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Historical Trauma: Literary And Testimonial Responses To Hiroshima, Mariam Ghonim Jun 2023

Historical Trauma: Literary And Testimonial Responses To Hiroshima, Mariam Ghonim

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The concept of trauma is controversial in literature. While one may be able to come up with ways to describe trauma in fiction, representing historical trauma is a hard task for writers. Some argue that trauma can not be described through those who did not experience it, while others claim that, provided some elements are added, one can represent trauma to the reader. This thesis focuses on twentieth-century historical traumas related to a nuclear catastrophe and explores the different literary and testimonial responses to the catastrophic man-made event of Hiroshima (1945). In this thesis, Kathleen Burkinshaw’s historical fiction The Last …


The Regional Order In The Middle East Post 9/11: The Iranian Role, Ahmed Shebl Morsy Jan 2009

The Regional Order In The Middle East Post 9/11: The Iranian Role, Ahmed Shebl Morsy

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Patrons And Clients In Mubarak's Egypt, Mohamed Ibrahim Fahmy Feb 2006

Patrons And Clients In Mubarak's Egypt, Mohamed Ibrahim Fahmy

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The Politics Of The Conflict In Darfur, Sherifa Shafie Feb 2006

The Politics Of The Conflict In Darfur, Sherifa Shafie

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Contemporary Alevi Politics: The Case Of Corum, Hande Bayrak Jun 2005

Contemporary Alevi Politics: The Case Of Corum, Hande Bayrak

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Among the scholars of Turkey, there is a wide-spread tendency to view post-1980s as an era of progress and liberalization that also encompasses the fom1ation of a nascent civil society. Within that context, the contemporary revival of Alevilik in Turkey, along with the revival of Sunni Islam, is believed to demonstrate how a culture based group challenges the authority of the homogeneous national identity. Thus, the increasing visibility of Alevis in the public sphere is also taken as a proof of the formation of a pluralist and multicultural environment in Turkey, in which the power of the state is diminished. …


The Social Contract Of Nations: Peace, Politics, And Discipline In The International Society Of States, Christoph A Borucki Feb 2004

The Social Contract Of Nations: Peace, Politics, And Discipline In The International Society Of States, Christoph A Borucki

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Adopting a genealogical approach, "The Social Contract of Nations: Peace,

Politics and Discipline in the International Society of States" attempts to reveal how the military dream of tranquilization, manifested in international law, informed the formation of the society of states. Tracing the development of modem international law back to its origins as personified by Hugo Grotius, this thesis brings to light the disciplining and tranquilizing function of international law. The regulation of inter­state relations will appear not only as the pursuit of peace as inspired by the legal philosophers of the Enlightenment epoch, but as dreamt of by 'military intelligence' …