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A study of the paper war relating to the career of the 1st Duke of Marlborough 1710-1712.
(Queen Mary University of London, 1975)
The thesis deals with the party journalism of the years
1710-1712 as it concerned Marlborough, relating it to its political
context and discussing the techniques of controversy employed.
The introduction outlines ...
Competing vulnerabilities in childhood cancer: the everyday lives of British Bangladeshi children with cancer.
(2008)
This thesis presents a social study of childhood cancer treatment in a group of British
Bangladeshi children living in one city in the United Kingdom.
It draws on theoretical perspectives that see childhood as a social ...
Cultural Mythology and Anxieties of Belonging: Reconstructing the "bi-cultural" subject in the fiction of Toni Morrison, Amy Tan and Annie Proulx
(Queen Mary University of London, 2002)
The thesis considers the construction of cultural identity in the writings of Tom Morrison,
Annie Proulx, and Amy Tan. It consists of three chapters, one dedicated to each of the
writers. In the examination of these ...
ToF - The Time-of-Flight Device for H1
(Queen Mary University of London, 1995)
Event triggering for the H1 detector on the HERA electron-proton ring is dominated
by background associated with the proton beam. A 99% reduction in trigger
rate is achieved by time resolution of background from physics ...
Images of Self: A Study of Feminine and Feminist Subjectivity in the Poetry of Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, Margaret Atwood and Adrienne Rich, 1950-1980
(Queen Mary University of London, 1990)
The thesis explores the poetry (and some prose) of Plath, Sexton,
Atwood and Rich in terms of the changing constructions of self-image
predicated upon the female role between approx. 1950-1980.1 am
particularly concerned ...
Efficiency and ownership with reference to British ports
(Queen Mary University of London, 1992)
This study seeks to investigate the empirical basis for the hypothesis, arising from the
economics literature, that public enterprises are inherently less efficient than private
enterprises, with reference to British ...
Harmony and discord within the English ‘counter-culture’, 1965-1975, with particular reference to the ‘rock operas’ Hair, Godspell, Tommy and Jesus Christ Superstar
(Queen Mary University of London, 2012)
This thesis considers the discrete, historically-specific theatrical and musical sub-genre of ‘Rock Opera’ as a lens through which to examine the cultural, political and social changes that are widely assumed to have ...
The ceremonies of Charles II's court
(Queen Mary University of London, 2004)
This thesis examines the question of how the restored monarchy used the ceremonies of court in the
period 1660-1685. It is concerned with those rituals which took place regularly within the royal
palaces, that is to say ...
Strengthening grassroots organisations for forest management: the case of induced forest-based grassroots groups in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
(Queen Mary University of London, 2012)
Academic and public policy interest in the role of local resource users in the management of
forests has grown in recent decades. While much attention has focused on the self-organisation
of user groups, with autonomy ...
The effect of oligomeric procyanidins on endothelial function and cholesterol homeostasis
(2012)
Oligomeric procyanidins (OPC) are naturally occurring dietary substances, which studies
suggest can protect against cardiovascular disease. To explore this further a double-blind
randomised controlled crossover trial, ...
