The siege of casale
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The siege of krishnapur is a modern classic of narrative excitement that also digs deep to explore some fundamental questions of civilisation and lifeas food and ammunition grow short, the residency, its defences battered by shot and shell and eroded by the rains, becomes ever more vulnerablethen the sepoys at the nearest military cantonment rise in revolt and the british community retreats with shock into the residencyoxfam bookshop cheltenham in the spring of , with india on the brink of a violent and bloody mutiny, krishnapur is a remote town on the vast north indian plainbut farrell manages just this here: his imaginative insight and technical virtuosity combine to produce a novel of quite outstanding quality' the times' see oxfam website for delivery information read morefor the british there, life is orderly and genteelthey prepare to fight for their lives with what weapons they can muster'suspense and subtlety, humour and horror, the near-neighbourliness of heroism and insanity: it is rare to find such divergent elements being controlled in one hand and being raced, as it were, in one yoke
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Very important statue of joan of arc victorious at the siege of orleanscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiperiod: circa dimensions: h read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemade of antimony with a brown patinawooden base in faux marbleour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Rare letter from paris, sent during the siege of paris (26 january ) with a nocents siege emission) rare! you can see my other lots by clicking on my username, le baron mouton36 rare letter without correspondence, sent within paris during the siege of paris by the prussian troops with a nocatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham in , the british community continues its serene existence, complacently ignoring the rumours of trouble among the native troops elsewhere in hindustanlife is dull, but the trappings of civilization must be earnestly preservedonly the collector, mr hopkins, senses dangersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Bronze medal issued in honour of cardinal mazarin () to commemorate the siege of casale in63 g edge without hallmarkscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit is generally known that most medals made in france are reproduced using the original die, but for some of these it was not possible if the die got broken or deteriorated, which is probably the case with varin's dieare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiobverse: iulius cardinalis mazarinus bust of cardinal facing right reverse: in festas acies nutu dirimit exergue: casali and initials d f scene with the opposing armies (french and spanish), deployed on the field, at the centre mazarin (soon to be cardinal) riding towards the spanish army holding his hat in hand (he managed to negotiate an agreement)rarity: rr tracked shipping via dhl, carefully packagedartist: jean baptiste dufour ( - ?) according to 'la medaille au temps de louis xiv' it appears that all the dies marked dnote: the first version of this medal was by jean varin () and it was certainly struck after (mazarin became cardinal on 16 december )were made by him between andreferences and biographical notes: - la medaille au temps de louis xiv () - catalogue général illustré des éditions de la monnaie de paris", first volume () - historie metallique de louis xiv - medailles sur les principaux evénèments du regne de louis le grand () read morethe medal was therefore minted during this periodplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website53 mm weight: approxdiameter: approxour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedifferent inscription and some details of the scene corrected on the reverse sidecondition: almost unc fine patinathe medal on offer is a subsequent version with various variations, including: date of in exergue with the initials d
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Nouvelle edition of a report of the siege of bergopzoom inthe book contains a large fold-out map of the siege of bergopzoomit otherwise contains five fold-out plans/ground plans of forts and fortifications, and three fold-out ‘ordere de bataille’ of various dates of the siegecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease see photosthe book was published by arkstee & merkus ‘a amsterdam et a leipzig’ on mdcclxxplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe book was written by jacob von eggers ‘lieutenant colonel ingenieur volontaire de l'armee des assiegeans’it is in good condition and the fold-out plans are in great condition
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The siege of delhi was the rajs stalingrad: a fight to the death between two powers, neither of whom could retreatwilliam dalrymples powerful retelling of this fateful course of events is shaped from groundbreaking material: previously untranslated urdu and persian manuscripts that include indian eyewitness accounts, and the records of the delhi courts, police, and administration during the siegethe last mughalis a portrait of the dazzling delhi zafar personified, the story of the last days of the great mughal capital and its final destruction in the catastrophe ofthe last mughalis an extraordinary revisionist work with clear contemporary echoesdeprived of real political power by the east india company, zafar nevertheless succeeded in creating a court of great brilliance, and presided over one of the great cultural renaissances of indian historythen in zafars flourishing capital became the centre of an uprising that reduced his beloved delhi to a battered, empty ruinbahadur shah zafar ii, the last mughal emperor, was a mystic, a talented poet, and a skilled calligraphersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreon a hazy november afternoon in rangoon, , a shrouded corpse was escorted by a small group of british soldiers to an anonymous grave in a prison enclosureas the british commissioner in charge insisted, no vestige should remain to distinguish where the last of the great moghuls restsit is the first account to present the indian perspective on the siege, and has at its heart the stories of the forgotten individuals tragically caught up in one of the bloodiest upheavals in historyoxfam shop colne road at 4 pwhen zafar gave his blessing to a rebellion among the companys own indian troops, it transformed an army mutiny into the largest uprising the british empire ever had to facebut while zafars mughal ancestors had controlled most of india, the aged zafar was king in name only
