When the North Winds Blow: A Note on Small Towns and Social Transformation in the Nilotic Sudan

1988 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
John W. Burton
Keyword(s):  
Social Transformation ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
The North

scholarly journals Boligblokker i hardt klima. Hesteskoblokka i Hammerfest og Ormen långe i Svappavaara

Nordlit ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Elin Haugdal
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
New Regionalism ◽  
Environmentally Conscious ◽  
Frozen Food ◽  
The North ◽  
Modernist Architecture

<p>Large scale residential buildings from the modernist era have been severly criticized for being hostile both towards people and the environment. In small towns and in less urbanized areas in northern Scandinavia such residential blocks are highly visible elements in the landscape. When <em>Hesteskoblokka</em> (architect Astrup and Hellern) was erected in the recreational area outside Hammerfest in 1965 it was the largest residential block in Norway. A similar block, <em>Ormen Långe </em>(architect Ralph Erskine), was completed in Svappavaara in 1965. Both buildings contained apartments for workers in, respectively, the frozen food company Findus and in LKAB mining company. Brand new, they were strong symbols of growing industrial activity and modernization of the north. The blocks were similarly heavily affected by the economic downturn in the following decades, turned into slum or vacated. However, these blocks are not only sociologically interesting, but also the first in the Nordic countries where the architects undertook climate analyses. Both Hesteskoblokka and Ormen Långe obtained their form according to topographical and climatic conditions. Thus they were part of a growing environmentally conscious architecture and a new regionalism within the modernist architecture. This article discusses the attempts of new regionalism in the late modern architecture in the north, and questions both its ideas and realizations.</p>

Decolonial Theology in the North Atlantic World

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-88
Author(s):  
Joseph Drexler-Dreis
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Atlantic World ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
The United States ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
Relations Of Power ◽  
General Perspective

Abstract This essay develops a response to the historical situation of the North Atlantic world in general and the United States in particular through theological reflection. It offers an overview of some decolonial perspectives with which theologians can engage, and argues for a general perspective for a decolonial theology as a possible response to modern/colonial structures and relations of power, particularly in the United States. Decolonial theory holds together a set of critical perspectives that seek the end of the modern/colonial world-system and not merely a democratization of its benefits. A decolonial theology, it is argued, critiques how the confinement of knowledge to European traditions has closed possibilities for understanding historical encounters with divinity, and thus possibilities of critical reflection. A decolonial theology reflects critically on a historical situation in light of faith in a divine reality, the understanding of which is liberated from the monopoly of modern/colonial ways of knowing, in order to catalyze social transformation.

scholarly journals BETA THALASSEMIA MAJOR IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL, CLINICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY ASPECT

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. e2013002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Bejaoui ◽  
Naouel Guirat
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Ferritin Level ◽  
Thalassemia Major ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Infectious Complications ◽  
Beta Thalassemia ◽  
North West ◽  
Beta Thalassemia Major ◽  
The North ◽  
Mediterranean Countries

Beta-thalassemia major (TM) remains to be one of the major health problems particularly in developing countries. Tunisia is a part of the Mediterranean countries mostly affected by this disease which is highly concentrated in small towns in families with low-income earners. The main objectives of this study are to provide a description of the demographic, clinical features and transfusion-related complications in patients with TM living in Tunisia. A standardized questionnaire was sent to clinicians throughout 33 different medical institutions caring for thalassemic patients. 391 transfusion dependant thalassemic patients with a median age of 10.7 years (range 3 months- 31 years) were included in the study.The majority were originated from the north west of the country .A moderate overload between 1501 and 2500ng/ml was found in 61patients, while 81 patients (26.9%) had ferritin level more than 2500 ng/ml and greater than 5000ng/ml in 21 patients (6.9%). 51 patients died from complications related to their disease. Heart failure was the main cause of death. The incidence of cardiac, endocrine, and infectious complications will be reviewed. Preventive measures such as health education, carrier screening and premarital screening remain the best ways for lowering the incidence of these diseases, which might be reflected in financial saving, social benefits and health benefits.

On Partnering and Tourism: A Comparison of Two Small Towns in Western North Carolina

2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 19-21
Author(s):  
Molly Levin
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Partnership Model ◽  
The North ◽  
Development Organizations ◽  
Western North Carolina ◽  
Community Development Organizations ◽  
Ethnographic Data ◽  
The Impact

Many community development organizations seek to involve their clients in projects through partnerships. This paper addresses the partnership model of the North Carolina-based organization HandMade in America and its Small Towns Revitalization Program. Ethnography plays an important role in this investigation. I spent the summer of 2004 as an intern at HandMade in America (HandMade), collecting ethnographic data in order to create a survey measuring the impact that the Small Towns program is having on the quality of residents' lives. While sitting in numerous living rooms and kitchens talking with men and women, old and young, local and newcomer, it became clear that while there are similarities across the region, each town has its own resources and problems that dictate the concerns of its residents.

