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An Address on the Prevention of Pauperism (Paperback): Walter Channing An Address on the Prevention of Pauperism (Paperback)
Walter Channing
R398 Discovery Miles 3 980 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Feasts and Fasts - an Essay on the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Laws Relating to Sundays and Other Holidays, and... Feasts and Fasts - an Essay on the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Laws Relating to Sundays and Other Holidays, and Days of Fasting; With Notices of the Origin of Those Days, and of the Sittings and Vacations of the Courts (Paperback)
Edward Vansittart Neale
R676 Discovery Miles 6 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Prose on Several Occasions - Accompanied With Some Pieces in Verse (Paperback): George Colman Prose on Several Occasions - Accompanied With Some Pieces in Verse (Paperback)
George Colman
R562 Discovery Miles 5 620 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Manners and Customs of the New Zealanders - With Notes Corroborative of Their Habits, Usages, Etc., and Remarks to Intending... Manners and Customs of the New Zealanders - With Notes Corroborative of Their Habits, Usages, Etc., and Remarks to Intending Emigrants, With Numerous Cuts Drawn on Wood (Paperback)
Joel Samuel Polack
R564 Discovery Miles 5 640 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Poems of Progress (Paperback): Lizzie Doten Poems of Progress (Paperback)
Lizzie Doten
R525 Discovery Miles 5 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Sketches from Nature, - Taken, and Coloured, in a Journey to Margate (Paperback): George Keate Sketches from Nature, - Taken, and Coloured, in a Journey to Margate (Paperback)
George Keate
R528 Discovery Miles 5 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Living Standards, Poverty and Inequality in the UK 2013 (Paperback, New): Jonathan Cribb, Andrew Hood, Robert Joyce, David... Living Standards, Poverty and Inequality in the UK 2013 (Paperback, New)
Jonathan Cribb, Andrew Hood, Robert Joyce, David Phillips
R347 Discovery Miles 3 470 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The official statistics on the distribution of income and the extent of poverty in the UK in 2011-12 were released on Thursday 13 June 2013. Using the data underlying these statistics, this report analyses: - the changes in average incomes in the most recent year of data and the period since the start of the 'Great Recession'; - how the gap between rich and poor has changed and how this differs when looking at pre-tax-and-benefit income rather than net income; - the recent changes in both relative and absolute income poverty for the whole population and among different parts of the population; - the striking long-term changes in incomes and poverty rates for different parts of the population and different age groups; - the prospects for average incomes, inequality and poverty in the years ahead.

Noel Chabani Manganyi - Being While Black And Alienated In Apartheid South Africa (Paperback): Mabogo P. More Noel Chabani Manganyi - Being While Black And Alienated In Apartheid South Africa (Paperback)
Mabogo P. More
R430 R397 Discovery Miles 3 970 Save R33 (8%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

This is fundamentally a text about race and antiblack racism and their subsequent production of the problem of alienation (separation) of human beings from one another, from their bodies, and from themselves, globally, but with distinct and conscious focus on the historical context of apartheid and “post”-apartheid South Africa through the psychological lens of one of the country’s first and distinguished clinical psychologists, Noel Chabani Manganyi.

The book is a philosophically critical engagement with his work, and it constitutes, as it were, part of the author’s overarching project of attempting to reclaim and retrieve hitherto overlooked, ignored and invisibilised Black thinkers of the past and present. Although Manganyi has written over 10 books, the most important and popular being Being-Black-in-the-World (1973) and Alienation and the Body in Racist Society (1977), his ideas and work have, for one reason or another, been disregarded by mainstream South African psychology, let alone philosophy. The author foregrounds philosophy as also a culprit because Manganyi himself describes his work as that of “a psychologist who thinks and conceptualises psychological reality in a phenomenological way”.

Manganyi has the distinction of being the first Black clinical psychologist trained in South Africa as the title of his latest book, Apartheid and the Making of a Black Psychologist (2016) indicates. His body of published work reveals that from the beginning he has been involved in an attempt to contextualise his discipline, psychology, to the lived realities of his country, that is, apartheid racism and the alienation it produced on Black people. In other words, his main concern has been to utilise psychological discourse to address issues relevant to what can broadly be called “the Black lived-experience” in an antiblack racist society and their experience of the condition of alienation. As such he stood as a solitary figure whose voice was pushed to the margins of the psychological establishment, which was either silent about or complicit in the oppression of Blacks by the apartheid regime.

By exploring Manganyi’s serious concerns about apartheid racism and its attendant devastating production of alienation among Black people, the author argues that the problem of alienation produced by continuing rampant antiblack racism (even from the hands of a Black government) constitutes itself as a lingering problem of “post”-apartheid South Africa.

