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An intellectual and visual feast, this is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in yearsseen through macgregor's eyes, history is a kaleidoscope - shifting, interconnected, constantly surprising, and shaping our world today in ways that most of us have never imaginedoxfam bookshop ealing neil macgregor's a history of the world in 100 objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined themencompassing a grand sweep of human history, a history of the world in 100 objects begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the olduvai gorge in africa, and ends with objects which characterise the world we live in todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read morea stone pillar tells us about a great indian emperor preaching tolerance to his people; spanish pieces of eight tell us about the beginning of a global currency; and an early victorian tea-set speaks to us about the impact of empire
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This set is the ideal geography and history referenceoxfam shop wolverhampton a lavish pack incorporating two of the times' finest atlases and history books'the times compact history of the world' is the most comprehensive small-format single-volume illustrated history of the world, richly enhanced with striking maps and photographs and featuring an accessible text by leading academics'the times world atlas' is a complete world reference atlas in a convenient and easy-to use format, retaining the authority, style and detail of the larger times atlasesall the mapping and information in this new edition has been brought fully up-to-date to give an accurate picture of today's worldcarrying the authority of the times and its unrivalled reputation for accurate and current information, these two books are an authoritative guide to the world - past and presentall place names on the maps are fully indexedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is fully up-to-date with the indian ocean tsunami and the overthrow of saddam husseinthe introductory section presents an extensive states and territories guide along with thematic maps and statistics on major world themes giving an accurate picture of today's worlddetailed reference maps in the distinctive and respected times style provide balanced, systematic coverage of all parts of the world
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Oxfam bookshop swanage a history of india is a compact synthesis presenting the grand sweep of indian history from antiquity to the presentthis classic text is an authoritative detailed account which emphasises and analyses the stuctural pattern of indian historythe authors examine the major political, economic, social and cultural forces which have shaped the history of the indian subcontinent in this surveyit remains the definitive text on the nationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis third edition has been thoroughly revised, containing new research, and an up-to-date preface, index and dateline
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A history of the english-speaking peoples is a four-volume history of britain and its former colonies and possessions throughout the world, written by winston churchill, covering the period from caesar's invasions of britain (55 bc) to the beginning of the first world war ()churchill's mother was american, and he excelled in history as a child which underpinned his firm belief in a so-called special relationship between the people of britain with the commonwealth of nations united under the crown (new zealand, canada, australia, south africa etcwith numerous black and white maps throughout all volumesvolume i is on the birth of britain, volume ii is on the new world, volume iii is on the age of revolution and volume iv is on the great democraciesthis work dealt with the resulting two divisions of the english-speaking peoplesit was a bestseller, reviewed favourably on both sides of the atlanticpages are bright and cleanoxfam shop balham  london - cassell and company ltda collection of first editions of this historical works by former prime minister winston churchill condition: in red cloth bindings with unclipped dustwrappers, edges are worn at edges and covers are agedit was started in and finally published , delayed several times by war and work on other textssee oxfam website for delivery information read morecomplete in four volumes) and the people of the united states who had broken with the crown and gone their own waycondition: good
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A history of england () is a series of reprints of twelve classic, magisterial volumes of different periods of english history, together constituting a continuous history from ancient roman times to the end of the 20th centuryoxfam shop hebden bridge 5 x volumes:Â 1) england under the tudors written by gvolumes come without slipcasem trevelyan5) anglo-saxon england written by peter hunter blair editionr elton2) early medieval england written by mthe volumes were selected by, and under the general editorship of, british historian felipe fernandez-armesto, and published by the folio societysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreh keen4) england under the stuarts written by gt clanchy3) england in the later middle ages written by m
