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This study explored honour and shame for South Asian British Muslim men and women. It aimed to offer plausible answers to the definition, concept, impact and gender differences of honour and shame for this sociocultural and faith group of people. This qualitative piece of resear…

This thesis is a narratological and rhetorical study of the speeches made by leaders in the <em>Anabasis</em> as attempts at persuasion. It aims at interpreting the function of the speeches by linking a leader's use of rhetoric to the success or failure of his leadership. This t…

Liberal thinkers have suggested different theories that legitimise the state's various processes, institutions, and use of coercive power. However, their theories cannot account for those motivations that cause men to put their lives in danger when standing against political opp…

Did masculine honour exist in the private sphere in Renaissance England? This key question is the cornerstone of the dissertation. We challenge earlier interpretations of honour and privacy in order to arrive at our understanding of private masculine honour of that period. Our m…