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Viking Sagas - The Captivating Tale of Ragnar Lothbrok, Ivar the Boneless, Lagertha, and More, in Their Historical Context... Viking Sagas - The Captivating Tale of Ragnar Lothbrok, Ivar the Boneless, Lagertha, and More, in Their Historical Context (Hardcover)
Matt Clayton
R607 R551 Discovery Miles 5 510 Save R56 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Disputed Messiahs - Jewish and Christian Messianism in the Ashkenazic World during the Reformation (Hardcover): Rebekka Voss,... Disputed Messiahs - Jewish and Christian Messianism in the Ashkenazic World during the Reformation (Hardcover)
Rebekka Voss, John R. Crutchfield; Designed by Michel Vrana
R2,591 Discovery Miles 25 910 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Disputed Messiahs: Jewish and Christian Messianism in the Ashkenazic World during the Reformation is the first comprehensive study that situates Jewish messianism in its broader cultural, social, and religious contexts within the surrounding Christian society. By doing so, Rebekka Vo?f shows how the expressions of Jewish and Christian end-time expectation informed one another. Although the two groups disputed the different messiahs they awaited, they shared principal hopes and fears relating to the end of days. Drawing on a great variety of both Jewish and Christian sources in Hebrew, Yiddish, German, and Latin, the book examines how Jewish and Christian messianic ideology and politics were deeply linked. It explores how Jews and Christians each reacted to the other's messianic claims, apocalyptic beliefs, and eschatological interpretations, and how they adapted their own views of the last days accordingly. This comparative study of the messianic expectations of Jews and Christians in the Ashkenazic world during the Reformation and their entanglements contributes a new facet to our understanding of cultural transfer between Jews and Christians in the early modern period. Disputed Messiahs includes four main parts. The first part characterizes the specific context of Jewish messianism in Germany and defines the Christian perception of Jewish messianic hope. The next two parts deal with case studies of Jewish messianic expectation in Germany, Italy and Poland. While the second part focuses on the messianic phenomenon of the prophet Asher Lemlein, part 3 is divided into five chapters, each devoted to a case of interconnected Jewish-Christian apocalyptic belief and activity. Each case study is a representative example used to demonstrate the interplay of Jewish and Christian eschatological expectations. The final part presents Vo?f's general conclusions, carving out the remarkable paradox of a relationship between Jewish and Christian messianism that is controversial, albeit fertile. Scholars and students of history, culture, and religion are the intended audience for this book.

India - A Captivating Guide to the History of India, The East India Company and Dutch East India Company (Hardcover):... India - A Captivating Guide to the History of India, The East India Company and Dutch East India Company (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R692 R621 Discovery Miles 6 210 Save R71 (10%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Spalding's Base Ball Guide, and Official League Book for ... - a Complete Hand Book of the National Game of Base Ball ..;... Spalding's Base Ball Guide, and Official League Book for ... - a Complete Hand Book of the National Game of Base Ball ..; 1921 (Hardcover)
Anonymous
R919 Discovery Miles 9 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Palio and Ponte - an Account of the Sports of Central Italy From the Age of Dante to the XXth Century (Hardcover): William... Palio and Ponte - an Account of the Sports of Central Italy From the Age of Dante to the XXth Century (Hardcover)
William Heywood
R888 Discovery Miles 8 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Fortieth Annual Report of the State Commissioner of Common Schools; 40 (Hardcover): Oscar T Corson Fortieth Annual Report of the State Commissioner of Common Schools; 40 (Hardcover)
Oscar T Corson
R865 Discovery Miles 8 650 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Town Planning in Madras - a Review of the Conditions and Requirements of City Improvement and Development in the Madras... Town Planning in Madras - a Review of the Conditions and Requirements of City Improvement and Development in the Madras Presidency (Hardcover)
H V (Henry Vaughan) B Lanchester
R807 Discovery Miles 8 070 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Annual Report of the New Jersey State Board of Education; 1888 (Hardcover): New Jersey State Board of Education, New Jersey... Annual Report of the New Jersey State Board of Education; 1888 (Hardcover)
New Jersey State Board of Education, New Jersey Superintendent of Public, New Jersey Dept of Education
R920 Discovery Miles 9 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Evita Burned Down Our Pavilion - A Cricket Odyssey through Latin America (Hardcover): Timothy Abraham, James Coyne Evita Burned Down Our Pavilion - A Cricket Odyssey through Latin America (Hardcover)
Timothy Abraham, James Coyne
R596 R537 Discovery Miles 5 370 Save R59 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

