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The new Southern African edition of this popular introductory
textbook offers students a practical and accessible framework for
developing their intercultural communication skills. It provides a
global perspective on intercultural communication while allowing
students to contextualize their knowledge with relevant examples,
applications and perspectives. Recognizing that students in
Southern Africa come from diverse cultural, ethnic and linguistic
backgrounds, Experiencing Intercultural Communication provides
discussion of issues and perspectives they can apply to everyday
life and to broader contexts. For instance, the book looks at the
challenges posed by numerous native languages in schools and
healthcare settings; it explores the opportunities for and barriers
to building intercultural relationships in post-Apartheid South
Africa; and it considers the impact of globalization and the
communication of Western paradigms of modernization and
development.
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Reeds First Aid Handbook
Martin Thomas, Olivia Davies
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Whether you are sailing, motorboating, pottering around in a
dinghy, racing, going fishing offshore or embarking on an ocean
crossing, this is the essential pocket-sized guide to first aid you
need to have on board. Aimed specifically at boaters, it covers
every medical problem you may encounter on board, from common
issues such as seasickness and sunburn to more serious problems
such as broken bones and emergencies including heart attacks and
strokes. Every problem is graded for its seriousness, indicating
whether it is something you can treat yourself that needn’t mean
the end of the trip, or whether you should head back to shore or
summon help immediately. It guides you in how to make someone
comfortable and, in the most serious circumstances, improve their
chances of making a full recovery. Clear, full-colour step by step
diagrams illustrate succinct instructions for quick reference. The
book also includes a guide on what to include in your on-board
first aid kit, which differs depending on where you are going, and
how long and how far you will be away from the nearest assistance.
A handy reference to have on board wherever you are going, this
book will boost your confidence, help you solve medical problems,
and minimise the dangers in emergencies.
Triple bill of World War Two dramas. 'Everyman's War' (2009) is an
American drama based on the personal wartime experiences of
director Thad Smith's father. Don Smith (Cole Carson), a young
sergeant in the 94th Infantry Division, finds himself unarmed and
wounded on the frontline of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest
and bloodiest battle involving American forces in the entire war.
As the Allies advance through the snow-packed, densely-forested
mountains of Ardennes, Don's sweetheart Dorine (Lauren Bair) waits
at home in Oregon, desperate for news. 'Anonyma: The Downfall of
Berlin' (2008) is a German drama set in Berlin in the final days of
the war. The events of the film are based on the real diary of an
anonymous woman who lived through the liberation of Berlin by
Soviet troops in 1945, suffering shockingly brutal treatment by the
city's captors. Living in the basement of her bombed-out apartment
building with a handful of similarly destitute neighbours, the
woman - known only as 'Anonyma' (Nina Foss) - endures repeated rape
by Russian soldiers, and tries to wrestle a modicum of control over
her destiny by using sex as a tool for survival, forging an uneasy
sexual alliance with Russian leader Major Andrei Rybkin (Yevgeni
Sidikhin). Brad Haynes directs the Australian drama 'Broken Sun'
(2008). In 1944, a group of Japanese soldiers held in a P.O.W. camp
deep in the Australian outback make an escape attempt. One young
soldier, Masaru (Shingo Usami), ends up hiding in the remote
hilltop farm of reclusive farmer Jack (Jai Koutrae), a World War
One veteran who never recovered from the traumas he experienced as
a soldier. Despite their differences and mutual suspicions, it soon
becomes evident that the two men share the understanding that war
is not simply a question of good versus evil but a complex set of
rules by which each of them is duty-bound to abide.
Experiencing Intercultural Communication provides students with a
framework in which they can begin building their intercultural
communication skills. Drawing from social psychological approaches,
ethnographic studies, and recent critical media studies it places
emphasis on the practical, experiential nature of intercultural
communication and provides solid, practical guidelines to help
students approach the complexities of intercultural communication.
Intercultural Communication in Contexts examines communication in
multicultural relationships and provides the tools for effective
communication amid cultural, ethnic, and religious differences in
domestic and global contexts. Students are introduced to the
primary approaches for studying intercultural communication along
with a theoretical and practical framework for applying the
approaches in their own lives.
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My Dad Will Do (Paperback)
Martin Thomas; Illustrated by Ag Jatkowska
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Age range 2 to 6 It's not easy being small. Especially not being
able to reach things. Like the hook to hang a coat, a shelf to get
the toys, or the pedals of a bike. Kitchen sides, the shower, and a
light switch are all too high. But the love of a father is an
amazing thing. With dad close by anything is possible. With dad
close by nothing is out of reach.
Embassies are integral to international diplomacy, their staff
instrumental to inter-governmental dialogue, strategic
partnerships, trading relationships and cultural exchange. But
Embassies are also discreet political spaces. Notionally sovereign
territory 'immune' from local jurisdiction, in moments of crisis
Embassies have often been targets of protest and sites of
confrontation. It is this aspect of Embassy experience that this
collection of essays explores and Embassies in Crisis revisits
flashpoints in the recent lives of Embassies overseas at times of
acute political crisis. Ranging across multiple British and other
embassy crises, unusually, this book offers equal insights to
international historians and members of the diplomatic community.
