The Tarikh-i Alfi or “History of One Thousand Years- a Millennium” was commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in the year 990/1582. The task was to compile a history of the world from the death...Show moreThe Tarikh-i Alfi or “History of One Thousand Years- a Millennium” was commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in the year 990/1582. The task was to compile a history of the world from the death of Prophet Muhammad in 632 C.E down to Akbar’s reign and it was undertaken by a group of well-known scholars of his court. The book was to commemorate the completion of the first Islamic millennium, which occurred in 1592. It was designed to be superior in scope and contents over all other historical works that had been ever compiled. It was planned to include the history of all Muslim rulers from the day the Prophet passed away, to analyzing reasons of their rise and fall. Nonetheless, it was not limited to Muslim rulers, but also encompassed all other people, who came in contact with them. Hence, this makes the book more than simply a history of Mughals, Muslim rulers, or a certain region, but rather the history of the world for the one thousand years from 632 till 1592.Show less
Hoe heeft het beeld van de bevolking van koloniale gebieden in Nederlandse politieke teksten en reisdagboeken zich ontwikkeld tussen 1800-1830 en hoe is dit beïnvloed door de Verlichting en contact...Show moreHoe heeft het beeld van de bevolking van koloniale gebieden in Nederlandse politieke teksten en reisdagboeken zich ontwikkeld tussen 1800-1830 en hoe is dit beïnvloed door de Verlichting en contact met de lokale bevolking?Show less
This thesis investigates the ways that ‘Britishness’ was engaged with in the British press during the revolutions of 1848 on the European continent. It investigates how both the reactions in the...Show moreThis thesis investigates the ways that ‘Britishness’ was engaged with in the British press during the revolutions of 1848 on the European continent. It investigates how both the reactions in the mainstream and radical press of Britain reflected their attitudes to and perception of ‘Britishness’. In addition ‘Britishness’ is considered as a concept still in development. The focus of this thesis has been The Times, The Illustrated London News, and The Northern Star between 22 February, which marked the outbreak of revolution in Paris, and 10 April, the date of the unsuccessful Chartist demonstration in London. The main body of this thesis has been divided up between the themes of Britishness as have been identified in the press, with consideration also given to the themes identified by the historiography. The sub-divisions are Order and Orderliness, which looks at how the press saw the revolutions, as well as the British people themselves, in terms of their capacity for maintaining order as well as being naturally ordered. The second theme is Reform and Revolution which investigates how the press relates these to Britishness, and the extent to which a distinction between the two was sought. The final theme is Exceptionalism and Exemplarism, which looks at to what extent Britain was seen as the exception and example to the rest of Europe. In all cases comparisons have been made between the mainstream and radical press. Overall the thesis has revealed that the radical and mainstream press had different, often contradictory and competing, views of Britishness, and used their own definition as a weapon against the other. The widespread and significant occurrences during 1848 presented a great opportunity for the development of a concept such as Britishness, and while the mainstream press increasingly saw 1848 as the other itself, the radical press appeared to try to combine Britishness with the revolutionary experience 1848.Show less
Willoughby Dickinson was a Liberal MP who played an active role in the campaign for women's suffrage. He tabled the first bill of the 1906 parliament in favour of it, which he reintroduced every...Show moreWilloughby Dickinson was a Liberal MP who played an active role in the campaign for women's suffrage. He tabled the first bill of the 1906 parliament in favour of it, which he reintroduced every year until 1914. He was a founding member of the Men's League for Women's Suffrage, and was the chair of the Liberal party's own pro-suffrage group. Dickinson worked closely with the NUWSS and this paper is an exposition of his contribution to the movement's ultimate success.Show less
This thesis was designed to investigate the the uses of Virtual Reality technology within cultural heritage. Using a postmodern analysis, this thesis is both a document study and case study that...Show moreThis thesis was designed to investigate the the uses of Virtual Reality technology within cultural heritage. Using a postmodern analysis, this thesis is both a document study and case study that aims to inform, and help archivists and other cultural heritage specialists to contextualise themselves and their new digital environments. First, I establish why postmodernity is important to the archival profession by outlining its relevance to knowledge, technology, and the economy. I then describe Virtual Reality (VR) and the newly released and commercially available Head Mounted Display units (HMDs). This is followed by my case descriptions of Virtual Reality developers and developments, and a discussion of examples of VR’s current use in cultural heritage sites. I then move on to a discussion of archiving Virtual Reality. My thesis shows that Virtual Reality is no longer a promise, or something to work towards, but that it is presently here. The audio/visual illusion created by the currently available Virtual Reality hardware and software, has serious potential in the realm of cultural heritage learning. And this thesis argues towards an interdisciplinary method of creating cultural heritage content, with archivists, librarians, and museum curators teaming up with information technology and VR specialists to create, and store, their work. Appendix available at: https://miriammcbride93.wixsite.com/vrarchiveShow less
