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Hannibal Barca - A Captivating Guide to the Carthaginian General Who Fought in the Second Punic War Between Carthage and... Hannibal Barca - A Captivating Guide to the Carthaginian General Who Fought in the Second Punic War Between Carthage and Ancient Rome (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R717 R633 Discovery Miles 6 330 Save R84 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A History of Badger Baseball - The Rise and Fall of America's Pastime at the University of Wisconsin (Hardcover): Steven... A History of Badger Baseball - The Rise and Fall of America's Pastime at the University of Wisconsin (Hardcover)
Steven D. Schmitt
R781 R730 Discovery Miles 7 300 Save R51 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

For more than a century, the University of Wisconsin fielded baseball teams. This comprehensive history combines colorful stories from the archives, interviews with former players and coaches, a wealth of historic photographs, and the statistics beloved by fans of the game. The earliest intercollegiate varsity sport at Wisconsin, the baseball team was founded in 1870, less than a decade after the start of the Civil War. It dominated its first league, made an unprecedented trip to Japan in 1909, survived Wisconsin's chilly spring weather, two world wars, and perennial budget crises, producing some of the finest players in Big Ten history-and more than a few major leaguers. Fan traditions included torchlight parades, kazoos, and the student band playing ""A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight"" as early as 1901. There is painful history here, too. African Americans played on Wisconsin's first Big Ten championship team in 1902, including team captain Julian Ware, but there were none on the team between 1904 and 1960. Heartbreaking to many fans was the 1991 decision to discontinue baseball as a varsity sport at the university. Today, Wisconsin is the only member of the Big Ten conference without a men's baseball team. Appendixes provide details of team records and coaches, All Big Ten and All American selections, Badgers in the major leagues, and Badgers in the amateur free-agent draft.

The Ladies' Secret Society - History of the Courageous Women of Iran (Hardcover): Manda Zand Ervin The Ladies' Secret Society - History of the Courageous Women of Iran (Hardcover)
Manda Zand Ervin
R885 R773 Discovery Miles 7 730 Save R112 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
My Grandmother's Letters From Amsterdam (Hardcover): Raymond Kann My Grandmother's Letters From Amsterdam (Hardcover)
Raymond Kann
R620 Discovery Miles 6 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Hundred Years' War - A Captivating Guide to One of the Most Notable Conflicts of the Middle Ages and in European... The Hundred Years' War - A Captivating Guide to One of the Most Notable Conflicts of the Middle Ages and in European History and the Life of Joan of Arc (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R749 R665 Discovery Miles 6 650 Save R84 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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
R2,776 Discovery Miles 27 760 Ships in 12 - 19 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.

Atlantic Communications - The Media in American and German History from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century (Hardcover,... Atlantic Communications - The Media in American and German History from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century (Hardcover, First)
Norbert Finzsch, Ursula Lehmkuhl
R4,595 Discovery Miles 45 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Atlantic Communications examines the historical development of communications technology and its impact on German-American relations from the 17th to the 20th century. Chronologically organized, the book is divided into five parts, each scrutinizing one or two central themes connected to the specific time period and technology involved. The book starts with speech as a dominant medium of the 17th and 18th centuries, when cultural brokers played a significant role in producing and spreading knowledge about America. During the 19th century, the technological competition between the old and the new world became a driving force for the history of transatlantic relations. This competition developed new dimensions with the invention of the telegraph and the emergence of news agencies. Information became commercialized. technologically possible. Print media, daily journals and especially weekly magazines became the medium of a critical style of journalism. The Muckrakers, representatives of a political and intellectual elite, criticized the social and cultural consequences of technological progress, thereby highlighting the negative effects of modernization. During the 1920s and 1930s, radio developed as a new mass medium, the first one to be used widely for political purposes. Not only did Josef Goebbels recognize the political possibilities of reaching the people directly via radio, Franklin Roosevelt used the radio as well to transmit his political messages in the form of fireside chats. to communicate the past, especially the historical experience of the Holocaust. Specific cultures of memory developed in both America and Germany. The demand to tackle the psychological and social problems stemming from the experiences during the Third Reich, advocated especially by the student movement, was most successfully taken up by the media. The television miniseries Holocaust had a far more profound impact on the public than efforts taken by school teachers, history professors or the institutions for political education who were officially in charge of Vergangenheitsbewaltigung.

