Modern History Theses
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Recent Submissions
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Hidden in plain sight : printing for the Catholic community in the seventeenth-century Dutch Republic
(University of St Andrews, 2022-06-16) - ThesisThis thesis represents the first analytical overview of Catholic printing in the Dutch Republic over the course of the long seventeenth century (1566-1723). Roman Catholics made up a substantial proportion of the population ... -
Through pots and pans: culinary and cultural bonds between China and Japan, 1868-1980s
(2023-11-29) - ThesisSince the late 19th century, the ways of eating in China and Japan have become more similar than at any other time in history. Numerous shared elements have reshaped both countries' culinary culture. New dishes, skills and ... -
Plain speaking, plainly understood : political rhetoric in republican England, 1649-60
(2023-11-29) - ThesisThis thesis offers a new interpretation of the governing strategies of the English republican state by analysing its relationship with rhetoric and plain speaking. Departing from familiar stylistic definitions of plain ... -
The dissemination of books printed in England and Ireland on the northern European book market, 1600-1720
(2023-11-29) - ThesisThis thesis is the first to provide an overview of the English book ownership of Danish and Dutch collectors, by following the circulation of books printed in England on the book markets in Denmark and the Dutch Republic ... -
Delivering the news : the Huguenot gazettes published in the Dutch Republic compared with the Paris Gazette, 1671-1701
(2023-06-15) - ThesisThis thesis represents the first analytical overview of the Huguenot gazettes that were published in the Dutch Republic during the last quarter of the seventeenth century (1671-1701). Huguenots settled in the Dutch Republic ...
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