From preface: This study of the British settlers of 1820 in South Africa uses one party of emigrants as a unit of historical research. In unfolding their story, it attempts to discover how far the standard assumptions about the 1820 settlement are borne out by the historical facts. No systematic set of hypotheses for investigation was established in advance; instead, the structure of the thesis has been determined by the course of the narrative, and the main issues have emerged spontaneously as it has progressed. Although the chronology has been maintained as far as possible, the narrative itself does not follow an entirely straightforward course. The emigrant party of eighty-four men and their families under the leadership of John Bailie which is the subject of the study was officially subdivided five weeks after landing at Algoa Bay, and the dispersal of its members to the established towns of the colony began even sooner. At the end of the three-year period laid down as a residential qualification by Government, less than a third remained to claim land on the party's location in Albany.

The "Reminiscences" of Thomas Stubbs are one of several such compositions which have survived from the 1820 Settlers. The manuscript offers one of the fullest and most lively accounts of frontier life, and the experiences of the Settlers as seen through the eyes of Thomas Stubbs. The object of this thesis has been to reconstruct the life of Thomas Stubbs which has proved an arduous yet absorbing task and to comment upon and evaluate some of the views Stubbs expressed when he wrote the "Reminiscences" between 1874 and 1875, as well as to test, where possible, the validity of the opinions and sentiments formed during a half-century's acquaintance with the Eastern frontier of the Cape of Good Hope.

This dissertation deals with the religious practices of the settlers in the central highlands of Palestine, during the pre-monarchic period (ca 1200-1000 BCE; the so-called ‘period of the Judges’), as revealed by archaeology (cultic artifacts and sites, as well as burial customs and practices). The religious practices of the settlers have been shown to reflect continuity with, and were practically indistinguishable from, those of the Late Bronze Canaanite cult, suggesting that the majority of the settlers were originally Canaanites, most probably from the coastal city-states (ie, the religious practices have been used as an ‘ethnic marker’). It has also been proposed that one of the motivating factors for the migration of people from the coastal region to the central highlands was a fairly dramatic climatic shift, one which resulted in the area becoming increasingly and significantly drier from the late 13th century BCE until about 900 BCE. / Thesis (M.A. (Biblical Archaelogy))

Orientador: José Geraldo Alberto Bertoncine Poker / Banca: Pedro Geraldo Tosi / Banca: Lúcia Arrais Morales / Resumo: A atual conjuntura política brasileira parece oferecer uma realidade democrática pouco vista antes no país. No entanto, olhando mais atentamente, percebe-se um descompasso entre a realidade política institucional e nossa história. Pode-se afirmar que não houve uma consolidação concreta do ponto de vista histórico-sociológico que fosse possível um maior reconhecimento das lutas e resistências dos movimentos sociais e de seu modo de vida como elemento capaz de contribuir para a construção de uma sociedade realmente democrática e cidadã. Neste caso, esta pesquisa visa compreender a luta pela terra na região do Bico do Papagaio - extremo norte do Estado do Tocantins. Tem-se como preocupação, levantar pistas sobre as particularidades dos posseiros no que diz respeito aos conflitos agrários no contexto da repressão política do período militar (1964-1985). Pretende-se discutir como se deu a resistência de um grupo marginalizado tanto no âmbito político-ideológico quanto econômico quando se observa o processo de implementação dos projetos desenvolvimentista para a região. Isto é, pretende-se compreender como os posseiros e posseiras atuaram dentro do processo de modernização e conservaram traços de uma tradição expressada numa sociabilidade, na qual a terra é vista como território, algo que atua como elemento aglutinador na construção da luta/resistência. Deste modo, a hipótese é compreender as ações dos posseiros e como tais ações se desenrolaram no interior de uma tradição específica, uma vez que em uma situação de resistência se exacerba a relevância da cultura enquanto afirmação de uma identidade. Nesta perspectiva, a base da pesquisa será a história oral enquanto método que vai ao encontro dos interesses de uma comunidade, o que permitirá, em parte, demonstrar... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The present political situation Brazilian seems to offer a democratic reality uncommonly seen before in the country. However, if one looks at the matter more attentively, one perceives that there is a disagreement between the political and institutional reality and our history. One can say that there was no concrete consolidation from the historical-sociological viewpoint in which a greater notice of the quarrels and resistences of the social movements and their way of life could be viewed as an element capable of contributing for the construction of a really democratic and citizen society. In this case, this research aims at understanding the fight for taking the land over in the region of Bico do Papagaio which is situated in the northest area of Tocantins state. One has as a concern to raise clues on the particularities of the settlers as regards the agrarian conflicts in the context of the political repression in the military period of government (1964-1985). It is intended to discuss how the resistance of a marginalized group took place so in the political-ideological and in the economic as well when we observe the process of implementation of the developmentist projects for the area. That is to say, one intends to understand now the settlers acted within the modernization process and preserved traits of a tradition expressed in a socialization in which the earth is considered as a territory, something that acts as an aglutination element for the construction of the fight/resistence. In this way, our hypothesis is to understand the actions of the settlers and how such actions evolve inside of a specific tradition, since that in a situation of resistence is overwhelms the relevance of the culture as an affirmation of identity. In this perspective, the basis of research will be the oral... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