South Carolina Sports Legends (Hardcover): Ernie Trubiano South Carolina Sports Legends (Hardcover)
Ernie Trubiano
R781 R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Education as Freedom - African American Educational Thought and Activism (Hardcover, New): Noel S. Anderson, Haroon Kharem Education as Freedom - African American Educational Thought and Activism (Hardcover, New)
Noel S. Anderson, Haroon Kharem; Contributions by A.A Akom, Ojeya Cruz Banks, Erica Hurley, …
R3,091 R2,773 Discovery Miles 27 730 Save R318 (10%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Before the founding of the United States, enslaved Africans advocated literacy as a method of emancipation. During the Reconstruction period after the Civil War, blacks were at the forefront of the debates on the establishment of public schools in the South. In fact, a wealth of ideas about the role of education in American freedom and progress emerged from African American civic, political, and religious communities and was informed by the complexity of the Black experience in America. Education as Freedom: African American Educational Thought and Activism is a groundbreaking edited text that documents and reexamines African-American empirical, methodological, and theoretical contributions to knowledge-making, teaching, and learning and American education from the nineteenth through the twenty-first century, the most dynamic period of African-American educational thought and activism. African-American thought and activism regarding education burgeoned from traditional academic disciplines, such as philosophy and art, mathematics and the natural sciences, and history and psychology; from the Black church as well as from grassroot political, social, cultural, and educational activism, with the desire to assess the stake of African Americans in modernity.

The Norman Conquest - A Captivating Guide to the Normans and the Invasion of England by William the Conqueror, Including Events... The Norman Conquest - A Captivating Guide to the Normans and the Invasion of England by William the Conqueror, Including Events Such as the Battle of Stamford Bridge and the Battle of Hastings (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R721 R637 Discovery Miles 6 370 Save R84 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Michigan's Early Military Forces - A Roster and History of Troops Activated Prior to the American Civil War (Hardcover):... Michigan's Early Military Forces - A Roster and History of Troops Activated Prior to the American Civil War (Hardcover)
LeRoy Barnett, Roger Rosentreter
R1,013 Discovery Miles 10 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Michigan has long been proud of its military service, but many of its early accomplishments are unknown to most of the state's residents. This book fills the void in our knowledge by bringing together an impressive array of information on Michigan's armed forces from 1775 to 1860. Here we find the name rank, unit, and dates of service for all known Michigan men who served in the Revolutionary War, Indian Wars, War of 1812, Black Hawk War, Toledo War, Patriot War, and the Mexican-American War. Accompanying histories explain the reasons behind the conflicts and include maps showing all theaters of operations for Michigan troops. The in-depth accounts of the state's role in these hostilities often serve as the first serious and comprehensive studies of the contributions made by its citizens in these events.

The book's many points of interest include its treatment of the dramatic Revolutionary War period, when local Indians, British garrisons at Detroit and Mackinac, and a few Michigan men, well placed, held sway over most of the old Northwest. The book also documents "foreigners" who fought for Michigan's cause, with a disproportionate number of soldiers of French descent serving during the War of 1812, and of Irish ancestry serving in the Mexican-American War. Specific information on names of Native American soldiers is not available, but their general roles as combatants are noted. Ultimately, this book stands as a fitting memorial to the many men who took up arms on behalf of Michigan.

The Golf Courses of Vern Morcom (Hardcover): Toby Cumming The Golf Courses of Vern Morcom (Hardcover)
Toby Cumming
R1,382 Discovery Miles 13 820 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Britain and the H-Bomb (Hardcover): L. Arnold Britain and the H-Bomb (Hardcover)
L. Arnold
R2,904 Discovery Miles 29 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book, written with unique access to official archives, tells the secret story of Britain's H-bomb - the scientific and strategic background, the government's policy decision, the work of the remarkable men who created the bomb, the four weapon trials at a remote Pacific atoll in 1957-58, and the historic consequences.

