Modern History Theses: Recent submissions
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Automotive culture and industry as a means of diplomacy through public influence in Iran by British and American corporations and policymakers, 1941-86
(2024-12-04) - ThesisBetween 1941 and 1986, British and American policymakers worked with corporate executives in the automotive industry towards the development of automotive production and sales, and the creation and dissemination of automotive ... -
The Metropolitan Police and the politics of public order, 1968-1981
(2021-07-01) - ThesisThis thesis explores the development of public order policing between the late 1960s and early 1980s, situating it within the broader ‘politics of public order’ of the time. Using newly- released archival material – including ... -
Surgeons at sea : professional identities and medical practice in naval surgeons’ journals, 1793–1815
(2024-12-04) - ThesisThis thesis examines the medical practices and professional identities of British naval surgeons during a period of professional transformation, bureaucratic reform, and sustained global warfare. It uses the collection of ... -
British country houses and Empire : a wider heritage picture
(2020-12-02) - ThesisThe British country house, a treasured physical legacy of British heritage, has been called a ‘contact zone’ where cultures meet, clash and grapple with each other, often in contexts of highly asymmetrical relations of ... -
Friend, fascist, foreigner : the interwar British-Florentines 1919-1940
(2020-07-30) - ThesisSince the earliest years of the Grand Tour, a thriving British expatriate community has rested in Florence’s Arno Valley. Historians have often declared, however, that the ‘end’ of this community occurred following the ...