The present research has been aimed at investigating how imperialism and colonialism are located both in the biblical text (cf. Joshua 1-12) and in present day interpretive postcolonial contexts such as that of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. An investigation was made of the unequal power dynamics at play between the Israelites who are depicted as mercilessly conquering the indigenous peoples of Canaan in the name of the deity, and the Canaanites. How were/ are such power dynamics played out in the Katangese, Democratic Republic of the Congo’s context in the relations between the then colonizers, that is, the Belgians as well as the neo-colonial African rulers and the Congolese peoples? It is argued that the Belgians assumed the role akin to that of the Israelite invaders as they mercilessly invaded the “promised land”, that is, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ending with the brutal extermination of African peoples justified on biblical precedents. A conclusion is made that within the context of postcolonial biblical interpretation, the conquest narrative of Joshua 1-12 is one of the most traumatic stories in which violence is committed by one nation on another in the name of the deity. Postcolonial biblical criticism was found to be an appropriate approach in assisting the researcher to navigate through violent biblical texts with a view to coming up with a transformative reading of the texts in the (Katangese) context of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. / Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies / D. Litt. et Phil. (Biblical Studies)

The struggle between church and state continued during the thirteenth century. The crusades continued in the East with the advance of Islam. Crusades were also called for to put an end to heresies, in particular the Albigensian heresy. Unfortunately the established orders, such as the Cistercians, failed to combat heresy and to solve the problems of corruption in the Church. Scholastic theology developed with the establishment of the universities. These events influenced the thirteenth century. During the thirteenth century spiritual renewal began with Pope Innocent III. Councils like the Fourth Lateran Council defined church teaching and addressed corruption of the clergy. However, one of the most important sources of spiritual renewal came from the mendicant orders who had been given permission by Pope Innocent III to operate in the Church. These orders contributed immensely to education in the universities and through the Catholic laity culture advanced. / Die stryd tussen kerk en staat het voortgegaan gedurende die dertiende eeu. Die kruistogte het voortgeduur in die Ooste met die aanruk van Islam. Kruistogte was ook aangeroep om sodoende ‘n einde te maak aan kettery, veral Albiganiese kettery. Ongelukkig die ontwikkelde heerskappye, soos die Cisteriaanse orde, het nie daarin geslaag om probleme soos kettery en korrupsie in die kerk op te los. Skolastiese teologie het ontwikkel met die vestiging van die universiteite. Hierdie gebeure het ‘n kardinale impak gehad op die dertiende eeu. Gedurende die periode, het geestelik hernuwing begin met Pous Innocent III. Owerhede soos die Vierde Laterniese Owerheid het godsdiens onderrig, gedefinieer en korrupsie aangespreek. Tog, was een van die belangrikste bronne van geestelike hernuwing, die Bedelmonnik Orde, wat toestemming van Pous Innocent III gekry het om in die kerk te handel. Hierdie orde het bygedra tot onderig in universiteite en deur Katoliek leke het kultuur voortgespruit. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / M. Th. (Church History)

Esta dissertação de Mestrado em História aborda a Política Externa Independente do governo João Goulart (1961-1964). Fundamentada no nacionalismo, essa política externa se constituía em um instrumento de desenvolvimento econômicosocial para o país, além de procurar uma nova inserção internacional para o Brasil naqueles anos intensos da Guerra Fria. Para obtermos uma maior aproximação com o que significou a Política Externa Independente para a época estudada, optamos tratar de um dos seus atos diplomáticos mais polêmicos: o reatamento das relações diplomáticas do Brasil com a União das Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas, realizado em 23 de novembro de 1961. Para tanto, elegemos como fonte privilegiada de nossa pesquisa o jornal Correio do Povo, de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. A escolha por esse jornal se deu por dois motivos, indissociáveis: sua auto-proclamada imparcialidade e sua tradição. Desse modo, através das notícias e opiniões veiculadas no Correio do Povo, procuramos perceber como se posicionavam os setores políticos em razão do restabelecimento de relações diplomáticas com a URSS, bem como qual a tendência geral que orientava o periódico em questão na época. / This is the thesis of masters degree in history that approaches Política Externa Independente of João Goularts government (1961-1964). Supported by the nationalism, this external politics constituted in an instrument for social and economical development of the country, it was also looking for a new insertion of Brazil internationally in those intense cold war years. To obtain closer proximity to what meant the Política Externa Independente to the period studied, we chose to deal with one of the most polemic diplomatic act: the resumption to diplomatic relations of Brazil with Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, held on 23 November 1961. For that purpose, we elected as a privileged source of our research the newspaper Correio do Povo , from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. The choice for this journal was for two inseparable reasons: their self-proclaimed impartiality and its tradition. That way, through the news and opinions expressed in Correio do Povo, we try to understand how the political sectors took sides, in reason of the restoration of diplomatic relations with the URSS, as well as which was the general trend that guided the newspaper the time.

