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Dusty - Journey of a High School Coaching Icon (Hardcover): Bob Hodges Dusty - Journey of a High School Coaching Icon (Hardcover)
Bob Hodges
R701 R628 Discovery Miles 6 280 Save R73 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

An amazing and captivating story of how a kid on a farm in the depression years who never played the game rose to the pinnacle of the high school coaching profession in the basketball arena. Recognized as one of the best by his peers and former players, Dusty Carter wound his way from the hills of Clay County, Alabama into the Alabama High School Athletic Association Coaches Hall of Fame. During his journey, he endeared himself to those along the way--his family, his coaching colleagues, and his former players. This is his story of that pilgrimage, told through the mouths of those he touched along the way.

Social Fuzziology - Study of Fuzziness of Social Complexity (Hardcover, 2002 ed.): Vladimir Dimitrov, Bob Hodge Social Fuzziology - Study of Fuzziness of Social Complexity (Hardcover, 2002 ed.)
Vladimir Dimitrov, Bob Hodge
R2,993 Discovery Miles 29 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Fuzziology studies the fuzziness inherent in what we know about ourselves, the sources and nature of our experience, our thoughts and feelings, drives for understanding and urges to create and realise our potential. This kind of fuzziness is at the core of our existence, at the essence of our humanness. It affects any field of human activity, be it mathematical study of fuzzy equations and fuzzy integrals; engineering design and implementation of fuzzy logic-based methodologies; fuzzy control systems or fuzzy robots. Social fuzziology investigates the role of fuzziness in understanding the dynamic complexity of human existence in the social world. It is a study of the nexus between the complex demands of life -individual and social -and the fuzziness of thinking. Since human evolution over 2 billion years has seen the co-evolution of social complexity with human language and thought, it is likely that the fuzziness of language and thought is especially intimately formed by the demands of social complexity, just as social complexity is sustained by the inherent fuzziness of language and thought. Social fuzziology is not simply one field of application of fuzziology. Given the initial state of the development of fuzziology, social fuzziology needs to develop hand in hand with fuzziology, each helping to advance the other.

Language and Control (Paperback): Roger Fowler, Bob Hodge, Gunther Kress, Tony Trew Language and Control (Paperback)
Roger Fowler, Bob Hodge, Gunther Kress, Tony Trew
R1,134 Discovery Miles 11 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Originally published in 1979. This book studies language variation as a part of social practice - how language expresses and helps regulate social relationships of all kinds. Different groups, classes, institutions and situations have their special modes of language and these varieties are not just stylistic reflections of social differences; speaking or writing in a certain manner entails articulating certain social meanings, however implicit. This book focuses on the repressive and falsifying side of linguistic practice but not without recognising the power of language to reveal and communicate. It analyses the language used in a variety of situations, including news reporting, interviews, rules and regulations, even such apparently innocuous language as the rhymes on greetings cards. It argues for a critical linguistics capable of exposing distortion and mystification in language, and introduces some basic tools for a do-it-yourself analysis of language, ideology and control.

Language and Control (Hardcover): Roger Fowler, Bob Hodge, Gunther Kress, Tony Trew Language and Control (Hardcover)
Roger Fowler, Bob Hodge, Gunther Kress, Tony Trew
R3,579 Discovery Miles 35 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Originally published in 1979. This book studies language variation as a part of social practice - how language expresses and helps regulate social relationships of all kinds. Different groups, classes, institutions and situations have their special modes of language and these varieties are not just stylistic reflections of social differences; speaking or writing in a certain manner entails articulating certain social meanings, however implicit. This book focuses on the repressive and falsifying side of linguistic practice but not without recognising the power of language to reveal and communicate. It analyses the language used in a variety of situations, including news reporting, interviews, rules and regulations, even such apparently innocuous language as the rhymes on greetings cards. It argues for a critical linguistics capable of exposing distortion and mystification in language, and introduces some basic tools for a do-it-yourself analysis of language, ideology and control.

Politics of Chinese Language and Culture - The Art of Reading Dragons (Paperback): Bob Hodge, Kam Louie Politics of Chinese Language and Culture - The Art of Reading Dragons (Paperback)
Bob Hodge, Kam Louie
R1,665 Discovery Miles 16 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


An innovative text which adopts the tools of cultural studies to provide a fresh approach to the study of Chinese language, culture and society. The book tackles areas such as grammar, language, gender, popular culture, film and the Chinese diaspora and employs the concepts of social semiotics to extend the ideas of language and reading. Covering a range of cultural texts, it will help to break down the boundaries around the ideas and identities of East and West and provide a more relevant analysis of the Chinese and China.