Philosophers have long noted the striking similarities between the metaphysics in Hume's Treatise of Human Nature and certain aspects of Buddhist doctrine. More recently, Alison Gopnik (2009) has...Show morePhilosophers have long noted the striking similarities between the metaphysics in Hume's Treatise of Human Nature and certain aspects of Buddhist doctrine. More recently, Alison Gopnik (2009) has also claimed to have discovered a possible historical link between Hume and Buddhist thought. This study looks at both the philosophical parallels and the historical evidence, such as Gopnik's claims regarding Hume's interaction with the Jesuits of La Flèche, but also the influence of Pierre Bayle, as well as Hume's familiarity with Sextus Empiricus' Outlines of Pyrrhonism, a book from the 2nd century which may in turn have been influenced by early Buddhist ideas. Despite the significant philosophical parallels and the possibility of Buddhist influence on Hume, the study concludes that the evidence is too sparse, too weak, and too circumstantial to claim that Hume was influenced by Buddhism.Show less
De combinatie van een klassieke casus - de schoolstrijd in de Kamer in de jaren 1880 en dan met name de stellingname van De Savornin Lohman - met de theorie van deliberative democracy, in het...Show moreDe combinatie van een klassieke casus - de schoolstrijd in de Kamer in de jaren 1880 en dan met name de stellingname van De Savornin Lohman - met de theorie van deliberative democracy, in het bijzonder over religieuze deep controversies.Show less
Scattered across the whole of southern Africa, impressive North Korean monuments celebrate the rise of young, independent African nations. In an extraordinary fashion, these constructions merge...Show moreScattered across the whole of southern Africa, impressive North Korean monuments celebrate the rise of young, independent African nations. In an extraordinary fashion, these constructions merge typical North Korean socialist realism with African nationalism. The research question of this thesis is why the regimes of Namibia and Zimbabwe use the services of the North Korean firm Mansudae Overseas Projects to construct their National Heroes’ Acres. This phenomenon can be explained through the historical connections that existed between the southern African liberation movements and the DPRK, that have been fostered since the 1960s. The DPRK funded southern African liberation movements during their struggle for independence and thereby strengthened their ideas on post-colonial history writing. It will be argued that the Heroes’ Acres can be understood as potent symbols of nationalist history, used to legitimize the rule of the former liberation movements and inspired by the example that the DPRK has set for their African allies.Show less
In seventeenth century Holland, a fierce urban competition stimulated civic magistrates to commission works of art that increased their city's prestige. Prestigious cities had more political power...Show moreIn seventeenth century Holland, a fierce urban competition stimulated civic magistrates to commission works of art that increased their city's prestige. Prestigious cities had more political power and influence in the province, which allowed them to secure their interests more effectively. Leiden's magistrate increased the city's prestige in the province by commissioning maps that reflected Leiden's urban identity and showed its importance in Holland between 1574 and 1700. Maps allowed urban magistrates to promote their cities to a larger audience compared to traditional works of art. Leiden's magistrate commissioned maps that reflected the importance of the relief of 1574 for the Dutch Revolt, the city's university, and its textile industry. By promoting these elements of Leiden's identity to a broad audience of elites and non-elites in the Dutch Republic and Europe, these maps increased Leiden's prestige in the political arena of Holland and secured the city's influence and power in the province.Show less
The Irish rebellion of 1798 is pivotal in Irish history. The ideas of the French Revolution contributed greatly to the development of Irish republicanism in the 1790s, when the United Irishmen...Show moreThe Irish rebellion of 1798 is pivotal in Irish history. The ideas of the French Revolution contributed greatly to the development of Irish republicanism in the 1790s, when the United Irishmen began their struggle for an independent, republican Ireland. But the French also contributed in practical manner, by providing military aid in the form of two expeditions to Ireland in 1796 and 1798. This thesis analyses why the French Directory, the executive power during this period, decided to support the Irish, and if it fits within the framework of sister republics. The findings of the thesis suggest that the rhetoric the Directory used to justify the first expedition combined Republican ideals, such as liberating the Irish people from oppression and establishing a republican system of government, with war-strategic arguments such as using Ireland as a weapon to defeat France’s great enemy, England. However, the plan to use a guerrilla-warfare strategy, a chouannerie, in Ireland, with the aim to cause chaos and civil war, shows that Republican ideals were ultimately not the priority for the promoters of the Irish expedition, Carnot and Hoche. Before the second expedition, the political circumstances were very disadvantageous to the Irish cause, and the only way the French would help Ireland again was when they were to rise on their own. When this ultimately happened, the idea of an Irish revolution was enough to justify another expedition, and the Directory reached back to the rhetoric of the 1796 expedition. Moreover, the establishment of the Republic of Connacht shows that there was an attempt to establish a republican system, and the republican rhetoric was thus not uttered in vain. A successful invasion of Ireland might thus have led to an Irish sister-republic; however, the prominence of French interests in the event of an Irish revolution, the focus on English defeat and the chouannerie strategy show that the promotion of Republican ideals was not priority for the Directory.Show less
