"Discusses the history of South Africa from the early centuries of the Common Era to the present-day and addresses broad themes of world history such as colonialism, white settlement, nationalism and reconciliation"--Provided by publisher.

A caring guide that teaches parents, teachers, and other adults how children and adolescents grieve after someone they love dies. Exploring the six reconciliation needs of mourning, this resource recognises that grieving children are especially deserving of an emotional environment of love and acceptance.

The complex world of Egyptian myth is clearly illuminated in this approach to ancient Egypt. Geraldine Pinch explores the cultural and historical background behind a wide variety of sources and objects, from Cleopatra's Needle and Tutankhamun's golden statue, to a story on papyrus of the gods misbehaving.

The author challenges recent understandings of the relationship between science and Christianity and argues for a conception of realism according to which God's independent reality is shown principally in Christ and, on this basis, through Christian practices and the lives of Christians.

Christina Schwenkel explores how the 'American War' is remembered & commemorated in Vietnam. She looks at monuments, museums, cemetaries, battlefield tours & related sites, & offers an assessment of they ways in which Vietnamese & American memories of the war intersect.

Toler shows how the mindset of her mother, "a black woman who knew how to make things work," taught her the power of knowing how to manage one's emotional business--lessons that this book offers in wrenching stories written in spare and graceful prose.