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TEXAS 1840 - Origin and Current State of the New, Independent State of Texas - A Contribution to the History / Statistics and... TEXAS 1840 - Origin and Current State of the New, Independent State of Texas - A Contribution to the History / Statistics and Geography of this Century Collected in the Country Itself (Hardcover)
G. A. Scherpf; Translated by Stephen A. Engelking
R778 R682 Discovery Miles 6 820 Save R96 (12%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Cambodia - Culture Smart! - The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Kate Reavill Cambodia - Culture Smart! - The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Kate Reavill
R339 R317 Discovery Miles 3 170 Save R22 (6%) In Stock

Don't just see the sights-get to know the people. Say "Cambodia," and two associations often come to mind: the lost glories of Angkor, and the horrors of the Khmer Rouge. Any understanding of Cambodia today, however, must embrace these opposites, as well as the changing attitudes within the country caused by something of a demographic revolution-today, close to seventy percent of Cambodians are under thirty. In the past, Cambodia was the center of the Khmer empire. For six hundred years it ruled much of what is now Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand from its capital at Angkor. The ruins of the Khmer palaces, temples, and cities testify to its power, wealth, high culture, and engineering prowess, while their subsequent abandonment and long obscurity provide a sobering example of civilization's fragility. Today, Cambodia is negotiating its rich and complex past with the challenges of modernity in a globalized world. Culture Smart! Cambodia is for all those who want to do more than just scratch the surface of this fascinating country. Thoroughly updated, this new edition will enrich your understanding of the land and its people. It explains the key values, attitudes, customs, and traditions that you need to be aware of and provides practical tips and vital information on how to make the most of your time in Cambodia. Have a richer and more meaningful experience abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on history, values, attitudes, and traditions will help you to better understand your hosts, while tips on etiquette and communicating will help you to navigate unfamiliar situations and avoid faux pas.

Official Documents and Interesting Particulars of the Glorious Victory Obtained Over the French Fleet, On Sunday, June 1, 1794,... Official Documents and Interesting Particulars of the Glorious Victory Obtained Over the French Fleet, On Sunday, June 1, 1794, by the British Fleet, Under the Command of Admiral Earl Howe - 4ed (Hardcover)
See Notes Multiple Contributors
R667 Discovery Miles 6 670 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
What Does It Mean to Be Free? (Hardcover): Laura Lington What Does It Mean to Be Free? (Hardcover)
Laura Lington; Illustrated by Kseniya Urban
R461 Discovery Miles 4 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
From the Hill to the Horizon - Montgomery Bell Academy 1867-2017 (Hardcover): From the Hill to the Horizon - Montgomery Bell Academy 1867-2017 (Hardcover)
R744 R673 Discovery Miles 6 730 Save R71 (10%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

From the Hill to the Horizon explores 150 years of MBA from the perspective of students, alumni, teachers, and headmasters. Established in 1867 as part of the University of Nashville from a generous gift from the estate of Montgomery Bell, the all-boys school started in downtown Nashville and moved to its current location in 1915. MBA has continued to grow while focusing on its mission of educating boys and making them into men. This book, celebrating 150 years of MBA, includes photos from MBA’s archives, remembrances from alumni, and photos over the years.