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Harry potter: a history of magic by jharry potter: a history of magic is the official book of the exhibition, a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between bloomsbury, jreaders will be able to pore over ancient spell books, amazing illuminated scrolls that reveal the secret of the elixir of life, vials of dragon's blood, mandrake roots, painted centaurs and a genuine witch's broomstick, in a book that shows jthis is the ultimate gift for harry potter fans, curious minds, big imaginations, bibliophiles and readers around the world who missed out on the chance to see the exhibition in personthere's also a specially commissioned essay for each subject area by an expert, writer or cultural commentator, inspired by the contents of the exhibition - absorbing, insightful and unexpected contributions from steve backshall, the reverend richard coles, owen davies, julia eccleshare, roger highfield, steve kloves, lucy mangan, anna pavord and tim peake, who offer a personal perspective on their magical themerowling and the brilliant curators of the british library see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit promises to take readers on a fascinating journey through the subjects studied at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry - from alchemy and potions classes through to herbology and care of magical creaturespublished by bloomsbury october ppbook condition: as new - clean covers, tightly bound, no imperfections inside and outside, clean throughoutrowling, bloomsbury and the british libraryeach chapter showcases a treasure trove of artefacts from the british library and other collections around the world, beside exclusive manuscripts, sketches and illustrations from the harry potter archiverowling's magical inventions alongside their cultural and historical forebears
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A huge, handsome, and extensively-illustrated centennial history of this venerable yacht clubeastern waters eastern winds: a history of the royal hong kong yacht club: : one hundred years(hong kong: the club, )1st hardback published by the royal hong kong yacht club inin excellent, hardly-read used conditionwith a signature and dedication by the author on the half-title page and a dedicatory message beneath thatforeword by the right honourable christopher patten, governor of hong kong4to, blue cloth, gilt crest to front board, gilt lettering to spinechapters: : in the lee of dragons; : laying the mark; : before thewind; : cruising in company; : across the line; : dress overall; : the course aheadoxfam books & music fareham chambers, gilliansee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith bibliography and lots of photographsintroduction by vic locke, commodore
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Oxfam books & music perth "a history of fascism is an invaluable sourcebook, offering a rare combination of detailed information and thoughtful analysis"-susan zuccotti, the nation"a magisterial, wholly accessible, engaging studyit is a masterpiece of comparative history, for the comparisons enhance our understanding of each part of the wholethe term 'fascist,' used so freely these days as a pejorative epithet that has nearly lost its meaning, is precisely defined, carefully applied and skillfully explainedpayne defines fascism as a form of ultranationalism espousing a myth of national rebirth and marked by extreme elitism, mobilization of the masses, exaltation of hierarchy and subordination, oppression of women and an embrace of violence and war as virtues"-publishers weekly see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe analysis effectively restores the dimension of evil
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Oxfam shop didsbury an interesting social history of the period between , Â a history of everyday things in england "has been written for boys and girls of public-school age" easy to read, and illustrated with black and white drawings and charts, and colour platesthe hardcover copy is in good conditionthe beige cloth boards with dark green titling and decoration are marked in places with corners and spine ends lightly bumped and rubbed and a scuff to lower edgeinside, the lightly tanned pages are generally clean and bright, however the rear end paper is brownedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is an account of the work of the people, rather than the politics which guided themthe binding is firm but the rear board is slightly creaky when opened
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Unlike most other texts, 'a history of the british isles' is not just a history of englandproper weight is given to all four, often fractious, components of the british isles - england, ireland, scotland and wales - providing the reader with an admirably balanced and absorbing narrative of an extraordinary shared pastfrom the earliest pre-history right up to the present day, this stirring account describes the astonishingly varied stages through which the british isles have passed to achieve their current identityoxfam bookshop cheltenham jeremy black's vigorous and fascinating study tells the story of a group of islands, their peoples, and their remarkable impact on the rest of the world see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The tragedy of liberation: a history of the chinese revolution, bytitle: the tragedy of liberation: a history of the chinese revolution, format: paperback / softback type: book publisher: bloomsbury uk release date: language: english
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Title: the atlantic and its enemies: a history of the cold wartitle: the atlantic and its enemies: a history of the cold warauthors: stone, normanproduct category: bookscondition: gooddust jacket: false
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Will appeal both to fans of both social history and numismaticssmall change: a history of everyday coinage, paperback by johnson, peter, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free shipping in the us a fascinating, thoroughly illustrated social history of how currency was democratised
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Anime: a history, paperback by clements, jonathan, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk this comprehensive history of japanese animation draws on japanese primary sources and testimony from industry professionals to explore the production and reception of anime, from its early faltering steps, to the international successes of spirited away and pokémon
