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L.A.W. Magazine [microform] - Official Organ of the League of American Wheelmen; v.31 1900-01 (Hardcover): League Of American... L.A.W. Magazine [microform] - Official Organ of the League of American Wheelmen; v.31 1900-01 (Hardcover)
League Of American Wheelmen
R862 Discovery Miles 8 620 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Barcelona Legacy - Guardiola, Mourinho and the Fight For Football's Soul (Paperback): Jonathan Wilson The Barcelona Legacy - Guardiola, Mourinho and the Fight For Football's Soul (Paperback)
Jonathan Wilson 1
R307 Discovery Miles 3 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Manchester, 2018: Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho lead their teams out to face each other in the 175th Manchester derby. They are first and second in the Premier League, but today only one man can come out on top. It is merely the latest instalment in a rivalry that has contested titles, traded insults and crossed a continent, but which can be traced back to a friendship that began almost 25 years ago. Barcelona, late-nineties: Johan Cruyff's Dream Team is disintegrating and the revolutionary manager has departed, but what will come next will transform the future of football. Cruyff's style has changed the game, and given birth to a generation of thinkers: men like Ronald Koeman, Luis Enrique, Laurent Blanc, Frank de Boer, Louis van Gaal, and Cruyff's club captain Pep Guardiola and a young translator, Jose Mourinho. The Barcelona Legacy is a book in part about tactics, about how the theories that underpin the modern game were forged by Cruyff and his successors, but also about the people and personalities who gathered at the Camp Nou for what was effectively the greatest coaching seminar in history, about their friendships and rivalries and, in one case, an apocalyptic falling out that continues to shape the game today.

The Abbey Theatre, 1899-1999 - Form and Pressure (Hardcover): Robert Welch The Abbey Theatre, 1899-1999 - Form and Pressure (Hardcover)
Robert Welch
R5,196 Discovery Miles 51 960 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

A century ago this year, productions of W. B. Yeats's The Countess Cathleen and Edward Martyn's The Heather Field launched what was to become Ireland's National Theatre, named after its home in Abbey Street, Dublin. This is the first history of the Abbey Theatre to set the plays and the personalities in their historical and political context and to describe the theatre's artistic and financial development to the present day. Outstanding plays and persistent dramatic themes are discussed alongside the Abbey's people-not just the playwrights, poets, and actors who supply its dramatic life but also the directors and policy-makers whose struggle for financial security, subsidy, and new-style 'partnerships' form a crucial part of its story.

Historical Dictionary of Football (Hardcover): John Grasso Historical Dictionary of Football (Hardcover)
John Grasso
R5,315 Discovery Miles 53 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Gridiron football or American football or just plain football is the most popular sport in the United States in the 21st century. Although attempts have been made to develop the sport outside North America, it is still predominantly a North American sport with similar games (but significant rules differences) played in the United States and Canada. The Historical Dictionary of Football covers the history of American football through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries on both amateur (collegiate) and professional players, coaches, teams and executives from all eras. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the sport of football.

The Springfield Wheelmen's Gazette; v. 3 May 1885-Mar. 1886 (Hardcover): Anonymous The Springfield Wheelmen's Gazette; v. 3 May 1885-Mar. 1886 (Hardcover)
Anonymous
R983 Discovery Miles 9 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Bibliographic Guide to Resources in Scientific Computing, 1945-1975 (Hardcover, Annotated edition): Jeffrey R. Yost A Bibliographic Guide to Resources in Scientific Computing, 1945-1975 (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
Jeffrey R. Yost
R1,896 Discovery Miles 18 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

An essential contribution to the study of the history of computers, this work identifies the computer's impact on the physical, biological, cognitive, and medical sciences. References fundamental to the understudied area of the history of scientific computing also document the significant role of the sciences in helping to shape the development of computer technology. More broadly, the many resources on scientific computing help demonstrate how the computer was the most significant scientific instrument of the 20th century.

The only guide of its kind covering the use and impact of computers on the the physical, biological, medical, and cognitive sciences, it contains more than 1,000 annotated citations to carefully selected secondary and primary resources. Historians of technology and science will find this a very useful resource. Computer scientists, physicians, biologists, chemists, and geologists will also benefit from this extensive bibliography on the history of computer applications and the sciences.

Civil Rights History from the Ground Up - Local Struggles, a National Movement (Hardcover, New): Emilye Crosby Civil Rights History from the Ground Up - Local Struggles, a National Movement (Hardcover, New)
Emilye Crosby
R2,614 Discovery Miles 26 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

After decades of scholarship on the civil rights movement at the local level, the insights of bottom-up movement history remain essentially invisible in the accepted narrative of the movement and peripheral to debates on how to research, document, and teach about the movement. This collection of original works refocuses attention on this bottom-up history and compels a rethinking of what and who we think is central to the movement.

