A comparative study of industrial design education across the institutions within the UK and China (2010)
Thesis
Guo, F. A comparative study of industrial design education across the institutions within the UK and China. (Thesis). University of Salford

This is a comparative study of industrial design education within both China and the UK; the aim of the research is to explore the differences between educational cultures within the design sector, and will address a series of research questions,
wh... Read More about A comparative study of industrial design education across the institutions within the UK and China.

The EU as an international security actor : a comprehensive approach (2010)
Thesis
Zwolski, K. The EU as an international security actor : a comprehensive approach. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

There is a vibrant discussion in academia about the role of the European Union (EU) in international security. However, this discussion largely concentrates on the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) not fully acknowledging the instruments of... Read More about The EU as an international security actor : a comprehensive approach.

Innovations in contemporary popular music and digital media, and reconstructions of the music industry in the 21st century (2010)
Thesis
Rambarran, S. Innovations in contemporary popular music and digital media, and reconstructions of the music industry in the 21st century. (Thesis). University of Salford

The thesis investigates how certain types of contemporary popular music have played a prominent role in digital media, aided by ICTs (Internet, digital music distribution,
consumption), music technology (sampling, remix, MP3) and creative artistic t... Read More about Innovations in contemporary popular music and digital media, and reconstructions of the music industry in the 21st century.

The evolution of crime in post-war Italy in the works of Carlo Lizzani and Giorgio Scerbanenco (2010)
Thesis
Paoli, M. The evolution of crime in post-war Italy in the works of Carlo Lizzani and Giorgio Scerbanenco. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This study discusses the evolution of crime in Italy during the period from 1944 to the late
1960s, as represented in the works of film director Carlo Lizzani and author Giorgio
Scerbanenco. This study pays particular attention to the viewer's or... Read More about The evolution of crime in post-war Italy in the works of Carlo Lizzani and Giorgio Scerbanenco.

The rise of the rogue states doctrine : the Clinton and Bush approach to national security in the post-cold war era (2010)
Thesis
Miles, A. The rise of the rogue states doctrine : the Clinton and Bush approach to national security in the post-cold war era. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This PhD examines the rise of the rogue states doctrine in US foreign policy, which had
its roots in the presidencies of Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush
but was most clearly developed in the post-Cold War era by Bill Clinton and... Read More about The rise of the rogue states doctrine : the Clinton and Bush approach to national security in the post-cold war era.

Feminist and lesbian strategies of reading and the novels of Sarah Waters and Jeanette Winterson (2010)
Thesis
Luis, C. Feminist and lesbian strategies of reading and the novels of Sarah Waters and Jeanette Winterson. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This thesis examines strategies of feminist and lesbian reading in relation to the novels of
Sarah Waters and Jeanette Winterson, focusing primarily on Waters's Affinity (1999) and The
Night Watch (2006), and Winterson's Sexing the Cherry (1989), W... Read More about Feminist and lesbian strategies of reading and the novels of Sarah Waters and Jeanette Winterson.

Discourse connectives in translation : a relevance-theoretic account with special reference to translation from and into Arabic (2010)
Thesis
Lounis, H. Discourse connectives in translation : a relevance-theoretic account with special reference to translation from and into Arabic. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The present study investigates how Discourse Connectives are handled in
translation. It starts by reviewing available published studies on DCs with a
particular focus on how these impacted on the field of translation studies and
translation pra... Read More about Discourse connectives in translation : a relevance-theoretic account with special reference to translation from and into Arabic.

The translation of English euphemistic expressions into Arabic in D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover and Jane Austen's Emma (2010)
Thesis
Hayajneh, L. The translation of English euphemistic expressions into Arabic in D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover and Jane Austen's Emma. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This thesis considers English euphemisms and their translation into Arabic from a linguistic
and translational perspective into Arabic. It consists of five main chapters.
In the first chapter, the researcher discusses the reasons for addressing th... Read More about The translation of English euphemistic expressions into Arabic in D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover and Jane Austen's Emma.

Constrained, compromised and disconnected : experiences of women in contact with the Magistrates' Court following violence and intimidation from male partners (2010)
Thesis
Grundy, M. Constrained, compromised and disconnected : experiences of women in contact with the Magistrates' Court following violence and intimidation from male partners. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The thesis explores the experiences of women who had contact with the Magistrates' Court
process as a result of violence and intimidation from men in past and existing relationships.
Drawing on understandings and appropriations of feminist standpoi... Read More about Constrained, compromised and disconnected : experiences of women in contact with the Magistrates' Court following violence and intimidation from male partners.

