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Housing and social change in Saudi Arabia : a community study of Hwylan village in Al Qassim region (1993)
Thesis
Alomari, A. N. (1993). Housing and social change in Saudi Arabia : a community study of Hwylan village in Al Qassim region. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215028

This study examines housing, family and community in Hwylan, a small village on the outskirts of Buraidah, a prosperous city in Al Qassim region of Saudi Arabia. The wealth brought to the country by oil exploitation has made possible extensive develo... Read More about Housing and social change in Saudi Arabia : a community study of Hwylan village in Al Qassim region.

Social equity and collective action : the social history of the Korean Paekjong under Japanese colonial rule (1989)
Thesis
Kim, J. (1989). Social equity and collective action : the social history of the Korean Paekjong under Japanese colonial rule. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217392

The main aim of this thesis is to reconstruct and analyse the Hyongpyongsa [Equity Society] and its activities in Korea under Japanese colonial rule. The work presents a historical and sociological account of the social life of the paekjong, the bene... Read More about Social equity and collective action : the social history of the Korean Paekjong under Japanese colonial rule.

Relocation and high-rise living : a study of Singapore's public housing (1986)
Thesis
Tai, C. L. (1986). Relocation and high-rise living : a study of Singapore's public housing. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218958

Public housing in Singapore is one of the most significant development programmes in the state. It has been centrally planned and implemented by the Government not only to tackle housing problems and rebuild the decaying inner city areas, but also t... Read More about Relocation and high-rise living : a study of Singapore's public housing.

Capital accumulation, 'tribalism', and politics in a Sudanese town (Hassaheisa) : a case study in the political economy of urbanization (1983)
Thesis
El-Mustafa, M. Y. A. (1983). Capital accumulation, 'tribalism', and politics in a Sudanese town (Hassaheisa) : a case study in the political economy of urbanization. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211347

This thesis is a case study in the political economy of urbanization and urban life in the Sudan. It is both a historical study and "community study" of the town of Hassaheisa in the Gezira Province. The central themes derive from a concern with the... Read More about Capital accumulation, 'tribalism', and politics in a Sudanese town (Hassaheisa) : a case study in the political economy of urbanization.