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The Wheel; v. 13 no. 1-24 Sept. 30 1887-Feb. 24 1888 (Hardcover): Anonymous The Wheel; v. 13 no. 1-24 Sept. 30 1887-Feb. 24 1888 (Hardcover)
Anonymous
R885 Discovery Miles 8 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Appearances Matter - The Visual in Educational History (Hardcover): Tim Allender, Ines Dussel, Ian Grosvenor, Karin Priem Appearances Matter - The Visual in Educational History (Hardcover)
Tim Allender, Ines Dussel, Ian Grosvenor, Karin Priem
R3,037 Discovery Miles 30 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The visual turn recovers new pasts. With education as its theme, this book seeks to present a body of reflections that questions a certain historicism and renovates historiographical debate about how to conceptualize and use images and artifacts in educational history, in the process presenting new themes and methods for researchers. Images are interrogated as part of regimes of the visible, of a history of visual technologies and visual practices. Considering the socio-material quality of the image, the analysis moves away from the use of images as mere illustrations of written arguments, and takes seriously the question of the life and death of artifacts - that is, their particular historicity. Questioning the visual and material evidence in this way means considering how, when, and in which regime of the visible it has come to be considered as a source, and what this means for the questions contemporary researchers might ask.

Global History of Accounting, Financial Reporting and Public Policy - Europe (Hardcover): Gary J. Previts, Peter Walton, Peter... Global History of Accounting, Financial Reporting and Public Policy - Europe (Hardcover)
Gary J. Previts, Peter Walton, Peter Wolnizer; Series edited by Gary J. Previts, Robert Bricker
R3,714 Discovery Miles 37 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"The Global Accounting History" four volume set aims to establish a benchmark reference source that covers the evolution of accounting, financial reporting and related institutions for all major economies in the world in a comparable way. Volume One addresses ten European economies, including France, Germany, Italy and the UK as well as the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Poland, Sweden, and Switzerland. Each chapter is authored by a specialist from the country concerned.

Grandma's Wartime Baking Book - World War II and the Way We Baked (Hardcover, Reprint ed.): Joanne Lamb Hayes Grandma's Wartime Baking Book - World War II and the Way We Baked (Hardcover, Reprint ed.)
Joanne Lamb Hayes
R990 Discovery Miles 9 900 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The History of "Zero Tolerance" in American Public Schooling (Hardcover): J Kafka The History of "Zero Tolerance" in American Public Schooling (Hardcover)
J Kafka
R1,175 R979 Discovery Miles 9 790 Save R196 (17%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Through a case study of the Los Angeles city school district from the 1950s through the 1970s, Judith Kafka explores the intersection of race, politics, and the bureaucratic organization of schooling. Kafka argues that control over discipline became increasingly centralized in the second half of the twentieth century in response to pressures exerted by teachers, parents, students, principals, and local politicians - often at different historical moments, and for different purposes. Kafka demonstrates that the racial inequities produced by today's school discipline policies were not inevitable, nor are they immutable.

The Ultimate Detroit Tigers Time Machine Book (Paperback): Martin Gitlin The Ultimate Detroit Tigers Time Machine Book (Paperback)
Martin Gitlin
R459 R430 Discovery Miles 4 300 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The Detroit Tigers have been marked neither by dynasties nor doldrums. The Tigers captured just four World Series championships since becoming a charter member of the junior circuit in 1901. They compiled a record barely above .500 during that 120-year span. They have suffered through seasons of failure so pronounced that they have gone down as some of the worst in the annals of baseball. But their periodic years of greatness have proven so memorable that they have remained in the hearts and minds of Tigers fans forever. They have provided a sense of pride and optimism to even the most fervent and critical followers during the most woeful periods. This book covers the entirety of Tigers history and even delves into the birth of professional baseball in Detroit in the National League to its continuation in the Western League, which morphed into the American League. This book details the Tigers' greatest and most interesting teams, players, moments, and eras.