The essays examine such locales as Sunflower County, Mississippi; Memphis, Tennessee; and Wilson, North Carolina; and engage such issues as nonviolence and self-defense, the implications of focusing on women in the movement, and struggles for freedom beyond voting rights and school desegregation. Events and incidents discussed range from the movement's heyday to the present and include the Poor People's Campaign mule train to Washington, D.C., the popular response to the deaths of Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King, and political cartoons addressing Barack Obama's presidential campaign.

The kinds of scholarship represented here--which draw on oral history and activist insights (along with traditional sources) and which bring the specificity of time and place into dialogue with broad themes and a national context--are crucial as we continue to foster scholarly debates, evaluate newer conceptual frameworks, and replace the superficial narrative that persists in the popular imagination.

The Taft Court - Justices, Rulings, and Legacy (Hardcover, Annotated edition): Peter G. Renstrom The Taft Court - Justices, Rulings, and Legacy (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
Peter G. Renstrom
R2,072 Discovery Miles 20 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

An authoritative survey of the Taft Court, which served from 1921 to 1929, and the impact it had on the U.S. legal system, social order, economics, and politics. William Howard Taft's experience in the executive branch gave him a unique perspective on the court's work. He initiated judicial reform and was the prime mover behind the Judiciary Act of 1925, which gave the court wide latitude to accept cases based on their importance to the nation. The Taft Court decided about 1,600 cases during its nine terms. This book examines the "aggregate" personality of the court through discussions of individual voting characteristics, bloc alignments, and other patterned behavior. It also charts the strengths and weaknesses of the rulings and demonstrates Taft's penchant for increasing the impact of decisions by pursuing consensus among the justices, two of whom were his own appointees when he served as president. An A-Z set of entries on the people, laws, events, and concepts that are important to an understanding of the Taft Court A photograph of and a brief bibliography on each justice

It Gets Foggy at Mossy Creek (Hardcover): Chris Jones It Gets Foggy at Mossy Creek (Hardcover)
Chris Jones
R969 Discovery Miles 9 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The idea for the book, IT GETS FOGGY AT MOSSY CHEEK, was born in 1969. In order to complete my Doctorate at the University of Georgia I had to write a dissertation. I did not want to select a subject that would not have any meaning or future value. So many people write on something like "How Many Push-Ups a Rat Can Do" and it is placed in File 13 never to be heard from again. I love history. The events that have taken place in the past help mold our future. What made great people tick helps us find ourselves and improve our own lives. In light of this, I decided to do a historical study involving the Origin and Development of Carson-Newman College Athletics since 1851. Except for changing the order of certain chapters and the addition of numerous pictures the actual dissertation has stayed the same to my regret. I wanted very much to write and tell events in a more creative way but lack of time and dissertation style would not permit. Many athletes, teams and events have probably been left out but this was not intentional I assure you.

Civic Culture and Urban Change - Governing Dallas (Hardcover): Royce Hanson Civic Culture and Urban Change - Governing Dallas (Hardcover)
Royce Hanson
R1,308 Discovery Miles 13 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A study of how civic culture shaped policy responses to the demographic and economic transformations of Dallas, Texas. Civil Culture and Urban Change analyzes Dallas government's adaptation to shifts in the city's demography and economic structure that occurred after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. The book examines civic culture as a product of a governing regime and studies the constraints civic culture has placed on the city's capacity to adapt to changes in its population, economy, and distribution of political power. Royce Hanson traces the impact of civic culture in Dallas on the city's handling of major crises in education, policing, and management of urban development over the past forty years and shows the reciprocal effect of responses to crises on the development of civic capital. Hanson relates the city's civic culture to its economic history and political institutions by following the progression of Dallas governance from business oligarchy to regency of professional managers and federal judges. He studies the city's responses to school desegregation, police-minority conflicts, and other issues to illuminate the role civic and organizational cultures play in shaping political tactics and policy. Hanson builds a profile of political life in Dallas that highlights the city's low voter turnouts, sparse civic and political networks, and relative lack of multiracial institutions and mechanisms. Civic Culture and Urban Change summarizes the "solution sets" Dallas employs in dealing with major issues and discusses the implications of those findings for the future of effective democracy in Dallas and other large cities.

