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Writing an essay is rather like building a house. First, you need
to have a carefully thought-out plan and a clear idea of how to use
all the different tools and building materials. Of course, you also
need to know what the finished project should look like. What are
the conventions that other building contractors use? What does the
home-owner expect? Only once you fully understand the basic
principles of building are you able to put together, brick by
brick, the four walls, a floor, a roof and the finishing touches,
such as windows and doors. Much the same is true of writing an
essay. You need to know the building regulations. You need to know
what you are expected to build. You need to know the secrets and
tricks of the trade. You need to practise. In this handbook,
students - those who are about to write their first essay and those
who have written numerous essays but who know that they are capable
of obtaining better results - are guided along the basic principles
of planning and building an essay that is well structured, clear
and concise, and meets the high international standards required by
tertiary educational institutions.
J.D. Lewis-Williams, a leading South African archaeologist and
ethnographer, examines the complex myths of the San-Bushmen to
create a larger theory of how myth is used in cultures worldwide.
Exploring ethnographic, archival and archaeological lines of
research, he extracts the `nuggets', the far-reaching but often
unspoken words and concepts of language and understanding that are
opaque to outsiders, to establish a more nuanced theory of the role
of these myths in the thought-world and social circumstances of the
San. The book draws from the author's own work, the unique
19th-century Bleek & Lloyd archive, more recent ethnographic
work, and San rock art and includes well-known San stories such as
The broken string, Mantis dreams, and Creation of the eland.
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San rock art (Paperback)
J.D. Lewis-Williams
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R195
R153
Discovery Miles 1 530
Save R42 (22%)
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Ships in 5 - 10 working days
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The new Jacana series of pocket guides is meant for those who are
looking for a brief but lively introduction to a wide range of
relevant topics of South African history, politics and biography.
Written by some of the leading experts in their fields, the
individual volumes are informative and accessible, inexpensive yet
well produced, slim enough to put in your pocket and carry with you
to read.
J.D. Lewis-Williams, one of the leading South African
archaeologists and ethnographers, excavates meaning from the
complex mythological stories of the San-Bushmen to create a larger
theory of how myth is used in culture. He extracts their "nuggets,"
the far-reaching but often unspoken words and concepts of language
and understanding that are opaque to outsiders, to establish a more
nuanced theory of the role of these myths in the thought-world and
social circumstances of the San. The book -draws from the unique
19th century Bleek/Lloyd archives, more recent ethnographic work,
and San rock art;-includes well-known San stories such as The
Broken String, Mantis Dreams, and Creation of the
Eland;-extrapolates from our understanding of San mythology into a
larger model of how people create meaning from myth.
San rock paintings, scattered over the range of southern Africa,
are considered by many to be the very earliest examples of
representational art. There are as many as 15,000 known rock art
sites, created over the course of thousands of years up until the
nineteenth century. There are possibly just as many still awaiting
discovery.
Taking as his starting point the magnificent Linton panel in the
Iziko-South African Museum in Cape Town, J. D. Lewis-Williams
examines the artistic and cultural significance of rock art and how
this art sheds light on how San image-makers conceived their world.
It also details the European encounter with rock art as well as the
contentious European interaction with the artists' descendants, the
contemporary San people.
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The Bogie (Paperback)
J.D. Lewis, Ashley N. Guy
bundle available
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R163
Discovery Miles 1 630
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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The Bogie is an flying adventure about three kids who build a jet
airplane known as the Demaldi from their garage. Sure to make a kid
think outside of the box, get ready for one heck of a ride Fun and
laughs for the whole family.
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