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Social science researchers in the global South, and in South Africa particularly, utilise research methods in innovative ways in order to respond to contexts characterised by diversity, racial and political tensions, socioeconomic disparities and gender inequalities. These methods often remain undocumented – a gap that this book starts to address.
Written by experts from various methodological fields, Transforming Research Methods in the Social Sciences is a comprehensive collation of original essays and cutting-edge research that demonstrates the variety of novel techniques and research methods available to researchers responding to these context-bound issues. It is particularly relevant for study and research in the fields of applied psychology, sociology, ethnography, biography and anthropology. In addition to their unique combination of conceptual and application issues, the chapters also include discussions on ethical considerations relevant to the method in similar global South contexts.
Transforming Research Methods in the Social Sciences has much to offer to researchers, professionals and others involved in social science research both locally and internationally.
A renowned historian debunks current distortion and myths about
European colonialism in the New World and restores much needed
balance to our understanding of the past. Was America really
"stolen" from the Indians? Was Columbus a racist? Were Indians
really peace-loving, communistic environmentalists? Did Europeans
commit "genocide" in the New World? It seems that almost
everyone--from CNN to the New York Times to angry students pulling
down statues of our founders--believes that America's history is a
shameful tale of racism, exploitation, and cruelty. In Not Stolen,
renowned historian Jeff Fynn-Paul systematically dismantles this
relentlessly negative view of U.S. history, arguing that it is
based on shoddy methods, misinformation, and outright lies about
the past. America was not "stolen" from the Indians but fairly
purchased piece by piece in a thriving land market. Nor did
European settlers cheat, steal, murder, rape or purposely infect
them with smallpox to the extent that most people believe. No
genocide occurred--either literal or cultural--and the decline of
Native populations over time is not due to violence but to
assimilation and natural demographic processes. Fynn Paul not only
debunks these toxic myths, but provides a balanced portrait of this
complex historical process over 500 years. The real history of
Native and European relations will surprise you. Not only is this
not a tale of shameful sins and crimes against humanity--it is more
inspiring than you ever dared to imagine.
Anna was four years old when Fynn, then only 16 himself, found her
wandering round London's Docklands one foggy night in the 1930s.
Badly neglected and abandoned by her parents, he took her home to
be cared for by his own family. The impact of this extraordinary
child on Fynn, his friends and the people in their neighbourhood
was to be immense. Nobody who met Anna could remain the same: this
intelligent, lively, precocious chatterbox had an outlook on life
which completely undercut adult pretensions and illusions. Anna's
influence continues today. Anyone dipping into her
thought-processes falls under the spell of her luminous innocence,
wisdom and intimate relationship with 'Mister God'.
Family, Work, and Household presents the social and occupational
life of a late medieval Iberian town in rich, unprecedented detail.
The book combines a diachronic study of two regionally prominent
families-one knightly and one mercantile-with a detailed
cross-sectional urban study of household and occupation. The town
in question is the market town and administrative centre of Manresa
in Catalonia, whose exceptional archives make such a study
possible. For the diachronic studies, Fynn-Paul relied upon the
fact that Manresan archives preserve scores of individual family
notarial registers, and the cross-sectional study was made possible
by the Liber Manifesti of 1408, a cadastral survey which details
the property holdings of individual householders to an unusually
thorough degree. In these pages, the economic and social strategies
of many individuals, including both knights and burghers, come to
light over the course of several generations. The Black Death and
its aftermath play a prominent role in changing the outlook of many
social actors. Other chapters detail the socioeconomic topography
of the town, and examine occupational hierarchies, for such groups
as rentiers, merchants, leatherworkers, cloth workers, women
householders, and the poor.
Family, Work, and Household presents the social and occupational
life of a late medieval Iberian town in rich, unprecedented detail.
The book combines a diachronic study of two regionally prominent
families-one knightly and one mercantile-with a detailed
cross-sectional urban study of household and occupation. The town
in question is the market town and administrative centre of Manresa
in Catalonia, whose exceptional archives make such a study
possible. For the diachronic studies, Fynn-Paul relied upon the
fact that Manresan archives preserve scores of individual family
notarial registers, and the cross-sectional study was made possible
by the Liber Manifesti of 1408, a cadastral survey which details
the property holdings of individual householders to an unusually
thorough degree. In these pages, the economic and social strategies
of many individuals, including both knights and burghers, come to
light over the course of several generations. The Black Death and
its aftermath play a prominent role in changing the outlook of many
social actors. Other chapters detail the socioeconomic topography
of the town, and examine occupational hierarchies, for such groups
as rentiers, merchants, leatherworkers, cloth workers, women
householders, and the poor.
