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Family and land in the West of Ireland (1978)
Thesis
Curtin, C. A. (1978). Family and land in the West of Ireland. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213827

[From the introduction]:
This thesis is about families and land in the West of Ireland. More precisely, treating land as a basic resource, it examines the social relationships which spring up around it; how land is acquired, utilized, valued, compe... Read More about Family and land in the West of Ireland.

Aspects of surrealism in the work of Jean Cocteau (1978)
Thesis
Cook, G. M. (1978). Aspects of surrealism in the work of Jean Cocteau. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213854

The work of Jean Cocteau reveals connections, similarities and differences between him and the writers of the surrealist movement. In order to appreciate the links it is also necessary to examine the principles of Surrealism to determine the extent t... Read More about Aspects of surrealism in the work of Jean Cocteau.

Transatlantic communications communications and literature in the religious revivals, 1735-1745 (1978)
Thesis
Durden, D. S. (1978). Transatlantic communications communications and literature in the religious revivals, 1735-1745. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214301

[Preface:]
The religious revivals of the mid-eighteenth century in America, Scotland, Wales, England, and parts of Continental Europe have attracted a growing number of historians during the last ten years, and have been recognized as mass movements... Read More about Transatlantic communications communications and literature in the religious revivals, 1735-1745.

The quaternary history and stratigraphy of North-East Yorkshire (1978)
Thesis
Edwards, C. A. (1978). The quaternary history and stratigraphy of North-East Yorkshire. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215898

A brief history of research during the 19th and 20th centuries is given.

The study area is delimited and sub divided into eight topographically distinct sub-areas.

Detailed descriptions and measured sections of the coastal stratigraphy between... Read More about The quaternary history and stratigraphy of North-East Yorkshire.

The stratigraphy and carbonate environments of the Lincolnshire Limestone Formation (Bajocian) in Lincolnshire and parts of Leicestershire (1977)
Thesis
Ashton, M. (1977). The stratigraphy and carbonate environments of the Lincolnshire Limestone Formation (Bajocian) in Lincolnshire and parts of Leicestershire. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216032

The Lincolnshire Limestone Formation (Bajocian) of eastern England has been studied from three standpoints: biostratigraphy, lithostratigraphy
and environmental analysis. New discoveries and a revision of earlier ammonte finds have permitted a re-as... Read More about The stratigraphy and carbonate environments of the Lincolnshire Limestone Formation (Bajocian) in Lincolnshire and parts of Leicestershire.

Acquisition of advanced vocabulary by five-year-old children : an experimental study (1977)
Thesis
Farmer, I. M. (1977). Acquisition of advanced vocabulary by five-year-old children : an experimental study. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211353

In a series of experiments, 275 five-year-old children were taught the meanings of difficult new words, without the use of referents, pictures or direct definitions. Carefully constructed stories formed the general context in which the local contexts... Read More about Acquisition of advanced vocabulary by five-year-old children : an experimental study.

Comparisons of crop yields using semi-organic and inorganic fertilizers (1977)
Thesis
Kerr, M. D. (1977). Comparisons of crop yields using semi-organic and inorganic fertilizers. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214387

A series of experiments is described in which a semi-organic fertilizer is compared to the more widely used inorganic type. A semi-organic fertilizer contains a base of organic materials to which is added a mixture of inorganic salts to make up a sui... Read More about Comparisons of crop yields using semi-organic and inorganic fertilizers.

China and Germany : a study of images and influences of China in German literature (1977)
Thesis
Read, M. (1977). China and Germany : a study of images and influences of China in German literature. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216213

[Introduction]: Whilst the theme of the influence of one culture upon another has always been regarded as a legitimate subject of literary study, that of the image of one culture reflected within the literature of another culture has not. M-F. Guyard... Read More about China and Germany : a study of images and influences of China in German literature.

The boria : A study of a Malay theatre in its socio-cultural context (1977)
Thesis
Rahmah Azman. (1977). The boria : A study of a Malay theatre in its socio-cultural context. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213849

[From the introduction]:
This thesis is a study of the boria, a popular form of Malay theatrical entertainment. In it I attempt to distinguish significant elements in the boria and analyse them in the context of modern Malaysia. Central to the study... Read More about The boria : A study of a Malay theatre in its socio-cultural context.

Agricultural change in the East Riding of Yorkshire: 1850-1880: an economic and social history (1977)
Thesis
Adams, M. G. (1977). Agricultural change in the East Riding of Yorkshire: 1850-1880: an economic and social history. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214640

Emphasis in this study is primarily economic, examining the nature and scale of technical progress in the East Riding of Yorkshire in the years of high farming, and the ability and willingness of landowners and farmers to invest in land improvement.... Read More about Agricultural change in the East Riding of Yorkshire: 1850-1880: an economic and social history.

The standard of living controversy 1790-1840, with special reference to agricultural labourers in seven English countries (1977)
Thesis
Richardson, T. L. (1977). The standard of living controversy 1790-1840, with special reference to agricultural labourers in seven English countries. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218109

The long-standing controversy over working class standards of living during the early nineteenth century is demonstraably one of the most intractable in our historiography. To a large extent the controversy exists because much of the statistical evid... Read More about The standard of living controversy 1790-1840, with special reference to agricultural labourers in seven English countries.

The private trade of the British in West Sumatra 1735-1770 (1977)
Thesis
Reber, A. L. (1977). The private trade of the British in West Sumatra 1735-1770. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213734

The English East India Company first established a permanent post on the West Coast of Sumatra in 1685, in order to ensure continued supplies of Indonesian pepper after the Dutch had effectively excluded the British from the pepper trade of West Java... Read More about The private trade of the British in West Sumatra 1735-1770.