Browsing University of Waterloo by Supervisor "Gorman, Dan"
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Abandoning Private Femininity: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, the 1784 Westminster Election, and Its Implications for the History of Women in Politics
(University of Waterloo, 2022-04-26)My thesis argues that women had a powerful influence on politics long before the fight for suffrage in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and that the focus in political history on “high politics” has not ... -
Nationalism in Ghana After 1945: Causes, Actors, and Its Impact on Ghana's Decolonisation Drive.
(University of Waterloo, 2021-11-23)The post- Second World War (WW II) period witnessed an increase in nationalist activities, and activism in Asia and Africa which resulted in the independence of most the colonies in these continents. The declaration of the ... -
Orphans and Vulnerable Children: An Analysis Surrounding Jamaica, 1800-1852 with Case Studies
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-13)This article traces the experiences of orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) during the British slave trade between 1800-1852, while looking specifically at connections to Jamaica. The British set out to colonize, ... -
Response to International Human Rights Norms in Asia: Challenges of Ethnic Movements in Nepal and China
(University of Waterloo, 2023-06-29)This thesis examines the factors that prevent the Chinese and Nepalese governments from recognizing ethnic minorities’ claims to self-determination within their national jurisdictions. The Tibetans in China and the Madheshis ... -
Three Years and Two Continents Apart: A Comparative Study of the Great Sioux War and Anglo-Zulu War
(University of Waterloo, 2021-11-26)In 1876 and 1879, the American and British armies suffered extremely similar disasters at, respectively, the Battles of the Little Bighorn and Isandlwana. Though these two colonial reversals have often been compared to one ...