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Oxfam bookshop st albans readable and provocative and written with paul johnson's customary vigorous, direct and colourful style, a history of the american people charts the sweep and drama of america's history through its politics and economics, its art and literature and science, its society and manners and, not least, its complex religious beliefssee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom walter raleigh to bill clinton, paul johnson casts an admiring but not uncritical eye over events and personalities through the past 400 years
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This history presents its development from these beginnings to the present dayoxfam books & music beeston a history of emmanuel college cambridge by sarah bendall, christopher brooke and patrick collinson hardback with dust jacket "emmanuel college was founded by the royal minister sir walter mildmay in ; he chose a leading moderate puritan, laurence chaderton, as first master, and aimed to educate godly ministers and good preachers" dust jacket in excellent condition with bumping to edges onlysee oxfam website for delivery information read morehardback is blue cloth covered board with gold lettering to spine in excellent conditionpages bright, tightly bound, clean and unmarked
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Oxfam bookshop woodbridge from the bestselling author of a history of the world in 21 women they were famous queens, unrecognised visionaries, great artists and trailblazing politiciansjenni murray presents the history of britain as you've never seen it before, through the lives of twenty-one women who refused to succumb to the established laws of society, whose lives embodied hope and change, and who still have the power to inspire us todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey all pushed back boundaries and revolutionised our world
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A history of the world in 100 objects, neil macgregor hardback new and sealed collection from ireby in cumbria ca7 please view my other items for more books on history and historical places and buildings read more
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Interesting book about the audi historyaudi a history of progress book
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A history of newfoundland from the english, colonial, and foreign records by dplease 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 catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablebound in green linen boardsgilt title lettering to the spinethe ends of the spine are worn, and the board corners are bumpedpencil inscription to the inside of the front boardillustrated throughout with many sketch maps, and it has 5 full page plates plus a huge fold out map at the back of the booknewspaper cutting stuck to the title pageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storegilt illustration of a ship to the front boardthis second edition was published in by eyre & spotiswoodeillustration of queen victoria is stuck to the title versothis book is in good condition, the pages are clean and bright, and tightly bound with no loose or missing pages 634pp 25cm x 17cm
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I have here a rare set of four books entitled a history of travel in america showing the development of travel and transportation from the crude methods of the canoe and the dog-sled to the highly organized railway systems of the present, together with a narrative of the human experiences and changing social conditions that accompanied this economic conquest of the continent vols i-iv by seymour dunbarplease 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 catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablelight blue hardboards with cream cloth spinesin very good condition, vol i - 339 pages, vol ii - 401 pages, vol iii - 383 pages, vol iv - 405 pagesthe set features 12 full page colour plates, 400 b/w plates and 2 folding maps, one showing travel and transportation system of the pioneers through the wilderness between the atlantic coast and missouri; and the other showing the itineraries described in capt marcy's prairie traveller, edited by capt r burtonour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefirst edition published in by the bobbs-merrill company, indianapolis
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells a history of twentieth-century african literatures owomoyela, oyekan (ed this study reflects the legacy of colonialism by devoting nine of its thirteen chapters to literature in "europhone" languages-english, french, and portuguese carole boyce davies and elaine savory fido focus on the special problems of african women writers, while hans mforemost among the anglophone writers discussed are nigerians amos tutuola, chinua achebe, and wole soyinkapeters, arlene awriters from east africa are also represented, as are those from south africaafrican literature in portuguese, reflecting the nature of one of the most oppressive colonizing projects in africa, is treated by russell gzell deals with the broader issues of publishing-censorship, resources, and organizationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecontributors for this section include jonathan apovey, thomas knipp, and jcontributors here include servanne woodward, edris makward, and alain ricardndukaku amankulor" african writers must struggle constantly to define for themselves and other just what "africa" is and who they are in a continent constructed as a geographic and cultural entity largely by europeans) african literatures, says volume editor oyekan owomoyela, "testify to the great and continuing impact of the colonizing project on the african universe in african francophone literature, we see both writers inspired by the french assimilationist system and those influenced by negritude, the african-culture affirmation movementrobert cancel discusses african-language literatures, while oyekan owomoyela treats the question of the language of african literatures
