Modern History Theses: Recent submissions
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Histories of concepts after the linguistic turn
(University of St Andrews, 2005) - ThesisThe turn of the nineteenth century saw a philosophy directed towards linguistic epistemology and when this influence reached academia in general it became known as the linguistic turn. In historiography this turn happened ... -
Taming debauchery : church discipline in the Presbytery of St Andrews and the American colonies of New Jersey and New York, 1750-1800
(University of St Andrews, 2004) - ThesisCreating moralistic societies was a concern of the churches and the governments of Scotland and the American colonies of New York and New Jersey in the eighteenth century. However, church and state relations in Scotland ... -
Scots burgh finances prior to 1707
(University of St Andrews, 1926) - Thesis -
Registration and control of fishing boats in the nineteenth century
(University of St Andrews, 1994-07) - ThesisControlling fishermen at sea has been a difficult problem for British and continental Governments alike. This study shows how legislation was introduced during the nineteenth century whereby a framework was created to allow ... -
Surviving the Holocaust : experiences of emigration, deportation and forced labour
(University of St Andrews, 2001) - ThesisThis is a study of survival and the 'Final Solution', taking its perspective from over One hundred-and-fifty eyewitness Jewish testimonies from the Wiener Library Archive. The importance of the victims' perspective is ...