All through the year the seasons turn, and little by little we
begin to learn. It's a new year and Little Elephant can't wait to
go outside and explore!
Embassies are integral to international diplomacy, their staff
instrumental to inter-governmental dialogue, strategic
partnerships, trading relationships and cultural exchange. But
Embassies are also discreet political spaces. Notionally sovereign
territory 'immune' from local jurisdiction, in moments of crisis
Embassies have often been targets of protest and sites of
confrontation. It is this aspect of Embassy experience that this
collection of essays explores and Embassies in Crisis revisits
flashpoints in the recent lives of Embassies overseas at times of
acute political crisis. Ranging across multiple British and other
embassy crises, unusually, this book offers equal insights to
international historians and members of the diplomatic community.
This book examines the stylistic development of English cathedral
music during a period of liturgical upheaval, looking at the
attitudes of cathedral clergy, liturgists, composers, leading
church music figures and organisations to music and liturgy.
Arguments that were advanced for retaining an archaic style in
cathedral music are considered, including the linking of musical
style with liturgical language, the recommending of a subservient
role for music in the liturgy, and the development of a language of
fittingness to describe church music. The roles of the RSCM and
other influential bodies are explored. Martin Thomas draws on many
sources: the libraries and archives of English cathedrals;
contemporary press coverage and the records of church music bodies;
publishing practices; secondary literature; and the music itself.
Concluding that an arresting of development in English cathedral
music has prevented appropriate influences from secular music being
felt, Thomas contrasts this with how cathedrals have often
successfully and dynamically engaged with the world of the visual
arts, particularly in painting and sculpture. Presenting
implications for all denominations and for patronage of the arts by
churches, and the place of musical aesthetics in the planning of
liturgy, this book offers an important resource for music,
theology, liturgy students and ministry teams worldwide.
The problems investigated in this collection had lasting
consequences not only in the field of colonialism but in
international politics as well. Decolonization and the Cold War,
which brought about the most significant changes to global policits
after 1945, are treated together.
This book examines the stylistic development of English cathedral
music during a period of liturgical upheaval, looking at the
attitudes of cathedral clergy, liturgists, composers, leading
church music figures and organisations to music and liturgy.
Arguments that were advanced for retaining an archaic style in
cathedral music are considered, including the linking of musical
style with liturgical language, the recommending of a subservient
role for music in the liturgy, and the development of a language of
fittingness to describe church music. The roles of the RSCM and
other influential bodies are explored. Martin Thomas draws on many
sources: the libraries and archives of English cathedrals;
contemporary press coverage and the records of church music bodies;
publishing practices; secondary literature; and the music itself.
Concluding that an arresting of development in English cathedral
music has prevented appropriate influences from secular music being
felt, Thomas contrasts this with how cathedrals have often
successfully and dynamically engaged with the world of the visual
arts, particularly in painting and sculpture. Presenting
implications for all denominations and for patronage of the arts by
churches, and the place of musical aesthetics in the planning of
liturgy, this book offers an important resource for music,
theology, liturgy students and ministry teams worldwide.
Expeditionary journeys have shaped our world, but the expedition as
a cultural form is rarely scrutinized. This book is the first major
investigation of the conventions and social practices embedded in
team-based exploration. In probing the politics of expedition
making, this volume is itself a pioneering journey through the
cultures of empire. With contributions from established and
emerging scholars, Expedition into Empire plots the rise and
transformation of expeditionary journeys from the eighteenth
century until the present. Conceived as a series of spotlights on
imperial travel and colonial expansion, it roves widely: from the
metropolitan centers to the ends of the earth. This collection is
both rigorous and accessible, containing lively case studies from
writers long immersed in exploration, travel literature, and the
dynamics of cross-cultural encounter.
The problems investigated in this collection had lasting
consequences not only in the field of colonialism but in
international politics as well. Decolonization and the Cold War,
which brought about the most significant changes to global policits
after 1945, are treated together.
A capacious history of decolonization, from the decline of empires
to the era of globalization Empires, until recently, were
everywhere. They shaped borders, stirred conflicts, and set the
terms of international politics. With the collapse of empire came a
fundamental reorganization of our world. Decolonization unfolded
across territories as well as within them. Its struggles became
internationalized and transnational, as much global campaigns of
moral disarmament against colonial injustice as local contests of
arms. In this expansive history, Martin Thomas tells the story of
decolonization and its intrinsic link to globalization. He traces
the connections between these two transformative processes: the end
of formal empire and the acceleration of global integration, market
reorganization, cultural exchange, and migration. The End of
Empires and a World Remade shows how profoundly decolonization
shaped the process of globalization in the wake of empire collapse.