Dylan's Birthday Present / Dylan-Am Cikiutaa Anutiillrani - Bilingual Yup'ik and English Edition - Children's... Dylan's Birthday Present / Dylan-Am Cikiutaa Anutiillrani - Bilingual Yup'ik and English Edition - Children's Picture Book (Hardcover, Large Type / Large Print Ed)
Victor Dias De Oliveira Santos
R556 R515 Discovery Miles 5 150 Save R41 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Finding the Fountain of Youth - The Science and Controversy behind Extending Life and Cheating Death (Hardcover): Aharon W Zorea Finding the Fountain of Youth - The Science and Controversy behind Extending Life and Cheating Death (Hardcover)
Aharon W Zorea
R3,205 R2,899 Discovery Miles 28 990 Save R306 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Separating truth from hype, this book introduces readers to the topic of life extension in a holistic manner that provides scientific, historical, and cultural perspectives. While the story of 16th-century explorer Juan Ponce de León futilely searching for the Fountain of Youth is likely a myth, it is true that for many centuries, mankind has sought "a cure for aging." Today, the anti-aging and longevity industry is a multibillion-dollar industry, and medical advances are continuing to find ways to add to our time on earth. Finding the Fountain of Youth: The Science and Controversy behind Extending Life and Cheating Death introduces readers to the topic of life extension in a holistic manner, examining the topic through scientific, historical, and cultural perspectives. It also highlights key medical and ethical controversies related to this particular area of gerontology and serves as a gateway for further research and study. The book's chapters address the history of movements to remain youthful, from ancient times through the modern era; past medical advances that significantly extended the average lifespan; and our cultural obsession with "staying young" that has spawned the anti-aging industry. Readers will learn about basic principles of aging and anti-aging, as well as the science behind the methods—both proven and hypothetical—that serve to extend the lifespan. The final section of the book examines controversial issues and debates related to life extension, such as global overpopulation, length of life versus quality of life, and socioeconomic concerns.

Impact of Women's Empowerment on SDGs in the Digital Era (Hardcover): Ingrid Vasiliu Feltes Impact of Women's Empowerment on SDGs in the Digital Era (Hardcover)
Ingrid Vasiliu Feltes
R5,363 Discovery Miles 53 630 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The impact of women's empowerment on the Sustainable Development Goals is exponential, as their contributions are essential in all domains relevant to our society and economy. As a society, we are facing a moral imperative to redesign, reshape, and recalibrate our global approach towards women's empowerment. A call to action and alternative pathways that can address some of the major challenges that fuel the global, social, and economic gender gap are required in order to further the empowerment movement. Impact of Women's Empowerment on SDGs in the Digital Era discusses global issues surrounding the gender gap and how women's empowerment can contribute to each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and highlights opportunities, challenges, drivers of success, and the importance of ethical leadership in order to successfully create a women's empowerment legacy for future generations. Covering a range of topics such as financial inclusion and digital identity, this reference work is ideal for policymakers, lawmakers, government officials, researchers, academicians, scholars, researchers, instructors, and students.

Graph Paper 4x4 - 100 Pages 6" X 9" (Hardcover): Rwg Graph Paper 4x4 - 100 Pages 6" X 9" (Hardcover)
Rwg
R478 Discovery Miles 4 780 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Gandhi’s Autobiographical Construction of Selfhood - The Story of His Experiments with Truth (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023): Clara... Gandhi’s Autobiographical Construction of Selfhood - The Story of His Experiments with Truth (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)
Clara Neary
R1,231 Discovery Miles 12 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book addresses the topics of autobiography, self-representation and status as a writer in Mahatma Gandhi's autobiographical work The Story of My Experiments with Truth (1927, 1929). Gandhi remains an elusive figure, despite the volumes of literature written on him in the seven decades since his assassination. Scholars and biographers alike agree that “no work on his life has portrayed him in totality” (Desai, 2009), and, although “arguably the most popular figure of the first half of the twentieth century” and “one of the most eminent luminaries of our time,” Gandhi the individual remains “as much an enigma as a person of endless fascination” (Murrell, 2008). Yet there has been relatively little scholarly engagement with Gandhi’s autobiography, and published output has largely been concerned with mining the text for its biographical details, with little concern for how Gandhi represents himself. The author addresses this gap in the literature, while also considering Gandhi as a writer. This book provides a close reading of the linguistic structure of the text with particular focus upon Gandhi’s self-representation, drawing on a cognitive stylistic framework for analysing linguistic representations of selfhood (Emmott 2002). It will be of interest to stylisticians, cognitive linguists, discourse analysts, and scholars in related fields such as Indian literature and postcolonial studies.  