The overall objective of this dissertation was to analyze the settlements Ramada, Alvorada and Santa Júlia of MST in Júlio de Castilhos, Rio Grande do Sul and its social implications, environmental and quality of life of settlers. The methodology applied to this study was guided by the completion of a study of descriptive and applied nature, with the use of mixed research methodology, qualitative and quantitative, to outline the collection, description, and analysis of data. The methodology applied to this study was guided by the completion of a study of descriptive and applied nature, with the use of mixed research methodology, qualitative and quantitative, to outline the collection, description, and analysis of data. The mixed method answered the need to understand the relationship between certain variables and to qualitatively explore aspects of research issue being studied. Based on the use of mixed-method, the procedure for the removal of the questions was descriptive, with the technique of data collection by questionnaires. The results obtained, it can be concluded that all the specific objectives Identify the perception and concern of the settlers as the use of natural resources in the settlements; identify the profile of the settlements of the municipality of Júlio de Castilhos (Ramada, Alvorada e Santa Júlia); check for difference between the profile of the three settlements that are part of this study; identify social, environmental implications; identify the quality of life of the settlers) have been met and that the quality of life of the settlers who participated in the survey, the item with higher representativeness was personal relationships (89.54%), followed by Spirituality, religion and personal beliefs (88.56%) and the lowest was financial resources with 0.98%. With respect to the distribution of items according to the fields, through factor analysis, it can be concluded that the domain with greater participation in the explanation of the variability of the items was the PHYS (physical) with 21.181% followed by the PSYCH (Psychological) with 12.678% from 10.71% of SOCIAL ENVIR (environment) with 6.99% and Auto-evaluation of the quality of 5.85%. / O objetivo geral desta dissertação foi analisar os assentamentos Ramada, Alvorada e Santa Júlia do Movimento Sem Terra (MST), em Júlio de Castilhos, Rio Grande do Sul e as suas implicações sociais, ambientais e a qualidade de vida dos assentados. A metodologia aplicada ao presente estudo foi pautada pela realização de um estudo de natureza descritiva e aplicada, com a utilização da metodologia de pesquisa mista, qualitativa e quantitativa, para delinear a coleta, a descrição e análise dos dados. O método misto respondeu à necessidade de entender quantitativamente a relação entre determinadas variáveis e de explorar qualitativamente os aspectos da questão de pesquisa a ser estudada. Com base na utilização de método misto, o procedimento para o levantamento das questões foi descritivo, com a técnica de coleta de dados por questionários. Pelos resultados obtidos, pode-se concluir que todos os objetivos específicos Identificar a percepção e a preocupação dos assentados quanto o uso dos recursos naturais nos assentamentos; identificar o perfil dos assentamentos do Município de Júlio de Castilhos (Ramada, Alvorada e Santa Júlia); verificar se há diferença entre o perfil dos três assentamentos que fazem parte deste estudo; identificar as implicações sociais, ambientais; identificar a qualidade de vida dos assentados) foram atingidos e que em relação na qualidade de vida dos assentados que participaram da pesquisa, o item com maior representatividade foi relações pessoais (89,54%), seguido de Espiritualidade/religião/crenças pessoais com (88,56%) e o menor foi recursos financeiros com 0,98%. Com relação à distribuição dos itens de acordo com os dominíos, através da análise fatorial, pode concluir que o domínio com maior participação na explicação da variabilidade dos itens foi o PHYS (Físico) com 21,181% seguido do PSYCH (Psicológico) com 12,678%, do SOCIAL com 10,71%, do ENVIR (Meio Ambiente) com 6,99% e de Auto-Avaliação da Qualidade de com 5,85%.