History (School of): Recent submissions
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Social and cultural interactions across the Byzantine-Armenian frontier, c. 900–1045
(University of St Andrews, 2020-06) - ThesisThis thesis explores understudied aspects of the interactions between Byzantium and Armenia through the ninth to the eleventh centuries. The period in question was a transformative era for Armenia. As a result of the ... -
The German newspaper in its first years of existence
(University of St Andrews, 2020-06-25) - ThesisThis thesis traces the birth and spread of the newspaper in the Holy Roman Empire in the first half of the seventeenth century. It examines the emergence of the new form of communication between 1605, the year that Johann ... -
Early sole editorship of natural philosophical and scientific periodicals in the Holy Roman Empire and Britain, 1770s-1830s
(University of St Andrews, 2019-12-04) - ThesisToday, editors of science journals exercise a significant power over academic careers and the production of scientific knowledge—their editorial influence is rooted in the period 1770-1830 and the advent of sole editorship ... -
The intellectual origins and social landscapes of Patrick Geddes, ca. 1880-1899
(University of St Andrews, 2020-06-25) - ThesisThis thesis aims to examine the intellectual origins and social landscapes of Patrick Geddes. It provides a scope for establishing a clearer picture of his initiatives in Edinburgh between 1880 and 1899. Its contribution ... -
‘This distressing malady’ : childbirth and mental illness in Scotland 1820 – 1930
(University of St Andrews, 2020-06-25) - ThesisMy thesis explores the experiences of women who suffered from mental disorder related to childbirth and pregnancy, looking in particular at Dundee, Fife and Forfarshire in the north-east of Scotland, during the period 1820 ...