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The Origin Of The Curvilinear Plan-Form In Irish Ecclesiastical Sites: A Comparative Analysis Of Sites In Ireland, Wales And France, Clare Crowley
The Origin Of The Curvilinear Plan-Form In Irish Ecclesiastical Sites: A Comparative Analysis Of Sites In Ireland, Wales And France, Clare Crowley
Doctoral
This thesis looks at the origins of the curvilinear plan-form in ecclesiastical sites in Ireland, through the detailed examination and comparative analysis of a selection of field study sites in Ireland, Wales and France. It asks the fundamental question: is the concept of the curvilinear plan-form in Ireland home-grown or an import? Curvilinear ecclesiastical settlements that appeared to be originating in the Early Medieval period in Ireland, conform to what looks like a universal pattern. The characteristics of this pattern commonly include an inner and outer curvilinear enclosure, with a church, burial ground and other ecclesiastical structures and features (for …
Hanson, Albert C., 1895-1976 (Sc 2038), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hanson, Albert C., 1895-1976 (Sc 2038), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2038. Letter, 20 January 1918, from Albert C. Hanson, serving as a private with the American Expeditionary Forces in France, to Edith Otting, Newport, Kentucky, He relays news of his family and writes of his eagerness to return home. The letterhead displays the logo of the American Y.M.C.A. and the phrase "On Active Service with the American Expeditionary Force.
Pcf: Voice Of The People, Raisa Vilensky
Pcf: Voice Of The People, Raisa Vilensky
Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations
The French Communist Party (PCF) played an instrumental role in giving a voice to a segment of the population that was otherwise poorly represented in democracy. This paper attempts to illustrate the origins of communism in France by drawing on French history to connect a unique and separate branch of thought, beginning with Jean-Jacques Rousseau. From Rousseau's ideals on the evil of private property and his disdain for the rule of law being merely a tool to support the existing ruling class, through the Jacobins of the French Revolution, and continued by the French Socialists of the Nineteenth Century, it …
Francophone African Immigration To The United States: Causes And Implications For American Social Work Practice, Whitney Henderson
Francophone African Immigration To The United States: Causes And Implications For American Social Work Practice, Whitney Henderson
Global Studies Student Scholarship
Francophone West Africans are a special population within whole African immigration to the US. Due to the political instability in the West African region, it is understandable why West Africans would seek immigration to more stable environment. What is not understood is why Francophone immigrants are immigrating to an English-speaking country such as the United States instead of France, where there is an official language commonality in addition to cultural similarities. In terms of social work practice, this is of great importance, as social workers will be aiding this group in resettling in the United States. This paper explores why …
Buckner, Howard Chandler, 1896-1960 (Sc 1869), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Buckner, Howard Chandler, 1896-1960 (Sc 1869), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1869. Post World War I letter, 5 January 1919, from Buckner, serving in France, to his father and siblings in Mount Olivet, Robertson County, Kentucky, describing his living conditions and the condition of the French community of St. Mihiel after the war.