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Oxfam shop mold handbook for the vale of clwyd: containing a topographical and historical description of the towns of rhyl, abergele, saint asaph, denbigh, and ruthinthe book you will receive comes in a plain red hardback with gold lettering on the spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book for sale is number 385please note the image used is for illustrative purposes only and is not the book for salehardback in very good used conditionwritten by william davis and first published in the mid-19th century, this repress, commissioned in , was printed in a limited run of 600 copies
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Os landranger maps sheets of the vale of glam & cardiff/newportold but still have good useselling cheap for someone to have some use out of them
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A collection of over 200 photographs and illustrations skilfully portraying various aspects of how life in the vale of the white horse used to bebook is in very good condition, clean and unmarked apart from an inscription on inside front coveroxfam bookshop tavistock part of the images of england seriessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Beautiful location near the vale of belvoirexperienced onlymeadow grazing livery for 1 horse in return for schooling a youngster twice per week
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Oxfam books & music perth history of vale of leven co-operative society limited by thomas b stirling, printed by vale co-operative society ltd in a map of the area included, part of the map is still attached to the book - the rest of it is loose see oxfam website for delivery information read morephotograph at the front of the book of "dalmonach school, bonhill" is missing some of the pages have detached from the spine
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Tribes of the vale expansion packoxfam shop lochee batttles of westeros, battlelore gamesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Ordnance survey map of abingdon, wantage and vale of white horsefeel free to message with any questionsused but in good condition
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This video visit's windermere, grasmere, crummock water, wasdale, the vale of keswick and derwentwater among many othersoxfam shop ulverston explore the beautiful english lake district and discover the magnificent scenery that inspired the great poet, william wordsworthon video visits, © see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Vancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from lower california to cook inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of puget sound and the western coast of mainland canadathe third volume in the set includes the remainder of book 3, all book 4, part of book 5, covering the pacific coast of north america and return to hawaiithey attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise manysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companythese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust coverthe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoverythe voyage to australia and tahitiall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsit has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicatedthe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousvery small tear to spine on volume iiall four visited the northwest coast of north america, but weather and circumstances prevented cook from making more than what beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; la perouse only touched the coast in a significant way at yakutat bay and lituya bay, and malasina's memorable visits were to yakutat bay and nootka soundas a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands init covers the coast of north americavolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoverythis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication inoxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoveryvolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastthe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedit was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsthe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacks
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Tolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearsin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomwhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûrmeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiesfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplayfrodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overthey are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doomsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handsoxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalfgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorgandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitiesin 'the fellowship of the ring' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthtogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordor
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storegarde impériale (dragons de l´emperatrice), by king and coubtryreferences na013, na014, na015, na016, na017, na018, na019, na020, na021, na022, na023, na024, na028, na033, na034, na100, na101, na102, na103, na104, na105, na106, na107, na108, na109, na110 (the whole series “vive l´empereur”)french light infantry, by britains, participating in the attack to hougoumontreferences na064, na065 and na066 (the whole series)na112, na113, na114, na115, na116, na117, na118, na120 and na121 (the whole series “cuirassiers”)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteall of them have been sold out and retiredthe french army commanded by napoleón - the french 3rdtomas picton by britains, referencecharacteristics of the items the majority of these figures do not have the original boxthe 71th, integrating close to 35 soldiers square by king and country, references na001, na002, na003, na004, na05, na006, na007, na008, na009, na010, na011, na012, na030, na031, na032 (these references represent the whole series “scum of the earth”)these figures have been exclusively displayed in a toy soldier museum (museo l´iber, valencia, spain)it includes close to 31 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit includes 16 figures, references na083, na084, na085, na086, na087, na088, na089, na090 (these references represent the whole series “bold chevaliers)it consists of 11 figuresreferences