Este trabalho analisa as relações de Leonel Brizola com o movimento político dos setores subalternos nacionalistas das Forças Armadas Brasileiras durante o período em que esteve no governo do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (1959-1962) até o golpe civil-militar de 1964. Procura-se identificar as estratégias utilizadas por Brizola visando obter o apoio dos setores subalternos castrenses, em especial do círculo dos sargentos, para suas ações políticas. Essas estratégias, com o objetivo de conquistar apoio para o projeto político reformista-nacionalista desse político sul-rio-grandense e articular uma resistência a um possível golpe de Estado, acirraram uma divisão latente dentro das Forças Armadas Brasileiras entre os grupos nacionalistas e os anti-nacionalistas ou entreguistas. A análise da estruturação do Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro, que apoiou a luta política dos subalternos militares, e a discussão acerca de conceitos importantes, tais como, populismo e nacionalismo, são realizadas pelo trabalho, no sentido de apontar as influências exercidas por essa organização partidária no ideário brizolista e na luta dos subalternos militares. Para além da indicação das estratégias brizolistas utilizadas no sentido de aproximar-se dos militares nacionalistas, pretende-se indicar as disputas internas ocorridas nas Forças Armadas Brasileiras nas décadas de 1950 e 1960 e suas articulações com a sociedade civil. / This research aims to analyse the relationships of Leonel Brizola with the subordinate nationalist sectors of the Brazilian Armed Forces, particularly the circle of sergeants, during the period in which government was in the State of Rio Grande do Sul (1959-1962), until the coup civil-military from 1964. Seeking to identify the strategies used by Brizola to get the support of the subordinate castrenses sectors, especially the circle of sergeants, for its political actions. These strategies, aimed at obtaining political support for the project reformist-nationalist politician that south riograndense, caused a division within the Armed Forces Brasileiras. The analysis of the structure of the Brazilian Labour Party and discussion about important concepts such as nationalism and populism, are carried out by work, in order to sharpen the ideological influence exercised by that party organization in brizolista ideology. In addition to the indication of the strategies used to brizolistas closer to the subordinate military nationalists, it is intended to indicate the internal disputes which occurred in the Brazilian Armed Forces in the decades of 1950 and 1960 and its joints with civilians and with the policy.

Este trabalho analisa as relações de Leonel Brizola com o movimento político dos setores subalternos nacionalistas das Forças Armadas Brasileiras durante o período em que esteve no governo do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (1959-1962) até o golpe civil-militar de 1964. Procura-se identificar as estratégias utilizadas por Brizola visando obter o apoio dos setores subalternos castrenses, em especial do círculo dos sargentos, para suas ações políticas. Essas estratégias, com o objetivo de conquistar apoio para o projeto político reformista-nacionalista desse político sul-rio-grandense e articular uma resistência a um possível golpe de Estado, acirraram uma divisão latente dentro das Forças Armadas Brasileiras entre os grupos nacionalistas e os anti-nacionalistas ou entreguistas. A análise da estruturação do Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro, que apoiou a luta política dos subalternos militares, e a discussão acerca de conceitos importantes, tais como, populismo e nacionalismo, são realizadas pelo trabalho, no sentido de apontar as influências exercidas por essa organização partidária no ideário brizolista e na luta dos subalternos militares. Para além da indicação das estratégias brizolistas utilizadas no sentido de aproximar-se dos militares nacionalistas, pretende-se indicar as disputas internas ocorridas nas Forças Armadas Brasileiras nas décadas de 1950 e 1960 e suas articulações com a sociedade civil. / This research aims to analyse the relationships of Leonel Brizola with the subordinate nationalist sectors of the Brazilian Armed Forces, particularly the circle of sergeants, during the period in which government was in the State of Rio Grande do Sul (1959-1962), until the coup civil-military from 1964. Seeking to identify the strategies used by Brizola to get the support of the subordinate castrenses sectors, especially the circle of sergeants, for its political actions. These strategies, aimed at obtaining political support for the project reformist-nationalist politician that south riograndense, caused a division within the Armed Forces Brasileiras. The analysis of the structure of the Brazilian Labour Party and discussion about important concepts such as nationalism and populism, are carried out by work, in order to sharpen the ideological influence exercised by that party organization in brizolista ideology. In addition to the indication of the strategies used to brizolistas closer to the subordinate military nationalists, it is intended to indicate the internal disputes which occurred in the Brazilian Armed Forces in the decades of 1950 and 1960 and its joints with civilians and with the policy.