Sugar and Social Change in Oriente, Cuba, 1898–1946

1976 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert B. Hoernel
Keyword(s):  
Social Transformation ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Economic Advantage ◽  
The Other ◽  
Profit Motive ◽  
Revolutionary Change ◽  
Process Of Change ◽  
The North ◽  
Eastern Cuba ◽  
Foreign Control

During the first decades of the present century, in that area of eastern Cuba which lies beyond a boundary formed by the Rio Cabreras in the north and the Rio Jobabo in the south, a unique social transformation took place which is of particular interest and importance. More than simply a transition from the traditional to the modern, Oriente's society underwent revolutionary change as a result not only of foreign influence but also of foreign control and design calculated to produce both modernization and ‘Americanization’. As it became increasingly apparent that these twin objectives could not be easily accomplished, a third consideration, economic, advantage, quickly emerged and rose to a position of dominance. Capital accumulation and the profit motive catalyzed a process of change produced by the reaction of two dissimilar cultures: one comparatively inert and native, the other highly dynamic and foreign, to produce sugar and a mutated society. Perhaps all societies which were once heavily engaged in sugar culture have developed mutations in some sense of the word, but in Oriente's case the term is particularly apt.

scholarly journals OTTOMAN INSTRUCTIONS ON THE SETTLEMENT OF THE NORTH CAUCASIAN IMMIGRANTS (1830s-1870s)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Г.В. ЧОЧИЕВ
Keyword(s):  
Ottoman Empire ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Gradual Reduction ◽  
The North ◽  
Adequate Understanding ◽  
History Of ◽  
Low Efficiency

Изучение истории формирования северокавказских диаспор на Ближнем Востоке яв- ляется важной предпосылкой адекватного понимания их дальнейшей этносоциальной трансформации и современного положения в странах региона. В настоящей статье рассмотрены основные принципы организационно-административного регулирования приема, расселения и первичной адаптации северокавказских иммигрантов в Османской империи в 1830‑х — 1870‑х гг. В частности, охарактеризованы издававшиеся централь- ным руководством директивные документы — инструкции по поселению иммигрантов, — достаточно детально регламентировавшие правовую базу процесса северокавказской колонизации. Статья опирается главным образом на данные османских архивных мате- риалов, большая часть которых впервые вводится в научный оборот. В ходе исследования установлено, что подходы Порты к проблеме поселения северокавказских иммигрантов претерпели в течение рассматриваемого времени определенную эволюцию, корректиру- ясь в соответствии с текущими обстоятельствами и вызовами. Анализ содержания ин- струкций недвусмысленно указывает на стремление османского руководства добиться скорейшей экономической реабилитации и ресоциализации своих новых подданных и их превращения в производительный элемент аграрного населения. Вместе с тем, по мере нарастания иммиграционного потока, особенно с середины 1860‑х гг., все очевиднее про- сматривается тенденция к постепенному сокращению объема государственных расходов на колонизационные проекты и перекладыванию их бремени на местное население и самих иммигрантов. В документах нашли отражение также сложности практической реализа- ции положений инструкций, проистекавшие как из низкой эффективности османской ад- министративной системы, так и из специфики традиционной общественной структуры переселенцев. Тем не менее в целом не вызывает сомнения последовательное совершенство- вание Портой методов и механизмов поселения и социально-экономической адаптации северокавказцев на их новой родине. The study of the history of the formation of the North Caucasian diasporas in the Middle East is an important prerequisite for an adequate understanding of their further ethno-social transformation and the current situation in the countries of the region. In this article, the main principles of organizational and administrative regulation of the reception, resettlement and primary adaptation of the North Caucasian immigrants in the Ottoman Empire in the 1830s — 1870s are examined. In particular, the instructions on the settlement of the immigrants, the directive documents issued by the central government, detailing the legal basis for the process of North Caucasian colonization, have been characterized. The article relies mainly on the data of Ottoman archival materials, most of which are being introduced into scientific circulation. The study found that the Porte’s approaches to the problem of settlement of the North Caucasian immigrants underwent certain evolution during the reviewed period, being corrected according to current circumstances and challenges. The analysis of the contents of the instructions unambiguously points to the desire of the Ottoman authorities to achieve the fast economic rehabilitation and re-socialization of their new subjects and their transformation into a productive segment of the agrarian population. At the same time, with the rise of the immigration flow, especially since the mid-1860s, the trend towards a gradual reduction in the amount of public spending on colonization projects and shifting their burden on the local population and immigrants themselves is increasingly evident. The documents also reflected the difficulties in the practical implementation of the provisions of the instructions, stemming from both the low efficiency of the Ottoman administrative system and the specifics of the traditional social structure of the migrants. Nevertheless, on the whole, there is undoubtedly consistent improvement in Porte’s methods and mechanisms of settlement and socio-economic adaptation of the North Caucasians in their new homeland.