Politics of Chinese Language and Culture - The Art of Reading Dragons (Hardcover): Bob Hodge, Kam Louie Politics of Chinese Language and Culture - The Art of Reading Dragons (Hardcover)
Bob Hodge, Kam Louie
R5,822 Discovery Miles 58 220 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


An innovative text which adopts the tools of cultural studies to provide a fresh approach to the study of Chinese language, culture and society. The book tackles areas such as grammar, language, gender, popular culture, film and the Chinese diaspora and employs the concepts of social semiotics to extend the ideas of language and reading. Covering a range of cultural texts, it will help to break down the boundaries around the ideas and identities of East and West and provide a more relevant analysis of the Chinese and China.

Teaching as Communication (Hardcover): Bob Hodge Teaching as Communication (Hardcover)
Bob Hodge
R4,019 Discovery Miles 40 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Good teaching relies on a firm grasp of the communication process. In this innovative text Bob Hodge presents common pitfalls in the communication of teachers, and shows where they are most likely to mistake the communication of pupils. He uses practical examples which enable the reader to see an immediate and direct connection with classroom practises, making principles easier to understand and apply.

Myths of Oz - Reading Australian Popular Culture (Hardcover): John Fiske, Bob Hodge, Graeme Turner Myths of Oz - Reading Australian Popular Culture (Hardcover)
John Fiske, Bob Hodge, Graeme Turner
R4,467 Discovery Miles 44 670 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book, first published in 1987, sets out to examine and extend our understanding of Australian popular culture, and to counter the long-established, traditional criticism bewailing its lack. The authors argue that the 'knocker's' view started from an elitist viewpoint, yearning for Australia to aspire to a European culture in art, music, literature and other traditional cultural fields. They argue however that there are other definitions of culture that are more populist, more comprehensive, and which represent a vitality and dynamism which is a true reflection of the lives and aspirations of Australians. Myths of Oz offers no comprehensive definition of Australian culture, but rather a way of interpreting its various aspects. The barbeque or the pub, an expedition to the shops or a day at the beach, the home, the workplace or the job queue; all these intrinsic parts of Australian life are examined and conclusions drawn as to how they shape or are shaped by what we call popular culture. The authors look too at monuments and symbols, from Ayers Rock to the Sydney Opera House, which both shape and reflect Australian culture, while a chapter on the Australian accent shows how language and terminology play a powerful role in establishing cultural standpoints. A particular strength of this book is that while delivering a provocative and stimulating series of viewpoints on popular culture, it also makes use of current academic tools and methodology to ensure that we gain new insights into the meanings and pleasures we derive from our everyday experiences.

Portable Prose - The Novel and the Everyday (Hardcover): Jarrad Cogle Portable Prose - The Novel and the Everyday (Hardcover)
Jarrad Cogle; Edited by Jarrad Cogle; Contributions by Jedidiah Evans, Nicola Evans; Edited by N. Cyril Fischer; Contributions by …
R2,530 Discovery Miles 25 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Portable Prose: The Novel and the Everyday examines the novel as a privileged site for representing the everyday, as well as a physical object that occupies public and private space. This collection interrogates the relationships between these differing aspects of the novel's existence, negotiating the boundaries between the material world, subjective experience, and strategies of representation. This collection offers a wide array of innovative novelistic explorations-with a focus ranging from nineteenth-century fiction to contemporary literary theory-and explores the portability of novels as both physical things and virtual hermeneutic devices. While mimetic qualities of prose remain an integral consideration for literary interpretation, this collection argues for more diverse frameworks-ones that see aesthetic components of the novel in close connection with reading practices, shared structures of feeling, and the corporeal. In this capacity, this volume will argue for readings of texts that consider the capacity for literary culture to move through the world, but also to make it or re-make it new.

Social Fuzziology - Study of Fuzziness of Social Complexity (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002):... Social Fuzziology - Study of Fuzziness of Social Complexity (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002)
Vladimir Dimitrov, Bob Hodge
R2,849 Discovery Miles 28 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Fuzziology studies the fuzziness inherent in what we know about ourselves, the sources and nature of our experience, our thoughts and feelings, drives for understanding and urges to create and realise our potential. This kind of fuzziness is at the core of our existence, at the essence of our humanness. It affects any field of human activity, be it mathematical study of fuzzy equations and fuzzy integrals; engineering design and implementation of fuzzy logic-based methodologies; fuzzy control systems or fuzzy robots. Social fuzziology investigates the role of fuzziness in understanding the dynamic complexity of human existence in the social world. It is a study of the nexus between the complex demands of life -individual and social -and the fuzziness of thinking. Since human evolution over 2 billion years has seen the co-evolution of social complexity with human language and thought, it is likely that the fuzziness of language and thought is especially intimately formed by the demands of social complexity, just as social complexity is sustained by the inherent fuzziness of language and thought. Social fuzziology is not simply one field of application of fuzziology. Given the initial state of the development of fuzziology, social fuzziology needs to develop hand in hand with fuzziology, each helping to advance the other.

