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Displayed on European stages from 1810 to 1815 as the Hottentot Venus, Sara Baartman was one of the most famous women of her day, and also one of the least known. As the Hottentot Venus, she was seen by Westerners as alluring and primitive, a reflection of their fears and suppressed desires. But who was Sara Baartman? Who was the woman who became the Hottentot Venus? Based on research and interviews that span three continents, Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus tells the entwined histories of an illusive life and a famous icon. In doing so, the book raises questions about the possibilities and limits of biography for understanding those who live between and among different cultures.In reconstructing Baartman's life, the book traverses the South African frontier and its genocidal violence, cosmopolitan Cape Town, the ending of the slave trade, the Industrial Revolution, the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, London and Parisian high society, and the rise of racial science. The authors discuss the ramifications of discovering that when Baartman went to London, she was older than originally assumed, and they explore the enduring impact of the Hottentot Venus on ideas about women, race, and sexuality. The book concludes with the politics involved in returning Baartman's remains to her home country, and connects Baartman's story to her descendants in nineteenth- and twentieth-century South Africa.Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus offers the authoritative account of one woman's life and reinstates her to the full complexity of her history.

Femmes khoi-khoi. --- Femmes khoi-khoi --- Racisme --- Musées --- Women, Khoikhoi --- Racism in museum exhibits --- Museum exhibits --- Exploitation --- Conditions sociales. --- Aspect moral --- Biography. --- History --- Social conditions. --- Moral and ethical aspects --- Baartman, Sarah,

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The scientific life of Fred Hoyle (1915-2001) was truly unparalleled. During his career he wrote groundbreaking scientific papers and caused bitter disputes in the scientific community with his revolutionary theories. Hoyle is best known for showing that we are all, literally, made of stardust in his paper explaining how carbon, and then all the heavier elements, were created by nuclear reactions inside stars. However, he constantly courted controversy and two years later he followed this with his 'steady state' theory of the universe. This challenged another model of the universe, which Hoyle called the 'big bang' theory. Fred Hoyle was also famous amongst the general public. He popularised his research through radio and television broadcasts and wrote best-selling novels. Written from personal accounts and interviews with Hoyle's contemporaries, this book gives valuable personal insights into Fred Hoyle and his unforgettable life.

Astronomers --- Hoyle, Fred, --- Hoyle, F. --- Khoĭl, Fred, --- Hūyl, Firid, --- هويل، فرد

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Of the Same Breath opens the door to a better understanding of why and how the animals and places of southern Africa have been given the names they have today. The vast reaches of the information provided in this book have been drawn together to create a veritable cornucopia of answers to the old question of how names originated. In this linguistically thought-provoking book, readers will be guided through the origins of animal names and toponyms, from the coastline of South Africa to the northern border of Namibia, and from the mighty elephant to the humble grasshopper.

Place names & gazetteers --- Genealogy, heraldry, names & honours --- bird names --- animal names --- place names --- toponyms --- southern Arica --- indigenous languages --- San --- Khoi --- insects --- scientific names --- origens --- languages --- African

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"Amraal is 'n epiese historiese roman. Die lewe van kaptein Amraal Lambert bied 'n kykie in die vroeë Kaapse koloniale tyd, in die volkstrek van die Khoi-Khoin en in die ongenaakbaarheid, in die 19de eeu, van die wêreld wat ons vandag as Namibië ken"--Cover.

Afrikaans fiction --- Afrikaans fiction. --- Khoi-Khoi (Peuple d'Afrique) --- Khoikhoi (African people) --- Khoikhoi (African people). --- Roman afrikaans --- To 2099. --- Afrique du Sud --- Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) --- Le Cap (Afrique du Sud : Province) --- Namibia --- Namibia. --- South Africa --- South Africa --- South Africa. --- Histoire --- History --- Histoire --- History --- History

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'Fred Hoyle's Universe' draws on confidential government documents, personal correspondence and interviews with Hoyle's friends, colleagues and critics, as well as with Hoyle himself, to bring you the man, the science, and the scandal behind the voice of British astronomy.

Astronomers --- Authors, English --- Communication in science --- Communication in research --- Science communication --- Science information --- Scientific communications --- Science --- Hoyle, Fred, --- Hoyle, F. --- Khoĭl, Fred, --- Hūyl, Firid, --- هويل، فرد --- Hoyle, Fred