Ideological aspects of dubbing into Arabic for children : with special reference to language variety (2009)
Thesis
Yacoub, R. Ideological aspects of dubbing into Arabic for children : with special reference to language variety. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Ideological Aspects of Dubbing into Arabic for
Children - with Special Reference to Language Variety
The linguistic duality of Arabic means that the choice between the high variety of Modern
Standard Arabic (MSA) and the lower variety of Colloqu... Read More about Ideological aspects of dubbing into Arabic for children : with special reference to language variety.

All the madmen : popular music, anti-psychiatry and the myths of madness (2009)
Thesis
Spelman, N. All the madmen : popular music, anti-psychiatry and the myths of madness. (Thesis). University of Salford

To date, very little research has been conducted with respect to representations of madness in popular music, and yet comparative studies of classical opera, film, television, and literature have already demonstrated how constructions of madness may... Read More about All the madmen : popular music, anti-psychiatry and the myths of madness.

Jung on the dance floor : the phenomenology of dancing and clubbing (2009)
Thesis
Peter, B. Jung on the dance floor : the phenomenology of dancing and clubbing. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis is concerned with the impact of clubbing, and in particular dancing, on our everyday life. Although it has been established that the connection between the mind and the body is fundamental to our understanding of identity, music as the me... Read More about Jung on the dance floor : the phenomenology of dancing and clubbing.

The development of the Republic of Korea navy in a changing national defence and NorthEast Asian security environment (2009)
Thesis
Park, S. The development of the Republic of Korea navy in a changing national defence and NorthEast Asian security environment. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

As a medium maritime state, the Republic of Korea has great interests in the sea;
maritime security is important to its prosperity and national security. In spite of this it
has traditionally been given the lowest priority in ROKN's national defenc... Read More about The development of the Republic of Korea navy in a changing national defence and NorthEast Asian security environment.

Portfolio of compositions (2009)
Thesis
Meechan, P. Portfolio of compositions. (Thesis). University of Salford

My portfolio will consist of five contrasting large scale works for wind and brass bands which explore the textural and colouristic potential of these ensembles: Apophenia - a three movement concerto for trumpet (doubling flugel and
piccolo trumpet)... Read More about Portfolio of compositions.

The British expeditionary force and communications on the western front 1914-1918 (2009)
Thesis
Hall, B. The British expeditionary force and communications on the western front 1914-1918. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Due to the nature of trench warfare and the unprecedented human cost, issues of command
and control in the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) during the First World War have been
the subject of controversy and debate ever since the war ended. Alth... Read More about The British expeditionary force and communications on the western front 1914-1918.

Between measurability and immeasurability : the politics of care in Habermas and Derrida (2009)
Thesis
Ganis, R. Between measurability and immeasurability : the politics of care in Habermas and Derrida. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This study considers whether the tradition of moral universalism is correct to dissociate
the asymmetrical perspective of "care" from the principle of impartial treatment for all
or whether there is in fact a legitimate and indeed necessary place f... Read More about Between measurability and immeasurability : the politics of care in Habermas and Derrida.

The 52nd (lowland) division in the great war, 1914-1918 (2009)
Thesis
Forrest, C. The 52nd (lowland) division in the great war, 1914-1918. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The historiography on the conduct of British military operations, 1914-1918, is
geographically narrow in focus, concentrating predominately on the actions and performance
of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France and Belgium. This thesis w... Read More about The 52nd (lowland) division in the great war, 1914-1918.

Ethics and e-gambling commerce (2009)
Thesis
Bull, C. Ethics and e-gambling commerce. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

During the last decade, E-Gambling commerce has experienced significant
economic, technological, political, social and cultural development. It is
somewhat surprising given such significance, that there is still a relative scarcity
of research con... Read More about Ethics and e-gambling commerce.

Men doing bands : making, shaping and performing masculinities through popular music (2009)
Thesis
Bogdanovic, D. Men doing bands : making, shaping and performing masculinities through popular music. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Informed by the interdisciplinarity inherent in popular music studies, the thesis
relies on qualitative research methods such as participant observation and semistructured
interview to examine popular music masculinities. Methodologically, it
is u... Read More about Men doing bands : making, shaping and performing masculinities through popular music.

Between silence and speech : mystical experience in contemporary women's writing (2008)
Thesis
McCaffery, S. Between silence and speech : mystical experience in contemporary women's writing. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis examines the representation of mysticism and female mystics in
contemporary women's writing, with specific reference to fiction by Michele Roberts,
Sarah Waters, Margaret Atwood and Janet Frame. Drawing upon a core mystical
problem (th... Read More about Between silence and speech : mystical experience in contemporary women's writing.