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The Taking Action Guide to Building Coherence in Schools, Districts, and Systems (Paperback): Ontario Principals' Council The Taking Action Guide to Building Coherence in Schools, Districts, and Systems (Paperback)
Ontario Principals' Council
R528 Discovery Miles 5 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Get there faster: Your road map to smart, sustainable change! Taking Action is a hands-on guide to the groundbreaking book, Coherence: The Right Drivers in Action for Schools, Districts and Systems, providing step-by-step protocols to help foster deep coherence for maximum student learning--all within a reasonably short time frame. You'll develop: Deeper understanding of The Coherence Framework A 100-Day Coherence Plan Leadership, capacity, and coalition-building skills Systems and tools to assess your organization Includes video links, print resources, case studies, and diagnostic and planning tools. Fostering greater coherence is at your fingertips with this instant action guide!

Where Have All The Fascists Gone? (Hardcover, New Ed): Tamir Bar-On Where Have All The Fascists Gone? (Hardcover, New Ed)
Tamir Bar-On
R4,352 Discovery Miles 43 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Intellectual European New Right (ENR), also known as the nouvelle droite, is a cultural school of thought with origins in the revolutionary Right and neo-fascist milieux. Born in France in 1968, it situated itself in a Gramscian mould exclusively on the cultural terrain of political contestation in order to challenge the apparent ideological hegemony of dominant liberal and leftist elites. It also sought to escape the ghetto status of a revolutionary Right milieu wedded to violent extra-parliamentary politics and battered by the legacies of Fascism and Nazism. This study traces the cultural, philosophical, political and historical trajectories of the French nouvelle droite in particular and the ENR in general. It examines the ENR worldview as an ambiguous synthesis of the ideals of the revolutionary Right and New Left. ENR themes related to the loss of cultural identity and immigration have appealed to anti-immigrant political parties throughout Europe. In a post 9/11 climate, as well as an age of rising economic globalization and cultural homogenization, its anti-capitalist ideas embedded within the framework of cultural preservation might make further political inroads into the Europe of the future.

A History of Drug Use in Sport: 1876 - 1976 - Beyond Good and Evil (Hardcover, New): Paul Dimeo A History of Drug Use in Sport: 1876 - 1976 - Beyond Good and Evil (Hardcover, New)
Paul Dimeo
R4,492 Discovery Miles 44 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book offers a new history of drug use in sport. It argues that the idea of taking drugs to enhance performance has not always been the crisis or 'evil' we now think it is. Instead, the late nineteenth century was a time of some experimentation and innovation largely unhindered by talk of cheating or health risks. By the interwar period, experiments had been modernised in the new laboratories of exercise physiologists. Still there was very little sense that this was contrary to the ethics or spirit of sport. Sports, drugs and science were closely linked for over half a century. The Second World War provided the impetus for both increased use of drugs and the emergence of an anti-doping response. By the end of the 1950s a new framework of ethics was being imposed on the drugs question that constructed doping in highly emotive terms as an 'evil'. Alongside this emerged the science and procedural bureaucracy of testing. The years up to 1976 laid the foundations for four decades of anti-doping. This book offers a detailed and critical understanding of who was involved, what they were trying to achieve, why they set about this task and the context in which they worked. By doing so, it reconsiders the classic dichotomy of 'good anti-doping' up against 'evil doping'. Winner of the 2007 Lord Aberdare Literary Prize for the best book in British sports history.