The author demonstrates that apartheid and alienation are not only conceptually synonymous but experientially related because what connects antiblack racism (apartheid) and alienation is the fact of our embodied existence in the world and that Black alienation manifests itself through the body. After all, antiblack racism is predicated on bodily appearance and body differences among human beings. Manganyi himself places a high premium on the body precisely because, in his view, the Black subjects have inherited a negative sociological schema of their black bodies as a result of which most of them experience themselves as somethings or objects outside of themselves, that is.

The value of revisiting Manganyi’s contribution can be underlined by reference to imperatives posed in recent incidents of antiblack racism and contemporary approaches to race and embodiment in disciplines such as philosophy (Black existentialism), psychology, sociology, cultural studies and identity politics.

This book's focus spans a wide variety of disciplines, including psychology, philosophy, political philosophy, critical race studies and post-colonialism, and therefore will be of interest to a broad cross-section of undergraduate and graduate students, scholars and activists.

Hutterite Diaries - Wisdom from My Prairie Community (Paperback): Linda Maendel Hutterite Diaries - Wisdom from My Prairie Community (Paperback)
Linda Maendel
R325 R305 Discovery Miles 3 050 Save R20 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Rethinking Communication Geographies - Geomedia, Digital Logistics and the Human Condition (Hardcover): Andr e Jansson Rethinking Communication Geographies - Geomedia, Digital Logistics and the Human Condition (Hardcover)
Andr e Jansson
R2,818 Discovery Miles 28 180 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Timely and original, Rethinking Communication Geographies explores the human condition under digital capitalism, depicting an environment in which digital logistics have taken centre stage in day-to-day life. The book responds to a pressing need to address the key questions of human autonomy and security, as well as the social power relations of the platform economy, in a world in which media and space have become increasingly entangled. Establishing a framework for understanding 'geomedia' as an environmental regime that shapes human subjectivity, Andre Jansson advances a humanistic and interdisciplinary approach to the study of communication geographies, arguing that human activities are accommodated to sustain the circulation of digital data. The book examines concrete examples related to audio-streaming, transmedia tourism, and platform urbanism, ultimately demonstrating how digital skills and logistical expertise have become forms of capital in contemporary society. Mapping ongoing transitions related to how digitalization affects spatial processes, the unique perspectives explored in this book will be of equal interest to postgraduates and researchers in the fields of human geography and media and communication studies. The innovative concepts and approaches to the study of digital geography introduced throughout will also enhance the dialogue between a vast range of disciplines across the humanities and social sciences.

These oppressions won't cease - An anthology of the political thought of the Cape Khoesan, 1777-1879 (Paperback): Robert... These oppressions won't cease - An anthology of the political thought of the Cape Khoesan, 1777-1879 (Paperback)
Robert Ross
R395 R365 Discovery Miles 3 650 Save R30 (8%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

The Khoesan were the first people in Africa to undergo the full rigours of European colonisation. By the early nineteenth century, they had largely been brought under colonial rule, dispossessed of their land and stock, and forced to work as labourers for farmers of European descent. Nevertheless, a portion of them were able to regain a degree of freedom and maintain their independence by taking refuge in the mission stations of the Western and Eastern Cape, most notably in the Kat River valley. For much of the nineteenth century, these Khoesan people kept up a steady commentary on, and intervention in, the course of politics in the Cape Colony. Through petitions, speeches at meetings, letters to the newspapers and correspondence between themselves, the Cape Khoesan articulated a continuous critique of the oppressions of colonialism, always stressing the need for equality before the law, as well as their opposition to attempts to limit their freedom of movement through vagrancy legislation and related measures. This was accompanied by a well-grounded distrust, in particular, of the British settlers of the Eastern Cape and a concomitant hope, rarely realised, in the benevolence of the British government in London. Comprising 98 of these texts, These Oppressions Won't Cease - an utterance expressed by Willem Uithaalder, commander of Khoe rebel forces in the war of 1850-3 - contains the essential documents of Khoesan political thought in the nineteenth century. These texts of the Khoesan provide a history of resistance to colonial oppression which has largely faded from view. Robert Ross, the eminent historian of precolonial South Africa, brings back their voices from the annals of the archive, voices which were formative in the establishment of black nationalism in South Africa, but which have long been silenced.

