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The Giro 100 (Paperback): Herbie Sykes The Giro 100 (Paperback)
Herbie Sykes
R875 Discovery Miles 8 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For better or for worse, the Giro d'Italia remains the sporting metaphor for Italians. To celebrate its centenary, Herbie Sykes produced a unique - and uniquely personal - evocation. In realising it he undertook a Giro of his own. Travelling the length of the peninsular, he met with 100 of its constituents, and simply listened to their stories. They were the champions and gregari, the superstars and nearly-men, their wives, families and tifosi. There were kingmakers and journalists, sponsors and officials, those who have loved it and a few who abhorred it. Collectively their testimonies represent a journey to the heart of the race, and to Italian cycling identity. This, however, is a cycling journey with a difference. In a departure from recent cycling convention, they were invited to open not only their hearts, but also their scrapbooks, photo albums and old cupboard drawers. There's no anodyne photographic agency fodder here, no cliched Dolomite vistas and no hackneyed portraits of Coppi, Merckx or Pantani. Rather the images conjure the spirit, pathos and beauty of the greatest race on earth and, more poignantly still, of 100 lives conditioned by it.

Thomas Jefferson's Philosophy of Education - A utopian dream (Paperback): M. Andrew Holowchak Thomas Jefferson's Philosophy of Education - A utopian dream (Paperback)
M. Andrew Holowchak
R1,650 Discovery Miles 16 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Thomas Jefferson had a profoundly advanced educational vision that went hand in hand with his political philosophy - each of which served the goal of human flourishing. His republicanism marked a break with the conservatism of traditional non-representative governments, characterized by birth and wealth and in neglect of the wants and needs of the people. Instead, Jefferson proposed social reforms which would allow people to express themselves freely, dictate their own course in life, and oversee their elected representatives. His educational vision aimed to instantiate a progressive social climate only dreamed of by utopists such as Thomas More, James Harrington and Louis-Sebastian Mercier. This book offers a critical articulation of the philosophy behind Jefferson's thoughts on education. Divided into three parts, chapters include an analysis of his views on elementary and higher education, an investigation of education for both the moral-sense and rational faculty, and an examination of education as lifelong learning. Jefferson's educational rationale was economic, political and philosophical, and his systemic approach to education conveys a systemic, economic approach to living, with strong affinities to Stoicism. Thomas Jefferson's Philosophy of Education will be key reading for philosophers, historians and postgraduate students of education, the history of education and philosophy.

A Brief History of Archaeology - Classical Times to the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover, 3rd edition): Nadia Durrani, Brian M.... A Brief History of Archaeology - Classical Times to the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Nadia Durrani, Brian M. Fagan
R5,237 Discovery Miles 52 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

* Includes a major revision of archaeological theory coverage to provide the latest thinking to students * Written in a lively and engaging style to connect with students and encourage them into the discipline * Details the great advances in archaeological techniques in recent times to bring the book up-to-date and enable students to look not just at the past but the future of the discipline.

A Giant Win - Inside the New York Giants' Historic Upset over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII (Hardcover): Eli... A Giant Win - Inside the New York Giants' Historic Upset over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII (Hardcover)
Eli Manning, Greg Hanlon, Tom Coughlin
R755 R633 Discovery Miles 6 330 Save R122 (16%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Super Bowl XLII was the greatest upset in NFL history. In A GIANT WIN, Coach Tom Coughlin recounts the strategies and people that made it possible. Coach Coughlin reveals the intricacies of the game, revealing details only a coach would know. He also details, more than ever before, his relationships with some of the greatest, most iconic players of those Giants teams, like Eli Manning and Michael Strahan. A GIANT WIN also provides a frame for Coach Coughlin to discuss his life in football-including his years with the Giants as an assistant coach in the late 1980s and 1990, when he helped win a Super Bowl working under Hall of Fame Head Coach Bill Parcells and alongside the coach he'd oppose in Super Bowl XLII: Bill Belichick. A GIANT WIN is a self-portrait of one of football history's most successful coaches during his signature game.