A History of Drug Use in Sport: 1876 - 1976 - Beyond Good and Evil (Paperback, New): Paul Dimeo A History of Drug Use in Sport: 1876 - 1976 - Beyond Good and Evil (Paperback, New)
Paul Dimeo
R1,463 Discovery Miles 14 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book offers a new history of drug use in sport. It argues that the idea of taking drugs to enhance performance has not always been the crisis or 'evil' we now think it is. Instead, the late nineteenth century was a time of some experimentation and innovation largely unhindered by talk of cheating or health risks. By the interwar period, experiments had been modernised in the new laboratories of exercise physiologists. Still there was very little sense that this was contrary to the ethics or spirit of sport. Sports, drugs and science were closely linked for over half a century. The Second World War provided the impetus for both increased use of drugs and the emergence of an anti-doping response. By the end of the 1950s a new framework of ethics was being imposed on the drugs question that constructed doping in highly emotive terms as an 'evil'. Alongside this emerged the science and procedural bureaucracy of testing. The years up to 1976 laid the foundations for four decades of anti-doping. This book offers a detailed and critical understanding of who was involved, what they were trying to achieve, why they set about this task and the context in which they worked. By doing so, it reconsiders the classic dichotomy of 'good anti-doping' up against 'evil doping'. Winner of the 2007 Lord Aberdare Literary Prize for the best book in British sports history.

Post-war Counterinsurgency and the SAS, 1945-1952 - A Special Type of Warfare (Paperback): Tim Jones Post-war Counterinsurgency and the SAS, 1945-1952 - A Special Type of Warfare (Paperback)
Tim Jones
R1,358 Discovery Miles 13 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This work details the state of British counterinsurgency knowledge by 1945, and shows how wartime special forces and unconventional warfare affected many postwar counterinsurgencies. The vital role of the Special Air Service (SAS) is revealed here for the first time.

Egypt's Football Revolution - Emotion, Masculinity, and Uneasy Politics (Hardcover): Carl Rommel Egypt's Football Revolution - Emotion, Masculinity, and Uneasy Politics (Hardcover)
Carl Rommel
R1,318 Discovery Miles 13 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Both a symbol of the Mubarak government's power and a component in its construction of national identity, football served as fertile ground for Egyptians to confront the regime's overthrow during the 2011 revolution. With the help of the state, appreciation for football in Egypt peaked in the late 2000s. Yet after Mubarak fell, fans questioned their previous support, calling for a reformed football for a new, postrevolutionary nation. In Egypt's Football Revolution, Carl Rommel examines the politics of football as a space for ordinary Egyptians and state forces to negotiate a masculine Egyptian chauvinism. Basing his discussion on several years of fieldwork with fans, players, journalists, and coaches, he investigates the increasing attention paid to football during the Mubarak era; its demise with the 2011 uprisings and 2012 Port Said massacre, which left seventy-two fans dead; and its recent rehabilitation. Cairo's highly organized and dedicated Ultras fans became a key revolutionary force through their antiregime activism, challenging earlier styles of fandom and making visible entrenched ties between sport and politics. As the appeal of football burst, alternative conceptions of masculinity, emotion, and politics came to the fore to demand or prevent revolution and reform.

Psychology's Territories - Historical and Contemporary Perspectives From Different Disciplines (Hardcover): Mitchell Ash,... Psychology's Territories - Historical and Contemporary Perspectives From Different Disciplines (Hardcover)
Mitchell Ash, Thomas Sturm
R3,233 R2,769 Discovery Miles 27 690 Save R464 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What are the conceptual and practical territories of psychology? How have the boundaries of psychological thought, research and practice developed in history, and how might they be renegotiated today? This volume presents new approaches to these questions, resulting from a three-year collaboration among internationally known psychologists, neuroscientists, social scientists, and historians and philosophers of science from Germany and the United States under the auspices of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. The authors reflect critically on past and present views of psychology by focusing on three broad topic areas: How have psychological concepts been used in disciplines such as psychology, philosophy, or neuroscience, as well as daily life? Has the use of instruments in psychological research expanded or restricted the discipline's reach? And, how have psychological thinking and research worked in practical contexts? The volume investigates separations between, as well as interactions among, psychology and its neighboring fields and tries to overcome disciplinary distinctions in exemplary ways. The contributions aim to make historical and philosophical studies of psychology relevant to contemporary concerns, and to show how psychology can profit from better interdisciplinary cooperation-thus improving mutual understanding between different scientific cultures.