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T18:33:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ednilse Maria Willers.pdf: 2808462 bytes, checksum: 3722dc27bf74283474c93d13979ec34e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-01-26 / The main objective of this research was to analyze and understand the genesis of the food agricultural cooperativism in West mesoregion of Paraná State, through the associative culture of its founders. Therefore, we structured two fronts of research: a) the construction of a theoretical framework guided by the concept of associative culture and cooperative system and; b) the guided analysis framework in the training process, colonization and settlement of West mesoregion of Paraná State and the food agricultural cooperatives establishment related to that region. We identified the food agricultural cooperatives and selected them: Copacol (headquartered in the city of Cafelândia), C.Vale (headquartered in the city of Palotina), LAR (headquartered in the city of Medianeira), Coopavel (headquartered in Cascavel) and Copagril (headquartered in the city of Marechal Cândido Rondon). The methodology adopted was the qualitative approach, based on the descriptive-explanatory premise. The descriptive research allowed the analysis and description of the historical, economic and social context of Paraná State and of the West mesoregion, in the first decades of the twentieth century. This analysis allowed the junction and discussion of the elements that led to the creation, expansion and consolidation, over time, of the food cooperative system in the region under study. The explanatory research allowed us to understand the theoretical framework used. So, as the source of data we used secondary data, through bibliographical and documentary research. This methodological base led us to see that in the West mesoregion of Paraná State, the genesis of the five food agricultural cooperatives under investigation was due to the social needs of individuals, the settlers who have established them, since the 1960s. The foundation of these cooperative societies met the economic interests of the farmers, and not just of the government. In this study, the associative culture rescued through the memories of the settlers who established the cooperatives became the cultural touchstone maintained and reproduced by the community structure of the pioneer settlers. The dynamic of living together and community relations remained independent of macroeconomic changes in the country. This gregariousness, entrenched in the social structure of migrants, who settled the West mesoregion of Paraná, guided cooperation initiatives and triggered producer associations, and these ones, in the food agricultural cooperatives of the mesoregion under study. / O objetivo geral desta pesquisa foi analisar e compreender a gênese do cooperativismo agropecuário de alimentos da mesorregião Oeste paranaense, a partir da cultura associativa de seus fundadores. Para tanto, foram estruturadas duas frentes de pesquisas: a) a construção de referencial teórico pautado no conceito da cultura associativa e do sistema cooperativista e; b) no quadro de análise pautado no processo de formação, colonização e povoamento da mesorregião Oeste paranaense e na fundação das cooperativas agropecuárias de alimentos afetas àquela mesorregião. Das cooperativas agropecuárias identificadas, foram selecionadas: Copacol (com sede no Município de Cafelândia), C.Vale (com sede no Município de Palotina), Lar (com sede no Município de Medianeira), Coopavel (com sede no Município de Cascavel) e Copagril (com sede no Município de Marechal Cândido Rondon). A proposta metodológica adotada partiu da abordagem qualitativa, a partir da premissa descritivo-explicativa. A pesquisa descritiva possibilitou a análise e a descrição do contexto histórico, econômico e social do Estado do Paraná e da mesorregião Oeste a partir das primeiras décadas do século XX. Essa análise possibilitou a junção e a discussão dos elementos que desencadearam a criação, a expansão e a consolidação do sistema cooperativado de alimentos na mesorregião em estudo ao longo do tempo. Já a pesquisa explicativa, possibilitou a compreensão do marco teórico utilizado. Para tanto, foram utilizados como fonte de dados, dados secundários, por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica. A base metodológica construída nos levou a constatar que na mesorregião Oeste paranaense a gênese das cinco cooperativas agropecuárias de alimentos em estudo se deu em função das necessidades sociais dos sujeitos, dos colonos que as fundaram a partir da década de 1960. A fundação das sociedades cooperativadas veio de encontro aos interesses econômicos dos produtores rurais e não apenas aos do governo. A cultura associativa resgatada por meio das memórias dos colonos fundadores das cooperativas em estudo tornou-se o marco cultural, mantido e reproduzido pela estrutura comunitária dos colonos pioneiros. A dinâmica de convivência coletiva e as relações comunitárias mantiveram-se independentes das mudanças macroeconômicas do país. Foi esse espírito gregário, entranhado na estrutura social dos migrantes que colonizaram a mesorregião Oeste do Paraná, o norteador das iniciativas de cooperação que desencadearam nas associações de produtores, e essas, nas cooperativas agropecuárias de alimentos da mesorregião em estudo.

