; Three-Self Movement; Church of Sweden Mission; Lutheran World Federation; student work; Christian Mission to the Buddhists; Reichelt; ecumenical; Cinese Revolution; New Democracy; Missionary studies; Missionsvetenskap; Missionsvetenskap; Studies of Missions;

    Abstract : In January, 1951, the Lutheran Church of China denounced all relations with the American, German and Scandinavian missions, which for more than half a century had worked in the country. As one of the first, this church made a clear and corporate stand in favour of the New Democracy and the Three-Self Movement, while most of the missions made their political choice, retreated with the Nationalists and finally went to Taiwan. READ MORE

  7. 5. The Chinese Volvo : Sino-Foreign Joint Ventures and Perceived Performance

    Author : Åsa Käfling; Bo Hellgren; Elisabeth Sundin; Fredrik Tell; Thomas Kalling; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sino-foreign joint ventures; international joint ventures; perceived performance; goal; stakeholder relations; political influence; control; China; Sino-utländska samriskföretag; internationella samriskföretag; uppfattat utfall; mål; intressentrelationer; politiskt inflytande; kontroll; Kina; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : This dissertation describes and analyzes the perceived performance of Sino-foreign joint ventures. The dissertation is based on an in-depth qualitative longitudinal real time case study of the joint venture known as Jinan Hua Wo Truck Corporation (Hua Wo), between Volvo Trucks and China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Co. Ltd. in China. READ MORE