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Jennifer jacquet is an assistant professor in the department of environmental studies at new york universityshe works at the intersection of conservation and cooperation, focusing on issues such as overfishing and climate changeorg, and conceived of the modernized shame totem pole for a presentation in at the serpentine gallerydetailing how to change behaviour, she outlines seven habits of highly effective shaming that will allow us to make companies act ethically, hold governments to account when they ignore laws, and get more people to cast their votesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe formerly wrote the guilty planet blog at scientific american, contributes to edgeindividual guilt and modified consumption don't compare to the possibilities of using shame as a non-violent form of resistanceoxfam bookshop cheltenham in is shame necessary? rising star jennifer jacquet shows that we have to use shame if we want to bring about political change and hold the powerful to account in our individualistic world, is shame an outdated, moralising concept - or is it something that we can rediscover and use in a new way? what can we gain from redefining shame to help solve the key social and political issues of our time? in this urgent, illuminating book, jennifer jacquet argues that, if we want to make large-scale fixes, we need to become active citizens, ready to find creative ways to shame those who have the power to bring about political and social change but aren'tfrom the mimes hired by the mayor of bogotá in the fight against bad driving behaviour to the online list published by the state of california singling out the top five hundred businesses and individuals who aren't paying their taxes, jacquet uses real-life examples to show how shaming is relevant to the twenty-first centuryshaming works best when used sparingly, but when applied in just the right way, in just the right quantity, and at just the right time, it can perhaps keep us from failing ourselves and the planet
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Part two studies how such monuments were modified and reinterpreted to suit the changing needs of society through a series of detailed case studiesthe significance of monuments studies the importance of monuments tracing their history from their first creation over six thousand years laterthe significance of monuments is an indispensable text for all students of european prehistorypart one discusses how monuments first developed and their role in developing a new sense of time and space among the inhabitants of prehistoric europesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein as new conditionother features of the prehistoric landscape - such as mounds and enclosures - across continental europe are also examinedit is also an enlightening read for professional archaeologists and all those interested in this fascinating periodoxfam bookshop leeds 179ppstarting in the mesolithic and carrying his analysis through to the late bronze age, richard bradley sheds light on this complex period and the changing consciousness of these prehistoric peoplesthe neolithic period, when agriculture began and many monuments - including stonehenge - were constructed, is an era fraught with paradoxes and ambiguities
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Over a long career he has been involved in the field of environmental politics and policy making as an academic, politician, government adviser, nuclear company director and prominent environmental activistthe legacy of nuclear power brings together his varied experience and expertise and reflects his lifetime concern with the fate of nuclear communities now and in the futureas a member of the first committee on radioactive waste management he was directly responsible for some of the uk's policy on legacy wastesee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome writing on last page, as shown in photooxfam shop st giles street andrew blowers obe is emeritus professor of social sciences at the open university
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Peter capaldi stars as number 10's ferociously foul-mouthed policy enforcer malcolm tucker, whose job is to bully and cajole the wayward ministers of the department of social affairs and citizenship (dosac) through a catalogue of gaffes, crises, prime ministerial resignations and possible election datesoxfam bookshop st albans the complete series 1-3 plus both specials of the award-winning bbc satirical political comedy drama written and directed by armando iannuccisee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Peter capaldi stars as number 10's ferociously foul-mouthed policy enforcer malcolm tucker, whose job is to bully and cajole the wayward ministers of the department of social affairs and citizenship (dosac) through a catalogue of gaffes, crises, prime ministerial resignations and possible election datesoxfam music shop reading the complete series 1-3 plus both specials of the award-winning bbc satirical political comedy drama written and directed by armando iannuccisee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Peter capaldi stars as number 10's ferociously foul-mouthed policy enforcer malcolm tucker, whose job is to bully and cajole the wayward ministers of the department of social affairs and citizenship (dosac) through a catalogue of gaffes, crises, prime ministerial resignations and possible election datessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop crosby the complete series 1-3 plus both specials of the award-winning bbc satirical political comedy drama written and directed by armando iannucci
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This is why some the world's leading environmental thinkers have come together in this volume to probe critically the new language being developed by the environmental professionalsthey explore the emerging conflicts over the distribution of environmental risk between north and southoxfam bookshop newport behind the public's hope of effective action by governments on environmental issues lies a complex terrain of conceptual confusion, conflicts of interest and philosophical disputepaperback book in good overall conditiongood tight bindinginside contains no marks, annotation or marginaliathey examine the contradictions inherent in the fashionable notion of sustainable developmentsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book seeks to launch a critical debate in order to clarify issues involved and what might constitute appropriate actionand they warn the 'global ecology' seen in a managerial perspective, may degenerate into an effort to redesign and manage nature in order to keep economic growth going in the face of a rising tide of resource plunder and pollutioncover shows signs of shelf wear, sticker ghost and light creases to laminate on spine
