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Unbecoming Gentlemen: Idleness, Occupation, and Masculinity, 1760-1820 (2025)
Thesis
Hardiman, E. R. Unbecoming Gentlemen: Idleness, Occupation, and Masculinity, 1760-1820. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1109990

This thesis explores the subject of elite masculinity in the late eighteenth century. Specifically, I focus on the discussion of, and resistance to, normative conceptions of genteel masculinity and how efforts to refashion and reimagine those dominan... Read More about Unbecoming Gentlemen: Idleness, Occupation, and Masculinity, 1760-1820.

Petrodollar system and the US hegemony in the Middle East: A case study of the US relations with Saudi Arabia and Iran (2025)
Thesis
Okonkwo, I. R. Petrodollar system and the US hegemony in the Middle East: A case study of the US relations with Saudi Arabia and Iran. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1109913

The research explores the relationship between the petrodollar system and the US foreign policy as the global hegemonic power in the Middle East, particularly concerning US relations with Saudi Arabia and Iran. Throughout recent history, the oil-rich... Read More about Petrodollar system and the US hegemony in the Middle East: A case study of the US relations with Saudi Arabia and Iran.