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Historical Trauma: Literary And Testimonial Responses To Hiroshima, Mariam Ghonim
Historical Trauma: Literary And Testimonial Responses To Hiroshima, Mariam Ghonim
Theses and Dissertations
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 …
Environment Degradation And Security, Rasha El Gohary
Environment Degradation And Security, Rasha El Gohary
Archived Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Diaspora-Driven Development In Stateless Somalia: All Relationships Are Local Relationships, Joseph Alan Scheibel
Diaspora-Driven Development In Stateless Somalia: All Relationships Are Local Relationships, Joseph Alan Scheibel
Archived Theses and Dissertations
In the wake of state collapse, Somali society today has become decidedly globalized, leaning heavily on capital from its widely-dispersed diaspora funneled in through the conduits of an informal economic system for both subsistence and overall economic livelihood. Despite the great distances often separating them, Somalis remain linked by common ethnic and cultural bonds. These links are both social and economic, and are heavily reliant on telecommunications technology, a key concept discussed in this study. The Somali economy, driven largely by the widespread informal Hawalaad financial transfer system, bypasses the commercial and financial channels that have been voided by the …
Uzbekistan In Search Of A National Identity, Magda Hussein Mohamed Zaki
Uzbekistan In Search Of A National Identity, Magda Hussein Mohamed Zaki
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No abstract provided.
Uneven Development In Sudan, Gamal Abdel Rahman Adam
Uneven Development In Sudan, Gamal Abdel Rahman Adam
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No abstract provided.
Reconstructing Development, Doaa Abdel Motaal
Reconstructing Development, Doaa Abdel Motaal
Archived Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Problem Of Viable States, Lawrence Simaro Fraser
The Problem Of Viable States, Lawrence Simaro Fraser
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No abstract provided.
Democratization And The Decision-Making Process In Rural Egypt, Hanan Hamdy Radwan
Democratization And The Decision-Making Process In Rural Egypt, Hanan Hamdy Radwan
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No abstract provided.
Horses, Health And Humans, Barbara Ann Bird
Horses, Health And Humans, Barbara Ann Bird
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No abstract provided.
Informal Communities In Cairo: The Basis Of A Typology, Linda Oldham, Haguer El Hadidi, Hussein Tamaa
Informal Communities In Cairo: The Basis Of A Typology, Linda Oldham, Haguer El Hadidi, Hussein Tamaa
Faculty Books
No abstract provided.
Ethnic Groups In Lebanon, Farida Abdel-Hamid Gadou
Ethnic Groups In Lebanon, Farida Abdel-Hamid Gadou
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No abstract provided.
A Statement On Current Research Activities Of The Population And Family Planning Board, Egypt, Sarah F. Loza
A Statement On Current Research Activities Of The Population And Family Planning Board, Egypt, Sarah F. Loza
Faculty Book Chapters
The symposium on "Social Research for Development" was held on May 5-11, 1981, in Cairo, Egypt; by the Social Research Center (SRC) of The American University in Cairo (AUC). The Symposium was supported by funds from Battelle Human Affairs Research Center, Ford Foundation, International Development Research Center {IDRC}, and the Population Council. The theme of the Symposium was selected in respons.e to the increased concerns of social scientists, policymakers and funding agencies about the current status and new directions of social science research, its role in the process of social and economic development, and its contribution to policy-relevant issues. The …
Population Policy, Frederic Shorter
Population Policy, Frederic Shorter
Faculty Book Chapters
The symposium on "Social Research for Development" was held on May 5-11, 1981, in Cairo, Egypt; by the Social Research Center (SRC) of The American University in Cairo (AUC). The Symposium was supported by funds from Battelle Human Affairs Research Center, Ford Foundation, International Development Research Center {IDRC}, and the Population Council. The theme of the Symposium was selected in respons.e to the increased concerns of social scientists, policymakers and funding agencies about the current status and new directions of social science research, its role in the process of social and economic development, and its contribution to policy-relevant issues. The …
Family Planning: Integration And Technology, Duff Gillespie
Family Planning: Integration And Technology, Duff Gillespie
Faculty Book Chapters
The symposium on "Social Research for Development" was held on May 5-11, 1981, in Cairo, Egypt; by the Social Research Center (SRC) of The American University in Cairo (AUC). The Symposium was supported by funds from Battelle Human Affairs Research Center, Ford Foundation, International Development Research Center {IDRC}, and the Population Council. The theme of the Symposium was selected in respons.e to the increased concerns of social scientists, policymakers and funding agencies about the current status and new directions of social science research, its role in the process of social and economic development, and its contribution to policy-relevant issues. The …
Cairo's Nubian Families, Peter Geiser
Cairo's Nubian Families, Peter Geiser
Faculty Books
This study examines the social and economic framework of the Nubian community in an atterrpt to discover whether, in fact, the Nubian community currently maintains its sense of social solidarity within a societary context of social change and, if so, how and to what degree this is accomplished. One aspect of this study to be presented in this monograph is the adjustments of Nubian families to the urban condition of Cairo.
Population And Urbanization In Morocco, Saad Eddin Ibrahim
Population And Urbanization In Morocco, Saad Eddin Ibrahim
Faculty Books
This study examines the interplay between two sets of variables in Morocco: population dynamics and urbanization. Its ultimate aim is to provide a solid empirical and conceptual basis for the fonnulation of sound policies for the implementation of a balanced, synchronized development progran. The chief task of the present work is to address the situation in Morocco following the colonial experience. Population and migratory patterns are analyzed within this context to detennine their role in the creation of the present situation of disequilibrium.
The Elderly In A Changing Egyptian Society, Marie Fahim Girgis
The Elderly In A Changing Egyptian Society, Marie Fahim Girgis
Archived Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
No Margins: Lake Nasser And The Ecological And Socio-Economic Dislocations Among The Nomads Of The South Eastern Desert - A Policy-Oriented Study, Shahira A Fawzy M Mokhtar
No Margins: Lake Nasser And The Ecological And Socio-Economic Dislocations Among The Nomads Of The South Eastern Desert - A Policy-Oriented Study, Shahira A Fawzy M Mokhtar
Archived Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.