The Politics of South African Cricket analyses the relationship between politics and sport, in particular cricket, in South Africa. South African Cricket embraces an ethos that is symbolic of a wider held belief system and as such has distinctive political connotations in the region.Sport in South Africa is certainly influenced by forces beyond the playing field, but politics too can be influenced by the social and economic force of sport.Focusing on the sports boyco...

This book examines historically how cricket was codified out of its variant folk-forms and then marketed with certain lessons sought to reinforce the values of a declining landed interest. It goes on to show how such values were then adapted as part of the imperial experiment and were eventually rejected and replaced with an ethos that better reflected the interests of new dominant elites. The work examines the impact of globalisation and marketization on cricket and analyses the shift fro...

Daily Bread is the Bible reading guide that aims to help you hear from God as you read the Bible. If you've ever asked the question, 'What possible relevance can this verse have for me today?' or 'What difference does this passage make to my life?' then read on...

Une force a jailli du passé, faisant trembler la Terre. Les portes du temps ont été forcées, et un mal ancestral s'apprête à déferler sur le monde. Seul Jon Shannow, le héros légendaire, peut refermer ce portail. Mais pour ce faire, il doit trouver la célèbre Épée de Dieu. On dit qu'elle flotte au milieu des nuages, au-dessus des terres périlleuses qui s'étendent de l'autre côté du Mur. On dit que, là-bas, des bêtes marchent comme des hommes et vénèrent une sombre déesse. Déjà, monstres et...

Dans un monde où la civilisation a été remplacée par une ère de barbarie et de cruauté, un homme solitaire est en quête de rédemption.Son nom est Jon Shannow. Pour une raison qu'il ignore, il semble avoir éveillé la colère d'Abaddon, le chef d'une gigantesque armée de fanatiques religieux, pratiquant le sacrifice humain afin d'apaiser les Pierres de Sang, morceaux d'étoiles dotés d'étranges pouvoirs. Mais Abaddon a commis une erreur: il a enlevé la seule femme qui compte aux yeux de...

Vingt ans après, qu'est devenu Jon Shannow ? Alors que les Cavaliers de Jérusalem déchaînent un raz-de-marée de haine et massacrent les incroyants au nom de la paix, celui qu'on appelait l'Homme de Jérusalem a disparu depuis longtemps. Jusqu'au jour où l'église de la vallée des Pèlerins est brûlée de fond en comble et ses fidèles assassinés. Alors un cavalier surgit de l'ombre et pourchasse les tueurs. Le loup solitaire est de retour pour combattre le mal dans un monde sans loi ! Mais le d...

“David Gemmell tells a very real adventure, the stuff of true epic fantasy.”—New York Times bestselling author R. A. SalvatoreJohn Shannow, The Jerusalem Man, lived in a world that had toppled on its axis. Civilization had been replaced by ruthlessness and savagery. Relentless in his quest for peace, Shannow followed a path that led only to bloodshed and sorrow.Abaddon, the Lord of the Pit, sought to plunge mankind into a new Satanic era. His Hellb...

“David Gemmell tells a tale of very real adventure, the stuff of true epic fantasy.”—R. A. Salvatore, New York Times bestselling authorTwenty years have passed since Jon Shannow, the legendary Jerusalem Man, cracked open the gate of time and brought the Deacon and his followers into the world. Twenty years during which Shannow was missing and the Deacon ruled from Unity, intent on building a new promised land . . . in his own image.But the Deacon’s...

'THE HARD-BITTEN CHAMPION OF BRITISH HEROIC FANTASY' - Joe Abercrombie'HEROISM AND HEARTBREAK . . . GEMMELL IS ADRENALINE WITH SOUL' - Brent WeeksIt is three hundred years since the world toppled on its axis and civilisation was destroyed. In this savagely reshaped world ruled by brigands and war-makers, a rider seeks a lost city. Pursuing a dream to calm the violence in his soul, Jon Shannow, the brigand slayer, desires only peace. But fro...

'THE HARD-BITTEN CHAMPION OF BRITISH HEROIC FANTASY' - Joe Abercrombie'HEROISM AND HEARTBREAK . . . GEMMELL IS ADRENALINE WITH SOUL' - Brent WeeksThe tyrannical rule of the Deacon and his Jerusalem Riders has unleashed upon the world a sea of bigotry and hatred, where Unbelievers and Mutants are massacred in the name of God and Peace. And the long-vanished Jerusalem Man is now considered a saint of the new order. To speak ill of his memory ...

"David Gemmell tells a tale of very real adventure, the stuff of true epic fantasy."--R.A. Salvatore, New York Times Bestselling authorWhile the Earth quaked, a deadly power burst forth from ancient Atlantis. For the gate of time had been torn open, freeing a cataclysmic evil.Only the last guardian, Jon Shannow, the legendary pistoleer, could shut the deadly portal. But to accomplish this he would have to find the shining Sword of God, said to be floating among the c...

'THE HARD-BITTEN CHAMPION OF BRITISH HEROIC FANTASY' - Joe Abercrombie'HEROISM AND HEARTBREAK . . . GEMMELL IS ADRENALINE WITH SOUL' - Brent WeeksThe gateway between past and present has opened, and evil forces of enormous power are unleashed. To close the gateway, the Sword of God must be found, and all that is known is that it shines in the clouds above the City of Beasts - a city ruled by the Dark Queen.Only one man can stand at ...