Modern History Theses: Recent submissions
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Rhetorics of asylum : a study on the public debate about asylum policy in Germany during the era of Chancellor Helmut Kohl, 1982-94
(University of St Andrews, 2021-12-01) - ThesisThis thesis provides the first thorough analysis of the so-called “asylum debate” (Asyldebatte) in Germany in the 1980s and early 1990s. The debate revolved around the subject of asylum policy and, in a broader sense, ... -
“The Law is open on both sides.” : the contrasting British and Swedish interpretations of the Law of Nations and its impact on the role of perceptions and reputations in the East India trade of the 1730s-1740s
(University of St Andrews, 2021-07-01) - ThesisPrevious studies of the Swedish East India Company (SOIC) have consistently demonstrated the resentment of the ‘great maritime powers’, especially Great Britain, towards new competition emerging from Scandinavia. In response, ... -
Twilight of the princes : the fall and afterlife of monarchy in southern Germany, 1918-1934
(University of St Andrews, 2021-07-01) - ThesisThis thesis is a comparative investigation into the afterlives and legacies of dynastic monarchy in southern Germany. Within a few days in November 1918, Germany’s monarchical edifice collapsed, suddenly and completely. ... -
Toward a black God : Robert F. Kennedy and Civil Rights in the United States, 1960-1968
(University of St Andrews, 2000) - ThesisOn June 6, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated. Since then numerous works have been written on his life and career, some scholarly, others more like works of fiction. Most of these works were written by Kennedy's ... -
The role of internal and external capital in the economic development of Nigeria
(University of St Andrews, 1962) - ThesisThe purpose of this study is to consider the sources and methods of financing economic growth available to a low income country as exemplified by the experience of Nigeria in the period since the second World War. During ...