Stanisław Pawłowski (1882–1940)

Prof. Stanisław Pawłowski (1882−1940) – geograf, geolog, pedagog – był w latach 1932−1933 rektorem Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego. Autor przedstawia sylwetkę wybitnego uczonego, badacza, dydaktyka i podróżnika. Pawłowski zaliczany jest do organizatorów Wydziału Filozoficznego Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego, założył Katedrę Geografii oraz późniejszy Instytut Geograficzny – był organizatorem poznańskiego ośrodka geograficznego. Przyczynił się w dużej mierze do badania polskiego wybrzeża Bałtyku, podejmował badania nad różnymi problemami nauk geograficznych, określał standardy metodologiczne i metodyczne geografii jako nauki oraz kierunki jej rozwoju. Stwierdzał, że przedmiotem badania geografii jest przestrzeń geograficzna, rozpoznanie substancji i zjawisk w przestrzeni oraz zbadanie związków między nimi. W swej twórczości naukowej dużo miejsca przeznaczał na problematykę geografii szkolnej. W nauczaniu geografii widział przyszłość i rozwój geografii jako dyscypliny naukowej

Los segadores : comentario de la zarzuela dramática en un acto, dividio en tres cuadros, original de Gonzalo Jover y Emilio G. del Castillo, música del maestro Quislant

Copia digital. Valladolid : Junta de Castilla y León. Consejería de Cultura y Turismo, 2009-201

The 'Spirit of the Hills': Mountaineering in Northwest Otago, New Zealand, 1882-1940.

A defined geographical region and time period is used to examine the growing popularity of mountaineering in relation to its social and cultural context. The study draws on oral histories, diaries, autobiographies, articles and archival material from mountaineers, and blends them with insights from geography, sociology, art history, literary criticism and cultural history. The findings of the study demonstrate that early mountaineering in New Zealand reflected the legacy of Victorian values in relation to the landscape, in combination with a 'pioneering' spirit and a growing sense of a distinctive colonial character. The First World War marked a watershed, followed by an inter-war 'boom' in mountaineering. This growing enthusiasm can be interpreted as a reaction against the dislocation and devastation of the war and the growing rationalization of modern society. It was also part of the development of a sense of belonging to the landscape, and an exploration of what it meant to be a New Zealander. The study concludes that mountaineering is expressive of a relationship between people and landscapes, and that within this context, its historical development reflects wider social and cultural forces

Juan sin nombre : comentarios al episodio lírico-dramático en un prólogo y cinco cuadros en verso y prosa, original de Emilio G. del Castillo, música del maestro Enrique Reñé.

Estrenado en el Teatro Martín de Madrid el 27 de Septiembre de 1910

Eric Gill (1882-1940): An Inventory of his Work in Special Collections, University of Otago

Eric Gill (1882-1940) was an artist, engraver, typographer and sculptor. The works he completed in his lifetime have had a lasting effect and influence on the artistic world. Special Collections at the University of Otago has a number of works by Eric Gill and by others about Eric Gill. This inventory lists those and other relevant works

The Chinese in Northern Mexico: Immigration, integration, and discrimination in Mexican society, 1882-1940

In The Chinese in Northern Mexico: Immigration, Integration, and Discrimination 1882-1940, the focus is on understanding what compelled the Chinese to immigrate to Mexico and how their lives in the country developed over time. After the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation was signed by both nations in 1899, the Chinese saw Mexico as an alternative to the United States, which was not allowing any Chinese to enter the country. The first part of the paper looks into the immigration patterns that led to the Chinese arrival, then shifts into examining what type of jobs, industries, and overall experience the Chinese had. The latter part of the paper deals with the rise of anti-Chinese sentiments that swept Mexico and how this affected the Chinese. Special attention is placed on the Chinese custom of intermarrying with Mexican women and the scandal this caused as well as to mention specific episodes of violence perpetrated against them in the northern states. An appendix is included with photographs and tables to supplement the text

The Political and Economic Reorientation of Kano Emirate, Northern Nigeria, 1882-1940.

The independent kingdom of Kano has a long history dating from about the middle of the seventh century A.D. The kingdom became a Muslim theocracy as from the reign of Muhammed Rumfa during the second half of the fifteenth century. As a result of the jihad led by Usman dan Fodio early in the nineteenth century, Kano was conquered and subsequently became a self-governing emirate in the Sokoto Caliphate. A Fulani dynasty was established and Kano's rulers recognized the suzerainty of the Sultans of Sokoto, A bureaucratic-like political system was instituted in which slave functionaries played a major role. During the later nineteenth century, internal stresses and conflict plagued the emirate. Already beset with its own internal problems, Kano was threatened by external enemies and in 1903 was forced to succumb to the military conquest of the Europeans, Incorporation into the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria had far-reaching effects on the state of the economy, especially on the pattern of the emirate's extensive commercial relations with the outside world. The Kano ruling groups responded to the British by co-operating in matters tending to maintain or enhance their privileges. This in turn led to the reorganization of taxation, the development of the colonial Native Treasury, modification of the Islamic shari'a to suit British ideas, and the emergence of a specially trained class of administrators capable of writing in Roman script which the British understood. The masses or talakawa, on the other hand, at first viewed the arrival of the British as signalling the end of all worldly obigations but in the end they had to adapt to the colonial situation. The advent of the railway and the development of the groundnut trade played a major role in the history of social change and the consolidation of a cash-based economy. In the so-called 'golden age' of British overrule from about 1926-40, the rulers of Kano had established a satisfactory working relationship with the British, thus enabling the latter to successfully goad the Native Administration into taking on further responsibilities. This period also saw the undertaking of a considerable number of important welfare projects, as for example the provision of pipe-borne water, electricity, and a well-equipped hospital. In the colonial laissez faire economy, the Kano business community were able to prosper in the kola and cattle trade to and from the southern coast. It is suggested that Indirect Rule as practised in Kano and Northern Nigeria was inevitable in view of the problems the British had had to tackle and the authoritarian nature of Hausa-Fulani society

Lluís Companys : aproximació a la bibliografia recent (2000-2010)

Per uns és l'ànima més progressista de l'Esquerra dels anys 1930. D'altres, hi veuen un líder independentista per haver proclamat l'Estat Català el Sis d'Octubre de 1934. I per molts és el presiden