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In the siege of fort night (27th december ), fort night is under siege and can only survive for another 14 daysin the lost year (13th december ), the year is missingoxfam emporium manchester the goons ruled the airwaves in the s and became the most celebrated and influential clowns in radio historycan henry crun, inventor, save the day? (this version was originally recorded in and first broadcast in the uk instand by for more comedy anarchy featuring neddie seagoon, eccles, grytpype-thynne, moriarty, bluebottle, and major bloodnokcan seagoon track it down in time? the great bank of england robbery (20th october ) sees ‘fingers’ secombe attempting to commit the greatest crime of the 20th century—but he’s stuck in a pillar box) and in the chinese legs (7th january ), if ned of wales isn’t welsh, what is his real nationality? can his legs really be chinese? 2 cds 1 hr 55 mins language: english series: goon show (book 26) see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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siege of a city by crusaderscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiprinted on laid paper, mounted on another laid paperplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepublished by timotheus ten hoorn ca in amsterdamour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedelivered in a museum passepartoutin perfect condition, good impressionetching after his own drawing by jan luyken () insigned in the plate i l
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Louis xiv bronze medal, original minting divo: 165 lifting of the siege of charleroi obverse: "ludovicus magnus rex christianissimus" / "mavger" reverse: "ob caroloregium iterum obsidione liberatum" read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham alistair horne's the fall of paris: the siege and the commune, is the first book of alistair horne's trilogy, which includes the price of glory and to lose a battle and tells the story of the great crises of the rivalry between france and germanysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The siege of delhi was the raj&39;s stalingrad, the end of both mughal power and a remarkable culture&39; this mughal is bahadur shah zafar ii, one of the most tolerant and likeable of his remarkable dynasty who found himself leader of a violent and doomed uprisingthere are no lamentations or panegyrics, for the british commissioner in charge has insisted, &39;no vesting will remain to distinguish where the last of the great mughals restssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham on a dark evening in november , a cheap coffin is buried in eerie silence
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The battle of stalingrad was a turning point in the second world warmilitary operations were concentrated in the symbolic city of stalingrad destroyed by intense german bombingin the ruins of the city the fighting between the two armies was brutal and violent
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Edifil catalogue value: €130lot containing the defence of madrid block sheet and a block sheet honouring the army and navy from the yearcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikinew sheets without hinge with good preservationplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeregistered shipping
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By he was a soldier surrendering to the japanese at the siege of singaporetaken prisoner he was sent to a pow camp deep in the heart of the thai jungle, where he was starved, beaten, and forced to build the notorious 'railway of death' on the river kwai
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But when the kingdom is invaded by the ruthless gallian (ray liotta), who imprisons the king (burt reynolds) and abducts his wife solano (claire forlani), farmer sets out in hot pursuitsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle film adaptation of the video game 'dungeon siege'disc and case in very good conditionin the kingdom of ehb, farmer (jason statham) leads a simple life, eking out a living off the land, and providing for his family
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This very rare book charts the history of the civil war of to and chester's role in it see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop tavistock including a civil war tour of chesterit is in very good condition, with clean, bright pages and cover
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The original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 hawaiiit covers the coast of north americaall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust coverit was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsoxfam 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 discoverythey 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 manyas a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands inthis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication inthe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoverythe voyage to australia and tahitivancouver, 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 canadavolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoverythese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsthe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companyvolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastit 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 indicatedvery small tear to spine on volume iithe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousall 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 soundall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindings
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In 'the fellowship of the ring' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthmeanwhile 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 armiessee oxfam website for delivery information read moretogether 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 mordoronce 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 gandalftolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearswhen 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 handsin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilfrodo 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 overgandalf 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 responsibilitiesfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplaythey 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 doomgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomoxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jwhilst 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-dûr
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References 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”)the 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”)references na067, na068, na069, na070, na071, na072, na073, na074, na075, na076 and na077 (the whole “to take the king´s shilling series)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe royal horse artillery, by king and country, references na096, na097, na098 and na099 (the whole series)british coldstream guards light company, by britains, recreating the defense of hougoumontgarde impériale (dragons de l´emperatrice), by king and coubtryregiment of the line, by king and countryreferences na064, na065 and na066 (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”)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethey are in mint to very good condition, since they were used exclusively to be displayed in the dioramana112, na113, na114, na115, na116, na117, na118, na120 and na121 (the whole series “cuirassiers”)tomas picton by britains, referenceall of them have been sold out and retiredcoldstream 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”)it includes close to 31 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresreferences na039, na042, na043, na044, na078, na079, na080, na081 (the whole series ¡“vive l´emperatrice!”) - 7thfrench artillery, by king