A Cultural History of Madrid - Modernism and the Urban Spectacle (Hardcover, illustrated edition): Deborah L. Parsons A Cultural History of Madrid - Modernism and the Urban Spectacle (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Deborah L. Parsons
R3,655 Discovery Miles 36 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Despite its international significance, Madrid has been almost entirely ignored by urban, literary and cultural studies published in English. A Cultural History of Madrid: Modernism and the Urban Spectacle corrects that oversight by presenting an urban and cultural history of the city from the turn of the century to the early 1930s.Between 1900 and 1930, Madrid's population doubled to almost one million, with less than half the population being indigenous to the city itself. Far from the 'Castilian' capital it was made out to be, Madrid was fast becoming a socially magnetic, increasingly secular and cosmopolitan metropolis. Parsons explores the interface between elite, mass and popular culture in Madrid while considering the construction of a modern madrileno identity that developed alongside urban and social modernization. She emphasizes the interconnection of art and popular culture in the creation of a metropolitan personality and temperament.The book draws on literary, theatrical, cinematic and photographic texts, including the work of such figures as Ramon Mesonero Romanos, Benito Perez Galdos, Pio Baroja, Ramon Gomez de la Serna, Ramon Valle-Inclan and Maruja Mallo. In addition, the author examines the development of new urban-based art forms and entertainments such as the zarzuela, music halls and cinema, and considers their interaction with more traditional cultural identities and activities. In arguing that traditional aspects of culture were incorporated into the everyday life of urban modernity, Parsons shows how the boundaries between 'high' and 'low' culture became increasingly blurred as a new identity influenced by modern consumerism emerged. She investigates theinteraction of the geographical landscape of the city with its expression in both the popular imagination and in aesthetic representations, detailing and interrogating the new freedoms, desires and perspectives of the Madrid modernista.

Historical Dictionary of Ice Hockey (Hardcover): Laurel Zeisler Historical Dictionary of Ice Hockey (Hardcover)
Laurel Zeisler
R4,978 Discovery Miles 49 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The earliest forms of ice hockey developed over the centuries in numerous cold weather countries. In the 17th century, a game similar to hockey was played in Holland known as kolven. But the modern sport of ice hockey arose from the efforts of college students and British soldiers in eastern Canada in the mid-19th century. Since then, ice hockey has moved from neighborhood lakes and ponds to international competitions, such as the Summit Series and the Winter Olympics. Historical Dictionary of Ice Hockey traces the history and evolution of hockey in general, as well as individual topics, from their beginnings to the present, through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary has more than 600 cross-referenced entries on the players, general managers, managers, coaches, and referees, as well as entries for teams, leagues, rules, and statistical categories. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about ice hockey.

The Mis-Education of the Negro (Hardcover): Carter Godwin Woodson The Mis-Education of the Negro (Hardcover)
Carter Godwin Woodson
R577 R531 Discovery Miles 5 310 Save R46 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The 50 Greatest Players in New York Giants Football History (Hardcover): Robert W. Cohen The 50 Greatest Players in New York Giants Football History (Hardcover)
Robert W. Cohen
R1,905 Discovery Miles 19 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The New York Giants joined the National Football League back in 1925, and have since been one of the league's flagship franchises. The Giants have appeared in nineteen NFL championship games-more than any other team-and have won eight league championships. Iconic figures such as Eli Manning, Phil Simms, Harry Carson, Michael Strahan, and Frank Gifford have all played for the Giants. Twenty-five players who spent at least one full season with the Giants have been inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame, and fifteen of those men spent the majority of their careers playing for the team. This book carefully measures the careers of those players who made the greatest impact on the team. The ranking was determined by such factors as the extent to which each player added to the Giants' legacy, the degree to which he impacted the fortunes of his team, and the level of dominance he attained while wearing the Big Blue uniform. Features of The 50 Greatest Players in New York Giants Football History include: *Each player's notable achievements *Recaps of the player's most memorable performances *Summaries of each player's best season *Quotes from former teammates and opposing players Football fans will find The 50 Greatest Players in New York Giants Football History a fascinating collection of bios, stats, recaps, quotes, and more. And with such iconic figures as Lawrence Taylor, Emlen Tunnell, Roosevelt Brown, and Mel Hein leading the list, this book is sure to inspire debate and controversy among true Giants supporters.

The Rise of Modern Logic: from Leibniz to Frege, Volume 3 (Hardcover, REV and): Dov M. Gabbay, John Woods The Rise of Modern Logic: from Leibniz to Frege, Volume 3 (Hardcover, REV and)
Dov M. Gabbay, John Woods
R5,406 Discovery Miles 54 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