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Oxfam bookshop hampstead handbook of environmental psychology by robert bbechtel an international team of leading scholars explores the latest theories, research, and applications critical to environmental psychologyfeaturing the latest research and concepts in the field straight from the world's leading scholars and practitioners, handbook of environmental psychology provides a balanced and comprehensive overview of this rapidly growing fieldthere is some shelf wearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebringing together contributions from an international team of top researchers representing a myriad of disciplines, this groundbreaking resource provides you with a pluralistic approach to the field as an interdisciplinary effort with links to other disciplines this book is in very good condition with clean unmarked pages and a tight binding
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With chapters on the theory and principles of planning for cycling, and detailed case studies of schemes across different countriesdrawing upon a number of contributors, edited by hugh mcclintock, a lecturer in the institute of planning studies at the university of nottinghamthere is a signature from a previous owner on the inside coverin very good condition, with a few marks around the edge of the cover and a little bit of yellowing to the edge of the pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop lower petergate an academic study of the impact of planning, and provision for, cycling in urban areas
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Oxfam bookshop hexham an authoritative guide to the implementation of environmental management systemsthis copy is in very good condition; slight wear to edges and corners of coverssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit draws on the authors' extensive hands-on experience in both implementing and training others to do sothis edition has been revised to cover changes in international standards and other related developments in the fieldclear and concise, yet packed with helpful practical examples and insider tips, it has become the standard manual for managers and consultantsset out in a straightforward series of steps, it cuts through the jargon and demolishes the myths that surround this important management tool
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Revised and updated in the early s, this paperback edition includes a new introduction by the author to bring this classic work once again to the forefront of mahler studieshis three studies of mahler, the early years (), the wunderhorn years (), and songs and symphonies of life and death (), are among the enduring monuments of postwar mahler literaturetwo composers have been central to his writings on music, gustav mahler and benjamin brittenfrom his birth in bohemia, then part of the mighty austro-hungarian empire, to a survey of his early works, many now lost, gustav mahler: the early years forms an indispensable prelude to the period of the great compositionswithout understanding the territorial, social and familial conflicts of this time one cannot truly appreciate the impulses behind the major symphonies and song cycles of his later yearsoxfam books & music lichfield available again for a new generation of mahlerians, donald mitchell's famous study of the composer's early life and music was greeted as a major advance on its first appearance insee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe conflicts which came to mark mahler's music and personality had their beginnings in his childhood and youthdonald mitchell was born inhe was founder professor of music at the university of sussex (), was visiting professor at king's college, london, and is currently a visiting professor at the universities of sussex and york
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Oxfam bookshop kingston upon thames this pioneering book studies the rise, heyday and demise of regionalism from the belle aepoque until the eve of the second world warthis book offers new perspectives to specialists of regionalism and nationalism, but will also be of interest to students of the cultural history of france, germany and spain and to specialists from the fields of politics, ethnology, art history, cultural studies and architectural historyduring the s painters began to apply the regionalist ideology by producing images of a presumably harmonious and authentic rural societystorm further illuminates how during the first decades of the twentieth century the culture of regionalism slowly lost the battle against its main rival: the avant-gardelater on regionalism was used at international exhibitions by widely differing regimes, such as the primo de rivera dictatorship in spain, the popular front government in france, and the hitler-regime in germanyregional identities, like national identities, were created and sometimes even invented; and this was equally the case in france, germany and spainsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreartists, architects and international exhibitions played a highly influential role in this processthey all appropriated, and in some cases perverted, the regionalist message showing that strong regional identities would ultimately reinforce national unityby using a novel comparative perspective it gives a fresh view of the relationship between cultural regionalism, political regionalism and nationalismshortly afterwards they were followed by architects, who constructed villas and garden cities inspired by vernacular cottages
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This book offers fresh insights in the field of cultural and film studies from a multi-focal perspectivealthough empire cinema has been examined by western scholars, such studies have located the films almost wholly within the colonizing country rather that exploring their reception among the colonizedby shifting the emphasis to historical reception of imperial popular culture this book seeks to fill out a certain terrain between the current indian writing on national cinema and non-indian writing on empire cinemasee oxfam website for delivery information read morean empirico-historical inquiry into the empire cinema in hollywood and britain during the turbulent s and sit shows how the empire cinema constructed the colonial world, its rationale for doing so, and the manner in which such constructions were received by the colonized peoplecombining wide-ranging scholarship based on original documents, film, stuides and historical and political analyses, the book aims to give the reader a sense of how ideologies, images and identites are constructed, promoted, contested and resisted in relation to key film representations of empire