The Jewish Community of Washington, D.C. (Paperback): Dr Martin Garfinkle The Jewish Community of Washington, D.C. (Paperback)
Dr Martin Garfinkle; Introduction by Dr Adam Garfinkle; Foreword by Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington
R608 R552 Discovery Miles 5 520 Save R56 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Jewish community of Washington, D.C., located in the political nexus of the United States, has often enjoyed attention from people of every level of influence, including the president of the United States. On May 3, 1925, Calvin Coolidge attended the cornerstone laying ceremony of the Washington Jewish Community Center. Herbert Hoover, as a former president, was vocal in his denunciation of Nazi Germany's treatment of the Jews. His voice garnered the support of many United States senators in 1943, including two from Maryland and one from Virginia. Ronald Reagan sent his personal regards to the Ohev Shalom Talmud Torah Congregation on their 100th anniversary celebration on April 10, 1986.

An Elephant In My Kitchen (Paperback): Francoise Malby-Anthony, Katja Willemsen An Elephant In My Kitchen (Paperback)
Francoise Malby-Anthony, Katja Willemsen 1
R299 R271 Discovery Miles 2 710 Save R28 (9%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

'The most magical book about the African bush since Born Free' - Daily Mail

'A beautiful love story between humans and the majestic elephants' Jo Malone, Daily Express

Françoise Malby-Anthony never expected to find herself responsible for a herd of elephants with a troubled past. A chic Parisienne, her life changed forever when she fell in love with South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony. Together they founded a game reserve but after Lawrence’s death, Françoise faced the daunting responsibility of running Thula Thula without him. Poachers attacked their rhinos, their security team wouldn’t take orders from a woman and the authorities were threatening to cull their beloved elephant family. On top of that, the herd’s feisty new matriarch Frankie didn’t like her.

In this heart-warming and moving book, Françoise describes how she fought to protect the herd and to make her dream of building a wildlife rescue centre a reality. She found herself caring for a lost baby elephant who turned up at her house, and offering refuge to traumatized orphaned rhinos, and a hippo called Charlie who was scared of water. As she learned to trust herself, she discovered she’d had Frankie wrong all along . . .

Filled with extraordinary animals and the humans who dedicate their lives to saving them, An Elephant in My Kitchen by Françoise Malby-Anthony is a captivating and gripping read.

Hadha Baladuna - Arab American Narratives of Boundary and Belonging (Paperback): Ghassan Zeineddine, Nabeel Abraham, Sally... Hadha Baladuna - Arab American Narratives of Boundary and Belonging (Paperback)
Ghassan Zeineddine, Nabeel Abraham, Sally Howell
R638 R576 Discovery Miles 5 760 Save R62 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Essays and poems exploring the diverse range of the Arab American experience. This collection begins with stories of immigration and exile by following newcomers' attempts to assimilate into American society. Editors Ghassan Zeineddine, Nabeel Abraham, and Sally Howell have assembled emerging and established writers who examine notions of home, belonging, and citizenship from a wide array of communities, including cultural heritages originating from Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, and Yemen. The strong pattern in Arab Detroit today is to oppose marginalization through avid participation in almost every form of American identity-making. This engaged stance is not a by-product of culture, but a new way of thinking about the US in relation to one's homeland. Hadha Baladuna ("this is our country") is the first work of creative nonfiction in the field of Arab American literature that focuses entirely on the Arab diaspora in Metro Detroit, an area with the highest concentration of Arab Americans in the US. Narratives move from a young Lebanese man in the early 1920s peddling his wares along country roads to an aspiring Iraqi-Lebanese poet who turns to the music of Tupac Shakur for inspiration. The anthology then pivots to experiences growing up Arab American in Detroit and Dearborn, capturing the cultural vibrancy of urban neighborhoods and dramatizing the complexity of what it means to be Arab, particularly from the vantage point of biracial writers. Included in these works is a fearless account of domestic and sexual abuse and a story of a woman who comes to terms with her queer identity in a community that is not entirely accepting. The volume also includes photographs from award-winning artist Rania Matar that present heterogenous images of Arab American women set against the arresting backdrop of Detroit. The anthology concludes with explorations of political activism dating back to the 1960s and Dearborn's shifting demographic landscape. Hadha Baladuna will shed light on the shifting position of Arab Americans in an era of escalating tension between the United States and the Arab region.

British Goblins (Paperback): Wirt Sikes British Goblins (Paperback)
Wirt Sikes
R467 Discovery Miles 4 670 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Welsh Folklore (Paperback): Elias Owen Welsh Folklore (Paperback)
Elias Owen
R502 Discovery Miles 5 020 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Sex Robots & Vegan Meat - Adventures at the Frontier of Birth, Food, Sex & Death (Paperback): Jenny Kleeman Sex Robots & Vegan Meat - Adventures at the Frontier of Birth, Food, Sex & Death (Paperback)
Jenny Kleeman 1
R429 Discovery Miles 4 290 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What if we could have babies without having to bear children, eat meat without killing animals, have the perfect sexual relationship without compromise or choose the time of our painless death?