Psychology's Territories - Historical and Contemporary Perspectives From Different Disciplines (Paperback): Mitchell Ash,... Psychology's Territories - Historical and Contemporary Perspectives From Different Disciplines (Paperback)
Mitchell Ash, Thomas Sturm
R1,789 R1,261 Discovery Miles 12 610 Save R528 (30%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What are the conceptual and practical territories of psychology? How have the boundaries of psychological thought, research and practice developed in history, and how might they be renegotiated today? This volume presents new approaches to these questions, resulting from a three-year collaboration among internationally known psychologists, neuroscientists, social scientists, and historians and philosophers of science from Germany and the United States under the auspices of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. The authors reflect critically on past and present views of psychology by focusing on three broad topic areas: How have psychological concepts been used in disciplines such as psychology, philosophy, or neuroscience, as well as daily life? Has the use of instruments in psychological research expanded or restricted the discipline 's reach? And, how have psychological thinking and research worked in practical contexts? The volume investigates separations between, as well as interactions among, psychology and its neighboring fields and tries to overcome disciplinary distinctions in exemplary ways. The contributions aim to make historical and philosophical studies of psychology relevant to contemporary concerns, and to show how psychology can profit from better interdisciplinary cooperation thus improving mutual understanding between different scientific cultures.

The Story of Sport in England (Hardcover): Neil Wigglesworth The Story of Sport in England (Hardcover)
Neil Wigglesworth; Series edited by Frank Galligan, J.A. Mangan
R4,345 Discovery Miles 43 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book gives a fascinating history of the English experience of sport, following its development through the centuries from its earliest beginnings in social play and pastimes, via its adoption as an alternative to the clock-watching routine of urban life, to its modern incarnation as a global business.

Key themes and issues in the evolution of sport are examined, including:

  • social structures, such as the division between amateurs and professionals
  • the growth of the popular press and the influence of television
  • the post-war emergence of sports a ~welfarisma (TM) and a ~sport for alla (TM)
  • globalization and commercialization.

Looking ahead to the future, the author asks whether our sports experience is turning full circle, and if in the twenty-first century we are returning to a forgotten view of sport as a pastime and recreation.

Cristiano & Leo: #whoisthegreatest (Paperback): Jimmy Burns Cristiano & Leo: #whoisthegreatest (Paperback)
Jimmy Burns 1
R360 R270 Discovery Miles 2 700 Save R90 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A Financial Times Sports Books of the Year 2018

Cristiano and Leo is the fascinating account of the lives and rivalry between two of the best footballers to ever play the game, Ronaldo and Messi by Jimmy Burns, the bestselling author of Maradona: The Hand of God.

The rivalry between Ronaldo and Messi has defined football to a generation of fans – everyone has an opinion on who is the greatest.

Do you prefer Ronaldo whose work ethic and physique have been honed for one purpose – scoring goals. Or Messi, whose superhuman natural talent means he can do the seemingly impossible with a football.

Between them they have scored over 1300 goals, won the Ballon d’Or ten times, and taken the beautiful game to even greater heights. But statistics alone cannot do justice to their skill, athleticism and dedication to stay at the top for so long of one of the most competitive sports in the world.

Cristiano and Leo tells their definitive story, from children kicking a ball halfway around the world from each other to facing each other in the epic clash El Clásico, between Real Madrid and Barcelona. This is the essential book to understand one the most compelling rivalries in sporting history.

Seventeen and Oh: Miami, 1972, and the NFL's Only Perfect Season (Hardcover): Marshall Fisher Seventeen and Oh: Miami, 1972, and the NFL's Only Perfect Season (Hardcover)
Marshall Fisher
R481 Discovery Miles 4 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Publishing on the 50th anniversary of that magic season, the definitive chronicle of the 1972 Miami Dolphins, the only undefeated team in NFL history-from an award-winning literary sportswriterThe 1972 Miami Dolphins had something to prove. Losers in the previous Super Bowl, a ragtag bunch of overlooked, underappreciated, or just plain old players, they were led by Don Shula, a genius young coach obsessed with obliterating the reputation that he couldn't win the big game. And as the Dolphins headed into only their seventh season, all eyes were on Miami. For the last time, a city was hosting both national political conventions, and the backdrop to this season of redemption would be turbulent: the culture wars, the Nixon reelection campaign, the strange, unfolding saga of Watergate, and the war in Vietnam.Generational and cultural divides abounded on the team as well. There were long-haired, bell-bottomed party animals such as Jim "Mad Dog" Mandich, as well as the stylish Marv Fleming and Curtis Johnson, with his supernova afro, playing alongside conservative, straight-laced men like the quarterbacks: Bob Griese and the crew-cut savior, 38-year-old backup Earl Morrall. Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick, nicknamed "Butch and Sundance," had to make way for a third running back, the outspoken and flamboyant Mercury Morris. But unlike the fractious society around them, this racially and culturally diverse group found a way to meld seamlessly into a team. The perfect team. Marshall Jon Fisher's Seventeen and Oh is a compelling, fast-paced account of a season unlike any other.