In this thesis the author analyses the events between November 9th, 1918 and January 15th 1919 in Germany and Berlin in particular. This period is characterised by political instability. The...Show moreIn this thesis the author analyses the events between November 9th, 1918 and January 15th 1919 in Germany and Berlin in particular. This period is characterised by political instability. The socialist movement had fractured during the First World War over the support of the war effort. Radical socialists were further emboldened by the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. The struggle between the three main factions of German socialism; the moderate MSPD, the independents of the USPD and the radical Spartakusbund, forms the core of this thesis. This thesis answers the question to what extent was the Spartacist Uprising a revolution to defend the November revolution or a counter revolution which would only damage the gains of the November revolution? By analysing primary sources such as newspapers, autobiographies and personal recollections the attitudes and opinions of these three parties the author traces the evolution these parties and their leaders underwent during the months November, December and January. Recent work by Mark Jones on the role of autosuggestion (self-generated beliefs allowing historical actors to truly and firmly believe that particular events were happening when they in fact were not) and the role and nature of revolutionary crowds provide additional perspectives how the main leaders of the three parties behaved during times of massive pressure.Show less
Deze scriptie gaat over de Nederlandse reactie ten aanzien van de nationalistische beweging in Oost-Sumatra tussen 1918 en 1942. In deze bijzondere regio wordt gekeken naar het perspectief over het...Show moreDeze scriptie gaat over de Nederlandse reactie ten aanzien van de nationalistische beweging in Oost-Sumatra tussen 1918 en 1942. In deze bijzondere regio wordt gekeken naar het perspectief over het nationalisme en het beleid en succes van de aanpak tegen de deze beweging. Deze regionale studie beargumenteert dat het beleid van de Oost-Sumatraanse bestuurders erg succesvol was en dat het nationalisme, door de harde aanpak en de geografische omstandigheden, in deze regio weinig kans heeft gekregen om zich goed te ontwikkelen.Show less
This thesis studies the importance of the context of the topografische dienst as mapping agencies from archival perspective. It also studies the relevance of context of the map collection...Show moreThis thesis studies the importance of the context of the topografische dienst as mapping agencies from archival perspective. It also studies the relevance of context of the map collection originating from the topografische dienst from the librarian point of view. Context is important not only for archivists and librarians to arrange and describe the maps of the topografische dienst but also for map users, for instance, historians who need to analyze maps for research purposes. This research reveals two contexts to curate the maps from the topografische diensts: a social and institutional context.Show less
This thesis explores the relation between radio and identity politics in the Dutch East Indies (1927-1942). Although Indies radio in this early period is often dismissed as somewhat inconsequential...Show moreThis thesis explores the relation between radio and identity politics in the Dutch East Indies (1927-1942). Although Indies radio in this early period is often dismissed as somewhat inconsequential or apolitical, this study argues that a better look at its cultural registers and the motives behind its development betray a significant relation between Indies radio stations and colonial identity politics. Whether it was the PHOHI, which was developed to strengthen Dutch identity and authority, the NIROM, which strongly segmented between eastern and western audiences, or the eastern stations, founded in reaction to the severe underrepresentation of eastern cultures, almost all stations were involved in the segmentation of Indies society. Although such segmentation might have affirmed the ‘rule of colonial difference’ and thereby strengthened colonial rule, this study argues that any such effect would have been weakened by the increasing number of audiences with hybrid identities, as these undermined the categories of colonial hierarchy. Meanwhile radio continued to catalyse the polarization of eastern and western identities, weakening the cohesion and stability of Indies society.Show less
De leiders van verschillende nationaalsocialistische partijen in Noordwest-Europa collaboreerden, tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog, met de Duitse bezetter in de hoop om hun eigen doelen te...Show moreDe leiders van verschillende nationaalsocialistische partijen in Noordwest-Europa collaboreerden, tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog, met de Duitse bezetter in de hoop om hun eigen doelen te verwezenlijken. Meestal kwamen deze doelen niet overeen met de doelstellingen van het Duitse bezettingsbestuur. Deze scriptie gaat in op dit probleem en onderzoekt in hoeverre de wijze waarop de NSB een machtspositie probeerde te verwezenlijken afweek van die van andere nationaalsocialistische partijen in landen als Denemarken, Noorwegen en België.Show less