na067, na068, na069, na070, na071, na072, na073, na074, na075, na076 and na077 (the whole “to take the king´s shilling series)they are in mint to very good condition, since they were used exclusively to be displayed in the dioramait also includes srthe royal horse artillery, by king and country, references na096, na097, na098 and na099 (the whole series)the british and ally army commanded by wellington: - black watch (royal highland regiment), integrating close to 80 soldiers square by king and country, references na035, na036, na037, na 38, na047, na048, na049, na050, na051, na052, na053, na054, na055, na067, na068 and na077 (these references represent the whole series “scotland the brave”)cuirassiers (les gros freres), by king and countryreferences na111it consists of close to 32 figuresit includes 16 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresit includes close to 30 figures, references (published in the collection supplement)coldstream guards (the 2nd regiment of the foot guards), integrating close to 60 soldiers 60 by king and country, references na125, na126, na126, na128, na 129, na 130, na 131, na 132, na 133, na 134, na 135, na 136 (these references represent the whole series “on campaign”)french artillery, by king and countryregiment of the line, by king and countryreferences andeach king and country series is complete, retired and sold out and includes the original catalogueit contains 380 items, 318 by king and country (recreating the typical british squares defending themselves against the french cavalry charges) ang 62 by britains (recreating the defense of hougoumont)the scots greys (the 2nd north british dragons), by king and country, representing the “charge of the greys”it consists of close to 45 figures recreating the defense from the scot greys chargebritish coldstream guards light company, by britains, recreating the defense of hougoumontthe king´s german legion (recruited mostly from the german state of hannover), by king and countryreferences na039, na042, na043, na044, na078, na079, na080, na081 (the whole series ¡“vive l´emperatrice!”) - 7th
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Two uniformly bound books in the original bindings with original endpapers - xxxi, 464 + folding 'map of morocco' ( cm), xxii, 503 ppcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehe wrote extensively about morocco (see pictures of the table of contents’ registered shippingcondition: both books from new college library oxford with features: embossed marking on the front cover, traces at the bottom of the spine, bookplate and coding inside front and back cover, map with a stamp in the margin‘james edward budgett meakin () was an english journalist(total of 2 books) read more) he was fascinated by the people and culture of morocco and soon after his arrival there he started to write about everything he saw and experiencedthe moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -social, ethical, supplementaryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecontents (summary): land of the moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -natural and physical, political, experimental, appendixare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihe adopted local clothes, gave himself a local name (tahar bel mikki) and learned the local customs and languageotherwise the books look good, bookblocks are solid
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A study or reference literature for true lovers or specialists of french furniture or those who want to become itcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepart one describes: - "the period of the antiques, the middle ages and the renaissance" - 317 pages and contains 75 drawn images, followed by a table of contentsthis edition is fromthe two parts are nicely bound in a red hard cover with gold and black printplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepart two includes: - "the period of the seventeenth (xvii), eighteenth (xviii) and nineteenth (xix) century" and also 317 pages and contains 108 drawn images, followed by a table of contentstwo specialist books on french furniture in two parts written in the french language by alfred champeaux curator of the library of the association of decorative arts in parisare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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T video gems in , this classical musical version of the gilbert & sullivan opera is numbered vhs s and was produced by george walker and starred joel grey, alfred marks, elizabeth gale, david hillman and elizabeth bainbridgeshould it also be of interest, i also have a video tape for sale in the same condition at the same price of the guilbert & sullivan opera the mikado, which is also one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by athe yeomen of the guard vhs video tapeone of the savoy video series of video tapes released by ait was also produced by george walker and starred william conrad, clive revill, stafford dean, john stewart and kate flowers70; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3the video tape is in excellent condition and is made available inclusive of the cost of packaging but exclusive of the cost of postage which will be one of the following: royal mail 'uk standard' 1st class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3
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Furthermore, feed can be weighed out, which reduces waste and also allows monitoring of overfeeding or underfeeding, and before refilling the smartbunker can be fully washed down, allowed to dry, and then refilled to keep feed fresh and cleanhowever, it can also be spread through contact with infected materialthis second infection path is where the smartbunker could be highly beneficialwhat’s more, the smartbunker allows each horse’s feed and feed bucket to be kept separate, therefore reducing the risk of cross contaminationworking together, it’s a win-win situation for everyone involvedits main goals are to keep feed safe and reduce the risk of spreading infectionin fact, smartbunkers could also help to reduce the risk of any further outbreaks of equine influenza if used consistentlysome of the key benefits include being fully vermin proof and fully waterproof for indoor and outdoor usage(click to reveal full phone number) click to contact wwwsmartbunker can help lessen part of the risk of equine influenza by cutting out unnecessary contact between vulnerable and transmitting animalsthe virus is predominantly spread via infected bodily fluids and secretions, such as nasal discharge, coughing and foetal fluidsthe award winning smartbunker is practical for a range of animal feedsit has a unique dispensing system with an easy to use pull arm, which distributes the necessary amount of product with very little forceit will also reduce labour costs for staff as the feed will be outside of the horse’s stable and close at hand, if multiple smartbunkers are purchased