Graduating with Honor - Best Practices to Promote Ethics Development in College Students (Hardcover): Thomas G Plante Ph D,... Graduating with Honor - Best Practices to Promote Ethics Development in College Students (Hardcover)
Thomas G Plante Ph D, Lori G. Plante
R1,684 R1,575 Discovery Miles 15 750 Save R109 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A comprehensive summary of best practices in ethics development on campus, providing a variety of practical ways to promote formation of ethics and character among college students and young adults. We are all called upon to make ethical decisions every day—ones regarding being honest with others, not cheating in order to save effort or get ahead, or avoiding involvement in situations that will result in injury to ourselves or others—in short, choosing whether or not to do the "right thing" in all types of situations. On every relational level and throughout an unlimited range of everyday choices and actions, ethical issues come into play. This is especially true for students and young adults. Graduating with Honor: Best Practices to Promote Ethics Development in College Students offers best practices for ethical formation on campus, covering subjects such as how to create an organizational culture of ethics; ethical decision-making situations and circumstances on- and off-campus, curricular and extracurricular; specific developmental goals and challenges in the college setting; ethical principles for decision making; and how faith communities can serve the promotion of student ethics. The book also provides multiple resources and examples of successful efforts to mediate unethical behavior by colleges, supplies a theoretical foundation for ethical formation in college, and outlines what colleges, parents, and students themselves can do to nurture ethical development during the college years.

Emotional Intelligence - A Collection of 7 Books in 1 - Emotional Intelligence, Social Anxiety, Dating for Introverts, Public... Emotional Intelligence - A Collection of 7 Books in 1 - Emotional Intelligence, Social Anxiety, Dating for Introverts, Public Speaking, Confidence, How to Talk to Anyone, and Social Skills (Hardcover)
W. Williams James W. Williams
R580 R534 Discovery Miles 5 340 Save R46 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Dark Tales from the Long River - A Bloody History of Australia's North-West Frontier (Paperback): David Price Dark Tales from the Long River - A Bloody History of Australia's North-West Frontier (Paperback)
David Price
R590 R534 Discovery Miles 5 340 Save R56 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Emergency Management of the National Economy - Volume Xii: Procurement (Paperback): Industrial College of the Armed Forces Emergency Management of the National Economy - Volume Xii: Procurement (Paperback)
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
R331 Discovery Miles 3 310 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Poverty Reduction, Education, and the Global Diffusion of Conditional Cash Transfers (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Michelle Morais... Poverty Reduction, Education, and the Global Diffusion of Conditional Cash Transfers (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Michelle Morais de sa e Silva
R2,934 Discovery Miles 29 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores Conditional Cash Transfers programs within the context of education policy over the past several decades. Conditional Cash Transfer programs (CCTs) provide cash to poor families upon the fulfillment of conditions related to the education and health of their children. Even though CCTs aim to improve educational attainment, it is not clear whether Departments or Ministries of Education have internalized CCTs into their own sets of policies and whether that has had an impact on the quality of education being offered to low income students. Equally intriguing is the question of how conditional cash transfer programs have been politically sustained in so many countries, some of them having existed for over ten years. In order to explore that, this book will build upon a comparative study of three programs across the Americas: Opportunity NYC, Subsidios Condicionados a la Asistencia Escolar (Bogota, Colombia), and Bolsa Famila (Brazil). The book presents a detailed and non-official account on the NYC and Bogota programs and will analyze CCTs from both a political and education policy perspective.

