Sökning: "History of Rhetoric"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 114 avhandlingar innehållade orden History of Rhetoric.
1. Historien i politiken : Historieanvändning i norsk och svensk EU-debatt 1990-1994
Sammanfattning : In this dissertation the use of history in public debate in Norway and Sweden in relation to membership in the European Union (EU) 1990–1994 is examined. The purpose is to contribute with new knowledge about the relationship between politics and writing history, as well as describe the role of history in national and other identities. LÄS MER
2. The Politics of property in a European periphery : The ownership of books, berries, and patents in the Grand Duchy of Finland 1850–1910
Sammanfattning : In the late nineteenth century, the Grand Duchy of Finland benefited from its backward position in the peripheral corner of Europe; its export markets expanded, career opportunities were sought abroad, and foreign ideas and technology were translated and appropriated. At the same time, the identity of the young nation state as a part of the Russian Empire was being put together by its educated elite, whose national projects would react to foreign developments and amalgamate with the expertise acquired abroad. LÄS MER
3. Populärhistoriens tjusning och kraft : Peter Englund och Herman Lindqvist i svensk historiekultur 1988-1995
Sammanfattning : This dissertation is a study of popular history in Sweden from the late 1980’s to the mid 1990’s. The aim is to investigate and discuss Peter Englund’s and Herman Lindqvist’s historical accounts and their roles as public historians during the studied period. LÄS MER
4. Ramism, Rhetoric and Reform : An Intellectual Biography of Johan Skytte (1577–1645)
Sammanfattning : This thesis is an intellectual biography of the Swedish statesman Johan Skytte (1577–1645), focusing on his educational ideals and his contributions to educational reform in the early Swedish Age of Greatness. Although born a commoner, Skytte rose to be one of the most powerful men in Sweden in the first half of the seventeenth century, serving three generations of regents. LÄS MER
5. Samvetets röst : Om mötet mellan luthersk ortodoxi och konservativ pietism i 1720-talets Sverige
Sammanfattning : This dissertation deals with the encounter between Lutheran orthodoxy and conservative pietism 1720–1730. The aim has been to compare their views on society and man.In the pietistic conflict, orthodoxy gave rise to attitudes which proved to be key to its view on society and man. LÄS MER