The Story of Sport in England (Paperback): Neil Wigglesworth The Story of Sport in England (Paperback)
Neil Wigglesworth; Series edited by Frank Galligan, J.A. Mangan
R1,468 Discovery Miles 14 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book gives a fascinating history of the English experience of sport, following its development through the centuries from its earliest beginnings in social play and pastimes, via its adoption as an alternative to the clock-watching routine of urban life, to its modern incarnation as a global business.

Key themes and issues in the evolution of sport are examined, including:

  • social structures, such as the division between amateurs and professionals
  • the growth of the popular press and the influence of television
  • the post-war emergence of sports a ~welfarisma (TM) and a ~sport for alla (TM)
  • globalization and commercialization.

Looking ahead to the future, the author asks whether our sports experience is turning full circle, and if in the twenty-first century we are returning to a forgotten view of sport as a pastime and recreation.

High on the Hog (Paperback): Jessica B Harris High on the Hog (Paperback)
Jessica B Harris
R517 R390 Discovery Miles 3 900 Save R127 (25%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Winner of the IACP Award for Culinary History

Acclaimed cookbook author Jessica B. Harris weaves an utterly engaging history of African American cuisine, taking the reader on a harrowing journey from Africa across the Atlantic to America, and tracking the trials that the people and the food have undergone along the way. From chitlins and ham hocks to fried chicken and vegan soul, Harris celebrates the delicious and restorative foods of the African American experience and details how each came to form an important part of African American culture, history, and identity. Although the story of African cuisine in America begins with slavery, "High on the Hog "ultimately chronicles a thrilling history of triumph and survival. The work of a masterful storyteller and an acclaimed scholar, Jessica B. Harris's "High on the Hog "fills an important gap in our culinary history.

Missionary Education and Empire in Late Colonial India, 1860-1920 (Hardcover): Hayden J.A. Bellenoit Missionary Education and Empire in Late Colonial India, 1860-1920 (Hardcover)
Hayden J.A. Bellenoit
R4,221 Discovery Miles 42 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Contributing simultaneously to both British imperial and Indian history, this book demonstrates that missionary understandings and interactions with India, rather than being party to imperial ideologies, often diverged from metropolitan and imperial norms.

Twenty-Five Centuries of Technological Change - An Historical Survey (Paperback): J. Mokyr Twenty-Five Centuries of Technological Change - An Historical Survey (Paperback)
J. Mokyr
R1,666 Discovery Miles 16 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Mokyr provides a long term perspective on the economic impact of technological change, surveying developments in production technologies between 500 BC and 1914.

A Nation of a Hundred Million Idiots? - A Social History of Japanese Television, 1953 - 1973 (Hardcover): Jayson Makoto Chun A Nation of a Hundred Million Idiots? - A Social History of Japanese Television, 1953 - 1973 (Hardcover)
Jayson Makoto Chun
R3,928 Discovery Miles 39 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book offers a history of Japanese television audiences and the popular media culture that television helped to spawn. In a comparatively short period, the television industry helped to reconstruct not only postwar Japanese popular culture, but also the Japanese social and political landscape. During the early years of television, Japanese of all backgrounds, from politicians to mothers, debated the effects on society. The public discourse surrounding the growth of television revealed its role in forming the identity of postwar Japanese during the era of high-speed growth (1955 - 1973) that saw Japan transformed into an economic power and one of the world's top exporters of television programming.

