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Writing from the shadowlands: how cross-cultural literature negotiates the legacy of Edward Said
No full textThis thesis examines the impact of Edward Said's influential work Orientalism and its legacy in respect of contemporary reading and writing across cultures. It also questions the legitimacy of Said's retrospective stereotyping of early examples of cross-cultural representation in literature as uncompromisingly 'orientalist'.
It is well known that the release of Edward Said's Orientalism in 1978 was responsible for the rise of a range of cultural and critical theories from multiculturalism to postcolonialism. It was a study that not only polarized critics and forced scholars to re-examine orientalist archives, but persuaded creative writers to re-think their ethnographic positions when it came to the literary representations of cultures other than their own. Without detracting from the enormous impact of Said, this thesis isolates gaps and silences in Said that need correcting. Furthermore, there is an element of intransigence, an uncompromising refusal to fine-tune what is essentially a binary discourse of the West and its other in Said's work, that encourages the continued interrogation of power relations but which, because of its very boldness, paradoxically disallows the extent to which the conflict of cultures indeed produced new, hybrid social and cultural formations.
In an attempt to challenge the severity of Said's claim that 'every European, in what he could say about the Orient, was consequently a racist, an imperialist, and almost totally ethnocentric', the thesis examines a number of different discursive contexts in which such a presumption is challenged. Thus while the second chapter discusses the 'traditional' profession-based orientalism of nineteenth-century E. G. Browne, the third considers the anti-imperialism of colonial administrator Leonard Woolf. The fourth chapter provides a reflection on the difficulties of diasporic 'orientalism' through the works of Michael Ondaatje while chapter five demonstrates the effects of the dialogism used by Amitav Ghosh as a defence against 'orientalism'. The thesis concludes with an examination of contemporary writing by Andrea Levy that appositely illustrates the legacy of Said's influence.
While the restrictive parameters of Said's work make it difficult to mount a thorough-going critique of Said, this thesis shows that, indeed, it is within the restraints of these parameters and in the very discourse that Said employs that he traps himself. This study claims that even Said is susceptible to 'orientalist' criticism in that he is as much an 'orientalist' as those at whom he directs his polemic
What said the economic theory about Portugal. Another approach
No full textWith this work we try to analyse the agglomeration process in the Portuguese regions, using the New Economic Geography models. This work aims to test, also, the Verdoorn Law, with the alternative specifications of (1)Kaldor (1966), for the 28 NUTS III Portuguese in the period 1995 to 1999. It is intended to test the alternative interpretation of (2)Rowthorn (1975). With this study we want, also, to test the Verdoorn´s Law at a regional and a sectoral levels (NUTs II) for the period 1995-1999. The importance of some additional variables in the original specification of Verdoorn´s Law is yet tested, such as, trade flows, capital accumulation and labour concentration. This study analyses, also, through cross-section estimation methods, the influence of spatial effects in productivity in the NUTs III economic sectors of mainland Portugal from 1995 to 1999, considering the Verdoorn relationship. The aim of this paper is, yet, to present a contribution, with panel data, to the analysis of absolute convergence and conditional of the sectoral productivity at regional level (from 1995 to 1999). The structural variables used in the analysis of conditional convergence is the ratio of capital/output, the flow of goods/output and location ratio.new economic geography; Verdoorn law; convergence; cross-section and panel data; Portuguese regions
Pembangunan garis panduan pemuliharaan masjid lama Negeri Pahang
