From DJ flap - To the Victorians, Frederick Courteney Selous was the greatest big-game hunter them all. In some forty-four years hunting, Selous achieved world fame - both from the sheer audacity of his exploits in the bush, and from his considerable skill in recounting his adventures through books and lectures. Know to the popular press of the day as the Mighty Nimrod, his formidable reputations a hunter and explorer brought him into contact with many of the leading figures of his age. (Description by http-mart)

The mighty Nimrod: A life of Frederick Courteney Selous, African hunter and adventurer, 1851-1917

Taylor, Stephen

Biographies & Memoirs

Collins

The Zulu are an extraordinary people. Their history, military genius and imperious bearing won them the respect of the 19th-century European colonists, characterized as they were by the Victorians as a warrior tribe and the embodiment of the "noble savage", but today their mystique is as great as ever and their political hegemony is poised to be returned. From the original encounters with two British fortune-seekers who described a hospitable, friendly host in 1824 to the infamous slaughter of the Voortrekkers a dozen years later, from the Zulu War against the British which spawned the lasting icon of the Zulu warrior as a kind of black superman - magnificent in defeat as they courageously challenged the Gatling gun with their spears - through to the urban, radical force politically united as Inkatha today, the tribal orders of this indomitable southern African nation are legendary. This book is a reappraisal of this distorted past of infamy and caricature, a study of the changing tribal orders that have left the elders bewildered, the young disaffected. It is also a portrait of Shaka Zulu, an African Tamburlaine, the founder of the Zulu nation, whose expansionist dreams turned a small tribe of 2000 people into one of the greatest warrior peoples the world has known.

Shaka's children: A history of the Zulu people

HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd

An extraordinary, passionate and personal journey into Africa's past. Meshing together Africa's colonial history and the personalities of that time with his own memories of the turbulent twentieth century and its characters, Stephen Taylor will travel from Lake Victoria to the Cape of Good Hope -- from the place that represents the peak of colonial exploration in Africa to the first settling place of his own family. His description and re-evaluation of the colonial period shows it in all its drama, glamour and disreputableness -- a wilder version of the Raj. Through this present-day journey, Taylor will trace the legacy of Africa's history and, in particular, of the place in it of the Whites. The journey will be a quest for understanding: of the colonial impulse, of his own curious ambivalence towards the great continent in which he grew up, and of the southern African countries' -- in particular South Africa's -- future. It will be a wonderfully evocative, lyrical description of some of the most dramatic lands in the world -- thoughtful, historical, philosophical travel writing of the best kind.

Livingstone's Tribe

Travel

Africa

Harpercollins Pub, Ltd.

History has portrayed Shaka, founder of the Zulu nation, as a pitiless and savage conqueror. Yet British fortune-seekers of the 1820s found Shaka's Zulus a dignified people whose martial qualities were tempered by generosity and hospitality. Within a few years, as Zulu territory was threatened by expanding colonial populations, all this had changed. Taylor's resonant and acute account conjures the atmosphere of the past through close adherence to contemporary oral sources. The Zulu world, its passions, intrigues and ideals, the sly white traders, the squabbling Boers, the thunderous battles and the bright African landscape rise fresh and startling from the page. Tribal orders are re-emerging in South Africa's first multi-racial democracy. Yet the Zulu - in the vanguard eighty years ago of the formation of the ANC - are now seen as rebels against the new order. Their past and their place in South Africa's history has taken on an urgent contemporary relevance.