The Darker Angels of Our Nature - Refuting the Pinker Theory of History & Violence (Hardcover): Philip Dwyer, Mark Micale The Darker Angels of Our Nature - Refuting the Pinker Theory of History & Violence (Hardcover)
Philip Dwyer, Mark Micale
R2,350 R2,153 Discovery Miles 21 530 Save R197 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In The Better Angels of Our Nature Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker argued that modern history has witnessed a dramatic decline in human violence of every kind, and that in the present we are experiencing the most peaceful time in human history. But what do top historians think about Pinker’s reading of the past? Does his argument stand up to historical analysis? In The Darker Angels of our Nature, seventeen scholars of international stature evaluate Pinker’s arguments and find them lacking. Studying the history of violence from Japan and Russia to Native America, Medieval England and the Imperial Middle East, these scholars debunk the myth of non-violent modernity. Asserting that the real story of human violence is richer, more interesting and incomparably more complex than Pinker’s sweeping, simplified narrative, this book tests, and bests, ‘fake history’ with expert knowledge.

Keywords for African American Studies (Hardcover): Erica R. Edwards, Roderick A. Ferguson, Jeffrey O. G Ogbar Keywords for African American Studies (Hardcover)
Erica R. Edwards, Roderick A. Ferguson, Jeffrey O. G Ogbar
R2,682 Discovery Miles 26 820 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Introduces key terms, interdisciplinary research, debates, and histories for African American Studies As the longest-standing interdisciplinary field, African American Studies has laid the foundation for critically analyzing issues of race, ethnicity, and culture within the academy and beyond. This volume assembles the keywords of this field for the first time, exploring not only the history of those categories but their continued relevance in the contemporary moment. Taking up a vast array of issues such as slavery, colonialism, prison expansion, sexuality, gender, feminism, war, and popular culture, Keywords for African American Studies showcases the startling breadth that characterizes the field. Featuring an august group of contributors across the social sciences and the humanities, the keywords assembled within the pages of this volume exemplify the depth and range of scholarly inquiry into Black life in the United States. Connecting lineages of Black knowledge production to contemporary considerations of race, gender, class, and sexuality, Keywords for African American Studies provides a model for how the scholarship of the field can meet the challenges of our social world.

Handbook of Research on Writing Instruction Practices for Equitable and Effective Teaching (Hardcover): Tracey S. Hodges Handbook of Research on Writing Instruction Practices for Equitable and Effective Teaching (Hardcover)
Tracey S. Hodges
R7,245 Discovery Miles 72 450 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Writing is a critical component for teaching children about advocacy and empowering student voice, as well as an essential tool for learning in many disciplines. Yet, writing instruction in schools often focuses on traditional methods such as the composition of five-paragraph essays or the adherence to proper grammatical conventions. While these are two components of writing instruction and preparation in education, they only provide a small glimpse into the depth and breadth of writing. As such, writing instruction is increasingly complex and requires multiple perspectives and levels of skill among teachers. The Handbook of Research on Writing Instruction Practices for Equitable and Effective Teaching serves as a comprehensive reference of issues related to writing instruction and leading research about perspectives, methods, and approaches for equitable and effective writing instruction. It includes practices beyond K-12, including best writing practices at the college level as well as the development of future teachers. Providing unique coverage on culturally relevant writing, socio- and racio-linguistic justice, and urgent writing pedagogies, this major reference work is an indispensable resource for administrators and educators of both K-12 and higher education, pre-service teachers, teacher educators, libraries, government officials, researchers, and academicians.