Creating Religious Childhoods in Anglo-World and British Colonial Contexts, 1800-1950 (Hardcover): Hugh Morrison, Mary Clare... Creating Religious Childhoods in Anglo-World and British Colonial Contexts, 1800-1950 (Hardcover)
Hugh Morrison, Mary Clare Martin
R4,209 Discovery Miles 42 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Drawing on examples from British world expressions of Christianity, this collection further greater understanding of religion as a critical element of modern children's and young people's history. It builds on emerging scholarship that challenges the view that religion had a solely negative impact on nineteenth- and twentieth-century children, or that 'secularization' is the only lens to apply to childhood and religion. Putting forth the argument that religion was an abiding influence among British world children throughout the nineteenth and most of the twentieth centuries, this volume places 'religion' at the center of analysis and discussion. At the same time, it positions the religious factor within a broader social and cultural framework. The essays focus on the historical contexts in which religion was formative for children in various 'British' settings denoted as 'Anglo' or 'colonial' during the nineteenth and early- to mid-twentieth centuries. These contexts include mission fields, churches, families, Sunday schools, camps, schools and youth movements. Together they are treated as 'sites' in which religion contributed to identity formation, albeit in different ways relating to such factors as gender, race, disability and denomination. The contributors develop this subject for childhoods that were experienced largely, but not exclusively, outside the 'metropole', in a diversity of geographical settings. By extending the geographic range, even within the British world, it provides a more rounded perspective on children's global engagement with religion.

9/11 and Collective Memory in US Classrooms - Teaching About Terror (Paperback): Cheryl Lynn Duckworth 9/11 and Collective Memory in US Classrooms - Teaching About Terror (Paperback)
Cheryl Lynn Duckworth
R1,167 Discovery Miles 11 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

While current literature stresses the importance of teaching about the 9/11 attacks on the US, many questions remain as to what teachers are actually teaching in their own classrooms. Few studies address how teachers are using of all of this advice and curriculum, what sorts of activities they are undertaking, and how they go about deciding what they will do. Arguing that the events of 9/11 have become a "chosen trauma" for the US, author Cheryl Duckworth investigates how 9/11 is being taught in classrooms (if at all) and what narrative is being passed on to today's students about that day. Using quantitative and qualitative data gathered from US middle and high school teachers, this volume reflects on foreign policy developments and trends since September 11th, 2001 and analyzes what this might suggest for future trends in U.S. foreign policy. The understanding that the "post-9/11 generation" has of what happened and what it means is significant to how Americans will view foreign policy in the coming decades (especially in the Islamic World) and whether it is likely to generate war or foster peace.

Hegemony and Education Under Neoliberalism - Insights from Gramsci (Paperback): Peter Mayo Hegemony and Education Under Neoliberalism - Insights from Gramsci (Paperback)
Peter Mayo
R1,233 Discovery Miles 12 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Based in a holistic exposition and appraisal of Gramsci's writings that are of relevance to education in neoliberal times, this book--rather than simply applying Gramsci's theories to issues in education--argues that education constitutes the leitmotif of his entire oeuvre and lies at the heart of his conceptualization of the ancient Greek term hegemony that was used by other political theorists before him. Starting from this understanding, the book goes on to compare Gramsci's theories with those of later thinkers in the development of a critical pedagogy that can confront neoliberalism in all its forms.

New Dimensions of Sport in Modern Europe - Perspectives from the 'Long Twentieth Century' (Hardcover): Heather L.... New Dimensions of Sport in Modern Europe - Perspectives from the 'Long Twentieth Century' (Hardcover)
Heather L. Dichter, Robert J Lake, Mark Dyreson
R3,916 Discovery Miles 39 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

New Dimensions of Sport in Modern Europe offers new perspectives on European sport history in the 'long twentieth century' designed to challenge and deconstruct what might be considered 'traditional' or more familiar Euro-centric conceptions and geographies of sport and leisure-especially those deriving from the leading hotbeds of European sport history. This anthology adds to the growing corpus of explorations of sport and leisure in late-modern European history from a variety of countries: France, Spain, Finland, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Slovenia. With topics covering several different sports and ranging from sport during empire to mega-events, and sport literature to women's sport attire, the insights provided by this new body of research demonstrate a greater understanding of the connections between sport and society in Europe throughout the long twentieth century. This book was originally published as a special issue of The International Journal of the History of Sport.

