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Propaganda in prose : a comparative analysis of language in British Blue Book reports on atrocities and genocide in early twentieth-century Britain.
(University of Canterbury, 2016)
This paper examines three British Blue Book reports published in early twentieth-century
Britain during the war period. The first report examines the invasion of Belgium by the
German army and their maltreatment of Belgian ...
Toxic tabloids toxicology, the press, and the public in nineteenth-century England.
(University of Canterbury, 2015)
This dissertation examines the way in which the English public in the nineteenth century engaged with criminal toxicology, through the medium of the newspapers. It aims to fill a gap in the historiography of toxicology, ...
Race relations in New Zealand Through an Analysis of Broadsheet Magazine 1972-1989
(University of Canterbury. History, 2013)
This research essay addresses race relations within the context of New Zealand second wave feminism, 1972-1989. The 1970s and 1980s are decades recognised for the increased tension in the relationship between Maori and ...
Defining the enemy : intellectuals, soldiers and their attitudes towards the rules of engagement.
(University of Canterbury, 2015)
This dissertation examines the different attitudes of soldiers and intellectuals towards the laws of war and the rules of engagement, with a particular focus on defining the enemy. In the past there has been a focus on the ...
Friends to China : the role and impact of the Friends’ Ambulance Unit during the Chinese ‘War of Resistance’ (1937-1945).
(University of Canterbury, 2016)
The Friends’ Ambulance Unit, associated with the Society of Friends, was a group that provided an alternative option to military service for conscientious objectors during both World War I and II.1 They provided transportation ...
You Wouldn't Know There Was a War On. A Cultural History of New Zealanders Serving in Bomber Command during the Second World War.
(University of Canterbury. History, 2013)
The intention of this project is to reconstruct the culture of New Zealanders serving in Bomber
Command of the RAF during the Second World War. Similar work has emerged on the culture of
British airmen but cultural ...
Roll call : the motivations behind the inclusion of women on the Canterbury roll
(University of Canterbury, 2016)
Gender has been largely overlooked in the study of political ideas and their representation on
genealogical chronicle rolls. One such roll, the Canterbury Roll, is housed at the University of
Canterbury. Dating from the ...
Immaculate Perceptions : Gender and Sanctity in Jacobus de Voragine’s Legenda aurea
(University of Canterbury, 2015)
During the medieval period saints played a significant role in the religious culture of
Western Europe. During the thirteenth century a Dominican monk named Jacobus de
Voragine compiled and edited a collection of ...
A History of the Seabrook McKenzie Centre Christchurch 1973-2013
(University of Canterbury. History, 2013)
The history of the Seabrook McKenzie Centre is closely connected with a thirty-year campaign by parents and professionals for official recognition of specific learning disability as a category and for a remedial service ...
Canterbury – Full Steam Ahead 1863 – 1878 : The History of the Canterbury Provincial Railways
(University of Canterbury, 2015)
This research essay examines and investigates the history of railway transport in New Zealand by utilising the Canterbury Provincial Railways (in operation 1863-1878) as operated by the Canterbury Provincial Government as ...