With the publication of the present volume, the Handbook of the History of Logic turns its attention to the rise of modern logic. The period covered is 1685-1900, with this volume carving out the territory from Leibniz to Frege. What is striking about this period is the earliness and persistence of what could be called 'the mathematical turn in logic'. Virtually every working logician is aware that, after a centuries-long run, the logic that originated in antiquity came to be displaced by a new approach with a dominantly mathematical character. It is, however, a substantial error to suppose that the mathematization of logic was, in all essentials, Frege's accomplishment or, if not his alone, a development ensuing from the second half of the nineteenth century. The mathematical turn in logic, although given considerable torque by events of the nineteenth century, can with assurance be dated from the final quarter of the seventeenth century in the impressively prescient work of Leibniz. It is true that, in the three hundred year run-up to the Begriffsschrift, one does not see a smoothly continuous evolution of the mathematical turn, but the idea that logic is mathematics, albeit perhaps only the most general part of mathematics, is one that attracted some degree of support throughout the entire period in question. Still, as Alfred North Whitehead once noted, the relationship between mathematics and symbolic logic has been an "uneasy" one, as is the present-day association of mathematics with computing. Some of this unease has a philosophical texture. For example, those who equate mathematics and logic sometimes disagree about the directionality of the purported identity. Frege and Russell made themselves famous by insisting (though for different reasons) that logic was the senior partner. Indeed logicism is the view that mathematics can be re-expressed without relevant loss in a suitably framed symbolic logic. But for a number of thinkers who took an algebraic approach to logic, the dependency relation was reversed, with mathematics in some form emerging as the senior partner. This was the precursor of the modern view that, in its four main precincts (set theory, proof theory, model theory and recursion theory), logic is indeed a branch of pure mathematics. It would be a mistake to leave the impression that the mathematization of logic (or the logicization of mathematics) was the sole concern of the history of logic between 1665 and 1900. There are, in this long interval, aspects of the modern unfolding of logic that bear no stamp of the imperial designs of mathematicians, as the chapters on Kant and Hegcl make clear. Of the two, Hcgel's influence on logic is arguably the greater, serving as a spur to the unfolding of an idealist tradition in logic - a development that will be covered in a further volume, British Logic in the Nineteenth Century.

Acceptance, Understanding, and the Moral Imperative of Promoting Social Justice Education in the Schoolhouse (Paperback):... Acceptance, Understanding, and the Moral Imperative of Promoting Social Justice Education in the Schoolhouse (Paperback)
Nicholas D. Young
R1,232 Discovery Miles 12 320 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Globalizing Ideal Beauty - Women, Advertising, and the Power of Marketing (Hardcover): D. Sutton Globalizing Ideal Beauty - Women, Advertising, and the Power of Marketing (Hardcover)
D. Sutton
R2,647 Discovery Miles 26 470 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

"Globalizing Ideal Beauty" is the forgotten story of a group of women copywriters whose successful ad campaigns went international in the 1920s and spread an American notion of feminine appeal from Bangor to Bangkok. Sutton's approach has all the complexity of the real world and is grounded in a huge body of original archival research that has so far remained largely untapped.

The Lutherans (Hardcover): L.DeAne Lagerquist The Lutherans (Hardcover)
L.DeAne Lagerquist
R1,895 Discovery Miles 18 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Lutheran churches in the United States have included multiple ethnic cultures since the colonial era and continue to wrestle with increasing internal variety as one component of their identity. By combining the concerns of social history with an awareness for theological themes, this volume explores the history of this family of Lutheran churches and traces the development from the colonial era through the formation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 1988. An introduction details the origins of Lutheranism in the European Reformation and the practices significant to the group's life in the United States. Organized chronologically, subsequent chapters follow the churches' maturation as they form institutions, provide themselves with leaders, and expand their membership and geographic range. Attention is given throughout to the contributions of the laity and women within the context of the Lutherans' continued individual and corporate effort to be both authentically Lutheran and genuinely American. Offering a rich portrayal of the Lutherans' lives and their churches, the social historical approach of this study brings the Lutheran people to the foreground. The dynamic relationship between pietist, orthodox, and critical expressions of the tradition has remained among Lutherans even though they have divided themselves by several factors including ethnicity and confessional stance. Of interest to scholars and researchers of Lutheran history and religion in America, this engaging, multifaceted work balances narrative history with brief biographical essays. A chronological listing of important dates in the development of the Lutheran church is especially helpful.

Military Heretics - The Unorthodox in Policy and Strategy (Hardcover, New): Roch Legault Military Heretics - The Unorthodox in Policy and Strategy (Hardcover, New)
Roch Legault
R2,539 Discovery Miles 25 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This collection uses a series of case studies to assess the impact of heretical military leaders who developed policy and strategy during war and peace in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The issue for each contributor is not necessarily to show whether the endeavors of individuals and their unorthodoxy were successful or unsuccessful--though this important consideration is not ignored. Rather, each chapter offers differing points of view on accomplishments and failure because, as is so often the experience in historical study, the record is mixed; and this is especially so in terms of the application of military power in the period since the Napoleonic wars. Technological and scientific innovation, the rise of mass armies, the advent of total war, and the need to develop effective armed forces in a period of rapid change prompted new approaches in policy and strategy. In this period, it is clear that a dialectic in military thinking existed between those who followed what can be thought of as orthodox ideas, based generally on the lessons of preceding wars, and heretics who advocate new policies and strategies.