Science, Technologies and Material Culture in the History of Education (Hardcover): Heather Ellis Science, Technologies and Material Culture in the History of Education (Hardcover)
Heather Ellis
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Developed out of a 2015 conference of the History of Education Society, UK, this book explores the interconnections between the histories of science, technologies and material culture, and the history of education. The contributions express a shared concern over the extent to which the history of science and technology and the history of education are too frequently written about separately from each other despite being intimately connected. This state of affairs, they suggest, is linked to broader divisions in the history of knowledge, which has, for many years, been carved up into sections reflective of the academic subject divisions that structure modern universities and higher education in the West. Most noticeably this has occurred with the history of science, but more recently the history of humanities has been divided as well. The contributions to this volume demonstrate the diversity and originality of research currently being conducted into the connections between the history of science and the history of education. The importance of objects in teaching and their value as pedagogical tools emerges as a particularly significant area of research located at the intersection between the two fields of enquiry. Indeed, it is the materiality of education, a focus on the use of objects, pedagogical practices and particular spaces, which seems to offer some of the most promising avenues for exploring further the relationship between the histories of science and education. This book was originally published as a special issue of the History of Education.

China's Education and the Industrialized World - Studies in Cultural Transfer (Paperback): Ruth Hayhoe, Marianne Bastid China's Education and the Industrialized World - Studies in Cultural Transfer (Paperback)
Ruth Hayhoe, Marianne Bastid
R1,053 R760 Discovery Miles 7 600 Save R293 (28%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book, first published in 1987, studies the practical and intellectual import of China's educational relations with the industrialised West, the Soviet Union and Japan. On the practical level, it provides a broad historical and philosophical context within which the possibilities and dangers inherent in China's educational involvement with developed countries may be considered. The book tests the theory that education transfers from the developed to the developing world have been used to consolidate political domination and economic exploitation by providing a detailed and provocative historical analysis of China's relations with the major developed nations.

Orchestration - An Anthology of Writings (Hardcover): Paul Mathews Orchestration - An Anthology of Writings (Hardcover)
Paul Mathews
R4,067 Discovery Miles 40 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Orchestration: An Anthology of Composer's Writings" is designed to be a primary or ancillary text for college-level music majors. Although there are several "how to" textbooks aimed at this market, there is little available that traces the history of orchestration through the writings of composers themselves. By collecting writings from the 19th century to today, Mathews illuminates how orchestration has grown and developed, as well as presenting a wide variety of theories that have been embraced by the leading practitioners in the field.
The book begins with a general essay about the history of the study of orchestration, as well as the leading theories of the last two centuries. The collection then traces the history of orchestration, beginning with Beethoven's Orchestra (with writings by Berlioz, Wagner, Gounod, Mahler, and others), the 19th century (Mahler, Gevaert, Strauss) the fin de siecle (on the edge of musical modernism; writings by Berlioz, Jadassohn, Delius, and Rimsky Korsakov), early modern (Busoni, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Grainger, and others), and high modern (Carter, Feldman, Reich, Brant). Many of these pieces have never been translated into English before; some only appeared in small journals or the popular press and have never appeared in a book; and none have ever been collected in one place.
The study of orchestration is a key part of all students of music theory and composition. "Orchestration: An Anthology of Composer's Writings "provides a much needed resource for these students, filling a gap in the literature.

Undefeated - The Story of the 1974 Lions (Paperback): Rhodri Davies Undefeated - The Story of the 1974 Lions (Paperback)
Rhodri Davies 1
R280 R219 Discovery Miles 2 190 Save R61 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days
Student Power in Africa's Higher Education - A Case of Makerere University (Hardcover): Frederick K Byaruhanga Student Power in Africa's Higher Education - A Case of Makerere University (Hardcover)
Frederick K Byaruhanga
R4,144 Discovery Miles 41 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book, the first of its kind to treat Uganda, provides a historical analysis of the role of student voice in the development of Uganda's higher education. It not only chronicles incidents of student protests, but also explores and analyses their trigger points, the underlying issues as well as the strategies employed by the university, the government, and the students to manage or resolve those crises. In addition, the book highlights the role played by national politics in shaping student political consciousness, in particular their involvement in protests, riots and demonstrations. The book, therefore, limits its scope to the unfolding and impact of student crisis on the process of higher education. Byaruhanga recommends that colleges and universities need to increase communication with students, as well as promote student involvement in decision and policy making, among other things, in order to forestall future conflicts.
Most distinctively, the book aims to address the current paucity of research on student activism in Uganda's higher education, and highlights the critical need for research on higher education in Africa as a field of study. The book also may serve as a base for cross-national comparative analysis.