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Bundle of piano studies by a variety of composers including czerny school of velocity books 1- 3 and studies by bertini, clementi, loeschhorn, thĂĽmer, wieck and moreall are vintage copies, pages are yellowed but print is very clear
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department of transport "investigation into the clapham junction railway accident" of
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department of the air force  in very fine condition  see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop malvern wedgwood 24% lead cyrstal paperweight
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A complete overview exploring the application of computing in literary studiesincludes the seminal writings from the fieldfocuses on methods and perspectives, new genres, formatting issues, and best practices for digital preservationexplores the new genres of hypertext literature, installations, gaming, and web blogsthe appendix serves as an annotated bibliography see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop victoria appear unread, pages pristinethis companion offers an extensive examination of how new technologies are changing the nature of literary studies, from scholarly editing and literary criticism, to interactive fiction and immersive environments
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studies in the history of old english literature, by kenneth sisam, oxford at the clearndon press, see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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department of truth ( - third printing - new bagged
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For more information, visit the author's website: http://republicofnatureoxfam 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 occurredby 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 improvementthe republic of nature points to a startlingly different version of history that calls on readers to reconnect with fundamental forces that shaped the american experiencecom/ see oxfam website for delivery information read morerevisiting 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 lightin 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 newin topeka, kansas, transformations of land and life prompt a lawsuit that culminates in the momentous civil rights case of brown vboard of educationamong 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 liberty
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Though his work took him to the caves of altamira and the pyrenees with the abbe breuil, to america where he worked for years in the field museum and saw the construction of its marvellous hall of primitive man, into planning for the developmental exhibit at the chicago world's fair, and into wartime studies for the uhis autobiography is a spirited account of the adventure of science itselfdj has some minor chipshis essays on the babylonian findings have their tribute in the scientific worldgreen cloth boards protected by unclipped maroon pictorial dust jacketthere his heart remained for most of the rest of his lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop darlington hardbackborn in chicago he spent his childhood in england and was educated at eton and oxfordhenry field (december – january ) was an american anthropologist and archaeologistpublished by peter daviesgovernment- it was at kish that he did his main body of workthe inscription includes " with greeting henry field" and is dated but cannot verify its authenticityffep has a small section (4cm x 1cm) removed to take out surname of inscriptionred top page endsfield went eagerly as a young student on his first trip to the excavation grounds at kishfascinated by the shaded past of the cultural hub of our civilization there, field dug, dusted and studied to piece together his track of mancontents are clean and binding is tightillustrated with 28 b/w photographsboards clean with very slight fading around the titles on the spine
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30 years after an unspecified environmental disaster, a lone man, eli (denzel washington), fights his way across the desolate wasteland of a post-apocalyptic america guarding a sacred book called the book of eli, which holds the secrets that can bring civilisation back from the brink of destruction and save humankindoxfam bookshop carlisle sci-fi action thrillerhis principal threat is despotic town leader carnegie (gary oldman), who will stop at nothing to get hold of the book and use its secrets to take control of societysee oxfam website for delivery information read moredisc and case in very good condition
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Others are studies of particular periods, places or groups which have not found their place in more narrative accounts: standardisation in the nineteenth century, the role of low german, the state of german at the stunde null inoxfam books & music beeston peter lang, , paperback very good condition the contributions to this volume explore eleven key developments in the external history of the german language, that is, the combination of social, political and cultural circumstances which influenced the language and its speakerssome of these 'landmarks' are individuals or groups of people who have exerted influence over the language: charlemagne, luther, the early modern grammarians and lexicographersthe essays, a number of which were originally delivered as lectures in the university of cambridge and all of which are by specialists in the field, combine to provide a history of the german language in its social contextan overarching theme is the role of deliberate intervention in the development of german, whether it took the form of education, prescriptivism, purism or political manipulationsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In twenty-five chapters-each about a particular rock, outcrop, or geologic phenomenon-donald rsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresummarizing a wealth of information in an entertaining, approachable style, the story of the earth in 25 rocks is essential reading for the armchair geologist, the rock hound, and all who are curious about the earth beneath their feeteach of these breakthroughs filled in a piece of the greater puzzle that is the earth, with scientific discoveries dovetailing with each other to offer an increasingly coherent image of the geologic pastoxfam bookshop brigg every rock is a tangible trace of the earth's pastthe story of the earth in 25 rocks tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that shook the foundations of geologyprothero recounts the scientific detective work that shaped our understanding of geology, from the unearthing of exemplary specimens to tectonic shifts in how we view the inner workings of our planetprothero follows in the footsteps of the scientists who asked-and answered-geology's biggest questions: how do we know how old the earth is? what happened to the supercontinent pangea? how did ocean rocks end up at the top of mount everest? what can we learn about our planet from meteorites and moon rocks? he answers these questions through expertly chosen case studies, such as pliny the younger's firsthand account of the eruption of vesuvius; the granite outcrops that led a scottish scientist to theorize that the landscapes he witnessed were far older than noah's flood; the salt and gypsum deposits under the mediterranean sea that indicate that it was once a desert; and how trying to date the age of meteorites revealed the dangers of lead poisoning
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The book demonstrates the importance of courtship to studies of marriage, relationships, and emotions in history, and how we write histories of emotions using objectsthis volume brings to life the emotional experience of courtship using the words and objects selected by men and women to navigate this potentially fraught processit also charts the increasing modernization of romantic customs over the georgian era - most notably with the arrival of the printed valentine's card - revealing how love developed into a commercial industrycourtship in georgian england was a decisive moment in the life cycle, imagined as a tactical game, an invigorating sport, and a perilous journey across a turbulent sealove emerges as something that we do in practice, enacted by couples through particular socially and historically determined ritualssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit provides new insights into the making and breaking of relationships, beginning with the formation of courtships using the language of love, the development of intimacy through the exchange of love letters, and sensory engagement with love tokens such as flowers, portrait miniatures, and locks of hairthe book concludes with the rituals of disintegration when engagements went awry, and pursuit of damages for breach of promise in the civil courtsthe game of love in georgian england brings together love letters, diaries, valentines, and proposals of marriage from sixty courtships sourced from thirty archives and museum collections, alongside an extensive range of sources including ballads, conduct literature, court cases, material objects, newspaper reports, novels, periodicals, philosophical discourses, plays, poems, and prints, to create a vivid social and cultural history of romantic emotionsoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; some shelf wear
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Oxfam books & music lancaster this book evaluates climate change and populism, two ideas that do not generally go togetheracross the world, young people in particular are mobilizing to demand change from an older generation that appears to be incapable of action or is hostage to powerful vested interests and outdated ideasaccessible and trenchantly argued, this book presents a primer for the politics of survivalin this book, the author explains why populist forms of political action may yet provide the key to effective policies, which are often discussed but less frequently implementedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morealthough populism is usually associated with right-wing authoritarianism, there is growing interest in more progressive forms of populist politicsthe author argues that perhaps they should if policymakers are to be galvanized into action before it is too late
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Receipts of direct contribution (extraordinary and ordinary) for the payment of taxes at the department of montenotte (liguria) during the napoleonic empireour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe documents show the dates from to and are confirmed with punctures that formalized the paymentcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Pastors and virtually all christians interested in reading or researching paul and the subject of gospel/law controversy in biblical studies will benefit from itthe book's investigative study of the history of interpretation of the church's teaching on the subject from the early church to modern theological era, and second temple judaism's writings on the topic, is unsurpassedoxfam shop colne road this book deals with the identity of the torah that yahweh promised he would write on the hearts of new covenant participants, as prophesied in jeremiah and understood later in new testament times by paulno work currently existing on this subject can compete with this book's historical survey and exegetical analysis, reading jeremiah and paul contextually on the issuesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis theological and exegetical monograph is an invaluable reference work and textbook for all theological seminaries and christian religious departments of universities worldwide
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Jeremy aynsley heads the department of design history at the royal college of art in londonsince , he has been director of the arts and humanities research council centre for the study of the domestic interiorshe has curated several exhibitions relating to twentieth-century art, decorative arts, and designabout the author sarah schleuning is a curator at the wolfsonian-florida international university
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Volume i: poems and ballads, first series volume ii: songs before sunrise; songs of two nations volume iii: poems and ballads, second and third series; songs of the springtides volume iv: tristram of lyonesse; the tale of balen; atalanta in calydon; erechtheus volume v: studies in song; a century of roundels; sonnets on english dramatic poets; the heptalogia; etcoxfam bookshop newport a six-volume set of works by the renowned victorian poet, playwright, novelist, and criticminor superficial foxing and occasional marks throughoutvolume vi: a midsummer holiday; astrophel; a channel passage; and other poems all six volumes: dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text to spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morevarious scuffs, marks, discolouration and signs of wear to boards, edges and top and bottom of spinesendpapers discolouredtext blocks are lightly and evenly tanned
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