scholarly journals Book Reviews

1988 ◽  
Vol 62 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 51-101
Author(s):  
Redactie KITLV
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Political Movement ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Princeton University ◽  
The North ◽  
Social Classification ◽  
British West Indian ◽  
The Caribbean

-Brenda Plummer, Carol S. Holzberg, Minorities and power in a black society: the Jewish community of Jamaica. Maryland: The North-South Publishing Company, Inc., 1987. xxx + 259 pp.-Scott Guggenheim, Nina S. de Friedemann ,De sol a sol: genesis, transformacion, y presencia de los negros en Colombia. Bogota: Planeta Columbiana Editorial, 1986. 47 1pp., Jaime Arocha (eds)-Brian L. Moore, Mary Noel Menezes, Scenes from the history of the Portuguese in Guyana. London: Sister M.N. Menezes, RSM, 1986. vii + 175 PP.-Charles Rutheiser, Brian L. Moore, Race, power, and social segmentation in colonial society: Guyana after slavery 1838-1891. New York; Gordon and Breach, 1987. 310 pp.-Thomas Fiehrer, Virginia R. Dominguez, White by definition: social classification in Creole Louisiana. Rutgers, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1986. xviii + 325 pp.-Kenneth Lunn, Brian D. Jacobs, Black politics and urban crisis in Britain. Cambridge, London, New Rochelle, Melbourne and Sydney: Cambridge University Press, 1986. vii + 227 pp.-Brian D. Jacobs, Kenneth Lunn, Race and labour in twentieth-cenruty Britain, London: Frank Cass and Co. Ltd., 1985. 186 pp.-Kenneth M. Bilby, Dick Hebdige, Cut 'n' mix: culture, identity and Caribbean Music. New York: Metheun and Co. Ltd, 1987. 177 pp.-Riva Berleant-Schiller, Robert Dirks, The black saturnalia: conflict and its ritual expression on British West Indian slave plantations. Gainesville, Fl.: University of Florida Press, Monographs in Social Sciences No. 72. xvii + 228.-Marilyn Silverman, James Howe, The Kuna gathering: contemporary village politics in Panama. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1986. xvi + 326 pp.-Paget Henry, Evelyne Huber Stephens ,Democratic socialism in Jamaica: the political movement and social transformation in dependent capitalism. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1985. xx + 423 pp., John D. Stephens (eds)-Bridget Brereton, Scott B. Macdonald, Trinidad and Tobago: democracy and development in the Caribbean. New York, Connecticut, London: Praeger Publishers, 1986. ix + 213 pp.-Brian L. Moore, Kempe Ronald Hope, Guyana: politics and development in an emergent socialist state. Oakville, New York, London: Mosaic Press, 1985, 136 pp.-Roland I. Perusse, Richard J. Bloomfield, Puerto Rico: the search for a national policy. Boulder and London: Westview Press, Westview Special Studies on Latin America and the Caribbean, 1985. x + 192 pp.-Charles Gilman, Manfred Gorlach ,Focus on the Caribbean. 1986. Amsterdam/Philadelphia, John Benjamins., John A. Holm (eds)-Viranjini Munasinghe, EPICA, The Caribbean: survival, struggle and sovereignty. Washington, EPICA (Ecumenical Program for Interamerican Communication and Action), 1985.-B.W. Higman, Sidney W. Mintz, Sweetness and power: the place of sugar in modern history. New York: Elisabeth Sifton Books, Viking Penguin Inc., 1985. xxx + 274 pp.

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP IN REMOTE SOUTH AFRICA: A LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE

2021 ◽  
pp. 301-309
Author(s):  
Leentjie Van Jaarsveld ◽  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
School Principal ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Technology Infrastructure ◽  
Leadership And Management ◽  
North West ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
The North ◽  
Northern Cape

To understand the circumstances under which principals in remote areas exercise their leadership and management, an investigation was conducted in the Northern Cape province, South Africa. This province is characterised by small towns with few residents. The infrastructure is not up to par, and in some cases, the socio-economic conditions are extremely poor. Unemployment is a big problem in the villages. The uniqueness of this study lies in the fact that after 1994, with the abolition of apartheid, the farmers withdrew their children from the schools and no longer supported the schools as before. As a result, the principals experienced many more challenges. The study followed a qualitative, phenomenological design from the interpretivist paradigm. The sample consisted of ten principals. Semi-structured interviews were conductedwith the principals. The inductive data analysis process was used. The required ethical clearance was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of the North-West University and the Department of Education of the province. The results reveal that principals in remote areas, in the absence of technology, infrastructure, and support bases, have to use their skills creatively, and they need the support of the community, teachers, school management, and governing body.

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