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeiron maiden ?– the book of souls: live chapter label: parlophone ?– format: 2 × cd, album, deluxe edition country: europe released: 17 nov tracklist 1-1 if eternity should fail (qudos bank arena, sydney, australia, speed of light (grand arena, grandwest, cape town, south africa, wrathchild (3arena, dublin, ireland, children of the damned (bell centre, montreal, canada, death or glory (wroclaw stadium, wroclaw, poland, the red and the black (ryogoku kokugikan, tokyo, japan, the trooper (estadio jorge magico gonzalez, san salvador, el salvador, powerslave (piazza dell’unita d’italia, trieste, italy, the great unknown (metro radio arena, newcastle, uk, the book of souls (download festival, donington, uk, fear of the dark (arena castelao, fortaleza, brazil, iron maiden (estadio velez sarsfield, buenos aires, argentina, the number of the beast (wacken open air, wacken, germany, blood brothers (download festival, donington, uk, wasted years (hsbc arena, rio de janeiro, brazil, ) item will be shippd by registrated mailiron maiden ?– the number of the beast label: parlophone ?– series: iron maiden the studio collection remastered – format: cd, album, limited edition, reissue, remastered box set country: europe released: 16 nov tracklist 1 invaders 2 children of the damned 3 the prisoner 4 22 acacia avenue 5 the number of the beast 6 run to the hills 7 gangland 8 hallowed be thy name with eddie 1:24 scale figurine, beast collectors patch & cdplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford the idea that the united states-a nation founded after a war of independence-operates as an imperialist power on the world stage has gained considerable traction since the turn of the twenty-first centurybut just a few decades earlier, this position was considered radical and even òun-americansee oxfam website for delivery information read moresimultaneously, a small school of revisionist scholars, led by historian william appleman williams at the university of wisconsin, put forward a progressive, nuanced critique of american empire grounded in psychology, economics, and broader historical contextas the vietnam war created a critical flashpoint, bringing the idea of american imperialism into the us mainstream, radical students of the new left turned toward marxist critiques, admiring revolutionaries like che guevaramorgan shows how radical and revisionist scholars in the s and s first challenged the paradigm of denying an american empireó how did this dramatic change come about?tracing the emergence of the concept of us imperialism, james git is this more sophisticated strand of thinking, morgan argues, which demonstrated that empire can be an effective analytical framework for studying us foreign policy, thus convincing american scholars to engage with the subject seriously for the first time
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Karim lives with his mum and dad in a suburb of south london and dreams of making his escape to the bright lights of the big citybut his father is no ordinary dad, he is 'the buddha of suburbia', a strange and compelling figure whose powers of meditation hold a circle of would-be mystics spellbound with the fascinations of the eastoxfam bookshop cheltenham the buddha of suburbia, hanif kureishi's first novel, is a tour de force of comic invention, a bizarre, often hilarious, and totally original picture of the life of a young pakistani growing up in s britainsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreamong his disciples is the glamorous and ambitious eva, and when 'the buddha of suburbia' runs off with her to a crumbling flat in barons court, karim's life becomes changed in ways that even he had never dreamed of
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Translated by john spragens jr, with an afterword by cora weiss and don lucesee oxfam website for delivery information read morewritten by general van tien dung, chief of staff in the vietnam people's army and the officer in charge of the offensive, the narrative offers valuable insight into the vietnamese side of these historic eventsin good condition, there are a number of small tears to the edge of the dust jacket, and some discolouration to the edges of the pagesoxfam bookshop lower petergate a personal account of the spring offensive of that culminated in the capture of saigon and the end of the vietnam war
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Its inspiration came from pioneering british architect and designer owen jones (), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid chromolithographic colorat once splendidly victorian and insistently modern, the grammar of ornament celebrates objects of beauty from across time periods and continents, and remains an indispensable sourcebook todayjones made detailed observations of decorative arts on his travels in europe, the middle east, and in his native london, where he studied objects on display at the great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations in and at local museumssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis aim was to improve the quality of western design by changing the habits of victorian designers, who indiscriminately mixed elements from a wide variety of sourcesthe studio library of decorative art, the grammar of ornament owen jones hardcover with dust jacket good condition - some tears to the dust jacket first published in , the grammar of ornament remains a design classicjones's resulting study is a comprehensive analysis of styles of ornamental design, presenting key examples ranging from maori tattoos, egyptian columns, and greek borders to byzantine mosaic, indian embroidery, and elizabethan carvings