In the second half of the twentieth century, decolonization
catalyzed new international coalitions; it triggered partitions and
wars; and it reshaped North-South dynamics. Globalization promised
the decolonized greater access to essential resources, to wider
networks of influence, and to worldwide audiences, but its
neoliberal variant has reinforced economic inequalities and
imperial forms of political and cultural influences. In surveying
these two codependent histories across the world, from Latin
America to Asia, Thomas explains why the deck was so heavily
stacked against newly independent nations. Decolonization stands
alongside the great world wars as the most transformative event of
twentieth-century history. In The End of Empires and a World
Remade, Thomas offers a masterful analysis of the greatest process
of state-making (and empire-unmaking) in modern history.
Expeditionary journeys have shaped our world, but the expedition as
a cultural form is rarely scrutinized. This book is the first major
investigation of the conventions and social practices embedded in
team-based exploration. In probing the politics of expedition
making, this volume is itself a pioneering journey through the
cultures of empire. With contributions from established and
emerging scholars, Expedition into Empire plots the rise and
transformation of expeditionary journeys from the eighteenth
century until the present. Conceived as a series of spotlights on
imperial travel and colonial expansion, it roves widely: from the
metropolitan centers to the ends of the earth. This collection is
both rigorous and accessible, containing lively case studies from
writers long immersed in exploration, travel literature, and the
dynamics of cross-cultural encounter.
Acrylic painting with the pros! Get the basics and expand on your
skillset with 24 projects featuring various techniques, modern
motifs, and abstract image ideas.
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My Mum is There (Paperback)
Martin Thomas; Illustrated by Ag Jatkowska
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Age range 2 to 6It's not easy being small. Nothing is simple. Not
speaking, sleeping or walking. Not counting, reading or swimming.
Not even hopping or skipping or jumping! But the love of a mother
is an amazing thing. With mum close by there's no need to be
scared. With mum close by anything is possible.
This collection brings together twenty-one key articles that
explore the nature and impact of colonial withdrawal. Ranging
across all the European colonial powers, the articles discuss
various aspects of decolonization, including the role of political
violence, changing popular attitudes to empire and the
inter-actions between colonial conflict and Cold War.
What made France into an imperialist nation, ruler of a global
empire with millions of dependent subjects overseas? Historians
have sought answers to this question in the nation's political
situation at home and abroad, its socioeconomic circumstances, and
its international ambitions. But all these motivating factors
depended on other, less tangible forces, namely, the prevailing
attitudes of the day and their influence among those charged with
acquiring or administering a colonial empire. The French Colonial
Mind explores these mindsets to illuminate the nature of French
imperialism. The first of two linked volumes, Mental Maps of Empire
and Colonial Encounters brings together fifteen leading scholars of
French colonial history to investigate the origins and outcomes of
imperialist ideas among France's most influential "empire-makers."
Considering French colonial experiences in Africa and Southeast
Asia, the authors identify the processes that made Frenchmen and
women into ardent imperialists. By focusing on attitudes,
presumptions, and prejudices, these essays connect the derivation
of ideas about empire, colonized peoples, and concepts of
civilization with the forms and practices of French imperialism in
the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The contributors to The
French Colonial Mind place the formation and the derivation of
colonialist thinking at the heart of this history of imperialism.
Distinguishing between civilians and combatants is a central aspect
of modern conflicts. Yet such distinctions are rarely upheld in
practice. The Civilianization of War offers new ways of
understanding civilians' exposure to violence in war. Each chapter
explores a particular approach to the political, legal, or cultural
distinctions between civilians and combatants during
twentieth-century and contemporary conflicts. The volume as a whole
suggests that the distinction between combatants and non-combatants
is dynamic and oft-times unpredictable, rather than fixed and
reciprocally understood. Contributors offer new insights into why
civilian targeting has become a strategy for some, and how in
practice its avoidance can be so difficult to achieve. Several
discuss distinct population groups that have been particularly
exposed to wartime violence, including urban populations facing
aerial bombing, child soldiers, captives, and victims of sexual
violence. The book thus offers multiple perspectives on the
civil-military divide within modern conflicts, an issue whose
powerful contemporary resonance is all too apparent.
This open access book discusses advances in semantic
interoperability for materials modelling, aiming at integrating
data obtained from different methods and sources into common
frameworks, and facilitating the development of platforms where
simulation services in computational molecular engineering can be
provided as well as coupled and linked to each other in a
standardized and reliable way. The Virtual Materials Marketplace
(VIMMP), which is open to all service providers and clients,
provides a framework for offering and accessing such services,
assisting the uptake of novel modelling and simulation approaches
by SMEs, consultants, and industrial R&D end users. Semantic
assets presented include the EngMeta metadata schema for research
data infrastructures in simulation-based engineering and the
collection of ontologies from VIMMP, including the ontology for
simulation, modelling, and optimization (OSMO) and the VIMMP
software ontology (VISO).
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My Dad Will Do (Board book)
Martin Thomas
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A board book version of this much-loved title.A great gift for a
new dad, Father's Day and all occasions.Will delight fans of Guess
How Much I Love You & Bunny My Honey.My Mum Is There also now
available as a board book.Little Elephant's Big Year due April
2017.
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