The tale of Tottenham Hotspur's extraordinary run to the 2019
Champions League Final in Madrid. Authors Alex Fynn and Martin
Cloake examine how Spurs confounded all predictions to enjoy their
most successful ever CL campaign - and what it means for the
future. They explain why a certain style of football and competing
in Europe are central to the club's identity, and look at how
manager Mauricio Pochettino drew on these traditions to create a
very modern success story. Using match reports from national
newspapers to provide the narrative thread, Fynn and Cloake draw on
their football backgrounds to explain why this campaign so fired
the imagination - in a season with no signings, played mostly
without a home stadium. With a rich cast of characters and
locations ranging from Eindhoven to Madrid via Barcelona and
Dortmund - and one emotional night in Amsterdam - One Step from
Glory tells the story of a football odyssey.
Nowhere is the human condition more apparent than in India, a
window to life, a window to all. Departures presents a journey
through place, life, and our preparations for departure from the
material to the ethereal. To journey with India is to reflect, a
portal to the experiences of a universal human condition,
Departures weaves together a sometimes-haunting story of modernity
and urbanisation with an ancient, diverse, and complex land. A work
in the humanist and social realist genre of photography, Departures
reflects on the 21st century urban stage contrasting the gritty
realism of urban life, work and the struggles and joys of the
everyday with the dramatic beauty of people, ritual, belief, and
landscape. Created from an archive of 20 years photographing,
living and working in India, Departures goes beyond the often
incidental or serendipitous nature of street photography to open
the door and explore the life within.
The Rise and Decline of an Iberian Bourgeoisie is one of the first
long-term studies in English of an Iberian town during the late
medieval crisis. Focusing on the Catalonian city of Manresa, Jeff
Fynn-Paul expertly integrates Iberian historiography with European
narratives to place the city's social, political and economic
development within the broader context of late medieval urban
decline. Drawing from extensive archival research, including legal
and administrative records, royal letters, and a cadastral survey
of more than 640 households entitled the 1408 Liber Manifesti, the
author surveys the economic strategies of both elites and
non-elites to a level previously unknown for any medieval town
outside of Tuscany and Ghent. In a major contribution to the
series, The Rise and Decline of an Iberian Bourgeoisie reveals how
a combination of the Black Death, royal policy, and a new public
debt system challenged, and finally undermined urban resilience in
Catalonia.
From the moment Anna and Fynn locked eyes, their times together were filled with delight and discovery. In her completely frank and honest way, Anna had an astonishing ability to ask--and answer--life's largest questions, and to feel the purpose of being. You see, Anna had a very special friendship with Mr. God. "Extraordinarily moving!" PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The Rise and Decline of an Iberian Bourgeoisie is one of the first
long-term studies in English of an Iberian town during the late
medieval crisis. Focusing on the Catalonian city of Manresa, Jeff
Fynn-Paul expertly integrates Iberian historiography with European
narratives to place the city's social, political and economic
development within the broader context of late medieval urban
decline. Drawing from extensive archival research, including legal
and administrative records, royal letters, and a cadastral survey
of more than 640 households entitled the 1408 Liber Manifesti, the
author surveys the economic strategies of both elites and
non-elites to a level previously unknown for any medieval town
outside of Tuscany and Ghent. In a major contribution to the
series, The Rise and Decline of an Iberian Bourgeoisie reveals how
a combination of the Black Death, royal policy, and a new public
debt system challenged, and finally undermined urban resilience in
Catalonia.
Though her short life was vividly presented in Mister God, This is
Anna, its huge success led to Fynn being inundated to write more
about his experiences with her. Anna and the Black Knight
introduces us to Mister John, a veteran of World War I and local
schoolmaster, who was to have a profound effect on Anna. Anna's
astonishing capacity for looking at things from fresh perspectives,
and her fascination with mathematics and Mister God, stands her in
good stead as her life is opened up to new things, such as school,
priests and motor cars. This sequel also includes the full text of
Anna's Book, reproductions of her own letters and writings. Her
artless and transparent conversations speak to the heart and are
recorded using her own unique and colourful spellings. The book is
again illustrated throughout with Papas's unequalled drawings.
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THE TOUCHING TRUE STORY THAT WON THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS OF READERS AROUND THE WORLD!
Anna was only four years old when Fynn found her on London's fog-shrouded docks. He took her back to his mother's home, and from that first moment, their times together were filled with delight and discovery. Anna had an astonishing ability to ask--and to answer--life's largest questions. Her total openness and honesty amazed all who knew her. She seemed to understand with uncanny certainty the purpose of being, the essence of feeling, the beauty of love. You see, Anna had a very special friendship with Mister God. . . .
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Chihuahua
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Mops
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Ragdoll
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Beagle
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Lagotto Romagnolo
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Kooikerhund
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