The Origins of Civic Universities - Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool (Hardcover): David R. Jones The Origins of Civic Universities - Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool (Hardcover)
David R. Jones
R3,920 Discovery Miles 39 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book, first published in 1988, examines the origins, purposes and functioning of the civic universities founded in the second half of the nineteenth century and discusses their significance within both local and wider communities. It argues that the civic universities - and those of the northern industrial cities in particular - were among the most notable expressions of the civic culture of Victorian Britain and both a source and a reflection of the professional and expert society which was growing to maturity in that time and place. This title will be of interest to students of history and education.

Anarchist Perspectives in Peace and War, 1900-1918 (Paperback): A. W. Zurbrugg Anarchist Perspectives in Peace and War, 1900-1918 (Paperback)
A. W. Zurbrugg
R446 Discovery Miles 4 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book - the first in a series of four - brings together a sketch of Anarchist organisation and perspectives in the twentieth century. Anarchists and syndicalists were centre stage in the history of labour movements in much of `Latin' Europe and in most of Latin America in the first two decades of the twentieth century. Syndicalists and libertarians sought to develop solidarity and workers' power, rejecting both cautious and conservative trade-unionism and their allied socialist parties. Criticising the chauvinism that engulfed the Second International and its most powerful section, German Social-Democracy, they campaigned for class solidarity across frontiers and worked to subvert the discipline that bound soldiers to imperialist states. The second part of this book describes international and national campaigns against militarism and war. Libertarians investigated democratic, modern and scientific ideas and challenged obscurantist, religious and authoritarian conventions. They sought to focus and organise the strength of working people whose voices could not be registered in parliamentary politics, working at a time when many working people had no right to vote, and also sometimes, challenged patriarchal gender relations. This is the first of four: 1. Anarchist Perspectives in Peace and War, 1900 -1918 2. Anarchist Perspectives: Syndicalism, Revolution and Fascism, 1917-1930 3. Anarchist Perspectives: Revolution in Spain, 1931-1939 4. Anarchist Perspectives after the Second World War

Literary Criticism - A Short History (Hardcover): William K. Wimsatt Jr., Cleanth Brooks Literary Criticism - A Short History (Hardcover)
William K. Wimsatt Jr., Cleanth Brooks
R10,466 Discovery Miles 104 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1957, Literary Criticism: A Short History traces our aesthetic heritage from its classical origins up to the contemporary state of criticism in the English-speaking world. Comprising four volumes, books in this series cover Classical criticism, Neo-Classical criticism, Romantic criticism, and Modern criticism. Each book adopts a fair and objective position in the presentation of various critical positions, and each critical theory is considered not only in competition with other critical theories, but also in vital dialectic with the creative literature of its own time.

The Origins of Higher Learning - Knowledge networks and the early development of universities (Paperback): Roy Lowe, Yoshihito... The Origins of Higher Learning - Knowledge networks and the early development of universities (Paperback)
Roy Lowe, Yoshihito Yasuhara
R1,256 Discovery Miles 12 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Higher education has become a worldwide phenomenon where students now travel internationally to pursue courses and careers, not simply as a global enterprise, but as a network of worldwide interconnections. The Origins of Higher Learning: Knowledge networks and the early development of universities is an account of the first globalisation that has led us to this point, telling of how humankind first developed centres of higher learning across the vast landmass from the Atlantic to the China Sea. This book opens a much-needed debate on the origins of higher learning, exploring how, why and where humankind first began to take a sustained interest in questions that went beyond daily survival. Showing how these concerns became institutionalised and how knowledge came to be transferred from place to place, this book explores important aspects of the forerunners of globalisation. It is a narrative which covers much of Asia, North Africa and Europe, many parts of which were little known beyond their own boundaries. Spanning from the earliest civilisations to the end of the European Middle Ages, around 700 years ago, here the authors set out crucial findings for future research and investigation. This book shows how interconnections across continents are nothing new and that in reality, humankind has been interdependent for a much longer period than is widely recognised. It is a book which challenges existing accounts of the origins of higher learning in Europe and will be of interest to all those who wish to know more about the world of academia.