'A highly entertaining read, deftly melding social history with sporting memoir and travelogue' Mail on Sunday A history of Latin America through cricket Cricket was the first sport played in almost every country of the Americas - earlier than football, rugby or baseball. In 1877, when England and Australia played the inaugural Test match at the MCG, Uruguay and Argentina were already ten years into their derby played across the River Plate. The visionary cricket historian Rowland Bowen said that, during the highpoint of cricket in South America between the two World Wars, the continent could have provided the next Test nation. In Buenos Aires, where British engineers, merchants and meatpackers flocked to make their fortune, the standard of cricket was high: towering figures like Lord Hawke and Plum Warner took star-studded teams of Test cricketers to South America, only to be beaten by Argentina. A combined Argentine, Brazilian and Chilean team took on the first-class counties in England in 1932. The notion of Brazilians and Mexicans playing T20 at the Maracana or the Azteca today is not as far-fetched as it sounds. But Evita Burned Down Our Pavilion is also a social history of grit, industry and nation-building in the New World. West Indian fruit workers battled yellow fever and brutal management to carve out cricket fields next to the railway lines in Costa Rica. Cricket was the favoured sport of Chile's Nitrate King. Emperors in Brazil and Mexico used the game to curry favour with Europe. The notorious Pablo Escobar even had a shadowy connection to the game. The fate of cricket in South America was symbolised by Eva Peron ordering the burning down of the Buenos Aires Cricket Club pavilion when the club refused to hand over their premises to her welfare scheme. Cricket journalists Timothy Abraham and James Coyne take us on a journey to discover this largely untold story of cricket's fate in the world's most colourful continent. Fascinating and surprising, Evita Burned Down Our Pavilion is a valuable addition to cricketing and social history.

Lost Voices of Cricket (Paperback): Dellor Ralph Lost Voices of Cricket (Paperback)
Dellor Ralph 1
R317 Discovery Miles 3 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Surprisingly, perhaps, cricket is a game rich in international history, sporting characters and, on occasions, controversy. Over his long career as a cricket commentator and journalist Ralph Dellor has met some of the greatest exponents of the "summer" game. In the 1990s he conducted a series of face-to-face taped interviews with famous cricketers past and present. Along with Stephen Lamb, his fellow sports journalist and business partner, he has edited and annotated the interviews so they are put into context of time and place. Each chapter is a classic piece of cricketing history and insight into the legends and lore of the game. Featuring such names as Denis Compton, Brian Statham and Cyril Washbrook.

Women Writers Buried in Virginia (Hardcover): Sharon Pajka Women Writers Buried in Virginia (Hardcover)
Sharon Pajka
R692 Discovery Miles 6 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
National Cooper's Jorunal, Vol. 42; 42 (Hardcover): Anonymous National Cooper's Jorunal, Vol. 42; 42 (Hardcover)
Anonymous
R804 Discovery Miles 8 040 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Spalding's Official Base Ball Record; 1914 (Hardcover): Henry 1824-1908 Chadwick, John Buckingham 1863- Foster Spalding's Official Base Ball Record; 1914 (Hardcover)
Henry 1824-1908 Chadwick, John Buckingham 1863- Foster; Created by C D (Charles D ) White
R981 Discovery Miles 9 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Horns, Hogs, and Nixon Coming - Texas vs. Arkansas in Dixie's Last Stand (Paperback): Terry Frei Horns, Hogs, and Nixon Coming - Texas vs. Arkansas in Dixie's Last Stand (Paperback)
Terry Frei
R397 Discovery Miles 3 970 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Timbuktu - A Captivating Guide to an Important Ancient City and How It Became a Part of the Wealthy Mali Empire during the... Timbuktu - A Captivating Guide to an Important Ancient City and How It Became a Part of the Wealthy Mali Empire during the Reign of Mansa Musa (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R600 R544 Discovery Miles 5 440 Save R56 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Rock and Roll Comics - Hard Rock Heroes (Hardcover): Arron Sowd Rock and Roll Comics - Hard Rock Heroes (Hardcover)
Arron Sowd; Edited by Darren G Davis
R703 Discovery Miles 7 030 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Race and Sports - A Reference Handbook (Hardcover, Annotated edition): Rachel Laws Myers Race and Sports - A Reference Handbook (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
Rachel Laws Myers
R1,933 Discovery Miles 19 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Race and Sports: A Reference Handbook provides a breadth and depth of discussion about minority athletes, coaches, sports journalists, and others in U.S. sport. This volume examines race and sports and connected issues, from the integration of professional sports to the present day. It also explores the history of minority involvement in sports at every level: the barriers broken, the stereotypes that have been shattered, and the difficulties that these pioneers have endured. One of the most valuable aspects of the book is that it surveys the history of race and sports in a manner that helps readers identify key issues. An extensive background on the topic of race and sports, including a review of the history and an introduction to its technical aspects, is followed by a discussion of controversies, problems, and possible solutions. Essays from various contributors showcase different aspects of race and sports, while a substantial amount of the volume is dedicated to reference material - such as biographical sketches, a chronology, an extensive annotated bibliography, and a glossary - helpful in further study of the topic. Gives readers a solid foundation of the history of race and sports, from professional integration to present day Provides readers with a number of primary, secondary, and multimedia sources to continue expanding their knowledge on the topic of race and sports Discusses race and sports in a way that also acknowledges the intersectionality of gender and class in the sporting world Rounds out the author's expertise with perspective essays that offer readers a diversity of viewpoints