No full textMasjid telah menjadi bukti penyebaran agama Islam di sesebuah tempat termasuklah di negeri Pahang. Pembinaan masjid-masjid baru telah menyebabkan sebahagian bangunan masjid lama tidak digunakan lagi dan bertukar fungsi. Namun, sebahagiannya mempunyai kaitan yang penting dengan sejarah dan tamadun Islam di negeri Pahang. Ini berlaku kerana ketiadaan pengurusan dan pengawasan yang teratur dan sempurna. Justeru, kajian ini dijalankan bagi mencerminkan keperihatinan terhadap warisan berharga di negeri Pahang. Secara khususnya, ianya bertujuan untuk mengesan dan mengenalpasti kewujudan masjid-masjid lama di negeri Pahang, mengkaji kaedah semasa pemuliharaannya dan membangunkan satu garis panduan pemuliharaan masjid warisan negeri Pahang. Metodologi kajian ini dilakukan secara pemerhatian lapangan, temubual, kajian dokumen dan data yang diperoleh pula melalui kaedah kualitatif. Hasilnya, kajian telah menunjukkan bahawa negeri Pahang memiliki masjid-masjid lama yang berpotensi untuk dijadikan sebagai masjid warisan. Pengekalan kewujudan masjid-masjid tersebut adalah melalui kaedah restrorasi, pertukaran fungsi, pemantauan dan perpindahan. Ianya wajar dipulihara dengan mewujudkan inventori masjid-masjid lama negeri Pahang, mewartakan tanah tapaknya, membuka permohonan penggunaan semula bangunannya, menyediakan peruntukan kewangan bagi kerja-kerja baik pulih dan penyelenggaraannya dan mewartakannya sebagai Masjid Warisan negeri Pahang. Kajian ini diharap dapat mencadangkan beberapa buah masjid lama yang berpotensi untuk dipulihara dan seterusnya dapat dimasyhurkan sebagai Masjid Warisan negeri Pahan
Pemikiran oksidental Badiuzzaman Said Nursi dalam tafsir Risalah Nur
No full textMasalah yang dikaji dalam penelitian ini. Pertama, latar belakang perjalanan hidup Badiuzzaman Said Nursi. Kedua, pemikiran oksidental Badiuzzaman Said Nursi dalam tafsir Risalah Nur. Penelitian ini bertujuan, pertama, untuk mendeskripsikan latar belakang perjalanan hidup Badiuzzaman Said Nursi. Kedua, untuk menemukan pemikiran oksidental Badiuzzaman Said Nursi dalam tarsir Risalah Nur. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif, data-data yang digunakan bersumber dari libarary research, yaitu mengumpulkan berbagai sumber yang diperlukan melalui kajian kepustakaan, baik berupa buku, disertasi, tesis, artikel jurnal dan karya ilmiah lainnya. Mendalami sejarah kehidupan Badiuzzaman Said Nursi yang menjadi latar belakang penulisan tafsir Risalah Nur. Melihat sejarah Khalifah Turki Utsmani hingga masuknya rezim sekuler ke negara Turki dan mengganti kekhalifahan menjadi Republik Turki. Meneliti pemikiran oksidental Badiuzzaman Said Nursi melalui tiga landasan yang dicetuskan oleh Hasan Hanafi, yaitu pertama, sikap terhadap tradisi lama, kedua, sikap terhadap tradisi Barat, dan ketiga sikap terhadap realitas. Mengaitkan tiga landasan tersebut dengan kehidupan Said Nursi yaitu: pertama, sikap Said Nursi terhadap tradisi lama, terdiri dari 1) sikap Said Nursi terhadap turast/khazanah keilmuan dan 2) Sikap Said Nursi Terhadap Khilafah Turki Utsmani. Kedua, sikap Said Nursi terhadap Barat, terdiri dari 1) sikap Said Nursi terhadap Infiltrasi tradisi Barat, 2) sikap Said Nursi terhadap Imperialisme atau Kolonialisme dan 3) sikap Said Nursi terhadap Sekularisme. Ketiga, sikap Said Nursi terhadap realitas masyarakat Turki. Dalam penelitian ini mendeskripsikan sikap said Nursi tersebut yang terkandung dalam tafsir Risalah Nur
Kaedah Pengurusan Muzium Diraja Istana Lama Seri Menanti Di Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan
No full textKajian ini membincangkan mengenai kaedah pengurusan Muzium Diraja Istana Lama Seri
Menanti di Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan. Penjagaan dan pengurusan terhadap muzium dan
koleksi perlu sentiasa dititikberatkan agar setiap koleksi diraja dapat dipelihara dan diberikan
penambahbaikan agar dapat dijadikan tatapan kepada generasi yang akan datang. Muzium
merupakan cerminan kepada masyarakat untuk memahami serta mendalami apa yang berlaku
pada zaman dahulu. Oleh itu, pemeliharaan sebuah institusi yang berkaitan dengan budaya
warisan di sesuatu tempat perlu dilakukan dengan sebaiknya agar dapat oleh generasi akan
datang. Berdasarkan bukti pemerhatian, temu bual, dan kajian lepas yang dijalankan, tesis ini
akan menerangkan tentang bidang konservasi koleksi dalam pengurusan muzium dan
pangurusan koleksi yang betul bagi memelihara koleksi untuk pameran diraja yang terdapat di
Muzium Diraja Istana Lama Seri Menanti.