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Half-a-million years of human historyoxfam bookshop brigg a history of ancient britainbook in generally very good condition just with some wear to edges of jacket and small marks to page edgesthe real story of humankind on these islandssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This book retells and updates this history of a dark age sometimes receiving christian light using new archaeological discovery and interpretationprogression of christianity was never inevitableoxfam books & music lichfield how did a new belief move from the backwaters of oppressed galilee to centres around the mediterranean, across europe and to britain? why did the brutal romans turn christianity into a state religion? did the heathen saxons accept the faith earlier than is thought? how did the native celts assimilate the roman church? what happened to the church with the interference of kings and the invasion of vikings? acceptance of christ's resurrection changed the lives of emperors, kings, bishops, abbots and people, sometimes for good and occasionally with dreadful consequencesthe first millennium was a struggle for survival and equally a struggle in beliefsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit recounts the development of our nationhood, culture and religious foundation
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Based on exclusive french archival sources and numerous interviews with former officials in both france and the united states, a history of the iraq crisis retraces the international exchange that culminated in the iraq conflictoxfam bookshop glossop road scuffing to dust cover, otherwise good condition in march , the united states and great britain invaded iraq to put an end to the regime of saddam husseinthe war was launched without a united nations mandate and was based on the erroneous claim that iraq had retained weapons of mass destructionthe franco-american narrative offers a unique prism through which the american road to war can be better understoodfrance, under president jacques chirac and foreign minister dominique de villepin, spectacularly opposed the united states and british invasion, leading a global coalition against the war that also included germany and russiasee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe diplomatic crisis leading up to the war shook both french and american perceptions of each other and revealed cracks in the transatlantic relationship that had been building since the end of the cold warit shows how and why the iraq crisis led to a confrontation between two longtime allies unprecedented since the time of charles de gaulle, and it exposes the deep and ongoing divisions within europe, the atlantic alliance, and the international community as a whole
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Many good quality black and white illustrations throughoutoxfam shop macclesfield the outline of history, by h g wells, cassell and company, london, pp including indexsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefoxing of inside cover and page yellowing consistent with the age of the bookthe whole story of life mankind, covering periods from: the first living things, natural selection and changes of species, changes in the world's climate, reptiles, mammals, man, human language(s), history, of egypt, greece, judea, india, the roman empire, etc
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Feminism in america: a history by william lpaper edges a little soiledfeminism's roots in america are placed a 150 years ago by the author and he then traces the development and past failures of the movementthe "me too" movement shows how topical feminism still is and how women still struggle for equalityin this revised edition the more recent development of feminism and its problems are also discussedo'neill identifies marriage and the family are the chief obstacles to female emancipation and these are still issues faced by the modern woman, here and in the usasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinternally a good clean copy o'neill transaction publications paperbackcovers generally good condition, slight fold at bottom of rear cover, slight mark on rear cover
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19 €
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The title is a history of the modern middle eastthe item format is a book paperbackthe sleeve condition is newbelow is a more detailed summary of this specific item for sale for example: idz
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Oxfam bookshop hampstead zildjian: a history of the legendary cymbal makers this book, fully authorized by zildjian, tells the exciting story of the world's most popular cymbal company on the monumental occasion of its 375th anniversaryin very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe corners are very slightly bruised at the bottomthe zildjian story is told firsthand by the zildjian family members and by the legendary drummers who participated in the important musical movements of the 20th century
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Oxfam shop cotham hill this is a history of the birth of australia out of the suffering and brutality of britain's convict transportation system the slip case is intact and shows slight rubbingit also addresses the historical, political and sociological reasons that led to british settlementsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book is in excellent conditionit was first published incontains a number of illustrations
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17 €