Shaka's Children: A History of the Zulu People

History

Harpercollins

An extraordinary, passionate and personal journey into Africa’s past. ‘The most enthralling account out of Africa for years.’ Daily Mail.
‘“Livingstone’s Tribe” is excellent…Taylor is an intelligent and stimulating companion.’ Financial Times
‘At the book’s heart is a riveting examination of Livingstone’s tribe…the whites of post-independence Africa.’ Independent on Sunday
‘Taylor’s expedition into the interior of the continent’s colonial past has got everything that such a book should have.’ Guardian
‘Stephen Taylor, a third-generation émigré of British descent, finds a melancholy collection of white misfits and failures…as well as a heroic, dwindling clutch of missionaries still holding the line. The catalogue of theft, corruption, murder and superstition that Taylor chronicles makes appalling, fascinating reading. Yet Taylor is no Colonel Blimp, rather an anti-apartheid liberal who fled the old South Africa and welcomed independence for Mugabe’s Zimbabwe.’ Daily Mail
‘Sights and travel experiences are vividly described and people both from Livingstone’s and from the other tribes are handled particularly well.’ Sunday Times

Livingstone’s Tribe: A Journey From Zanzibar to the Cape

Community & Culture

Flamingo

Introduces the problems encountered in parallel programming and proposes possible solutions to these problems. A broad range of techniques for language implementation, compilation, optimization, parallel programming, and complexity analysis is covered. Also includes more than 50 illustrations, approximately 40 example programs, and close to 40 tables.

Parallel Logic Programming Techniques

Computers & Technology

Software

PRENTICE/HALL

Strand: New Concepts in Parallel Programming

Foster, Ian

Programming Languages

Employment Law 4e is the most complete and accessible introduction to the subject, suitable for students from a variety of backgrounds including HRM and business management. The expert author team combine a wealth of knowledge in teaching, examining, and practising employment law to ensure the reader has a firm understanding of legal principles, in both an academic and professional context. Case exhibits in every chapter illustrate employment law in action, whilst activities test the reader's understanding of the law and its application in the real-world. Together, they enable students to effectively develop their knowledge of current legislation and maximize their learning. In addition, a dedicated chapter on preparing and presenting a case gives the reader a unique opportunity to demonstrate their understanding using a fictional scenario, through which they can gain a greater insight into the challenges faced by those required to prepare and deliver a case before an employment tribunal. As a result, Employment Law 4e is an essential textbook for students seeking to develop their academic and professional skills, as well as foster their understanding of a subject that directly affects business managers and their employees. Online Resource Centre This book is supported by an integrated Online Resource Centre. For students: - Test your understanding and receive instant feedback with our range of multiple choice questions. - Source relevant and reliable further reading using our publications briefing resource. - Keep informed of changes to the law with our regular updates from the authors. For registered lecturers: - Access additional case studies and questions to support your teaching.

Employment Law: an introduction

Emir, Astra

Business

Oxford University Press

Written with human resources and business students in mind, and suitable for those on CIPD courses, Taylor and Emir provide a complete and practical introduction to legal issues in the workplace. Conversational and contextual in style, the authors guide students through this technical subject area by explaining the law in uncomplicated language and using supportive examples. Activities are interspersed throughout the text, presenting readers with realistic problems, enabling them to see the law at work and consider how the legal rules might apply. Regular 'Exhibit' boxes present significant case examples and academic debates helping students digest the salient principles. A unique part on law in action introduced students to the employment tribunal procedure and walks them through how to prepare and present a case equipping them with practical skills for beyond their studies. Online Resources Further resources are provided online including self-test questions with instant feedback and lecturer access to additional case studies and questions to support your teaching.

Employment Law: An Introduction

This is a textbook on UK employment law which is both introductory and comprehensive. It is aimed primarily at people who have not studied law previously, but who are studying for qualifications at either undergraduate or postgraduate level that include employment law modules. The book is written in an accessible style, offering explanations of all key concepts, together with examples from the case law to help readers understand all major developments in the field.

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The mighty Nimrod: A life of Frederick Courteney Selous, African hunter and adventurer, 1851-1917

Shaka's children: A history of the Zulu people

Livingstone's Tribe

Shaka's Children: A History of the Zulu People

Livingstone’s Tribe: A Journey From Zanzibar to the Cape

Parallel Logic Programming Techniques

Strand: New Concepts in Parallel Programming

Employment Law: an introduction

Employment Law: An Introduction

Employment Law: An Introduction