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The division of France, 1789-1792, with special reference to Aunis and Saintonge
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(1983). The division of France, 1789-1792, with special reference to Aunis and Saintonge

In Chapter One the breakdown of local administration in France during the summer of 1789 is observed. The process by which the Assemblee nationale came to consider creation of new circumscriptions for electoral and administrative purposes is traced.... Read More about The division of France, 1789-1792, with special reference to Aunis and Saintonge.

Henry VII's expedition to France of 1492: a study of its financing, organisation and supply
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(1988). Henry VII's expedition to France of 1492: a study of its financing, organisation and supply

The study of Henry VII’s expedition is divided into six categories. The first examines the sources for 1492, for which unfortunately there are so few. The main source, William Cope’s Account, gives us an insight of what was to follow later in the rei... Read More about Henry VII's expedition to France of 1492: a study of its financing, organisation and supply.

Altered states of consciousness as an adaptive principle for composing electroacoustic music
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(2012). Altered states of consciousness as an adaptive principle for composing electroacoustic music

The aim of this research was to use altered states of consciousness (ASCs) as an adaptive principle for composing electroacoustic music, in which common features of the ASC experience provide a basis for the design of sonic material and inform the st... Read More about Altered states of consciousness as an adaptive principle for composing electroacoustic music.

The poetics and politics of urban spaces: sexual difference under pressure in British women's fiction 1910-1930: Rose Macaulay, Katherine Mansfield, Virginia Woolf & Jean Rhys
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(2011). The poetics and politics of urban spaces: sexual difference under pressure in British women's fiction 1910-1930: Rose Macaulay, Katherine Mansfield, Virginia Woolf & Jean Rhys

From 1910 to 1930, and in the aftermath of the First World War, history and politics were focused on the city. The city crystallised what was at once a temporal crisis and a period rich in potential. It was, at the same time, a laboratory for a new M... Read More about The poetics and politics of urban spaces: sexual difference under pressure in British women's fiction 1910-1930: Rose Macaulay, Katherine Mansfield, Virginia Woolf & Jean Rhys.

New forms of hybrid musical discourse; an exploration of stylistic and procedural cross-fertilisation between contemporary art music and electronic dance music
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(2012). New forms of hybrid musical discourse; an exploration of stylistic and procedural cross-fertilisation between contemporary art music and electronic dance music

This portfolio explores stylistic and procedural cross-fertilisation between contemporary art music and electronic dance music through musicological investigation and creative practice. Comprised of six compositional 'projects', the creative work exa... Read More about New forms of hybrid musical discourse; an exploration of stylistic and procedural cross-fertilisation between contemporary art music and electronic dance music.

The supernatural reference: the presence and effect of supernatural terror in English fiction of the mid-nineteenth century
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(1981). The supernatural reference: the presence and effect of supernatural terror in English fiction of the mid-nineteenth century

I. Introduction. II, Animal electricity, mesmerism, Swedenborgianism and phrenology all had a bearing on ideas of the supernatural. Of particular importance were studies by Ferriar and Hibbert which accounted for apparitions on the basis of sensory d... Read More about The supernatural reference: the presence and effect of supernatural terror in English fiction of the mid-nineteenth century.