Indian Literature
Mostrando 13-24 de 33 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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13. Life and writing in works by Lee Maracle: a native canadian womans search for development / Vida e escrita em trabalhos de Lee Maracle: a busca por desenvolvimento de uma mulher indígena canadense
This dissertations objective is analyzing three books by Lee Maracle, First Nations Canadian author, based on postcolonial and feminist theories, briefly visiting the Canadian history, in order to contextualize Maracles literary production. Maracles first publication took place in 1975, with the release of her autobiography Bobbi Lee Indian Rebel. This disse
Publicado em: 2007
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14. Impacto da raça e ancestralidade na apresentação e evolução da doença de Crohn no Brasil / The impact of race and ancestry in the presentation and progression of Crohns disease in Brazil
INTRODUCTION: Crohns disease (CD) is increasingly recognized in diverse ethnic populations. Ethnic factors related do CD are highly controversial. Apparently, there seems to be a higher incidence among white subjects. However, studies conducted in USA have shown an increase in prevalence among black subjects in the last 30 years. Overall, there is lack of in
Publicado em: 2007
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15. Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto e o mito da identidade nacional
The purpose of this work was to redeem the masterpieces of Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto, writer of inestimable value, brazilian modernitys pioneer, but who, in spite of all these qualities, was rejected by his contemporary critics.To reach that goal we reconstituted his trajectory and historical context to be able to analyze certain myths that stigmatize
Publicado em: 2007
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16. Database of thermophysical properties of fruits and vegetables / Banco de dados de propriedades termofisicas de produtos horticolas
Fruits and vegetables, after the harvest, can be submitted to thermal processes such as heating, cooling and freezing. ln such way, the knowledge of thermophysical properties as density, specific heat, thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity, play an important role for both, effective design of food processing equipment, and for the control of the proce
Publicado em: 2007
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17. Diferença não é incapacidade : gênese e trajetória histórica da concepção da incapacidade indígena e sua insustentabilidade nos marcos do protagonismo dos povos indígenas e do texto constitucional de 1988
This work discusses the question of the legal capacity of the Brazilian indigenous peoples, and of their subjection to the regimen of a special tutor, foreseen in infra-consitutional laws. Considering the historical rupture of the Federal Constitution of 1988 with the former paradigm of the assimilation of the Indians into the Brazilian national community, t
Publicado em: 2007
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18. Aspectos químicos, biológicos e etnofarmacológicos do gênero Cassia
Species of Cassia are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world, and have been extensively investigated chemically and pharmacologically.They are known to be a rich source of phenolic derivatives, most of them with important biological and pharmacological properties. Some Asian, African and Indian tribes use these species as
Química Nova. Publicado em: 2006-12
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19. Vozes silenciadas : uma leitura da obra de Salman Rushdie
This thesis discusses the narrative construction present in the novels Midnights Children, Satanic Verses and The Moors last Sigh, written by the Indo-British writer Salman Rushdie based on the theoretical proposals of the contemporary literature and their relationship with the post-colonialism. The aforementioned novels reject the dominating forces he
Publicado em: 2006
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20. Comprovação da real comunicação entre o endodonto e o periodonto através do canal cavo inter-radicular e sua prevalência em molares inferiores humanos
The neurovascular system of the pulp and of the periodontium is interconnected and among the possible intercommunications between these two tissues, there is the cavo inter-radicular canal. It is a small canal that goes through any inter-radicular dentine and arises in the furca region of the multi-radicular teeth. Its predominance has been studied in the li
Publicado em: 2006
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21. Territoriality and Agricultural Practices: premises for local development in Terena communities / Territorialidade e práticas agrícolas: premissas para o desenvolvimento local em comunidades terena de MS
The Terena population of South Mato Grosso is made up of approximately 17,000 Indians, distributed in ten indigenous áreas, covering 18,000 hectars in the municipalities of Dois Irmãos do Buriti, Aquidauana, Miranda, Rochedo, Anastácio and Nioaque. The loss of a great part of their traditional territories and the consequent way of life in a confined situa
Publicado em: 2006
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22. Significações históricas do "índio": leituras da mídia impressa e da literatura.
The subject of this dissertation is the historical meaning of the Indian, found in many cultural products as literature and press media. In order to meet the first image of the Indians in the national imaginary, the first chapter brings a critical view of the indianist literature produced in the XIX century by José de Alencar, that is the romances Ubirajara
Publicado em: 2005
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23. OS FILHOS DAS BRENHAS E O IMPÉRIO DO BRASIL: A ETNOGRAFIA NO INSTITUTO HISTÓRICO E GEOGRÁFICO DO BRASIL (1840-1860) / THE SONS OF THE WOODS AND THE EMPIRE OF BRAZIL: THE ETHNOGRAPHY OF THE INSTITUTO HISTÓRICO E GEOGRÁFICO DO BRASIL (1840-1860)
Aiming at the investigation of the relation between the ideas of Nation and the production of knowledge by a literate elite of the Instituto Histórico e Geográfico do Brasil (Brazilian Institute of History and Geography), the present thesis attempts to investigate a field of studies and debates on the Brazilian Indian in this institution. In a period when
Publicado em: 2005
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24. MANUEL DA NÓBREGA: DAS CARTAS AO DIÁLOGO SOBRE A CONVERSÃO DO GENTIO / MANUEL DA NÓBREGA: FROM THE LETTERS TO THE DIALOGUE ON THE CONVERSION OF THE HEATHEN
The Jesuit letters, particularly those written by the priest Manuel da Nóbrega and collected in Cartas (1549-1558), offer a glimpse of how Brazilian Indians were dealt with through language, liturgy and catechism. This material allows for deep understanding of such topics, specially when compared with those tackled in Diálogo sobre a Conversão do Gentio,
Publicado em: 2005