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On the front cover there is a small deep indentation and on the back cover there are some slight signs of wearsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarked this is the first full flora of the vice county of renfrewshire (renfrewshire, east renfrewshire, inverdyde and parts of southend north-west glasgow)oxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionit marks the culmination of over 50 years of field recording by local botanists and over 18 years of fieldwork and in-depth search of historical records by the authorthe flora contains:- over species accounts that include first record, status, distribution and ecology;- more than 660 dot maps of native and frequently encountered alien spieces;- introductory chapters on geology soils, landscape, climate, historical recording and the changing environment;- discussion chapters on distribution patterns, floristic distribution patterns, floristic conservation;- 24 pages of colour plates of maps and photographs showing botanical hot spots and local notable species
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First edition see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe explores the changing relationship between human beings and nature, looks at the importance of cities, explains the role slavery and its abolition played in the emergence of new nations, challenges the widely held belief that the nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of the nation-state, and much moreoxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transitionjürgen osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering eruditionhe examines the powerful and complex forces that drove global change during the "long nineteenth century," taking readers from new york to new delhi, from the latin american revolutions to the taiping rebellion, from the perils and promise of europe's transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planetindispensable for any historian, the transformation of the world sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, and a host of other crucial developmentsosterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railwaysthis is the highly anticipated english edition of the spectacularly successful and critically acclaimed german book, which is also being translated into chinese, polish, russian, and french
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Signed by stephen castlenot long after the normans came, there was a flourishing settlement at elstree hillhappily, a few fine late medieval buildings escaped the developer's insensitive eyeidlestre and borham were much influenced by the great abbey of st albans, and indeed by alban's martyrdom and the roman muncipium of verulamium, so that the area's past is inextricably entwined with the great and the good of times ancient and laterboreham wood's origins are mistier, but technology brought massive change and development with the coming of the railway in , and again, when cinema created britain's hollywood in this pleasant parishthe hills and valleys of this busy corner of herts have been home to people for some years, and the romans chose elstree hill as a major tile-manufacturing centrevery minor marks to dj otherwise clean and bright throughoutsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book of elstree & boreham wood brings them all to life, recapturing the history of these two places, in a fluent and considered narrative and very many fascinating pictureshere are the people behind that past - edward de kendale, adam scippe, thomas newchapman and agnes, his wife; sir anthony denny and rev canon eales; george byng and wortley-montagu; murderers thurtell and hunt; macready the great actor; burton the great explorer and the photographer wellington; and of course, the legendary giants of british cinema - men like rank, danziger, balcon and blattnercondition: as newuntil recently, medieval elstree had survived largely intact, but post-war reconstruction brought considerable mutilationoxfam books & music hereford signed limited subscriber edition, numbered 44
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Published by the university of california press, this paperback book is in very good used condition with only minor wear to edges and bumping to cornersaccessible, scientifically up-to-date, and written with contagious enthusiasm for the subject, lizards: windows to the evolution of diversity covers species evolution, diversity, ecology, and biologyoxfam books & music fareham from tiny to gigantic, from drab to remarkably beautiful, from harmless to venomous, lizards are spectacular products of natural selectionpart one explores lizard lifestyles, answering such questions as why lizards are active when they are, why they behave as they do, how they avoid predators, why they eat what they eat, and how they reproduce and socializeinternally clean and unmarkedwe also meet the glass lizard, able to break its tail into many highly motile pieces to distract a predator from its body; lizards that can run across water; and limbless lizards, such as snakessee oxfam website for delivery information read morepianka and laurie jin part two the authors take us on a fascinating tour of the world's manifold lizard species, beginning with iguanians, an evolutionary group that includes some of the most bizarre lizards, the true chameleons of africa and madagascarpart three gives an unprecedented global view of evolutionary trends that have shaped present-day lizard communities and considers the impact of humans on their futurethis book, lavishly illustrated with colour photographs, is the first comprehensive reference on lizards around the worlda definitive resource containing many entertaining anecdotes, this magnificent book opens a new window to the natural world and the evolution of life on earthvitt have studied and photographed members of almost all lizard families worldwide, and they bring to the book a deep knowledge based on extensive firsthand experience with the animals in their natural habitats
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The ottoman reform movement launched in and the growing european presence in the middle east contributed to the disintegration of the traditional lebanese social order based on a hierarchy that bridged religious differencesmakdisi argues that sectarianism represented a deliberate mobilization of religious identities for political and social purposeshis study challenges those who have viewed sectarian violence as an islamic response to westernization or simply as a product of social and economic inequities among religious groupsoxfam bookshop knutsford focusing on ottoman lebanon, ussama makdisi shows how sectarianism was a manifestation of modernity that transcended the physical boundaries of a particular country condition good, some minor warping to front cover as can be seen in digital imagesee oxfam website for delivery information read moremakdisi highlights how european colonialism and orientalism, with their emphasis on christian salvation and islamic despotism, and ottoman and local nationalisms each created and used narratives of sectarianism as foils to their own visions of modernity and to their own projects of colonial, imperial, and national developmentthe religious violence of the nineteenth century, which culminated in sectarian mobilizations and massacres in , was a complex, multilayered, subaltern expression of modernization, he says, not a primordial reaction to itmakdisi's book is important to our understanding of lebanese society today, but it also makes a significant contribution to the discussion of the importance of religious discourse in the formation and dissolution of social and national identities in the modern world