and countryreferences andit also includes srit 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 king´s german legion (recruited mostly from the german state of hannover), by king and countryit consists of 11 figuresthese figures have been exclusively displayed in a toy soldier museum (museo l´iber, valencia, spain)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe french army commanded by napoleón - the french 3rdfrench light infantry, by britains, participating in the attack to hougoumonteach king and country series is complete, retired and sold out and includes the original cataloguereferences na111cuirassiers (les gros freres), by king and countryit includes 16 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresit includes close to 30 figures, references (published in the collection supplement)it consists of close to 45 figures recreating the defense from the scot greys chargeit consists of close to 32 figurescharacteristics of the items the majority of these figures do not have the original boxplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteit includes 16 figures, references na083, na084, na085, na086, na087, na088, na089, na090 (these references represent the whole series “bold chevaliers)the scots greys (the 2nd north british dragons), by king and country, representing the “charge of the greys”
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(total of 2 books) read moreotherwise the books look good, bookblocks are solidcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition: 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) 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 experienced’ registered shippingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesee pictures of the table of contentsthe moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -social, ethical, supplementary‘james edward budgett meakin () was an english journalisthe adopted local clothes, gave himself a local name (tahar bel mikki) and learned the local customs and languageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehe wrote extensively about morocco (two uniformly bound books in the original bindings with original endpapers - xxxi, 464 + folding 'map of morocco' ( cm), xxii, 503 ppcontents (summary): land of the moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -natural and physical, political, experimental, appendix
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipart 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 contentsa study or reference literature for true lovers or specialists of french furniture or those who want to become itthis edition is fromtwo 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 paristhe 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 contentsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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The 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: £3should 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 tape70; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3t 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 bainbridgeone 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 flowers
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The award winning smartbunker is practical for a range of animal feeds(click to reveal full phone number) click to contact wwwsome of the key benefits include being fully vermin proof and fully waterproof for indoor and outdoor usagehowever, it can also be spread through contact with infected materialin fact, smartbunkers could also help to reduce the risk of any further outbreaks of equine influenza if used consistentlywhat’s more, the smartbunker allows each horse’s feed and feed bucket to be kept separate, therefore reducing the risk of cross contaminationit 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 purchasedthe virus is predominantly spread via infected bodily fluids and secretions, such as nasal discharge, coughing and foetal fluidsfurthermore, 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 cleanits main goals are to keep feed safe and reduce the risk of spreading infectionit has a unique dispensing system with an easy to use pull arm, which distributes the necessary amount of product with very little forceworking together, it’s a win-win situation for everyone involvedthis second infection path is where the smartbunker could be highly beneficialsmartbunker can help lessen part of the risk of equine influenza by cutting out unnecessary contact between vulnerable and transmitting animals
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiiron 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 mailplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteiron 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 & cdour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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As 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 guevarabut just a few decades earlier, this position was considered radical and even òun-americansimultaneously, 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 contextsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit 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 timeó how did this dramatic change come about?tracing the emergence of the concept of us imperialism, james goxfam 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 centurymorgan shows how radical and revisionist scholars in the s and s first challenged the paradigm of denying an american empire
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Among 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 ofsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut 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 britainkarim 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 city
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In good condition, there are a number of small tears to the edge of the dust jacket, and some discolouration to the edges of the pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read moretranslated by john spragens jr, with an afterword by cora weiss and don luceoxfam bookshop lower petergate a personal account of the spring offensive of that culminated in the capture of saigon and the end of the vietnam warwritten 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 events
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His 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 sourcessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreits 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 colorjones 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 museumsat 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'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 carvingsthe 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 classic
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Oxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good condition this is the first full flora of the vice county of renfrewshire (renfrewshire, east renfrewshire, inverdyde and parts of southend north-west glasgow)internally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 speciesit 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 authoron the front cover there is a small deep indentation and on the back cover there are some slight signs of wear
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