Rebels on the Air - An Alternative History of Radio in America (Hardcover): Jesse Walker Rebels on the Air - An Alternative History of Radio in America (Hardcover)
Jesse Walker
R2,879 Discovery Miles 28 790 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

"An anecdotal and readable history."--"nthposition online magazine"

"The most fascinating parts of the book are the stories of offbeat radio operations, which Walker describes with humor and empathy."--"The Review of Communication"

"Both academics and radio enthusiasts will appreciate this book."
"--Library Journal"

"Without a doubt, this is the most detailed and well-researched book ever published on the history of free radio in America. This includes the most comprehensive history ever written on the modern microradio movement; culled from personal interviews, the writing is mostly engaging and fast-paced...A must read."
--"The About Guide"

"The book is a great addition to the literature of the ways in which the state uses regulatory edicts and strong-arm tactics to stifle people's freedom."
--George C. Leef, "Freedom Daily"

"Jesse Walker's lively book is the first to offer a thorough history of what's come to be known as alternative radio."
--"Time Out New York"

"The story of early radio broadcasting is a fascinating one and well told."--"Monitoring Times"

"Walker goes a long way toward showing the considerable creativity in nonmainstream radio, despite its lack of funds and other problems. The strongest part of the discussion is that dealing with the last thee decades. An interesting balance to the perceived story of American radio."
--"Choice"

Boring DJs who never shut up, and who don't even pick their own records. The same hits, over and over. A constant stream of annoying commercials. How did radio get so dull?

Not by accident, contends journalist and historian Jesse Walker. For decades, government and big business have colluded tomonopolize the airwaves, stamping out competition, reducing variety, and silencing dissident voices. And yet, in the face of such pressure, an alternative radio tradition has tenaciously survived.

Rebels on the Air explores these overlooked chapters in American radio, revealing the legal barriers established broadcasters have erected to ensure their dominance. Using lively anecdotes drawn from firsthand interviews, Walker chronicles the story of the unsung heroes of American radio who, despite those barriers, carved out spaces for themselves in the spectrum, sometimes legally and sometimes not. Walker's engaging, meticulous account is the first comprehensive history of alternative radio in the United States.

From the unlicensed amateurs who invented broadcasting to the community radio movement of the 1960s and 1970s, from the early days of FM to today's micro radio movement, Walker lays bare the hidden history of broadcasting. Above all, Rebels on the Air is the story of the pirate broadcasters who shook up radio in the 1990sand of the new sorts of radio we can expect in the next century, as the microbroadcasters crossbreed with the even newer field of Internet broadcasting.

History of Argentina - A Captivating Guide to Argentine History, Starting from the Pre-Columbian Period Through the Inca Empire... History of Argentina - A Captivating Guide to Argentine History, Starting from the Pre-Columbian Period Through the Inca Empire and Spanish Colonization to the Present (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R607 R551 Discovery Miles 5 510 Save R56 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Cleveland Browns History (Paperback): Frank M Henkel Cleveland Browns History (Paperback)
Frank M Henkel
R557 R511 Discovery Miles 5 110 Save R46 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

There was little fanfare when Art "Mickey" McBride flew into Chicago in 1945 to purchase a professional football team for Cleveland. But that act set in motion a tradition that has brought the city of Cleveland together on Sunday afternoons for (most of) the sixty years to follow. Cleveland Browns History is the story of championship seasons, legendary coaches, and Hall of Fame players. Coach Paul Brown led his teams to seven league title games in their first 17 seasons. Running backs Marion Motley, Jim Brown, and Leroy Kelley each rushed over opposing defenses and
straight into Canton, Ohio, along with fellow Browns like Otto Graham, Ozzie Newsome, and Len Ford. The "Kardiac Kids" in 1980 had too many nail-biters for some fans, but won the AFC Central in typical fashion -- by three points in the final game of the season. All these stories, plus those of the many unsung heroes to don the NFL's only logo-less helmet, fill the pages of this book, sure to delight any Cleveland Browns fan.

Alexander the Great - A Captivating Guide to the King Who Conquered the Persian Empire and Babylon, Including His Impact on... Alexander the Great - A Captivating Guide to the King Who Conquered the Persian Empire and Babylon, Including His Impact on Ancient Greece and Rome (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R605 R549 Discovery Miles 5 490 Save R56 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Yachts and Yachting - With Over One Hundred and Ten Illustrations (Hardcover): Frederic Schiller 1846-1928 Cozzens Yachts and Yachting - With Over One Hundred and Ten Illustrations (Hardcover)
Frederic Schiller 1846-1928 Cozzens
R801 Discovery Miles 8 010 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Education in Greek and Roman Antiquity (Hardcover): Lee Too Education in Greek and Roman Antiquity (Hardcover)
Lee Too
R10,471 Discovery Miles 104 710 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This volume examines the idea of ancient education in a series of essays which span the archaic period to late antiquity. It calls into question the idea that education in antiquity is a disinterested process, arguing that teaching and learning were activities that occurred in the context of society. "Education in Greek and Roman Antiquity" brings together the scholarship of fourteen classicists who from their distinctive perspectives pluralize our understanding of what it meant to teach and learn in antiquity. These scholars together show that ancient education was a process of socialization that occurred through a variety of discourses and activities including poetry, rhetoric, law, philosophy, art and religion.