Hindu Nationalism, History and Identity in India - Narrating a Hindu past under the BJP (Hardcover): Lars Tore Flaten Hindu Nationalism, History and Identity in India - Narrating a Hindu past under the BJP (Hardcover)
Lars Tore Flaten
R4,210 Discovery Miles 42 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

When the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) assumed power in India in 1998 as the largest party of the National Democratic Alliance, it soon became evident that it prioritized educational reforms. Under BJP rule, a reorganization of the National Council of Educational Research and Training occurred, and in 2002 four new history textbooks were published. This book examines the new textbooks which were introduced, considering them to be integral to the BJP's political agenda. It analyses the ways in which their narrative and explanatory frameworks defined and invoked Hindu identity. Employing the concept of decontextualization, the author argues that notions of Hindu cultural similarity were conveyed, particularly as the textbooks paid scarce attention to social, geographical and temporal contexts in their approaches to Indian history. The book shows that intrinsic to the textbooks' emphasis on similarity is a systematic backgrounding of any references to internal lines of division within the Hindu community. Through a comparison with earlier textbooks, it sheds light on the contested nature of history writing in India, especially in terms of nation building and identity construction. This issue is also highly relevant in India today due to the electoral success of the BJP in 2014, and the efforts of the Hindu nationalist organization Vishwa Hindu Parishad to construct a coherent Hinduism. Arguing that the textbooks operate according to the BJP's ideology of Hindu cultural nationalism, this book will be of interest to academics in the field of South Asian studies, contemporary history, the uses of history, identity politics and Hindu nationalism.

An Introduction to World Politics (Paperback): Herbert Adams Gibbons An Introduction to World Politics (Paperback)
Herbert Adams Gibbons
R1,650 Discovery Miles 16 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1922, An Introduction to World Politics, was published at a particularly interesting time in international relations, just a few short years after the first world war. With this in mind, Gibbons has approached this text as a general introduction to world politics, both examining causes of recent events in his lifetime as well as exploring what he refers to as 'the beginning' of World Politics. This study delves into various aspects of world politics throughout history including the colonialism of the British and the French and several wars and treaties with analysis on how this impacted on relations between nations. This title will be of interest to students of Political History and International Relations.

Language - A Linguistic Introduction to Histroy (Paperback): Vendryes Language - A Linguistic Introduction to Histroy (Paperback)
Vendryes
R1,380 Discovery Miles 13 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Political Principles and Indian Sovereignty (Paperback): Thurman Lee Hester Jr Political Principles and Indian Sovereignty (Paperback)
Thurman Lee Hester Jr
R1,403 Discovery Miles 14 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Political Principles and Indian Sovereignty examines the connection between the well being of Indian people, the sovereignty of Indian Nations and the democratic principles on which the United States was founded. Problems faced by Native Americans in health, education and general welfare are linked to the loss of sovereignty caused by the U.S. Government.

Barriers to Inclusion - Special Education in the United States and Germany (Paperback): Justin J. W Powell Barriers to Inclusion - Special Education in the United States and Germany (Paperback)
Justin J. W Powell
R1,635 Discovery Miles 16 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
William B. Gill - From the Goldfields to Broadway (Paperback): Kurt Ganzl William B. Gill - From the Goldfields to Broadway (Paperback)
Kurt Ganzl
R1,472 Discovery Miles 14 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Building a Learning Culture in America (Paperback): Kevin Chavous Building a Learning Culture in America (Paperback)
Kevin Chavous
R1,355 Discovery Miles 13 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Building a Learning Culture in America takes an incisive, no-holds-barred look at how America embraced and cultivated a culture of learning in the past, how that culture declined in the sixties and seventies, and what must be done to regain it. From political gridlock to systemic discrimination, Chavous details the many ways education today is off track, and cites specific examples of what Americans might do to reform it. Part memoir and part manifesto, this is a frank, fascinating, and personal account of Chavous' experience as a politician working to enact school choice in Washington, DC, and throughout the United States. During the course of his political career, he has seen political skirmishes and party scuffles interfere with the United States' ability to improve its educational system. These conflicts did not cause the problem; they were merely a result. The true problem was more basic: the decline of America's learning culture. This pivotal work calls for Americans to unite in making the changes needed to re-establish a learning culture as an inherent piece of the American national fabric, and tells us how to begin.

