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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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Swift Currents (Hardcover)
David Bruce Grim
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R754
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Praise for Swift Currents "The Sea Island community surrounding
Beaufort, South Carolina, served as a center of historical action
and events during our country's Civil War and Reconstruction
Period. Iconic historical figures, families of southern planters,
and emancipated enslaved Africans were involved in the Port Royal
Experiment on the land and surrounding waterways. In Swift
Currents, David Grim introduces readers to powerful figures who
came to the region to make significant contributions: Harriet
Tubman, Laura Towne, Clara Barton, Charlotte Forten, Thomas
Wentworth Higginson, Robert Smalls, and Robert Gould Shaw. His
story seamlessly interweaves fictional characters with nonfictional
events and individuals to document the unique Gullah culture and
language. Grim conveys history through the point-of-view of a
people whose perspectives of family, racial justice, and freedom
have rarely been shared in literature." -Ronald Daise, cultural
preservationist, former chairman of the Federal Gullah Geechee
Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission, and charter member of the
Sea Island Translation Team and Literacy Project Twenty-three year
old Callie has lived in bondage at Oakheart Plantation since her
birth. Although she has become a valuable asset to her cruel
master, Daniel Bowen, Callie, her two brothers, and her young
daughter struggle to cope with the outrages of enslavement. Change
occurs suddenly on November 7, 1861, when the Union Navy attacks
Port Royal Sound in South Carolina. Slavery ends across the
surrounding sea islands as the planters flee. Ten thousand newly
freed people, like Callie and her family, begin life under the
authority of the US government. A historical novel based on actual
events from 1861 to 1863, Swift Currents describes the slaves'
transition from bondage to freedom through the lens of Callie and
her two brothers. As they and others pursue education, work for
wages, fight for freedom, and become landowners, their lives
intersect with civilian and military authorities. Callie's story
seeks to help the nation come to terms with its racial history and
serves to provide a greater understanding of shared stories, thus
lessening the inherited prejudice of generations.
This is the true story of two Bricklayers David and Scott, who met
at technical college in 1978, where they were both studying to
become bricklayers. They quickly became firm friends, and after
completing their apprenticeships worked together as a team and
eventually started a small construction company. Things were going
swimmingly for them both until the recession of the late 1980's
began to bite deep and the construction industry began to slowly
collapse around them. As jobs became increasingly scarce and harder
to find with wages dropping dramactically on a weekly basis, they
found the only way to beat the recession was to leave England and
their families to find work abroard in the vain hope of earning
enough money to be able to pay their mortgages and keep their homes
by what ever means it took to achive it. As they begin their
travels starting in Holland it goes to prove that not speaking the
language or understanding simple things like culture or even road
signs can lead to situations that quickly get out of hand and cause
no end of problems The two of them suddenly find that ignorance
quickly results in their small problems becoming extremely large
problems and as they expand their travels following the money
through Europe using Scotts VW Camper as their mode of transport,
they find that things can only go from bad to worse, a lot worse
In 2015 portraits by Dr John Adamson were displayed at the National
Museum of Scotland exhibition Photography: A Victorian Sensation.
The audience response to these powerful works was such that this
book has been produced, the first devoted to placing his work in
its historical context and to acquainting a new audience with his
work which, for conservation reasons, cannot be displayed all the
time. Dr Adamson (1809-70) was the older brother of the better
known Robert Adamson (1821-48), famous for his pioneering
photography work with D. O. Hill. John Adamson remained an amateur;
his photography had to be fitted in around his busy medical
practice in St Andrews. The photographs are drawn mainly from two
extremely early and significant albums, presented to the Museum in
the 1940s. An Appendix has technical information on, for example:
camera obscura, lenses, daguerreotype, calotype, the albumen
process, and the collodian negative process.
The social conscience of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (1786-1845)
developed as he operated a brewery in Spitalfields,
nineteenth-century London s poorest parish. His interest and
research on penal discipline brought him national prominence and
led to a parliamentary career that lasted nearly two decades.
Buxton s association with noted activist William Wilberforce led to
his own involvement in the anti-slavery movement, a cause he
fiercely championed, resulting in Britain s abolition of slavery in
1834. Buxton s involvement in the disastrous 1841 Niger expedition
effectively ended his public career and paved the way to British
imperialism in Africa. A man of many interests, Buxton also
supported Catholic emancipation and ending the Hindu suttee. Few
nineteenth-century social reformers have had as much of an impact
or have cast as long a shadow as Buxton. At the time of his death,
many saw him as the epitome of Christian activism, yet today Buxton
remains largely ignored and forgotten. David Bruce examines the
life of one of Great Britain s most prominent social activists.
Using his personal papers, and the papers and books of his friends,
associates, and contemporaries, The Life of Sir Thomas Fowell
Buxton paints a portrait of a unique individual driven to improve
his world."
Nationalism remains one of the key political, societal, and
sociopsychological phenomena in contemporary Europe. Its
significance for the justification of state policies and the
stability of political systems, particularly in the context of
advanced democracies, and its significance for people's basic needs
for a political and cultural identity and a sense of national pride
continue to challenge scholars. The international scholars
assembled in this edited collection suggest that the use of three
perspectives supranationalism, boundary-making nationalism, and
regional nationalism may be promising as an explanatory framework
for the analysis of nationalism in Europe. The book's contributors
distance themselves from older dichotomies such as civic and ethnic
nationalism and questions the one-sided normativity of nationalism,
in particular in the concept of liberal nationalism. It argues that
a promising approach to contemporary nationalism should reflect the
multiplicity of nationalism. The volume is a collection of studies
by a multinational group of authors with backgrounds in Belgium,
Bulgaria, Canada, Germany, Latvia, New Zealand, Poland, Spain,
Ukraine and the United States."
