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Contemporary Critical Theory and Methodology

By: Piet Strydom

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Contemporary Critical Theory and Methodology

By: Piet Strydom

Contemporary critical theory’s methodology is currently taking shape under the impact both of transformative internal develops within the discipline, and of external pressures and incentives arising from a series of international debates. In this book, Piet Strydom presents a groundbreaking treatment of critical theory’s methodology, using as a base the reconstruction of the left-Hegelian tradition, the relation between critical theory and pragmatism, and the associated metatheoretical implications. He assesses extant positions, presents a detailed yet comprehensive restatement and development of critical theory’s methodology, compares it with a wide range of current concepts of social criticism and critique, and analyzes leading critical theorists’ exemplary applications of it. Besides immanent transcendence and the sign-mediated epistemology common to the left-Hegelian tradition, special attention is given to the abductive imagination, reconstruction, normative and causal explanation, explanatory mechanisms and the communicative framework which enables critical theory to link up with its addressees and the public. Contemporary Critical Theory and Methodology is recommended reading for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as professionals working within disciplines such as sociology, philosophy, political science, critical theory and cultural studies.

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Discourse and Knowledge

The Making of Enlightenment Sociology

By: Piet Strydom

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Discourse and Knowledge

The Making of Enlightenment Sociology

By: Piet Strydom

By closely analysing the contributions of such theorists as More, Hobbes, Vico, Montesquieu, Ferguson and Millar to the emergence of sociology in its original form, Piet Strydom follows the discursive construction of sociology in the context of the society-wide early modern practical discourse about violence and rights. Parallels with the nineteenth- and twentieth-century discourse on poverty and justice and the contemporary discourse of risk and responsibility allow the author to reflect not only on the generation of knowledge through discourse but also on the role that sociology itself plays in this process.

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Liverpool University Press

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1781386420

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The Battle of Savate

32 Battalion’s Greatest Operation

By: Piet Nortje

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The Battle of Savate

32 Battalion’s Greatest Operation

By: Piet Nortje

On 21 May 1980, under the codename Operation Tiro-Tiro, 32 Battalion attacked and routed a FAPLA brigade at Savate, a small Angolan town 75 kilometres north of the border with South West Africa. Fifteen members of 32 Battalion were killed in the action and many more wounded. It was the highest South African casualty rate in a single skirmish since the start of the Border War. Overall, however, Savate was a significant victory for 32 Battalion. FAPLA suffered heavy casualties and the invaders captured a great many vehicles, weapons, ammunition and other equipment. Operation Tiro-Tiro, or the Battle of Savate as it became known, was the first time the SADF had engaged FAPLA in battle since 1975. And, despite the record number of casualties, it was 32 Battalion’s biggest victory since its formation in March 1976. While the Border War came to an end in 1989 and 32 Battalion was disbanded in March 1993, to this day a remem-brance service and parade is held annually on the Sunday closest to 21 May to commemorate the Battle of Savate and to remember 32 Battalion’s victory and the price they paid. Drawing from official documents in the Department of Defence Documentation Centre that have only recently been declassified and from testimonies of soldiers on both sides, The Battle of Savate is the definitive account of one of the greatest battles of the Border War, describ¬ing in detail the operation, its motivation and planning, its achievements and failures, and vividly recreating the experience of what happened on the ground.

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Penguin Random House South Africa

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1770227806

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The Battle at Mamusa

The Western Transvaal border culture and the ethno-dissolution of the last functioning Korana polity

By: Piet Erasmus

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The Battle at Mamusa

The Western Transvaal border culture and the ethno-dissolution of the last functioning Korana polity

By: Piet Erasmus

The Battle of Mamusa reflects the grievous event in the Western Transvaal border culture context that contributed profoundly to the dissolution of the last functioning Korana polity. The narrative presented in this work is exceptional for at least two reasons: Firstly, for the thoughtful manner in which the intriguing concept of metaphors is applied in this study of historical ethnography cum ethnohistory. Secondly, for the skilful way in which the author relates the battle of Mamusa to how present-day Korana and neo- Khoisan communities, in a new context, are relating to their future in a post-1994 constitutional dispensation. Prof. Henry C (Jatti) Bredekamp University of the Western Cape

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UJ Press

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1920382771

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Chronicle of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

A Journey through the Past and Present into the Future of South Africa

By: Piet Meiring

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Chronicle of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

A Journey through the Past and Present into the Future of South Africa

By: Piet Meiring

For two-and-a-half years South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission was on everybody's lips. Newspapers and radio programs reported daily on the work of the Commission, and the faces of victims and offenders alike appeared on millions of television screens. In Chronicle of the Truth Commission, Pieter Meiring sheds light on the work of the Truth Commission: the stories and testimonies of victims, the applications for amnesty by offenders guilty of violating human rights, the necessary confrontations with the past, and the need for forgiveness and reconciliation. Meiring presents the course of the Truth Commission as a symbolic quest, an epic journey back into the past and onwards to the new future, a great trek that would leave not a single South African unaffected.

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386

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1725234165

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9781725234161

Pocket Guide to Trees of Southern Africa

By: Piet van Wyk

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Pocket Guide to Trees of Southern Africa

By: Piet van Wyk

Southern Africa boasts a rich variety of tree species, both indigenous and exotic. Pocket Guide Trees of Southern Africa is an authoritative introduction to the region’s trees, describing and illustrating 132 species. This publication has its origins in Van Wyk’s A Photographic Guide to Trees of Southern Africa and has been fully revised and updated by well-known authority Braam van Wyk. Each species account highlights the key identification features, and also touches on the medicinal and commercial uses of the trees. This compact, easy-to-use guide makes an ideal travelling companion and will help readers to become more knowledgeable about trees.

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1775840743

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Discourse and Knowledge

The Making of Enlightenment Sociology

By: Piet Strydom

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The Making of Enlightenment Sociology

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Discourse and Knowledge

The Making of Enlightenment Sociology

By: Piet Strydom

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The Making of Enlightenment Sociology

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The author makes use of epistemological, theoretical and methodological advances. He explores constructivism, synthesizes Habermas and Foucault to arrive at a new theory of discourse, and applies a finely elaborated frame and discourse analysis.

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Liverpool University Press

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Book's by Piet Strydom

Contemporary Critical Theory and Methodology

Contemporary Critical Theory and Methodology

Contemporary Critical Theory and Methodology

Contemporary Critical Theory and Methodology

Discourse and Knowledge

Discourse and Knowledge

The Battle of Savate

The Battle of Savate

The Battle at Mamusa

The Battle at Mamusa

Chronicle of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Chronicle of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Pocket Guide to Trees of Southern Africa

Pocket Guide to Trees of Southern Africa

Discourse and Knowledge

Discourse and Knowledge

Discourse and Knowledge

Discourse and Knowledge

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