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The development of pre-Hispanic art forms in Peru : seen as an outgrowth of textile techniques and their influence upon art forms and depiction of symbols
(University of St Andrews, 1988) - Thesis,
Pre-Hispanic geometric art
forms In Peru
and the Andean Area
are taken to be
an
outgrowth of textile techniques. Textiles
and
fibre
arts predate ceramics
by
several millennia
In the Central Andean Area. The ...
Acculturation and bilingualism in Guambía (Colombia)
(University of St Andrews, 1980) - Thesis,
The objective of
this study
is to trace the
relationship
between
oveit and covert acculturation and
bilingualism in the Colombian Indian community of
Guambia.
The first section
describes the ten indicators ...
Realism: a critical analysis of some arguments by Michael Dummett
(University of St Andrews, 1981-07) - Thesis,
CHAPTER ONE This thesis is a critical analysis of arguments which Michael Dummett has developed against realism. Dummett characterizes realism as the thesis that the meaning of sentences should be analyzed in terms of the ...
Anthropology and development planning, with special reference to a large-scale agricultural project in Sudan
(University of St Andrews, 1989) - Thesis,
This thesis is concerned with rural development in Nuba peasant communities of the Southern Kordofan region, Sudan. Peasants have always been considered by planners as scapegoats for the failure of state-designed rural ...
The concept of the Outlook Tower in the work of Patrick Geddes
(University of St Andrews, 1987) - Thesis,
As an academic, a scholar and a thinker Patrick Geddes worked in a wide and diverse range of intellectual fields. He was active in biology and botany, geography, sociology, what came to be called town planning, history and ...
Social stratification among the Zaghawa Muslim community in the Sudan
(University of St Andrews, 1988) - Thesis,
This thesis is concerned with the social organization of the Zaghawa Muslim community in the Northern Darfur province of the Republic of the Sudan. The Zaghawa are internally divided into two distinct groups beri and mai. ...
Humiliation : a theme in ecclesiastical folklore
(University of St Andrews, 1983) - Thesis,
This work is an investigation into the background of a phemomenon found in the field of folklore, namely, public shame. In particular, the Spanish Inquisition provides the context for an enquiry into why a people accepted ...
The implications of manioc cultivation in the culture and mythology of the Machiguenga of South Eastern Peru
(University of St Andrews, 1986) - Thesis,
The aim of this thesis to effect an introduction to the place of manioc (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in the culture of the Machiguenga Indians of the Peruvian rain forest. The main substance of my work finds its focus in a ...
Language in a dependent society : Belize, Central America
(University of St Andrews, 1988) - Thesis,
In Belize the medium of instruction in schools is English, despite the fact that the pupils do not speak English as their first language. Some Spanish-speakers would like to see Spanish used as a medium of instruction in ...