The thesis "Career and honour of millers in dominion of Třeboň in years 1590 {--} 1740" engages in research into a life of an Early Modern Times miller in years 1590 {--} 1740 in dominion of Třeboň. It is based on archival resources from the State Region Archives in Třeboň. The research proceeds from the most general problems to details and begins with an explanation of the miller trade importance for the estate economy. The following chapter describes a professional life of miller from the lowest position {--} an apprentice up to beco-ming a master. The third chapter contains arguments against the German historian Richard van Dülmen and tries to answer the question whether a miller was an honest man or not. The final chapter is a biography of the miller Jiří Šput in which his life and acting in different situations are analyssed.

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Ce mémoire traite des diverses agences de notation et de l'importance qu'elles accordent aux fluctuations du nationalisme dans l'émission des cotes de crédit du Québec de 1970 à 2012. Plus spécifiquement, il a pour objectif de traiter de la situation des finances publiques du Québec, de démystifier le rôle de la notation financière et de déterminer si le nationalisme québécois est une variable spécifique prépondérante dans le processus d'évaluation des agences de notation. L'analyse statistique occupe une portion importante de la démonstration. Ce faisant, il est possible d'établir des modèles, voire des préférences méthodologiques, pour chacune des agences de notation à l'étude dans ce document. Les résultats de cette recherche démontrent que le nationalisme québécois n'est pas une variable spécifique prépondérante dans l'évaluation des agences de notation à l'endroit du Québec mais que ce sont plutôt les facteurs institutionnels et fiscaux qui vont primer lors de l'émission des cotes de crédit.

South Africa's adherence to the Gold Standard while many other countries abandoned it, placed the country in a difficult position. This was exacerbated by the worldwide economic depression that resulted in the sharp decline of primary commodity prices, a decrease in demand and unemployment. The commercial banks in South Africa were obviously also affected by the prevailing circumstances and the position of one of them, Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas) will be the focus of this study. One of the most important questions that will receive attention is to what extent the bank was affected by the gold standard crisis. Linked closely to this is the question of the nature of the problems encountered by the bank and the measures, if any, it took to overcome these difficulties. In this regard it will be necessary to investigate the most important areas of the imperial banks' business and the type of customers they served. Another question or issue to be investigated is the relationship between the two British banks on the one hand and the South African Reserve Bank and the government on the other. The establishment of the Reserve Bank was not openly welcomed by the imperial banks as they feared competition from the Bank while, with their considerable balances overseas, they were not convinced that there existed a need for a central bank in South Africa. In this respect, the question of co-operation between the two banks will also receive attention. / Prof. G Verhoef

The Canadian astrophysics program rapidly developed between 1903 and 1914, leading to the wartime construction of what was hoped to be the world’s largest research telescope. The institution opened in Victoria British Columbia in 1918 with fanfare. Throughout the 1920s, the new Dominion Astrophysical Observatory (DAO) contributed to discoveries on the frontiers of astrophysics, while educating residents of Victoria about astronomy. In a history often overshadowed by the advent of cosmology in the 1920s, the discoveries of Victoria’s astronomers produced lasting insight into the size and scale of our own galaxy. Accordingly, historians of astronomy have probed the scientific accomplishments of Canadian astronomers, devoting relatively little attention to the regional importance of these scientific facilities. The Victoria observatory itself developed into a widely visited tourism destination as staff astronomers regularly engaged in public education initiatives. This study utilizes newspaper sources, scientific papers, and contemporary publications in assessing the cultural relationship between the DAO, Victorians, and Canadians, while examining the significance of the scientific research conducted with the world’s second largest telescope. In doing so it engages themes of public interest in the achievements of the institution, and Victoria’s civic identity as an emerging tourism destination. / Graduate / 0334 / 0585 / danielgposey@gmail.com

Applied research project (D. Min.)--School of Theology and Missions, Oral Roberts University, 2006. / Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 243-249).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1993. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 252-258).