Esta dissertação de Mestrado em História aborda a Política Externa Independente do governo João Goulart (1961-1964). Fundamentada no nacionalismo, essa política externa se constituía em um instrumento de desenvolvimento econômicosocial para o país, além de procurar uma nova inserção internacional para o Brasil naqueles anos intensos da Guerra Fria. Para obtermos uma maior aproximação com o que significou a Política Externa Independente para a época estudada, optamos tratar de um dos seus atos diplomáticos mais polêmicos: o reatamento das relações diplomáticas do Brasil com a União das Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas, realizado em 23 de novembro de 1961. Para tanto, elegemos como fonte privilegiada de nossa pesquisa o jornal Correio do Povo, de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. A escolha por esse jornal se deu por dois motivos, indissociáveis: sua auto-proclamada imparcialidade e sua tradição. Desse modo, através das notícias e opiniões veiculadas no Correio do Povo, procuramos perceber como se posicionavam os setores políticos em razão do restabelecimento de relações diplomáticas com a URSS, bem como qual a tendência geral que orientava o periódico em questão na época. / This is the thesis of masters degree in history that approaches Política Externa Independente of João Goularts government (1961-1964). Supported by the nationalism, this external politics constituted in an instrument for social and economical development of the country, it was also looking for a new insertion of Brazil internationally in those intense cold war years. To obtain closer proximity to what meant the Política Externa Independente to the period studied, we chose to deal with one of the most polemic diplomatic act: the resumption to diplomatic relations of Brazil with Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, held on 23 November 1961. For that purpose, we elected as a privileged source of our research the newspaper Correio do Povo , from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. The choice for this journal was for two inseparable reasons: their self-proclaimed impartiality and its tradition. That way, through the news and opinions expressed in Correio do Povo, we try to understand how the political sectors took sides, in reason of the restoration of diplomatic relations with the URSS, as well as which was the general trend that guided the newspaper the time.

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

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

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Conventional interpretations of WWII hold that the war brought the United States out of the Great Depression and laid the path for future economic prosperity. However, this was not the case for all businesses and industries. During WWII, unprecedented production output was required of U.S. industries to supply the great “Arsenal of Democracy.” Industrial mobilization required the creation of new agencies and commissions to manage the nation’s resources. These organizations created policies that deeply impacted U.S. industries involved in war production. Policies governing such areas as the allocation of raw materials, transportation of finished goods, and distribution of war contracts created challenges for businesses that often resulted in lost productivity and in some cases, loss of profitability. Government regulation of the labor force and labor problems such as labor shortages, high absenteeism and turnover rates, and labor disputes presented further challenges for businesses navigating the wartime economy. Most studies of WWII industrial mobilization have focused on large corporations in high priority industries, such as the aircraft, petroleum, or steel industries, which achieved great success during the war. This thesis presents a case study of The Real Silk Hosiery Mills of Indianapolis, Indiana, a company that is representative of small and mid-sized companies that produced lower priority goods. The study demonstrates that the policies created by the military and civilian wartime agencies favored large corporations and had a negative affect on some businesses like Real Silk. As such,the economic boost associated with the war did not occur across the board.