Surfing in Santa Cruz (Hardcover): Thomas Hickenbottom, Santa Cruz Surfing Club Preservation Soc Surfing in Santa Cruz (Hardcover)
Thomas Hickenbottom, Santa Cruz Surfing Club Preservation Soc
R719 R638 Discovery Miles 6 380 Save R81 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Russian Intelligentsia - From Torment to Silence (Hardcover): Vladimir C Nahirny The Russian Intelligentsia - From Torment to Silence (Hardcover)
Vladimir C Nahirny
R3,571 Discovery Miles 35 710 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Vladimir C. Nahirny's brilliant study of major issues in Russian social and intellectual history synthesizes historical and sociological perspectives in an analysis of the nineteenth century Russian intelligentsia. He clarifies the concept of the intelligentsia itself, analyzes findings bearing on the social origins of different generations of intelligentsia, and enlarges understanding of conditions that facilitated the emergence of ideological groups among them. The Russian Intelligentsia develops a conceptually focused view of this distinct social group, arguing that the Russian intelligentsia can best be understood on the basis of orientation to ideas rather than on social or occupational position. Rather than simply providing an intellectual history or biographical sketches of major figures, Nahirny illuminates these concepts through data, creating an immersive context unlike other discussions of these groups. This book was, and will be, of interest to those interested in the problematic and contradictory social-political roles of intellectuals during this time.

Surfing Corpus Christi and Port Aransas (Hardcover): Dan Parker, Michelle Christenson, Texas Surf Museum Surfing Corpus Christi and Port Aransas (Hardcover)
Dan Parker, Michelle Christenson, Texas Surf Museum
R719 R638 Discovery Miles 6 380 Save R81 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Nightwatchman - Representing Black Men In Colonial South Africa (Paperback): Hlonipha Mokoena The Nightwatchman - Representing Black Men In Colonial South Africa (Paperback)
Hlonipha Mokoena
R495 R399 Discovery Miles 3 990 Save R96 (19%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

The Nightwatchman: Representing Black Men in Colonial South Africa brings into focus African men in colonial uniforms as a subject of portraiture. While colonial governments coopted and conscripted Africans into military and policing services, it was after the Zulu defeat of the English in the battle of Isandlwana that a genre of photography developed around images of the ‘Zulu warrior’ and ‘Zulu policeman’.

In this illustrated book, Hlonipha Mokoena extends the literature on colonial ethnographic photography by creating a narrative of nightwatchman portraiture from the rich archive of images. Although the origins of this genre lay in the representation of ‘Fingoes’ (amaMfengu) during the frontier wars, she argues that the spectacle of the Zulu male body was inaugurated aft er the last Zulu king, Cetshwayo, was photographed as a posing subject.

While much research has focussed on the African man employed in emasculating labour or as a functionary of settler power, this book shift s debates about how the body moves in history. Placed in uniform, the male subject becomes aestheticised and admired. Mokoena
focuses on the sartorial selection processes and co-optation of colonial aesthetic culture that constructed the idea of the Nonqgqayi or nightwatchman as a fully formed photographic presence. The beauty captured in these images upends conceptions of colonial photography as a tool of oppression.

In its focus on the figure of the black and brown fi ghting man, The Nightwatchman offers an innovative work on the history of portraiture and dress in colonial South Africa. Incorporating insights from African history, art history, anthropology and critical theory, it offers new insights about the use of men of colour in colonial warfare and new avenues for the interpretation of visual representations of the black male figure.

The American Civil War - An Enthralling Overview of the War Between States (Hardcover): Enthralling History The American Civil War - An Enthralling Overview of the War Between States (Hardcover)
Enthralling History
R631 R570 Discovery Miles 5 700 Save R61 (10%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Education for a Developing Region - A Study in East Africa (Hardcover, New edition): Guy Hunter Education for a Developing Region - A Study in East Africa (Hardcover, New edition)
Guy Hunter
R1,458 Discovery Miles 14 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is an analysis of the conditions which overseas students (particularly Africans) meet during their studies in the United Kingdom.

Education and Social Integration - Comprehensive Schooling in Europe (Hardcover): S. Wiborg Education and Social Integration - Comprehensive Schooling in Europe (Hardcover)
S. Wiborg
R1,191 R995 Discovery Miles 9 950 Save R196 (16%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book traces national policies behind the efforts of integrating education systems in Europe. In some regions of Europe, such as the Nordic countries, a high level of social integration was achieved by introducing radical comprehensive education systems. By contrast, in countries such as Germany and England, comprehensive education either failed almost completely, or was only partially implemented. Based on a wide-ranging historical analysis, this book offers the first fully comparative explanation of the divergent development of comprehensive education in Europe.

New England Candlepin Bowling (Hardcover): Susan Mara Bregman New England Candlepin Bowling (Hardcover)
Susan Mara Bregman; Foreword by Mike Morin
R706 Discovery Miles 7 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes (Hardcover): Charles Elm Francatelli A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes (Hardcover)
Charles Elm Francatelli
R549 Discovery Miles 5 490 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Oregon State Football (Hardcover): Kip Carlson Oregon State Football (Hardcover)
Kip Carlson
R719 R638 Discovery Miles 6 380 Save R81 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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