Magister Artium - MA / Afrikaans in practice replaced Dutch and became one of South Africa's official languages (along with English) from 1925. It reached the apex of its development and influence during the years of Nationalist party rule and the apartheid regime as a language of officialdom, of the judiciary and education. However, in 1994 nine African languages were afforded official status along with English and Afrikaans in South Africa. Presently, Afrikaans is still taught in the majority of schools in the Western Cape as either a first or second language. This thesis compares and contrasts the language attitudes and motivation towards Afrikaans in two groups of secondary school learners - grade eight and grade eleven learners - at the same school, viz. the Settlers' High School in Parow, a northern suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. At this English medium school, Afrikaans as a second language is a compulsory subject. The thesis also examines the dominant ideologies held towards Afrikaans by the learners and by the school in question which contributes towards shaping their attitudes and motivations for learning the language as well as their actual use of the language. The study finds a correlation between the learners' attitudes towards Afrikaans and their actual patterns of use of the language, which indicates that the use of Afrikaans may be in decline among especially the younger, grade eight, learners. / South Africa

The neo-liberal restructuring of state assets and facilities, which has taken place internationally over the past three decades, as well as in South Africa, has been a matter of great controversy. Privatisation, in particular, has been a polarising issue, especially when applied to fields like healthcare. Supporters of privatisation view it as cutting costs, mobilising funding, expertise and innovation, resulting in improved delivery, and opening possibilities for a spread of ownership. Critics claim the process involves retrenchments, declining services for the (poorer) majority of people, and a focus on the elites as citizens become transformed into customers, and with any economic empowerment going to the already prosperous. This thesis examines these issues by looking at the privatisation of hospitals in South Africa, with a case study of the Netcare-Settlers Public Private Partnership (PPP) (also known as the Settlers Private Hospital) in Grahamstown, South Africa. Netcare is South Africa’s largest private hospital company, and also has substantial operations in the United Kingdom. The thesis sets out the context: a highly inequitable healthcare system in the country, the rise of privatisation in the apartheid and post-apartheid eras, and healthcare privatisation. In terms of the Netcare-Settlers PPP, the thesis examines how the PPP was structured and developed, focusing on the impact of the PPP on non-clinical operations. The thesis argues that the results of the PPP are mixed, that it has greatly improved areas like facilities, maintenance, cleaning and catering, performed less well in increasing the doctor/ patient ratio or in attracting specialists, and is associated with the widespread and problematic use of outsourcing of service workers like cleaners and security. Overall, the PPP has improved healthcare, with some effective sharing of resources between the public and private parts of the hospital, but also relies on a pool of relatively low waged, under-unionised, labour. In terms of the general debate over privatisation, the Netcare-Settlers PPP shows that both supporters and critics have some valid points, and that privatisation in practice is not an either/ or, black/ white, good/ bad proposition, but something more complex. The success and failure of PPPs depend on the details of the contracts, and these can be used to maximise the performance of both the public and private partners. Better contracts may help avoid the uneven results seen at institutions like the Netcare-Settlers PPP.

The objective of this bachelor thesis is on Åsele and Lycksele church towns and early settlements in northern Sweden with the purpose of finding out if the archaeological source material shows the same or different results as the historical source material regarding when they were established, what sort of buildings and activities they had and if the proximity to the Sami people had any effect on the settlers. This is done by doing a comparative analysis between Åsele and Lycksele church towns through the excavated source material from archaeological surveys and their related reports.

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