History of Armenia - A Captivating Guide to Armenian History, Starting from Ancient Armenia to Its Declaration of Sovereignty... History of Armenia - A Captivating Guide to Armenian History, Starting from Ancient Armenia to Its Declaration of Sovereignty from the Soviet Union (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R664 R593 Discovery Miles 5 930 Save R71 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Anatomy of Melancholy - (Unabridged) (Hardcover): Robert Burton The Anatomy of Melancholy - (Unabridged) (Hardcover)
Robert Burton
R1,194 Discovery Miles 11 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
African Proverbs as Epistemologies of Decolonization (Paperback, New edition): George J. Sefa Dei, Isaac Nortey Darko, Jadie... African Proverbs as Epistemologies of Decolonization (Paperback, New edition)
George J. Sefa Dei, Isaac Nortey Darko, Jadie McDonnell, Suleyman M. Demi, Harriet Akanmori
R1,461 Discovery Miles 14 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

African Proverbs as Epistemologies of Decolonization calls for a rethinking of education by engaging African proverbs as valuable and salient epistemologies for contemporary times. The book addresses the pedagogic, instructional, and communicative relevance of African proverbs for decolonizing schooling and education in pluralistic contexts by questioning the instructional, pedagogic, and communications lessons of these proverbs and how they can be employed in the education of contemporary youth. It presents a critical discursive analysis of proverbs from selected African contexts, highlighting the underlying knowledge base that informs these cultural expressions. Explore alongside the book the ways in which these Indigenous teachings can be engaged by schools and educators to further the objective of decolonizing education by providing a framework for character education. This character-based framework equips the learner to be knowledgeable about power, equity, ethics and morality, and to develop a conscience for social responsibility, as well as to embrace traditional notions of self-discipline, probity, and hard work. This text goes beyond the mere documentation of proverbs to tease out how embedded knowledge and cultural referents in these knowledge bases and systems are critical for transforming education for young learners today.

Montana State's Golden Bobcats - 1929 Basketball National Champions (Hardcover): Paul R. Wylie Montana State's Golden Bobcats - 1929 Basketball National Champions (Hardcover)
Paul R. Wylie
R707 Discovery Miles 7 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Yoruba People - A Captivating Guide to the History of the Yorubas and Yoruba Mythology (Hardcover): Captivating History The Yoruba People - A Captivating Guide to the History of the Yorubas and Yoruba Mythology (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R581 R530 Discovery Miles 5 300 Save R51 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
History of the Belfast Library and Society for Promoting Knowledge - Commonly Known as The Linen Hall Library, Chiefly Taken... History of the Belfast Library and Society for Promoting Knowledge - Commonly Known as The Linen Hall Library, Chiefly Taken From the Minutes of the Society, and Published in Connection With the Centenary Celebration in 1888 (Hardcover)
John Anderson
R800 Discovery Miles 8 000 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Police Gazette Sporting Annual ..; 1913-1914 (Hardcover): Sam C Austin Police Gazette Sporting Annual ..; 1913-1914 (Hardcover)
Sam C Austin
R1,049 Discovery Miles 10 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Wheel and Cycling Trade Review; v. 2 Aug. 31 1888-Feb. 22 1889 (Hardcover): Anonymous The Wheel and Cycling Trade Review; v. 2 Aug. 31 1888-Feb. 22 1889 (Hardcover)
Anonymous
R1,017 Discovery Miles 10 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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