A date-chart of significant periods and events from the third millennium BC to the seventh century AD prefaces the work. The text's chronological span runs from the heyday of the Mermnad kingdom to that of the Roman Empire, and the primary emphasis is on giving a narrative of the country's development under Greek influence: a wide range of literary and archaeological material is employed to this end. The thesis is divided into six parts: the first deals with geographical notices in such authors as Strabo and Pliny; the second chronicles the Mermnad period, between the seventh and sixth centuries, with particular reference to contacts with the Ionian Greeks; the third describes Lydian experiences during the ensuing period of Persian hegemony, between the sixth and fourth centuries; the fourth, covering the sequel to Alexander's takeover, focusses on the culminating stages of Hellenization, discussing Sardis' Hellenistic period and the Seleukid and Attalid foundations in the countryside. The fifth part discusses the village communities, over an extended period as the topic warrants: inscriptions of the Roman period predominate, and are incorporated on the grounds that a broader panorama is thereby achieved, and that the patterns delineated will have changed only slowly and are anyway of relevance for the Hellenized country's continuing history. The sixth part, on religion native and foreign, deals with the relevant inscriptions and literature, charting the progressive influence of Persian and Greek cult but also the surviving Anatolian elements. Appendices follow on the evidence for the process of change in language use from Lydian to Greek, on Maionia and the Heraklidai, and on Mycenaean contacts, together with a catalogue of the numismatic sources for religious history. Maps and sketch-plans accompany the text at appropriate points.

The history of British cinema is often approached from the perspective of charting and analysing the history of British film production, taking in the contribution made by directors, actors, writers and studios. In this thesis I assert that a history of British cinema ought to take into consideration what was being presented to British audiences in cinemas. During this period independent distributors imported hundreds of European films into the UK to fill the constant need cinemas had for new product, a need which could not be met from Hollywood or the British film industry alone. This thesis focuses on specific popular genres; the peplum, or sword-and-sandal film, the Eurospy thriller and sexploitation. The latter is further divided into loose sub-genres; the prostitution drama, the “Mondo” documentary and the sex education film. Taking the lead from the New Film History and the work of Sarah Street in document analysis, material is used from several different archives to reveal information about the practices of these chosen distributors, which enables an original view on the way independent distribution worked in the 1960s and 1970s. Oral history interviews with people who either worked in the sector or who had direct contact with the distributors under discussion are also included, offering new information and historical data. These interviews provide a unique insight into a part of the film industry which has otherwise been neglected by official histories of British cinema. Analysis of some of the key texts has also taken place, in order to present a wider understanding of the genres and the way the marketing material and exploitation techniques often served to misrepresent the texts themselves. Issues around Imperialism and Orientalism have been explored in relation to some of these texts to contextualise the genres under discussion. The findings of this thesis demonstrate that, for historians, the field is still open to new areas of research.

Thesis (M. Div.)--Emmanuel School of Religion, 2007. / Vita. Description based on microfiche version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 68-70).

Tesis--Valladolid. / Includes bibliographical references.

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This study examines the differences between Luke and Paul’s understanding of the Spirit by examining the specific question of the relationship of the concept of the Spirit to the concept of the kingdom of God in each writer.  In Chapter 1, the research begins with a review of the significant contributions of recent scholarship about the relationship between the pneumatologies of Luke and Paul on the basis of three major positions presented by three key scholars, J.D.G. Dunn, M.M.B. Turner, and R.P. Menzies, who are the main dialogue partners in this study. Chapter 2 explores the role of the Spirit in intertestamental Jewish literature, noting that the Spirit of prophecy is here not strongly associated with life-giving wisdom.  This pattern is reflected in Luke-Acts (chapter 4) which demonstrates that Luke also does not generally understand the gift of the Spirit as the source of life-giving wisdom.  However, the pneumatological perspective found in Paul (chapter 3) is not fully mirrored in the Jewish literature.  Paul, rather, is an innovator in that he presents the Spirit as the life of the kingdom of God. Chapter 3 discusses the relationship between the Spirit in Paul and the kingdom of God in the Synoptics.  Paul’s concept of the Spirit supplants the concept of the kingdom by showing how life in the Spirit is virtually synonymous with life in the kingdom of God in the Synoptics. Chapter 4 elucidates that Luke’s dissociation of the Spirit from the kingdom blessings is a sharp contrast with Paul’s clear association between them. Chapter 5 explores the nature of the relationship between the Spirit and the kingdom in Luke-Acts.  Unlike Paul, who views the Spirit as the essence of the kingdom of God, the role of the Spirit is related in a specific or restricted way to the kingdom according to Luke.  Luke sees the Spirit as primarily the divine means by which the kingdom is proclaimed.  So, for Luke where the Spirit is at work, there the kingdom is being proclaimed.