Interlopers and Transplantees: The Mitmaqkuna or Mitimaes of Vilcashuamán in their Transition from the Time of the Inka to the "Lords of the Seas"This article aims to present how the first contact between the spaniards and the people of Vilcashuaman, their subjugation under the hispanic and their rebellion against the colonial system installed by them, came to happen. Also, their andean roots, their past as mitmaqkuna, the persistence of their customs and beliefs, and how the presence of the Inka of Vilcabamba and the Taky Onqoy awoke in them their ancestral conscience, leading them to resist and finally survive, despite the terrible living conditions they suffered. / En este artículo se presenta la forma cómo se produjo el primer contacto entre los españoles y los habitantes de Vilcashuamán, su sometimiento por los hispanos y su rebeldía frente al sistema colonial implantado por ellos. Así también, sus raíces andinas, su pasado de mitmaqkuna, la persistencia de sus costumbres y creencias, y cómo la presencia del Inka de Vilcabamba y el movimiento del Taky Onqoy despertaron en ellos su antigua conciencia, que los llevó a resistir y finalmente a pervivir pese a las terribles condiciones de vida a las que fueron sometidos.

Purum Aucca, "Promaucaes": About Significances, Identities and Ethnocategories. Central Chile, XVI-XVIII CenturiesThe purpose of this project is to analyze, from an ethnohistoric perspective, the meaning of the term “promaucaes”. The intention is to ponder over the significance these old words had for the Spaniards settled in the “Reino de Chile” during the colonial period. The authors are interested in determining if the term “promaucaes” defined a specific indigenous population or a territory; if it was an adjective that depicted a form of living during of the period, or if it identified a certain group of people that inhabited the territory between the Maipo and the Maule rivers, limits that are usually cited when referring to the “promaucaes” geographic area.The author believe the term “promaucaes” was a representative definition, first elaborated by the Incas and re-elaborated by the Spaniards, to portray the rejection of cultural system these indigenous peoples articulated to oppose the domination and settlement that the Incas and Spaniards tried to impose on them. The term “promaucaes” does not reflect the construction of an ethnic denomination given to these indigenous people, but a classificatory ethno-category that created a exo-identity, with the objective to homogenize a group of heterogeneous identities that operated at a local level in the study area. / El propósito de este trabajo es analizar, desde una perspectiva etnohistórica, el significado del término "promaucaes". Se quiere reflexionar sobre el sentido que estas viejas palabras tuvieron para los españoles avecindados en el "reino de Chile" durante el periodo colonial. Interesa establecer si el término "promaucaes" definió a una población indígena específica o a un territorio, si constituyó un adjetivo que calificó una forma de vivir las circunstancias del periodo o bien identificó a cierto grupo, distinto de aquellos que estaban ubicados al norte del río Maipo o al sur del Maule, límites habitualmente citados para referirse al área geográfica de "promaucaes". Se piensa que el denotativo "promaucaes", dado por los españoles a estas poblaciones, es, primero que nada, una definición elaborada por los incas y reelaborada por los hispanos para representar el rechazo a la dominación y asentamiento que ellos intentaron imponer, por las formas de vida que estas poblaciones indígenas articularon para oponerse a ellos. El término "promaucaes" no reflejaría la construcción de un apelativo étnico dado a los indígenas, sino una etnocategoría clasificatoria o un apelativo cultural que elaboró una exoidentidad sobre estos indígenas, con el objetivo de homogeneizar un panorama de identidades diversas y heterogéneas que operaban a nivel local o "microscópico" en la zona de estudio.

The Socioeconomic Transformation of Farfán under Inka RuleInka political strategy in the Jequetepeque Valley was unknown until recent archaeological investigations at the administrative center of Farfan. Results of the research have demonstrated the political, economic and ideological changes initiated by the Inkas after their conquest of this Chimu center. The Inkas established new ranks of bureaucrats, constructed new storage facilities, and introduced production. A burial platform was constructed by the Inkas that, like Tucume to the north, contained the interments of an aclla-like class of females who were engaged in textile production. Under Inka rule there was an increase in population and complexity and Farfan assumed an urban aspect that had not been present during the former Chimu occupation. / La estrategia política inka en el valle de Jequetepeque era desconocida hasta las investigaciones arqueológicas recientes llevadas a cabo en el centro administrativo de Farfán. Los resultados de estas han mostrado los cambios políticos, económicos e ideológicos iniciados por los inkas después de su conquista de este centro chimú. Los inkas establecieron nuevos rangos de burócratas, construyeron nuevas estructuras de almacenamiento e introdujeron la producción. Además, construyeron una plataforma funeraria que, como Túcume, al norte, contenía los entierros de mujeres tipo aclla, las que estaban encargadas de la producción textil. Bajo el dominio inka hubo un incremento en la población y la complejidad, y el complejo de Farfán asumió un aspecto urbano que no existía durante la ocupación anterior chimú.