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the ultimate rome storyfrom the spectacle of gladiatorial combat to the intrigue of the senate, from the foreign wars that secure the power of the empire to the betrayals that threaten to tear it apart, this is the remarkable story of the man who would become the greatest roman of them all: julius caesarsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecitizen will fight citizen in a bloody conflict - and julius caesar, cutting his teeth in battle, will be in the thick of the actionthe first instalment in the bestselling emperor seriesin the city of rome, a titanic power struggle is about to shake the republic to its core
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The lone wolf is glimpsed on the hard shoulder and photographed by tomasz, a polish construction worker who cannot survive in germany without his girlfriendon an icy motorway eighty kilometres outside the city, a fuel tanker jack-knifes and explodesexactly the type of book that readers in search of striking european voices should embrace" john boyne, author of the boy in the striped pyjamasa contemporary berlin fairy tale that bristles with urban truths - the first novel of germany's best-known contemporary playwright one clear, ice-cold january morning shortly after dawn, a wolf crosses the border between poland and germanyhis trail leads all the way to berlin, connecting the lives of disparate individuals whose paths intersect and divergethis first novel of germany's most celebrated contemporary playwright is written in prose of tremendous power and precisiona woman burns her mother's diaries on a berlin balconyelisabeth and micha run away through the snow from their home village, crossing the wolf's tracks on their way to the citytranslated from the german by jamie bulloch see oxfam website for delivery information read morethose who catch sight of the wolf see their own lives reflected, and find themselves searching for a different path in a cold timeoxfam bookshop cheltenham "a highly original and often hypnotic workand elisabeth's father, a famous sculptor, observes the vast skeleton of a whale in his studio and asks: what am i doing here? and why? experiences and encounters flicker past with a raw, visual power, like frames in a black and white film
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Oxfam bookshop lower petergate a very nice signed copy of this work charting the history of nowritten with the support of squadron association members, the author has collected individual stories to capture the flavour of past eras and events, such as the early days of the air force during the first world war, the bomber attacks of and the berlin airlift ofthe book has been signed by the author with an inscriptionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe author was recruited into the squadron at the outset of the second world war, and continued a distinguished career in the years after the war99 squadron of the royal air force, from 197 toin good condition, there is one medium tear to the top of the dust jacket
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Revisiting historical icons so familiar that schoolchildren learn to take them for granted, he makes surprising connections that enable readers to see old stories in a new lightcom/ see oxfam website for delivery information read moreamong the historical moments revisited here, a revolutionary nation arises from its environment and struggles to reconcile the diversity of its people with the claim that nature is the source of libertythe republic of nature points to a startlingly different version of history that calls on readers to reconnect with fundamental forces that shaped the american experienceoxfam bookshop knutsford in the dramatic narratives that comprise the republic of nature, mark fiege reframes the canonical account of american history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurredfor more information, visit the author's website: http://republicofnatureby focusing on materials and processes intrinsic to all things and by highlighting the nature of the united states, fiege recovers the forgotten and overlooked ground on which so much history has unfoldedabraham lincoln, an unlettered citizen from the countryside, steers the union through a moment of extreme peril, guided by his clear-eyed vision of nature's capacity for improvementboard of educationin topeka, kansas, transformations of land and life prompt a lawsuit that culminates in the momentous civil rights case of brown vin these pages, the nation's birth and development, pain and sorrow, ideals and enduring promise come to life as never before, making a once-familiar past seem new
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Mounting a ragtag army of female and native victims of colonial brutality, she sets out on an epic march through the desert to take on the might of the german reichthis apocalyptic journey through the darker regions of the soul will also reveal to her the hidden meanings of suffering, revenge, companionship, love and compassionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreseeing her chance to escape from years of abuse in an orphanage and in service, hanna joins one of the shiploads of young women transported in the early years of the twentieth century to the colony of german south-west africa to assuage the needs of the male settlerswhen the drunken excesses of a visiting army detachment threaten her only companion, hanna revoltsoxfam bookshop cheltenham as a small child in a wintry bremen, hanna dreams about the other side of silence, the place where the wind comes from and palm trees wave in the sunfollowing atrocious punishment for daring to resist the advances of an army officer, she arrives in a phantasmagoric refuge in the african desert - 'prison, nunnery, brothel, shithouse, frauenstein'
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