This thesis explores the significance of ethnic ties and entrepreneurial social networks in the internationalization processes of small and medium-sized enterprises. It explores whether such networks can be leveraged in order to enhance the business performance of individual firms, whilst simultaneously enhancing the international competitiveness and performance of the UK at an aggregate level. The above dimension was explored by focusing the study on UK Indian Enterprise. The reason for this focus was because the UK Indian community constitutes the single largest ethnic minority community in the UK. The qualitative study was devised by synthesising and integrating a number of pertinent literature streams, i. e. internationalization, SMEs, Asian Enterprise, Culture, and Networks. The study revealed that the nature and dynamics of the sample frame support the findings of past studies relating to Asian Enterprise and Asian Entrepreneurship. The findings highlight that deficiencies in formalised planning processes, financing, and professional management practices exist amongst the firms; and similarities can be drawn with the deficiencies and problems recognised to exist for family owned SMEs, and SMEs per se, regardless of ethnicity. A key issue facing the bulk of firms was that of 'diversification'and 'breakout', especially for firms operating in declining industrial sectors such as Textiles. It emerged that the internationalization process pursued by firms was in line with the internationalization literature relating to 'export development models', which suggests that firms develop and grow their international activities in phases/stages, i. e. Pre-engagement, Initial and Advanced. With regard to 'Ethnic Ties'and 'Entrepreneurial Social Networks', the study's findings revealed that such networks do play an important role in the dynamics of UK Indian Enterprise. It was also identified that: Indian social netw national settings; the importance attached to Indian Networks over the three (3) internationalization phases diminishes; and the international networks of UK Indians do not necessarily provide them with a significant advantage for internationalization, primarily because of issues relating to the competency, capabilities, and the synergy potential which exists with their international network contacts. The study's findings suggest that changes in UK Indian cultural norms, which will influence the business practices of future generations, will be increasingly influenced by Western business practices and ideology, which may well influence the internationalization practices of UK Indian enterprises in the future as shifts in management paradigms surface. It also materialised that mainstream business support services were ineffective and lacking in both engaging and facilitating the internationalization activities of the participating firms. This supports the findings of past studies i n this area. From a international policy perspective, the study reveals that although government advice and guidance services may be of assistance to SMEs per se (in the main firms which are already engaged in international activity), they do not address the needs of many firms which are at the 'preinternationalization' stage, seeking to address questions orientated around 'whether', 'where' and 'how' to Internationalize. In addition, this non take-up of services would appear to be more acute for ethnic minority enterprises.

Empirical work in relation to the entry and exit of plants in UK manufacturing industries has been affected by a lack of information available to researchers. This thesis provides evidence on the entry and exit of plants in UK manufacturing industries during the 1974-97 period, using the newly released ARD dataset. In order to provide a better understanding of entry and exit of plants the following aspects were investigated: 1) the magnitude of plant entry and exit in UK manufacturing sectors during the 1974-97 period; 2) the determinants of the entry decision; and 3) the determinants of the exit decision. The findings revealed that UK manufacturing industries were characterised by a high-level of dynamics. Competition was intense and was increasing especially towards the end of the 1990s period. Therefore, the notion of "creative destruction" appeared to be of particular relevance in UK manufacturing industries. In studying the entry decision, new plants were divided into three categories: 1) those opened by domestic de-novo firms; 2) those opened by domestic incumbents; and 3) those opened by foreign firms. It was found that: 1) different types of entrants showed significant differences in their entry behaviour; 2) both industrial and geographical specific factors affect the entry decision; 3) the role played by the industry life cycle could not be ignored, as the effect of some factors on entry significantly differed across the two different stages of the industry life cycle; and 4) fundamental differences between the northern and southern regions of the UK significantly affected the impact of given factors on entry. In studying the exit decision the most important findings were: 1) the role that the age of a plant played in determining the impact of some variables on its risk of closure; and 2) the positive impact of change in ownership on the risk of closure of plants.

Thesis (Th. M.)--Calvin Theological Seminary, 1990. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 163-191).

Thesis (M.A.E.T.)--Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, 1988. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 55-58).