The Punic Wars - A Captivating Guide to the First, Second, and Third Punic Wars Between Rome and Carthage, Including the Rise... The Punic Wars - A Captivating Guide to the First, Second, and Third Punic Wars Between Rome and Carthage, Including the Rise and Fall of Hannibal Barca (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R725 R642 Discovery Miles 6 420 Save R83 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Exhibiting Religion - Colonialism and Spectacle at International Expositions, 1951-1893 (Hardcover): John P. Burris Exhibiting Religion - Colonialism and Spectacle at International Expositions, 1951-1893 (Hardcover)
John P. Burris
R1,546 Discovery Miles 15 460 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

World's fairs contributed mightily to defining a relationship between religion and the wider world of human culture. Even at the base level of popular culture found on the midways of the earliest international expositions--where Victorian ladies gawked at displays of non-Western, "primitive" life--the concept of religion as an independent field of study began to take hold in public consciousness. The World's Parliament of Religions at the Chicago exposition of 1893 did as much as any other single event to introduce the idea that religion could be viewed as simply one concern among many within the rapidly diversifying modern lifestyle.

A chronicle of the emergence and development of religion as a field of intellectual inquiry, Exhibiting Religion: Colonialism and Spectacle at International Expositions, 1851-1893 is an extensive survey of world's fairs from the inaugural Great Exhibition in London to the Chicago Columbian Exposition and World's Parliament of Religions. As the first broad gatherings of people from across the world, these events were pivotal as forums in which the central elements of a field of religion came into contact with one another.

John Burris argues that comparative religion was the focal point for early attempts at comparative culture and that both were defined more by the intercultural politics and material exchanges of colonialism than by the spirit of objective intellectual inquiry. Equally a work of American and British religious history and a cultural history of the emerging field of religion, this book offers definitive theoretical insights into the discipline of religious studies in its early formation.

Psychology The Motive Powers Emotions Conscience Will (Hardcover): James McCosh Psychology The Motive Powers Emotions Conscience Will (Hardcover)
James McCosh
R934 Discovery Miles 9 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
System of Logic and History of Logical Doctrines (Hardcover, Facsimile of 1871 ed): Friedrich Ueberweg System of Logic and History of Logical Doctrines (Hardcover, Facsimile of 1871 ed)
Friedrich Ueberweg
R7,858 Discovery Miles 78 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Friedrich Ueberweg (1826-71) is best remembered for both his compendious "History of Philosophy" and his "System of Logic", both of which went through several editions in the original German. It was the latter's remarkable popularity as a textbook in Germany that led Lindsay to translate it to fill a gap in the English market. As well as incorporating the most up-to-date revisions and additons to the German edition he inserted the opinions of the more important English logicians. As such this is a valuable textbook for the understanding of logic systems as taught in England and Germany before symbolic logic was a formal and distinct discipline.

Historical Dictionary of Football (Hardcover): John Grasso Historical Dictionary of Football (Hardcover)
John Grasso
R4,394 Discovery Miles 43 940 Ships in 12 - 19 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 Cultural Revolution - A Captivating Guide to a Decade-Long Upheaval in China Unleashed by Mao Zedong to Preserve Chinese... The Cultural Revolution - A Captivating Guide to a Decade-Long Upheaval in China Unleashed by Mao Zedong to Preserve Chinese Communism (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R721 R637 Discovery Miles 6 370 Save R84 (12%) 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
R2,103 Discovery Miles 21 030 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.

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
R2,389 Discovery Miles 23 890 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

The Rise of Universities (Hardcover): Charles Homer Haskins The Rise of Universities (Hardcover)
Charles Homer Haskins
R504 Discovery Miles 5 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Civic Culture and Urban Change - Governing Dallas (Hardcover): Royce Hanson Civic Culture and Urban Change - Governing Dallas (Hardcover)
Royce Hanson
R1,455 Discovery Miles 14 550 Ships in 12 - 19 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.

Transnational Education between The League of Nations and China - The Interwar Period (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Kaiyi Li Transnational Education between The League of Nations and China - The Interwar Period (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Kaiyi Li
R3,373 Discovery Miles 33 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume examines transnational educational transfer between China and the League of Nations during the interwar period. By analysing the educational activities of the League of Nations with China, he book enriches the study of the history of the League of Nations by turning the focus to affairs that exceed the scope of traditional international relation and focusing on ways in which international organizations engaged in international educational endeavors. Adopting a transnational perspective, the book moves beyond conventional national-centered historiography, thus contributing to the understanding of how educational ideas, media, and policies circulate between different nations.

Southern Arkansas University (Hardcover): James F. Willis Southern Arkansas University (Hardcover)
James F. Willis
R932 Discovery Miles 9 320 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

History of Southern Arkansa University, 1909-2009.

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