Myths of Oz - Reading Australian Popular Culture (Paperback): John Fiske, Bob Hodge, Graeme Turner Myths of Oz - Reading Australian Popular Culture (Paperback)
John Fiske, Bob Hodge, Graeme Turner
R1,225 Discovery Miles 12 250 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This book, first published in 1987, sets out to examine and extend our understanding of Australian popular culture, and to counter the long-established, traditional criticism bewailing its lack. The authors argue that the 'knocker's' view started from an elitist viewpoint, yearning for Australia to aspire to a European culture in art, music, literature and other traditional cultural fields. They argue however that there are other definitions of culture that are more populist, more comprehensive, and which represent a vitality and dynamism which is a true reflection of the lives and aspirations of Australians. Myths of Oz offers no comprehensive definition of Australian culture, but rather a way of interpreting its various aspects. The barbeque or the pub, an expedition to the shops or a day at the beach, the home, the workplace or the job queue; all these intrinsic parts of Australian life are examined and conclusions drawn as to how they shape or are shaped by what we call popular culture. The authors look too at monuments and symbols, from Ayers Rock to the Sydney Opera House, which both shape and reflect Australian culture, while a chapter on the Australian accent shows how language and terminology play a powerful role in establishing cultural standpoints. A particular strength of this book is that while delivering a provocative and stimulating series of viewpoints on popular culture, it also makes use of current academic tools and methodology to ensure that we gain new insights into the meanings and pleasures we derive from our everyday experiences.

Chaos Theory & the Larrikin Principle - Working with Organisations in a Neo-Liberal World (Paperback): Bob Hodge, Gabriela... Chaos Theory & the Larrikin Principle - Working with Organisations in a Neo-Liberal World (Paperback)
Bob Hodge, Gabriela Coronado, Fernanda Duarte, Greg Teal
R585 Discovery Miles 5 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This lively, accessible book applies ideas from chaos and complexity theory to core issues in organization studies. It develops a new critique of managerialism and (its global godfather) neo-liberalism, which are still dominant ideologies in management today. It complements theoretical critique with stories and voices from the front line of organizational life in Australia, Mexico, and Brazil. Chaos Theory and the Larrikin Principle argues that managerialism is unjust - with linearity, rigidity, and the will to control - producing dysfunctional organizations which then require alternative practices in order to survive. Managerialism's efforts to ignore these basic facts of organizational life leave it enmeshed in unacknowledged contradictions, unable to understand itself or develop new strategies. The book gathers these alternative practices under the rubric of the Larrikin Principle. The Larrikin is known in Australian popular culture as a carrier of a distinctive Australian identity: egalitarian improviser, rule-bender, relentless foe of managerial double-speak. This book takes the Larrikin figure back to its archetypal origins which have similar manifestations across the globe. The transcultural, postmodern Larrikin Principle carries principles and strategies of critical management and chaos theories into academic management studies and contemporary organizational life. It is a breath of fresh air that will be appreciated by students, practitioners, and victims of today's managerialism.

The Grandkids' Guide to Atlantis (Paperback): Bob Hodge The Grandkids' Guide to Atlantis (Paperback)
Bob Hodge
R489 R463 Discovery Miles 4 630 Save R26 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dusty - Journey of a High School Coaching Icon (Paperback): Bob Hodges Dusty - Journey of a High School Coaching Icon (Paperback)
Bob Hodges
R456 R429 Discovery Miles 4 290 Save R27 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

An amazing and captivating story of how a kid on a farm in the depression years who never played the game rose to the pinnacle of the high school coaching profession in the basketball arena. Recognized as one of the best by his peers and former players, Dusty Carter wound his way from the hills of Clay County, Alabama into the Alabama High School Athletic Association Coaches Hall of Fame. During his journey, he endeared himself to those along the way--his family, his coaching colleagues, and his former players. This is his story of that pilgrimage, told through the mouths of those he touched along the way.

Ravelings - A Collection of Poetry and Short Fiction (Paperback): Bob Hodges Ravelings - A Collection of Poetry and Short Fiction (Paperback)
Bob Hodges
R285 R270 Discovery Miles 2 700 Save R15 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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