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A History of West Central Africa to 1850
An accessible interpretative history of West Central Africa from earliest times to 1852 with comprehensive and in-depth coverage of the region.
The Kongolese Saint Anthony
This book tells the story of the Christian religious movement led by Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita in the Kingdom of Kongo from 1704 until her death, by burning at the stake, in 1706. Beatriz, a young woman, claimed to be possessed by St Anthony, argued that Jesus was a Kongolese, and criticized Italian Capuchin missionaries in her country for not supporting black saints. The movement was largely a peace movement, with a following among the common people, attempting to stop the devastating cycle of civil wars between contenders for the Kongolese throne. Thornton supplies background information on the Kingdom, the development of Catholicism in Kongo since 1491, the nature and role of local warfare in the Atlantic slave trade, and contemporary everyday life, as well as sketching the lives of some local personalities.
Science Teachers’ Use of Visual Representations
This book examines the diverse use of visual representations by teachers in the science classroom. It contains unique pedagogies related to the use of visualization, presents original curriculum materials as well as explores future possibilities. The book begins by looking at the significance of visual representations in the teaching of science. It then goes on to detail two recent innovations in the field: simulations and slowmation, a process of explicit visualization. It also evaluates the way teachers have used different diagrams to illustrate concepts in biology and chemistry. Next, the book explores the use of visual representations in culturally diverse classrooms, including the impli...
Democracy in Crisis
This is the annual edited volume in the Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR) publication series, which addresses urgent issues surrounding the current crisis of democracy and the potential consequences and possibilities for civic protest and civic resistance. This latest volume has two novelties: for the first time, it is published in English, and it is edited by the ASPR in cooperation with the partner institutions of the recently formed Conflict Peace and Democracy Cluster (CPDC) - the Center for Peace Research and Peace Education at the Alps-Adriatic University of Klagenfurt/Celovec, the Institute of Conflict Research Vienna, and the Democracy Center Vienna. (Series: Dialog: Contributions to Peace Research -- Vol. 65)
The Eye of Sayf-Udeen
A document is found in a Vatican archive and the search is on for the Eye of Sayf-Udeen, a fabled casket containing holy relics. The trail ends in Portugal, the last refuge of the Templars.The Vatican has waited seven centuries to regain the casket but there are sinister forces at work with a far older claim. Father Afonso finds himself at the centre of a struggle for ownership that has tragic consequences as his allegiance to family and vocation are tested.Set against a backdrop of the Algarve, the Eye of Sayf-Udeen is a tale of discovery, betrayal and greed, combining intellectual treasure hunt with adventure in a tale that is both historically engaging and exciting.The Eye of Sayf-Udeen is a sequel to Roger Hardy's first novel: Miracle in Carvoeiro.
Mixed Marriage
This is the diary of an English girl who falls in love with an eligible young Portuguese, Afonso. The bride recounts, vividly and hilariously, her and her Mother’s plans for an English country wedding, how they dealt with Uncle George (The Head Of The Family), and their success in making sure that on her wedding day the church was filled with music and flowers (both officially banned due to the “mixed” marriage of a Catholic bridegroom and a Church of England bride). She subsequently finds herself living on a horse-rearing estate in a rural part of Portugal, coping with a truculent cook, a primitive kitchen (no electricity, no gas, no fly screens, no taps — unlike the stables, which ...
Computational Economics
Computational Economics: A concise introduction is a comprehensive textbook designed to help students move from the traditional and comparative static analysis of economic models, to a modern and dynamic computational study. The ability to equate an economic problem, to formulate it into a mathematical model and to solve it computationally is becoming a crucial and distinctive competence for most economists. This vital textbook is organized around static and dynamic models, covering both macro and microeconomic topics, exploring the numerical techniques required to solve those models. A key aim of the book is to enable students to develop the ability to modify the models themselves so that, ...