To find out, Jenny Kleeman has interviewed a sex robot, eaten a priceless lab-grown chicken nugget, watched foetuses growing in plastic bags and attended members-only meetings where people learn how to kill themselves.

Many of the people Kleeman has met say they are finding solutions to problems that have always defined and constricted humankind. But what truly motivates them? What kind of person devotes their life to building a death machine? What kind of customer is desperate to buy an artificially intelligent sex doll – and why? Who is campaigning against these advances, and how are they trying to stop them? And what about the many unintended consequences such inventions will inevitably unleash?

Sex Robots & Vegan Meat is not science fiction. It’s not about what might happen one day – it’s about what is happening right now, and who is making it happen. In the end, it asks a simple question: are we about to change what it means to be human . . . for ever?

Heart Of A Strong Woman - From Daveyton To Sarafina! My Story Of Triumph (Paperback): Xoliswa Nduneni-Ngema, Fred Khumalo Heart Of A Strong Woman - From Daveyton To Sarafina! My Story Of Triumph (Paperback)
Xoliswa Nduneni-Ngema, Fred Khumalo
R360 R337 Discovery Miles 3 370 Save R23 (6%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Xoliswa Nduneni-Ngema loved the theatre and dreamed of being an actress. She soon discovered that acting wasn't for her – managing productions was. She meets rising-star, Mbongeni Ngema and they marry.  As his success grows, they start a company that births the hit Sarafina! But beneath the stardom, Xoliswa experiences constant abuse.  With Fred Khumalo, she tells her powerful story. 

Mothers Of The Nation - Manyano Women In South Africa (Paperback): Lihle Ngcobozi Mothers Of The Nation - Manyano Women In South Africa (Paperback)
Lihle Ngcobozi
R310 R291 Discovery Miles 2 910 Save R19 (6%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

“Whenever I see a Manyano woman, I see a woman who has the world in her hands and has the power to make things change because of the power that is prayer”. - Stella Shumbe

“As a Manyano, you listen to painful journeys and experiences of people … They talk about abuse at home, unemployment, children who are reckless and all the sensitive things you can think of … We come together to share our pain and struggles.’ - Nobuntu Madwe

Lihle Ngcobozi, herself the progeny of three generations of Manyano women, takes an original, fresh look at the meaning of the Manyano. Between male-dominated struggle narratives and Western feminist misreadings, this church-based women's organisation has become a mere footnote to history.

Long overlooked as the juggernaut of black women’s organising that it has been and continues to be, the Manyano has immense historical and cultural meaning in black communities across the country. To this day, it is still evolving to meet the changing needs of black South Africans. Here, the Manyano women speak for themselves, in an African feminist meditation rendered by one of their own.

Beyond Beyond - A Chance Encounter, a Digital Courtship, and the Language of Love (Hardcover): Roz Lewy, Ralph Insinger Beyond Beyond - A Chance Encounter, a Digital Courtship, and the Language of Love (Hardcover)
Roz Lewy, Ralph Insinger
R691 R626 Discovery Miles 6 260 Save R65 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Doctor Zimmermann's Conversations With the Late King of Prussia - When He Attended Him in His Last Illness a Little Before... Doctor Zimmermann's Conversations With the Late King of Prussia - When He Attended Him in His Last Illness a Little Before His Death (Paperback)
Johann Georg Zimmermann
R448 Discovery Miles 4 480 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A Journal of Travels in England, Holland and Scotland - and of Two Passages Over the Atlantic, in the Years 1805 and 1806; With... A Journal of Travels in England, Holland and Scotland - and of Two Passages Over the Atlantic, in the Years 1805 and 1806; With Considerable Additions (Paperback)
Benjamin Silliman
R563 Discovery Miles 5 630 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A History of Colonization on the Western Coast of Africa (Paperback): Archibald Alexander A History of Colonization on the Western Coast of Africa (Paperback)
Archibald Alexander
R788 Discovery Miles 7 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Speech of the Rev. Sir Thomas Broughton, Bart - at the Meeting Held at Stafford, the 27Th of February Last, for the Purpose... The Speech of the Rev. Sir Thomas Broughton, Bart - at the Meeting Held at Stafford, the 27Th of February Last, for the Purpose of Addressing the King on the Present Situation of Public Affairs (Paperback)
Thomas Broughton
R313 Discovery Miles 3 130 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Report of the Trial of Prof. John W. Webster - Indicted for the Murder of Dr. George Parkman, Before the Supreme Judicial Court... Report of the Trial of Prof. John W. Webster - Indicted for the Murder of Dr. George Parkman, Before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Holden at Boston, on Tuesday, March 19, 1850 (Paperback)
John White Webster
R564 Discovery Miles 5 640 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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