Scholae Academicae - Some Account of the Studies at the English Universities in the 18th Century (Paperback): Christopher... Scholae Academicae - Some Account of the Studies at the English Universities in the 18th Century (Paperback)
Christopher Wordsworth
R1,386 Discovery Miles 13 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Great Pretender - The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness (Paperback): Susannah Cahalan The Great Pretender - The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness (Paperback)
Susannah Cahalan
R515 R332 Discovery Miles 3 320 Save R183 (36%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

"One of America's most courageous young journalists" and the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Brain on Fire investigates the shocking mystery behind the dramatic experiment that revolutionized modern medicine (NPR). Doctors have struggled for centuries to define insanity--how do you diagnose it, how do you treat it, how do you even know what it is? In search of an answer, in the 1970s a Stanford psychologist named David Rosenhan and seven other people--sane, healthy, well-adjusted members of society--went undercover into asylums around America to test the legitimacy of psychiatry's labels. Forced to remain inside until they'd "proven" themselves sane, all eight emerged with alarming diagnoses and even more troubling stories of their treatment. Rosenhan's watershed study broke open the field of psychiatry, closing down institutions and changing mental health diagnosis forever. But, as Cahalan's explosive new research shows in this real-life detective story, very little in this saga is exactly as it seems. What really happened behind those closed asylum doors?

The Return of Ainu - Cultural mobilization and the practice of ethnicity in Japan (Paperback): Katarina Sj oberg The Return of Ainu - Cultural mobilization and the practice of ethnicity in Japan (Paperback)
Katarina Sj oberg
R1,414 Discovery Miles 14 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Cricket on Three Continents (Paperback): Henry Blofeld Cricket on Three Continents (Paperback)
Henry Blofeld 1
R437 Discovery Miles 4 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Between 1967-69 Henry Blofeld was fortunate to witness cricket on three continents. He followed the great West Indies side captained by Garry Sobers through its home series against England - to the 1968-9 Australian tour, and finally their early summer '69 tour of England. Two main themes are explored throughout: The gradual demise of the West Indian side that included the likes of Lance Gibbs, Basil Butcher and Deryck Murray - but which also saw the emergence of future greats such as Clive Lloyd - and the link between a country's topography, style and endemic characteristics with the type of cricket it plays. These threads are skilfully woven together to highlight great cricketing moments and analyse the humour and style of both the Australians and West Indians with thoughtful insight.

Baseball Research Journal (BRJ), Volume 51 #2 (Paperback): Society for American Baseball Research (Sabr) Baseball Research Journal (BRJ), Volume 51 #2 (Paperback)
Society for American Baseball Research (Sabr)
R390 R323 Discovery Miles 3 230 Save R67 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Development Projects as Policy Experiments - An Adaptive Approach to Development Administration (Paperback): Dennis A.... Development Projects as Policy Experiments - An Adaptive Approach to Development Administration (Paperback)
Dennis A. Rondinelli
R1,353 Discovery Miles 13 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

International assistance programmes for developing countries are in urgent need of revision. Continuous testing and verification is required if development activity is to cope effectively with the uncertainty and complexity of the development process. This examines the alternatives and offers an approach which focuses on strategic planning, administrative procedures that facilitate innovation, responsiveness and experimentation, and on decision-making processes that join learning with action. A useful text for academics and practitioners in development studies, geography and sociology.

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