Kata kunci : pengurusan, penjagaan, memelihara, koleksi, Muzium Diraja Istana Lama Seri
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What said the new economic geography about Portugal? An alternative approach
No full textWith this work we try to analyse the agglomeration process in Portugal, using the New Economic Geography models, in a linear and in a non linear way. In a non linear way, of referring, as summary conclusion, that with this work the existence of increasing returns to scale and low transport cost, in the Portuguese regions, was proven and, because this, the existence of agglomeration in Portugal. We pretend, also, in a linear way to explain the complementarily of clustering models, associated with the New Economic Geography, and polarization associated with the Keynesian tradition. As a summary conclusion, we can say which the agglomeration process shows some signs of concentration in Lisboa e Vale do Tejo and the productivity factor significantly improves the results that explain the regional clustering in Portugal. The aim of this paper is to analyze, yet, the relationship between the regional industry clustering and the demand for labor by companies in Portugal. Again, the results are consistent with the theoretical developments of the New Economic Geography, namely the demand for labor is greater where transport costs are lower and where there is a strong links "backward and forward" and strong economies of agglomeration.new economic geography; linear and non linear models; Portuguese regions
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Boris Dochkaev, About Lama Sandzhi Ulanov
No full textBoris talks about two lamas, namely Sandzhi and Zodva: Sandzhi lama and Zodva lama were good friends and often paid a visit to each other. Sandzhi lived in Khar-Buluk village, whereas Zodva lived in Volodarovskiy sovkhoz. When Zodva died, Tibetan monks read a memorial service for him. Since he was originally from Baga-Chonos, Zodva was supposed to be buried there. A car was ready to transport the deceased, when Sandzhi lama arrived and asked me, ‘Did Tibetan monks come?’ I said, ‘Yes, they were here’. - ‘Did they read the prayers?’ - ‘Yes’ - ‘Did they count 49 days from the moment of death?’ - ‘Yes, they did’. Sandzhi lama entered Zodva’s room where he kept his altar and asked me to bring a bowl of milk saying, ‘Now, I will read prayers for him. We have agreed with him on this. I am a pure monk, and I never broke a single vow. But Zodva was married. That is why I shall read a memorial prayer to send him off’. I asked him, ‘What shall we feed the guests with?’, to which Sandzhi replied, ‘Let them eat and drink whatever they want’. On his way to his car Sandzhi said. ‘First goes Zodva, I follow him next’. Zodva died on 16 February. In March of the same year Sandzhi passed away. Before his death Sandzhi said to me, ‘There was nothing good here and there will be nothing good there, but I’ll have to go’. He stopped breathing. I witnessed all this and I tell you this as my testament
Nobody Said Not to Go The Life, Loves, and Adventures of Emily Hahn
No full textCover Page -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- I In the Beginning -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- II "First, We'll Take Manhattan" -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- III Traveling Light in the Dark Continent -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- 13 -- IV China -- 14 -- 15 -- 16 -- 17 -- 18 -- 19 -- V Hong Kong: Sunset on the Empire -- 20 -- 21 -- 22 -- 23 -- 24 -- 25 -- VI Happily Ever After? -- 26 -- 27 -- 28 -- 29 -- 30 -- 31 -- Afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author -- Copyright PageDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
Method for removing a high definition nanostructure, a partly freestanding layer, a sensor comprising said layer and a method using said sensor
No full textThe present invention is in the field of a method for removing a high definition nanostructure in a partly free-standing layer, the layer, a sensor comprising said layer, a use of said sensor, and a method of detecting a species, and optional further characteristics thereof, using said sensor. The sensor and method are suited for detecting single ions, molecules, low concentrations thereof, and identifying sequences of base pairs, e.g. in a DNA-strand.QN/Quantum NanoscienceApplied Science
KUALITAS IKAN KEUMAMAH TONGKOL (Euthynnus affinis) KHAS ACEH DENGAN LAMA WAKTU PEREBUSAN YANG BERBEDA
No full textIkan keumamah merupakan salah satu produk olahan ikan khas Aceh yang diolah melalui proses perebusan dan pegeringan. Waktu perebusan dalam proses pembuatan ikan keumamah yang berlebihan dapat menurunkan kandungan nutrisi dan gizi dari produk. Lama waktu perebusan bertujuan untuk mempertahankan dan memastikan kualitas ikan keumamah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh perbedaan lama waktu perebusan ikan keumamah terhadap kualitas kimia, fisik dan mikrobiologi. Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan adalah model Rancangan Acak Lengkap dengan perlakuan lama waktu perebusan 20, 30 dan 40 menit sebanyak 3 kali pengulangan. Data parametrik dianalisa menggunakan uji ANOVA dan uji Beda Nyata Jujur, sedangkan non parametrik menggunakan uji Kruskal Wallis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan lama waktu perebusan yang berbeda berpengaruh nyata (P<0,05) terhadap parameter yang diuji. Lama perebusan yang efektif untuk mempertahankan nutrisi ikan keumamah namun tetap sesuai selera konsumen adalah 20 menit dengan penurunan kadar protein 62,02%, kadar lisin 1,202%, kadar lemak 1,25%, kadar air 19,62%, aktivitas air 0,563, nilai log angka lempeng total 2,93 kol/g dan nilai hedonik dengan selang kepercayaan 6,42 <μ< 6,46. Pengamatan permukaan daging dilakukan untuk mengetahui bagaimana kenampakan bentuk permukaan, jaringan dan serat dari daging ikan keumamah menggunakan metode scanning electron microscope menunjukkan ikan keumamah dengan waktu perebusan 20 menit memeliki memiliki rongga atau pori-pori pada daging yang cukup banyak dan masih terlihat
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