The Blue Ribbon Cook Book (Hardcover): Jennie C. Benedict The Blue Ribbon Cook Book (Hardcover)
Jennie C. Benedict
R767 Discovery Miles 7 670 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Hammurabi - A Captivating Guide to the Sixth King of the First Babylonian Dynasty, Including the Code of Hammurabi (Hardcover):... Hammurabi - A Captivating Guide to the Sixth King of the First Babylonian Dynasty, Including the Code of Hammurabi (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R662 R591 Discovery Miles 5 910 Save R71 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The History of St.Anthony's College 1950-2000 (Hardcover): C.S. Nicholls The History of St.Anthony's College 1950-2000 (Hardcover)
C.S. Nicholls
R1,440 Discovery Miles 14 400 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

St Antony's College, Oxford, was founded by Antonin Besse and opened its doors in October 1950. Under the leadership of William Deakin, the College became a centre for postgraduate teaching and research in the social sciences. The most deliberately international of all Oxford colleges, it was also the first to admit substantial numbers of women. This book recounts the College's history and describes the changing lifestyle of its students over the last fifty years.

American Educational History Journal v.34, Number 1 & 2 (Hardcover, New): J. Wesley Null American Educational History Journal v.34, Number 1 & 2 (Hardcover, New)
J. Wesley Null; Edited by (associates) Jared Stallones, Robert Taggart
R2,968 Discovery Miles 29 680 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The American Educational History Journal is devoted to the examination of educational questions using perspectives from a variety of disciplines. With AEHJ, the Midwest History of Education Society encourages communication between scholars from numerous disciplines, nationalities, institutions, and backgrounds. Authors come from disciplines ranging from political science to curriculum to philosophy to adult education. Although the main criterion of acceptance for publication in AEHJ requires that the author present a well-articulated argument concerning an educational issue, the editors ask that all papers offer a historical analysis.

The Wheel and Cycling Trade Review; v. 9 Feb. 26-Aug. 19 1892 (Hardcover): Anonymous The Wheel and Cycling Trade Review; v. 9 Feb. 26-Aug. 19 1892 (Hardcover)
Anonymous
R1,148 Discovery Miles 11 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Southern Arkansas University (Hardcover): James F. Willis Southern Arkansas University (Hardcover)
James F. Willis
R881 Discovery Miles 8 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

History of Southern Arkansa University, 1909-2009.

It Still Gets Foggy at Mossy Creek (Hardcover): Chris Jones It Still Gets Foggy at Mossy Creek (Hardcover)
Chris Jones
R1,614 Discovery Miles 16 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

I wrote a book about the origin and development of intercollegiate athletics at Carson-Newman College from 1851 to 1974 which was based on my dissertation at the University of Georgia. It has been thirty eight years since the first book was completed (1974). It had 455 pages of everything from early history to the epic that told the story of those first 123 years. This second edition will continue to show the tradition and development of Carson-Newman athletics from 1975 to 2012. The information and pictures came from Carson-Newman Year Books (2007 was the last year for publication). Some years there was no information and other years some sports were not covered. I then used The Orange & Blue, the school newspaper. Beginning in 2008 I had to rely on The Orange and Blue along with Carson-Newman's website for information. The Sports Release was used to get awards received at the Eagle Club/All-Sports Banquet in the spring. I have included the Preface from the first book as that hasn't changed in the last 38 years...

Classical Greece - A Captivating Guide to an Era in Ancient Greece That Strongly Influenced Western Civilization, Starting from... Classical Greece - A Captivating Guide to an Era in Ancient Greece That Strongly Influenced Western Civilization, Starting from the Persian Wars and Rise of Athens to the Death of Alexander the Great (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R581 R530 Discovery Miles 5 300 Save R51 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Medieval England - A Captivating Guide to English History in the Middle Ages, Including Events Such as the Norman Conquest,... Medieval England - A Captivating Guide to English History in the Middle Ages, Including Events Such as the Norman Conquest, Black Death, and Hundred Years' War (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R667 R596 Discovery Miles 5 960 Save R71 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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