Search for dissertations about: "the lost generation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 62 swedish dissertations containing the words the lost generation.

  2. 1. Capturing the antecedents and aftermath of a family business process : The entrepreneurial journey of a displaced agricultural family in Colombia

    Author : Enrique Sandino Vargas; Leona Achtenhagen; Daniel Pittino; Marcela Ramirez-Pasillas; Bengt Johannisson; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; agricultural family; Colombia; displacement; entrepreneurial journey; entrepreneurial process; familiness; family; family business; family capital; family-life context; family habitus; family business habitus; guerrilla; habitualization; habitus; farm; land; rural; violence;

    Abstract : This study examines a displaced agricultural family during its entrepreneurial journey in Colombia using a single case study, following an inductive and interpretivist approach. The main objective of the dissertation is to explain how family interactions, historical events, and context influence the decision to start and potentially reactivate an agricultural family business. READ MORE

  4. 2. American Warriors in Vietnam: Warrior Values and the Myth of the War Experience During the Vietnam War, 1965-1973

    Author : Sanimir Resic; Öst- och centraleuropakunskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Myth of the War Experience; United States; warrior values; veteran discourse; Contemporary history since 1914 ; Vietnam; duty; honor; courage; masculinity; Warrior; Nutidshistoria från 1914 ;

    Abstract : In the Western world there has been a general consensus that in the aftermath of Auschwitz and Hiroshima, romanticized masculine images of war and soldiering have reached a turning point. This book challenges the view that the post- 1945 era has to a great extent been without romantizations of warriorhood. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Ndengeleko Language of Tanzania

    Author : Eva-Marie Ström; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Ndengeleko; Bantu; Tanzania; Rufiji; phonology; morphology; morpho-phonology; endangered languages; grammar; linguistic description; spirantisation; animacy; conjoint; disjoint;

    Abstract : This dissertation describes the Ndengeleko language of Tanzania, in particular the phonology and morphology in the noun and verb phrase. This Bantu language, spoken by approximately 72,000 people, has not been the subject of any previous linguistic study. READ MORE

  6. 4. The effects of reactive oxygen species and lipofuscin on the function and health of the retinal pigment epithelium

    Author : Ulf Wihlmark; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Age-related macular degeneration (ARJVID) is a common cause of central vision loss in elderly people. Specific treatment is possible only for selected patients. A dysfunction of the retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells has been proposed to help explain the pathogenesis of ARMD. READ MORE

  7. 5. On the behaviour of tailings dams : Management in cold regions

    Author : Roger Knutsson; Jan Laue; Andy Fourie; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Soil Mechanics; Geoteknik;

    Abstract : Associated to mining activities there is mine waste generated. The residues left over from mineralextraction processes are referred to as tailings, normally stored in surface tailings facilities. Thefacilities are usually confined by embankment dams, so called tailings dams. READ MORE