Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Leipzig. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2006. / Advisor: Donald D. Horward, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences , Dept. of History. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Jan. 2, 2007). Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 303 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Harvard University, 1956. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-338).

Thesis (M.S.)--Florida State University, 2006. / Advisor: Donald D. Horward, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of History. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Sept. 14, 2006). Document formatted into pages; contains xi, 131 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

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Tesis para optar al grado de Magíster en Estudios Latinoamericanos / Autor no autoriza el acceso a texto completo de su documento. / Esta tesis es una historia conectada de las transformaciones de la política y la cultura política en la sociedad criolla de las Capitanías Generales de Chile y Venezuela entre la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII y 1810. Se analiza la consolidación del poder aristocrático durante la llegada de los Borbones al trono español, sucesión que provocó cambios profundos en la forma de ejercer el poder político en los dominios americanos a partir de una reforma administrativa que, acompañada de una nueva política de impuestos y control del comercio, produjo conflictos y transacciones entre criollos y autoridades peninsulares. Estas tensiones, que se expresaron culturalmente y políticamente en un discurso criollo y en revueltas que terminaron siendo sofocadas, caracterizaron a un período prerrevolucionario donde la búsqueda de argumentos jurídicos y políticos para defender los intereses locales, y oponerse a los arbitrios del gobierno provisorio, fue la antesala de la crisis política vivida entre la invasión napoleónica y la formación de las primeras juntas de gobierno hispanoamericanas.

In this half thesis the use of the garden as a metaphor for paradise has been explored. The English word “ paradise“ was derived from the Greek word “ paradeisos” which in turn was derived from the Old Avestana “ pairi-daeza,” meaning an enclosure. In Ancient Persia the concept applied to an enclosed garden in the modern sense of the word. For this reason the thesis begins with an examination of the development of the garden in this desert region. A more-or-less continuous chain of development in both the physical and allegorical nature of the garden is traced through history from these Ancient Persian beginnings to the height of Mughal architecture (epitomised by the Taj Mahal), by way of the Muslim expansion through Central Asia and Europe. While the core elements of garden design were set in Ancient Persian times, and recur throughout the period studied, the impact of Islam on the local Persian culture brought about a new development of allegorical meaning associated with the garden. This allegorical development reached its apex, too, in the Taj Mahal in which, it is argued, the metaphorical representation of paradise in the garden tomb was made astonishingly explicit. The research for this mini thesis was gathered from secondary sources, including many published books and academic papers, photographic and diagrammatic evidence of extant ancient gardens, and reproductions of carpet designs.

The English reformation, unlike that in Germany and Switzerland, evolved over a fairly long span of time. At first Luther's works were sold unchecked by English booksellers, being first prohibited in 1520. Over the next few years the advance of reforming ideas was considered so serious as to merit the further attention of the English Crown. By 1524 it was found necessary to enforce a law prohibiting the importation of theological texts into England, and efforts were made to suppress the further spread of the Protestant heresy throughout the realm. However, despite the Act of Parliament and a wave of persecutions the church was unable to stop the influx of prohibited books, which came off the printing presses of Germany and the Low Countries. With the aid of the revised version of the S.T.C. and additional catalogues of early printed writings, it has been possible to compile a list of foreign publications, all of which were intended for the English reader. These texts printed in the vernacular were written and commissioned by English writers forced into exile for their own safety, but also determined to establish Protestant Ideas In their own country. It is difficult to determine the exact numbers of Protestant books entering the country, but some Indication of their appeal can be found from the lists of prohibited books issued by the Ecclesiastical authorities. A detailed examination of these publications yields a clear picture of the theological teaching of Englands earliest Protestants. By carefully comparing these ideas with those of earlier heretics and contemporary reformers, it has been possible to assess the extent to which outside ideas has influenced the minds of these men. Further analysis has revealed the original and subtle genius of men who combined the ideas of the Continental reformers with those native to the English tradition, in order to produce a reformed theology which appealed to the unique situation in their own country.

Doctorat en philosophie et lettres / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

Doctorat en philosophie et lettres / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished