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Friend Request Accepted: A Case Study Of Facebook's Expansionary Network Strategies In India, Devna Thapliyal
Friend Request Accepted: A Case Study Of Facebook's Expansionary Network Strategies In India, Devna Thapliyal
Communication Theses
Facebook’s status as the world’s largest social networking platform is well documented. However, studies focusing on Facebook are largely limited to how individuals and businesses use the platform and not on how Facebook expands globally and affects markets and competition in foreign countries. Although international communication scholars have scrutinized the international expansion of major media corporations like Time Warner, Disney and News Corp., analysis on Facebook remains scarce. This thesis seeks to fill in the gap in scholarly research by conducting a meso-level (i.e. organizational level) analysis of Facebook’s expansion into developing countries through the theoretical lens of networks. The …
Stri-Dharma: Voice Of The Indian Women's Rights Movement 1928-1936, Sarah K. Broome
Stri-Dharma: Voice Of The Indian Women's Rights Movement 1928-1936, Sarah K. Broome
History Theses
The journal Stri-Dharma, published by the Women’s Indian Association from 1918 to 1936, endeavored to be the voice of the Indian women’s rights movement. It addressed political and social issues facing women in India as well as the achievements of women worldwide. Using the dichotomy of the home and world, this thesis examines how Stri-Dharma represented the tensions experienced by the Indian women’s movement as it pressed for reforms from the British colonial state, participation in the Indian nationalist movement, and inclusion in the international women’s movement.
Who Cycles Into Our Valley, Benjamin M. Solomon
Who Cycles Into Our Valley, Benjamin M. Solomon
English Theses
The twelve stories in this collection chart a course between the United States and India. Some are set wholly in one country, while others form a bridge between the two. Uniting them is a shared attention to memory, isolation, and loss. In their own idiosyncratic ways, each of the characters in these small fictions is struggling for human connection in a hostile and lonely world.
A Survey Of Point Of Use Household Water Treatment Options For Rural South India, Kendralyn G. Jeffreys
A Survey Of Point Of Use Household Water Treatment Options For Rural South India, Kendralyn G. Jeffreys
Public Health Theses
Contaminated drinking water is one of the major health challenges facing people in the developing world. The country of India leads the world in under age five mortality due to diarrheal disease, which is attributed to water and food contamination. While the Indian government has made progress in expanding access to improved water sources in the last decade, the microbiological quality of the water is unpredictable. Point of use household water treatment systems can provide clean drinking water for people who do not have access to a clean water source. This report examines five non-electrical point of use household water …