Print Culture in Southern Africa is concerned with the institutions and processes informing textual production, circulation and consumption in the region, over a broad historical period from the late 18th century to the present day. The book is organised around three closely related themes. Firstly, it presents original research into the formation of reading publics and the impact of reading cultures, by uncovering obscure but important reading communities and circuits of book distribution and reception. A second theme is the relationship between print and politics, with a particular focus on the networks of power: how control over the production and circulation of printed books has shaped literary and cultural development. The third theme is transnational print culture, and how the control exercised by publishers in Europe and America has shaped literature and society in southern Africa. Drawing together interdisciplinary research and diverse methodologies, the collection encompasses a range of perspectives, including literary studies, anthropology, publishing studies, the history of the book and art history, and many of the chapters are based on previously unexamined archives and collections. The volume contributes to current debates and opens up new and exciting ways of furthering the study of postcolonial literature and African book history. The chapters included in this book were originally published in the Journal of Southern African Studies.

Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: AQA Level: GCSE Subject: English Language First teaching: 2015 First exams: 2017 Matched to the requirements of the AQA GCSE English Language specification, this workbook provides a targeted approach to practising the key reading skills of language and structural analysis; evaluation and comparision. Focusing on grades 6-9, this full-colour, write-in workbook takes students through the individual exam questions and provides extensive practice opportunities, sample student answers, revision tips and sample exam papers. Including opportunities for self-assessment and reviewing progress, students take control of their skills development through this motivational resource, written by an expert and experienced author team.

The assumption that there is a significant connection between normal psychological and biological differences and the development of psychological disorders has grown in recent years and research in this area has developed rapidly. Written by psychologists with expertise in both the areas of abnormal and differential psychology, this textbook aims to integrate evidence and ideas from healthy personality and temperament on the one hand and psychological disorders on the other. This is achieved by viewing personality traits as predispositions to disorder, and by questioning how far the causes of various disorders can be seen as an extension or exaggeration of processes underlying normal personality or temperament. These main themes are discussed using a biological perspective, based on the theory that personality can be deconstructed into a number of basic dimensions (of biological origin) that also act as vulnerability factors for disorder. This is a second level textbook for undergraduate students of psychology, but it can also be used by health professionals and their trainees, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and nurses.

Print Culture in Southern Africa is concerned with the institutions and processes informing textual production, circulation and consumption in the region, over a broad historical period from the late 18th century to the present day. The book is organised around three closely related themes. Firstly, it presents original research into the formation of reading publics and the impact of reading cultures, by uncovering obscure but important reading communities and circuits of book distribution and reception. A second theme is the relationship between print and politics, with a particular focus on the networks of power: how control over the production and circulation of printed books has shaped literary and cultural development. The third theme is transnational print culture, and how the control exercised by publishers in Europe and America has shaped literature and society in southern Africa. Drawing together interdisciplinary research and diverse methodologies, the collection encompasses a range of perspectives, including literary studies, anthropology, publishing studies, the history of the book and art history, and many of the chapters are based on previously unexamined archives and collections. The volume contributes to current debates and opens up new and exciting ways of furthering the study of postcolonial literature and African book history. The chapters included in this book were originally published in the Journal of Southern African Studies.

One photocopiable and editable teacher pack with 9 knowledge-rich projects to build skills, reading stamina and cultural understanding in Key Stage 3 English. Shortlisted for the Education Resources Awards 2021 Invigorate your KS3 English curriculum and create a firm foundation for GCSE 9-1 English with 9 projects over three years and ready-to-use teaching PowerPoints, lesson plans and student activity worksheets. Explore thematically linked extracts from nineteenth-century fiction, poetry and non-fiction and twenty-first-century non-fiction to build a springboard for GCSE 9-1 English and English Literature Illuminate and understand key contexts for GCSE 9-1 set texts such as growing up, crime and punishment, monsters and medicine, and child labour Develop and interleave knowledge, skills and cultural capital to build a coherently planned curriculum that enriches students' study in Key Stage 3 English Easy to use and fit alongside your English department's class readers, plays and anthologies Save time with expertly planned and sequenced lessons with ready-made teaching PowerPoints, age-appropriate texts and student activity worksheets Photocopiable and editable files on the free download on collins.co.uk//ReimagineKS3English/download

This is a colourful first words book in a chunky board book format with sparkly foil detail throughout. This delightful early learning book is the perfect way to introduce your child to the alphabet. Look at the objects that appear on the left-hand page. Then, encourage your child to find and name them on the right-hand page. There are silly scenes on the beach where you can learn 'B' for boat and 'C' for cake, or go underwater for 'N' for net and 'O' for octopus. In every picture, there are lots of extra objects for your child to look for - an alphabet of sparkly fun! Colourful shiny foil throughout makes every page a delight. This is a colourful first words book in a chunky board book format with sparkly foil detail throughout. This title takes a children through the alphabet with fun, lively pictures set in a number of different scenes, including at the seaside, in the park, under the sea, at a party and in the garden. This title includes interactive spot-the-picture games on each page to help first readers identify and learn new words. Other titles in the "Sparkly Learning Series" include "First Animals" and "First Pictures".

