Historical Dictionary of Lesotho

Historical Dictionary of Lesotho
Author: John Aerni-Flessner
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 671
Release: 2023-11-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1538187698

Historical Dictionary of Lesotho, Third Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country's politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.

The Transformative Power of Language

The Transformative Power of Language
Author: Russell H. Kaschula
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 395
Release: 2020-09-10
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1108498825

A new study of the importance of language for sociocultural change in Africa, from postcolonial to globally competitive knowledge societies.

South Africa

South Africa
Author: Geoffrey V. Davis
Publisher: Oxford, England : Clio Press
Total Pages: 504
Release: 1994
Genre: History
ISBN:

Guide to South African Reference Books

Guide to South African Reference Books
Author: Reuben Musiker
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 262
Release: 1997
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN:

Only a small proportion of the more than 1,100 entries have been retained from the earlier editions and supplements, 1955 to 1983; more publications reflecting social and economic changes in South Africa have been included; and the annotations are more extensive. The main focus is on references such as dictionaries, yearbooks, and encyclopedias, but handbooks, manuals, and histories are cited if no conventional references exist on the subject. The selection is not limited to books published in South Africa. The arrangement is by broad subject headings following the Dewey Decimal system. The annotations are primarily descriptive, but evaluations creep in now and again. Distributed by Books International. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Translation Theory and Development Studies

Translation Theory and Development Studies
Author: Kobus Marais
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2014-07-16
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1135022615

This book aims to provide a philosophical underpinning to translation and relate translation to development. The second aim flows from the first section’s argument that societies emerge out of, amongst others, complex translational interactions amongst individuals. It will do so by conceptualising translation from a complexity and emergence point of view and relating this view on emergent semiotics to some of the most recent social research. It will further fulfill its aims by providing empirical data from the South African context concerning the relationship between translation and development. The book intends to be interdisciplinary in nature and to foster interdisciplinary research and dialogue by relating the newest trends in translation theory, i.e. agency theory in the sociology of translation, to development theory within sociology. Data in the volume will be drawn from fields that have received very little if any attention in translation studies, i.e. local economic development, the knowledge economy and the informal economy.

Heaven: God's Challenges

Heaven: God's Challenges
Author: James R. Fielding
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2023-08-30
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1665746343

Billions in the world believe that death is not an end-all, and that the deceased go to Heaven to be with God, family, and friends for eternity. But is Heaven a reasonable concept or just wishful thinking? Over one hundred billion people have already died, many before Jesus died on the cross. Is God caring for their souls, and where are these souls? James Fielding relies on his scientific background and spiritual experiences to share a unique perspective about the afterlife while attempting to answer complex questions that address who and what goes to Heaven. While utilizing scripture to support his examination of the challenges God faces while evaluating and diagnosing billions of deceased souls to maintain a healthy population in Heaven, Fielding examines diverse topics such as salvation, Jesus, the soul, causes of death, burials and cemeteries, mummies and cryonics, embryos and fetuses that miscarry, still births, the brain, disabilities, illnesses, pain, prodigies and geniuses, Heaven’s language, human evolution, the age of Heaven’s residents, and much more. Heaven: God’s Challenges intertwines scientific and biblical insight to present a fascinating examination of the Lord’s obstacles, the afterlife, and the future of Heaven’s population.

Historical Dictionary of South Africa

Historical Dictionary of South Africa
Author: Christopher C. Saunders
Publisher:
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2000
Genre: History
ISBN:

This easy-to-use edition not only provides an update of the 'new' South Africa, but expands on South Africa's complicated history as well, covering the period of British domination, problems with the Boers and the British, and the peopling of the region by Africans. Mary-Lynn Suttie of the Library of the University of South Africa has revised the bibliography for this edition. A comprehensive resource that covers history, politics, the economy, society and culture, this dictionary will appeal to the librarian, scholar, and student.

South African Multi-language Dictionary and Phrase Book

South African Multi-language Dictionary and Phrase Book
Author: Reader's Digest Association South Africa
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association
Total Pages: 504
Release: 1991
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

For South Africans who want to talk to each other, this dictionary and phrase book will open doors to a new understanding of our fellow countrymen and women. 5000 words and 500 phrases translated.

Language Conflict and Language Rights

Language Conflict and Language Rights
Author: William D. Davies
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2018-08-09
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1108655475

As the colonial hegemony of empire fades around the world, the role of language in ethnic conflict has become increasingly topical, as have issues concerning the right of speakers to choose and use their preferred language(s). Such rights are often asserted and defended in response to their being violated. The importance of understanding these events and issues, and their relationship to individual, ethnic, and national identity, is central to research and debate in a range of fields outside of, as well as within, linguistics. This book provides a clearly written introduction for linguists and non-specialists alike, presenting basic facts about the role of language in the formation of identity and the preservation of culture. It articulates and explores categories of conflict and language rights abuses through detailed presentation of illustrative case studies, and distills from these key cross-linguistic and cross-cultural generalizations.