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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.
Johannesburg was still a brash mining town, better known for the
production of wealth than knowledge, and the University of the
Witwatersrand a mere ten years old when, in 1932, these ten
lectures were delivered under the auspices of the University
Philosophical Society. They portrayed the ideas of the university's
leading academics of the day, and the programme of lectures reveals
a studied effort to introduce an element of bipartisan political
representation between English and Afrikaner in South Africa by
including Wits' first principal, Jan Hofmeyr, and politician, D.F.
Malan, as discussion chairs. Yet, no black intellectuals were
represented and, indeed, the politics of racial segregation bursts
through the text only in a few of the contributions. For the most
part, race is alluded to only in passing. As Saul Dubow explains in
his new introduction to this re-issue of the lectures, Our Changing
World-View was an occasion for Wits' leading faculty members to
position the young university as a mature institution with a
leadership role in public affairs. Above all, it was a means to
project the university as a research as well as a teaching
institution, led by a vigorous and ambitious cohort of
liberal-minded intellectuals. That all were male and white will be
immediately apparent to readers of this reissued volume. Ranging
from economics, psychology, a spurious rebuttal of evolution to a
substantial revisionist history and the perils of the 'machine
age', this book is a sombre reflection of intellectual history and
the academy's role in promulgating political and social divisions
in South Africa.
This volume argues that the West may have emerged victorious in the
conflict of ideologies, but no nation can be considered truly
wealthy if a significant proportion of its citizens are forced into
unemployment or early retirement. Apart from the personal hardship
and indignity caused, unemployment and early retirement create a
huge funding problem for the state which has to resort to high
taxation and borrowing to fund this in a humane society. This high
level of taxation and borrowing in turn depresses economic activity
and wellbeing. The main obstacles to reform are ignorance of an
alternative economic strategy and the reluctance of economists to
admit their error, though the latter is changing. John Young
focuses on today's conundrum: why is it that with modern
technology, which can produce in a day - or even hours - what had
taken weeks or months before, there is still grinding poverty, and,
paradoxically, the greatest poverty is often found side by side
with the greatest wealth in the world's major cities. A growing
number of economists are admitting that conventional economics
cannot solve the problem of poverty and unemployment. This book
offers a way forward that would also take into consideration
environmental concerns. John Young is the author of "Reasoning
Things Out"
This collection of essays examines the polyvalent concept of "New
Worlds" in the context of medieval and early modern sermon studies.
While the terms "Old World" and "New World" are commonplace in
studies of Europe and the Americas, this volume explores how
preaching in the Atlantic world and beyond creatively engaged
audiences in addressing new cultural and religious perspectives
regardless of their geographical location and time period. The
identification of the "other" in sermons is already an implicit
recognition of a novel world, which could be equally enticing and
intimidating. The scholars represented in this volume examine a
wide panorama of medieval and early modern efforts as they identify
how sermons, which often served as a highly effective media of mass
communication, reflect shifting identities, sometimes contested and
sometimes embraced, within long-standing traditional constructs.
Particular themes include apocalypticism, art and mission, cultural
interaction, multilingualism, forms of religious life, and
theological innovation.
This book is the second in the three volume set The Labour
governments 1964-1970 and concentrates on Britain's international
policy under the Labour governments in the 1960s and is available
for the first time in paperback. The coverage ranges from defence
policy and the government machine to European integration, NATO and
the Vietnam war. Harold Wilson and his ministers have often been
accused of betraying the sense of promise that greeted their
victory in 1964. Using recently released archival evidence, John
Young argues that a more balanced view of the government will
recognise the real difficulties that surrounded decision-making,
not only on Vietnam, but also on Aden, the Nigerian civil war and
Rhodesia. Economic weakness, waning military strength, Cold War
tensions and the need to placate allies all placed limits on what a
once-great but now clearly declining power could achieve.
Furthermore the government proved of pivotal importance in the
history of Britain's international role, in that it presided over a
major shift from positions East of Suez to a focus on European
concerns, a focus that has remained until the present day. The book
will be of vital importance to students of British history and
international relations during this exciting period. Together with
the other books in the series, on domestic policy and economic
policy, it provides a complete picture of the development of
Britain under the premiership of Harold Wilson. -- .
This collection of essays examines the polyvalent concept of "New
Worlds" in the context of medieval and early modern sermon studies.
While the terms "Old World" and "New World" are commonplace in
studies of Europe and the Americas, this volume explores how
preaching in the Atlantic world and beyond creatively engaged
audiences in addressing new cultural and religious perspectives
regardless of their geographical location and time period. The
identification of the "other" in sermons is already an implicit
recognition of a novel world, which could be equally enticing and
intimidating. The scholars represented in this volume examine a
wide panorama of medieval and early modern efforts as they identify
how sermons, which often served as a highly effective media of mass
communication, reflect shifting identities, sometimes contested and
sometimes embraced, within long-standing traditional constructs.
Particular themes include apocalypticism, art and mission, cultural
interaction, multilingualism, forms of religious life, and
theological innovation.
Presents the findings of a training project in Nepal which teaches
basic animal health care techniques to Nepalese villagers. Ten
years later an evaluation was conducted to determine whether there
was a continuing need for the courses and to assess their
effectiveness. This book describes the course structure, content
and approach, and presents the finding of the evaluation, offering
an insight into a programme which could usefully be replicated in
other rural areas all over the world.
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