This reader is the most comprehensive selection of key texts on twentieth and twenty-first century print culture yet compiled. Illuminating the networks and processes that have shaped reading, writing and publishing, the selected extracts also examine the effect of printed and digital texts on society. Featuring a general introduction to contemporary print culture and publishing studies, the volume includes 42 influential and innovative pieces of writing, arranged around themes such as authorship, women and print culture, colonial and postcolonial publishing and globalisation. Offering a concise survey of critical work, this volume is an essential companion for students of literature or publishing with an interest in the history of the book.

This is a colourful first words book in a chunky board book format with sparkly foil detail throughout. This delightful early learning book is the perfect way to introduce your child to new and familiar words set in a world of everyday activities. Look at the objects that appear on the left-hand page. Then, encourage your child to find and name them on the right-hand page. Join Bobby Bear on a busy day shopping, swimming and going to school. Identify the Towel, Armbands, Bag and Trunks at the pool, or Cup, Sandwich, Biscuit and Milk at dinner time. In every picture, there are lots of extra objects for your child to look for - a lot of sparkly fun! Colourful shiny foil throughout makes every page a delight. This title includes interactive spot-the-picture games on each page to help first readers identify and learn new words. Other titles in the "Sparkly Learning Series" include "First ABC" and "First Animals".

Drop this amusing waterproof book in the water with baby's bath for a festival of noisy, splashing fun! Bright, humorous animal pictures appear on every floatable vinyl page, and a rattle embedded inside the book makes an amusing jingle that will evoke baby's laughter. The friendly animals that romp through these pages are a sheep, a pig, a hen, a horse, a dog, and a cow.

Drop this amusing waterproof book in the water with baby's bath for a festival of noisy, splashing fun! Bright, humorous animal pictures appear on every floatable vinyl page, and a rattle embedded inside the book makes an amusing jingle that will evoke baby's laughter. Baby can see pictures of a crab, a starfish, a school of fish, an octopus, and a seahorse.

During the period of decolonisation in Africa, the CIA covertly subsidised a number of African authors, editors and publishers as part of its anti-communist propaganda strategy. Managed by two front organisations, the Congress of Cultural Freedom and the Farfield Foundation, its Africa programme stretched across the continent. This Element unravels the hidden networks and associations underpinning African literary publishing in the 1960s; it evaluates the success of the CIA in secretly infiltrating and influencing African literary magazines and publishing firms, and examines the extent to which new circuits of cultural and literary power emerged. Based on new archival evidence relating to the Transcription Centre, The Classic and The New African, it includes case studies of Wole Soyinka, Nat Nakasa and Bessie Head, which assess how the authors' careers were affected by these transnational networks and also reveal how they challenged, subverted, and resisted external influence and control.

This is a colourful first opposites book in a chunky boardbook format with sparkly foil detail throughout. From big and small to hot and cold, learn all about opposites with lively pictures set in a number of different scenes, including busy airport, garden fun, shopping time, park playtime, and working at the garage. It includes interactive spot-the-picture games on each page to help first readers identify and learn new words. Other titles in the "Sparkly Learning Series" include "First ABC", "First Numbers", "First Words","First Animals" and "First Pictures". This delightful early learning book is the perfect way to introduce your child to opposites. Invite your child to spot opposites in a variety of everyday scenes, from big and small planes at the airport to long and short pets at the shops. You can look at the objects that appear on the left-hand page. Then, encourage your child to find and name them on the right-hand page. In every picture, there are lots of extra objects for your child to look for. Shiny foil throughout makes every page a delight.

This fascinating collection of over 200 archive images explores the colourful history of Newcastle-under-Lyme School over the last 130 years. The recording of information about the school was started by its first headmaster, and all of the archive material has been collated in recent years. This book looks at the development of the school, including the staff, pupils and the building itself, as well as sports, special events and a look at the school during times of war.

This reader is the most comprehensive selection of key texts on twentieth and twenty-first century print culture yet compiled. Illuminating the networks and processes that have shaped reading, writing and publishing, the selected extracts also examine the effect of printed and digital texts on society. Featuring a general introduction to contemporary print culture and publishing studies, the volume includes 42 influential and innovative pieces of writing, arranged around themes such as authorship, women and print culture, colonial and postcolonial publishing and globalisation. Offering a concise survey of critical work, this volume is an essential companion for students of literature or publishing with an interest in the history of the book.