Can good-will be good business? Firms are increasingly called upon
to address matters such as poverty and human rights violations. The
demand for corporate social responsibility (CSR) is directed mainly
at top management in multinational corporations who are reminded
that, in addition to helping to make the world a better place,
their commitment to social action will be rewarded by lasting
customer loyalty and profits. But is it true that firms that engage
in social action will be rewarded with a good name, competitive
advantage, superior profits and corporate sustainability? What if
it is true for some firms and not for others? This book addresses
these and other questions by explaining the how and why of creating
value and competitive advantage through corporate social action. It
shows how and when firms can develop successful corporate social
strategies that establish strong commitments to shareholders,
employees and other stakeholders.
Can good-will be good business? Firms are increasingly called upon
to address matters such as poverty and human rights violations. The
demand for corporate social responsibility (CSR) is directed mainly
at top management in multinational corporations who are reminded
that, in addition to helping to make the world a better place,
their commitment to social action will be rewarded by lasting
customer loyalty and profits. But is it true that firms that engage
in social action will be rewarded with a good name, competitive
advantage, superior profits and corporate sustainability? What if
it is true for some firms and not for others? This book addresses
these and other questions by explaining the how and why of creating
value and competitive advantage through corporate social action. It
shows how and when firms can develop successful corporate social
strategies that establish strong commitments to shareholders,
employees and other stakeholders.
From disagreement over an Islamic Center in New York to clashes
between Christians and Muslims in Egypt, tension between the three
Abrahamic faiths often runs high. Yet for all their differences,
these three traditions Judaism, Islam, and Christianity share much
in common. Three Testaments brings together for the first time the
text of the Torah, the New Testament, and the Quran, so that
readers can explore for themselves the connections, as well as the
points of departure, between the three faiths. Notable religion
scholars provide accessible introductions to each tradition, and
commentary from editor Brian Arthur Brown explores how the three
faiths may draw similarities from the ancient Zoroastrian
tradition. This powerful book provides a much-needed interfaith
perspective on key sacred texts.
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Four Testaments - Tao Te Ching, Analects, Dhammapada, Bhagavad Gita: Sacred Scriptures of Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Hinduism (Paperback)
Brian Arthur Brown; Foreword by Francis X Clooney S J; Contributions by David Bruce, K E Eduljee, Richard Freund, …
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R1,049
Discovery Miles 10 490
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Four Testaments brings together four foundational texts from world
religions-the Tao Te Ching, Dhammapada, Analects of Confucius, and
Bhagavad Gita-inviting readers to experience them in full, to
explore possible points of connection and divergence, and to better
understand people who practice these traditions. Following Brian
Arthur Brown's award-winning Three Testaments: Torah, Gospel,
Quran, this volume of Four Testaments features essays by esteemed
scholars to introduce readers to each tradition and text, as well
as commentary on unexpected ways the ancient Zoroastrian tradition
might connect Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Hinduism, along
with the Abrahamic faiths. Four Testaments aims to foster deeper
religious understanding in our interconnected and contentious
world.
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Four Testaments - Tao Te Ching, Analects, Dhammapada, Bhagavad Gita: Sacred Scriptures of Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Hinduism (Hardcover)
Brian Arthur Brown; Foreword by Francis X Clooney S J; Contributions by David Bruce, K E Eduljee, Richard Freund, …
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R1,629
Discovery Miles 16 290
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Four Testaments brings together four foundational texts from world
religions-the Tao Te Ching, Dhammapada, Analects of Confucius, and
Bhagavad Gita-inviting readers to experience them in full, to
explore possible points of connection and divergence, and to better
understand people who practice these traditions. Following Brian
Arthur Brown's award-winning Three Testaments: Torah, Gospel,
Quran, this volume of Four Testaments features essays by esteemed
scholars to introduce readers to each tradition and text, as well
as commentary on unexpected ways the ancient Zoroastrian tradition
might connect Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Hinduism, as well
as the Abrahamic faiths. Four Testaments aims to foster deeper
religious understanding in our interconnected and contentious
world.
Publication of the "New South African Review, " produced from the
department of sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand, "
"represents the launch of an exciting new annual series of studies
in South African politics, economics, and society. Drawing together
original contributions, Volume 1 2010 will range widely over South
Africa's location in the global economic crisis, the mounting
environmental challenges facing the country, and the extent of
poverty and unemployment through to the state of Zuma's ANC, land
reform, and other critical issues confronting South African
society: crime, child trafficking, HIV-Aids, indigent management,
the justice system, and so on. Controversial, challenging and
critical, the collection is framed by the question of whether South
Africa can shift from a present path heralding long-term decline to
a more optimistic future of global competitiveness and sustainable
development. A vital read for all those wishing to keep track of
present policies, trends, and outcomes in South African political
economy. Contributors to the volume include: Devan Pillay, Mark
Swilling, Mike Muller on the environmental crisis; Neva Magketla,
Seeraj Mohammed, Sam Kariuki, Doreen Atkinson, and Scarlett
Cornellison on the economy; Anthony Butler, Maxi Schoeman, Liezl
Loots and Kammila Naidoo on politics; Colin Hoag, Prishani Naidoo,
Jeremy Gordin and Louis Reynolds on state policy; Zosa de Sas
Kropiwnicki, Hein Marais, Peter Vale, Loren Landau, Tara Polzer,
Aurelia Wa Kabwe Segatti, Terry Ann Selikow, and Graham Gibbon on
society and crisis; Roger Southall on development or decline.
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