Mastering Babasaheb - Essential Thoughts of Dr. Ambedkar (Hardcover): Dr B R Ambedkar Mastering Babasaheb - Essential Thoughts of Dr. Ambedkar (Hardcover)
Dr B R Ambedkar; Compiled by Karl Marx Siddharthar
R997 Discovery Miles 9 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Tatami Days - Getting a Life in Japan (Hardcover): Michael Guest Tatami Days - Getting a Life in Japan (Hardcover)
Michael Guest
R791 R699 Discovery Miles 6 990 Save R92 (12%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Emergency Management of the National Economy - Volume Xi: Requirements (Paperback): Industrial College of the Armed Forces Emergency Management of the National Economy - Volume Xi: Requirements (Paperback)
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
R315 Discovery Miles 3 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Tenants Law - Or, the Laws Concerning Landlords, Tenants and Farmers. ... Useful for All ... Concerned in the Buying, Selling,... Tenants Law - Or, the Laws Concerning Landlords, Tenants and Farmers. ... Useful for All ... Concerned in the Buying, Selling, Or Letting Estates. The Sixteenth Edition, ... In Which Are Added All Such Acts ... As Relate to These Subjects, (Hardcover)
Multiple Contributors See Notes Multiple Contributors
R946 Discovery Miles 9 460 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Half College Ruled / Half Graph 5x5 - 100 Pages 6" X 9" (Hardcover): Rwg Half College Ruled / Half Graph 5x5 - 100 Pages 6" X 9" (Hardcover)
Rwg
R448 Discovery Miles 4 480 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Patterns Through Time - An ethnographer’s quest and journey (Hardcover): Norman E. Whitten Jr Patterns Through Time - An ethnographer’s quest and journey (Hardcover)
Norman E. Whitten Jr
R1,457 Discovery Miles 14 570 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

For well over a half century, Norman Whitten has spent a third of his professional life undertaking ethnography with Afro-Latin American and Indigenous peoples living in tropical forest-riverine environments of northern South America. He has spent the other two thirds engaged with theory construction in anthropology in institutional settings. In this memoir, he tells of his contributions to ethnography as a theory-constructive endeavor, and depicts an academic and practical environment in which strong support exists, but where obstacles and strong resistance must also be navigated. Ethnographers construct theory within and sometimes against disciplinary frameworks, working back and forth between explication and explanation to make contributions to diverse and sometimes divergent literatures. This book traces Whitten's career from graduate student through a long and productive career as an anthropologist and ethnographer. Along the way, the reader gains valuable and sometimes surprising perspectives on American anthropology from 1950s to the present day, and insights into the different roles of the professional anthropologist. Whitten poignantly describes and analyzes the wrenching experience of moving from immersion in an Amazonian shamanic universe to administrative duties in a dysfunctional academic setting. As a mentor, author and editor of prominent books and journals, he highlights the importance of connecting a local study with the wider world. As a museum curator, he argues that it is above all a deep connection with living people that gives resonance to objects on display and agency to those studied. Throughout, Whitten makes a resounding case for serious, longitudinal ethnography as the foundation of anthropological theory, past, present and future. Patterns Through Time offers a moral and intellectual compass for all those who are embarking, traveling, looking back upon, or otherwise navigating the journey from casual observer of human life worlds to engaged ethnographer and accomplished professional anthropologist. This thoughtfully crafted, imaginative, and powerfully written memoir by a respected elder with more than five decades of experience as an ethnographer, author, editor, and beloved mentor should be required reading for all anthropologists and anyone who cares about the future of the discipline's unique blending of scientific rigor and humanistic values. Jonathan D. Hill, Professor of Anthropology, SIUC and President, Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America (2014-17)

Joan Didion and the Ethics of Memory (Hardcover): Matthew R. McLennan Joan Didion and the Ethics of Memory (Hardcover)
Matthew R. McLennan
R3,179 Discovery Miles 31 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Looking at the breadth of Joan Didion’s writing, from journalism, essays, fiction, memoir and screen plays, it may appear that there is no unifying thread, but Matthew R. McLennan argues that ‘the ethics of memory’ – the question of which norms should guide public and private remembrance – offers a promising vision of what is most characteristic and salient in Didion’s works. By framing her universe as indifferent and essentially precarious, McLennan demonstrates how this outlook guides Didion’s reflections on key themes linked to memory: namely witnessing and grieving, nostalgia, and the paradoxically amnesiac qualities of our increasingly archived public life that she explored in famous texts like Slouching Towards Bethlehem, The Year of Magical Thinking and Salvador. McLennan moves beyond the interpretive value of such an approach and frames Didion as a serious, iconoclastic philosopher of time and memory. Through her encounters with the past, the writer is shown to offer lessons for the future in an increasingly perilous and unsettled world.

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