Rugby's Great Split - Class, Culture and the Origins of Rugby League Football (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Tony Collins Rugby's Great Split - Class, Culture and the Origins of Rugby League Football (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Tony Collins
R5,145 Discovery Miles 51 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Since it's first publication, Rugby's Great Split has established itself as a classic in the field of sport history. Drawing on an unprecedented range of sources, this deeply researched and highly readable book traces the social, cultural and economic divisions that led, in 1895, to schism in the game of rugby and the creation of rugby league, the sport of England's northern working class. Tony Collins' analysis challenges many of the conventional assumptions about this key event in rugby history - about class conflict, amateurism in sport, the North-South divide, violence on the pitch, the development of mass spectator sport and the rise of football. This new edition is expanded to cover parallel events in Australia and New Zealand, and to address the key question of rugby league's failure to establish itself in Wales. Rugby's Great Split is a benchmark text in the history of rugby, and an absorbing case study of wider issues - issues of class, gender, regional and national identity, and the impact of the commercialization and recent professionalization of rugby league. This insightful text is for anyone interested in Britain's social history or in the emergence of modern sport, it is vital reading.

The Last Folk Hero (Paperback): Jeff Pearlman The Last Folk Hero (Paperback)
Jeff Pearlman 1
R535 R411 Discovery Miles 4 110 Save R124 (23%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The story of the Lakers dynasty from 1996 through 2004, when Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal combined--and collided--to help bring the Lakers three straight championships and restore the franchise as a powerhouse In the history of modern sport, there have never been two high-level teammates who loathed each other the way Shaquille O'Neal loathed Kobe Bryant, and Kobe Bryant loathed Shaquille O'Neal. From public sniping and sparring, to physical altercations and the repeated threats of trade, it was warfare. And yet, despite eight years of infighting and hostility, by turns mediated and encouraged by coach Phil Jackson, the Shaq-Kobe duo resulted in one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history. Together, the two led the Lakers to three straight championships and returned glory and excitement to Los Angeles. In the tradition of Jeff Pearlman's bestsellers Showtime, Boys Will Be Boys, and The Bad Guys Won, Three-Ring Circus is a rollicking deep dive into one of sports' most fraught yet successful pairings.

Keynes and Hayek - The Money Economy (Paperback, Revised): G.R. Steele Keynes and Hayek - The Money Economy (Paperback, Revised)
G.R. Steele
R1,057 Discovery Miles 10 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek had serious differences of opinion when it came to assessing the fractured inter-war world. G. R. Steele picks apart this debate and argues persuasively that Hayek's outlook will prove to be the more enduring.

The Medieval World of Nature: A Book of Essays - A Book of Essays (Hardcover): Joyce E. Salisbury The Medieval World of Nature: A Book of Essays - A Book of Essays (Hardcover)
Joyce E. Salisbury
R3,192 Discovery Miles 31 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1993, The Medieval World of Nature looks at how the natural world was viewed by medieval society. The book presents the argument that the pragmatic medieval view of the natural world of animals and plants, existed simply to serve medieval society. It discusses the medieval concept of animals as food, labour, and sport and addresses how the biblical charge of assuming dominion over animals and plants, was rooted in the medieval sensibility of control. The book also looks at the idea of plants and animals as not only pragmatic, but as allegories within the medieval world, utilizing animals to draw morality tales, which were viewed with as much importance as scientific information. This book provides a unique and interesting look at the everyday medieval world.

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