A history of science in society a reader
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The title is a history of science in society: a readerthe sleeve condition is newthe item format is a book paperbackbelow is a more detailed summary of this specific item for sale condition new
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The title is a history of science in society: from philosophy to utilitythe sleeve condition is newthe item format is a book paperbackbelow is a more detailed summary of this specific item for sale condition new
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Oxfam shop darley street a history of the royal society of arts henry trueman wood published by john murray, london () used hardcover about this item: john murray, londonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreblue cloth with gilt to lettering on spine and disc on front which says 'arts and commerce promoted', some browning, pages tanned and occasionally foxed, good in original blue cloth gilt, extremities worn and bumpedsize: 8vo - over 7Âľ" - 9Âľ" tallcondition: good
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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 todaythey all pushed back boundaries and revolutionised our worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 websitein very good condition, vol i - 339 pages, vol ii - 401 pages, vol iii - 383 pages, vol iv - 405 pagescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefirst edition published in by the bobbs-merrill company, indianapolisour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe 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 burtonlight blue hardboards with cream cloth spinesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Oxfam shop wallasey a history of linen in the north west see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop ulverston this book fills a gap in the history of catholicism in what was lancashire and is now cumbriasee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The center stone is a total of 6mm in diameter & a beautiful pure white clear cutpostage availablefor sale: ladies jewellery 9" rolled gold & cthe necklaces weights a total of 2the necklace is 9" long including pendant & baila beautiful ladies gold chain & pendant with a lovely brilliant bright excellent round cut cubic zirconia crystal in the centerz pendant with chainthe item is sold as seen & in excellent conditionpay pal accepted
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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 beliefsfrom walter raleigh to bill clinton, paul johnson casts an admiring but not uncritical eye over events and personalities through the past 400 yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The book contains an extra copy of the pages of photographsoxfam shop west hampstead produced to mark the centenary of the society, this booklet includes a record of its projects, lectures and other activities, and a section comprising predictions, forecasts and propheciesthere is a small mark on the front cover, but it is otherwise in very good condition, with no markings see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop macclesfield in this challenging and provocative book, steve fuller ranges widely over the history of science and religion - from aristotle and the atomists to dawkins and the neo-darwinists - and takes a close look at what science is, how its purpose has changed over the years, and what role religion and in more recent years atheism have played in its progressionwe are ceasing to trust science in its institutional forms, formulated by an anointed class of science priests, and instead we are witnessing the emergence of what fuller calls 'protscience' - all sorts of people, from the new age movement to anti-evolutionists, claiming scientific authority as their ownscience, argues fuller, is now undergoing its own version of secularizationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefuller shows that these groups are no more anti-scientific than protestant sects were atheistic
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A brief history of the law society was written by eand has been signed by him, published in by the royal society read more
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He suggests that discoveries in science arise through a process akin to sleepwalkingit traces the history of western cosmology from ancient mesopotamia to isaac newtonoxfam bookshop carlisle the sleepwalkers: a history of man's changing vision of the universe is a book by arthur koestlersee oxfam website for delivery information read morenot that they arise by chance, but rather that scientists are neither fully aware of what guides their research, nor are they fully aware of the implications of what they discoverexcellent pages, some edge and board wear
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Written by a former police officer who is now archivist of northamptonshire constabulary, this is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of the policing and crime in britainrichard cowley's history of the british police charts its development from the anglo-saxon reeves to 'blunkett's bobbies' (community support officers), and, unlike most such accounts, does not focus on a specific area, but includes the whole country' as the population grew, magistrates and parish constables would become the main weapons in the fight against crime, and, as the industrial revolution changed the nature of society, the organised constabularies that we know today began to evolve, most notably with robert peel's establishment of the metropolitan policehe therefore appointed a shire reeve for each county, who was responsible for maintaining 'the king's peacesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam original liverpool having expelled the norse invaders from his kingdom, alfred the great wanted to ensure that it remained peaceful and law-abiding
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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 past see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 worldfrom 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 identity
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Oxfam bookshop victoria surnames carry the history of people in a very personal waywhere genealogists and etymologists focus on single names, this book takes groups of names and explores what these say about the society that created themsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book examines the origins of english surnames, looking at occupational names; locational names, or names that record places; nicknames and personal names; names from the continent; and symbolic namesin the origins of english surnames, you will find the english people at a key moment in history, revealing the way they spoke, the jokes they made, and their memories of ancient cultures-all at a time when land-based feudalism was crumbling and people sought better livesin england, surnames were mostly established by the end of the 14th century-by ordinary people, for ordinary peopleuniquely, surnames describe medieval lives not captured by any other recordthey tell us what these people did, where they went, and what they noticed, and give clues about their culture and memories
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Oxfam bookshop newport the first of a set of four volumes detailing the history of england from roman timeslight tanning to endpapersgreen cloth covered boards with blind embossed text to front board and gilt text to spineowner's bookplate to front pastedownsee oxfam website for delivery information read morevarious superficial scuffs, marks and discolourationthe author has attempted to combine detail of narrative and date with the presence of general theses: that religion is the determining force of society; that the inhabitants of this island were never very greatly changed in stock by any invasion; that its institutions derive not from an imaginary barbaric german ancestry but from known and recorded roman civilisationfoxing to edges of text block and sporadically within
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He suggests that discoveries in science arise through a process akin to sleepwalkingoxfam bookshop newport it traces the history of western cosmology from ancient mesopotamia to isaac newtonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst published ; this is the scarcer danube edition of nd impressionnot that they arise by chance, but rather that scientists are neither fully aware of what guides their research, nor are they fully aware of the implications of what they discovertext-block is clean/intact - no highlighting or notesex-library with usual markings and stamps
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Folio society edition in slipcaseengland under the stuarts - a history of englandbeautiful book in perfect condition - read once
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Rod gallowglass is a man of science who does not believe in magica world where society mirrors earth's own middle ages, and a world headed for doomof strange abilities and phenomenabut to do so, he must put aside his own convictions and beliefs, and become a warlock, in spite of himself** gramarye is a world of witches and warlocksthis is available for cash on collection or p&p ÂŁ3** rod gallowglass must become a part of the local fabric to save the world from both itself and external forces that threaten its existence
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Oxfam bookshop aberystwyth published by the bromyard & district local history society see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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history of psychiatry in newcastlescience and health - a safety lamp for minersjohn hutchinson inventor of the spyrometerthomas trotter physician to the fleetsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreused: very good (minor usage marks)floating hospitals, beri- beri and bubonic plague, etcgm murray - the first use of thyroid extract in the treatment of myxoedemadental services in newcastle26 chapters in alloxfam bookshop hexham 380 pages of fascinating papers including medicine in anglo-saxon northumbriajohn heysham md by pat honeyman
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Folio society edition of the oup 'a history of the vikings' with a new introduction by magnus magnusson and updated prefacethe book is in 'as new' condition and the protective box is slightly sunned to the front and has a few small dents to the rear edges (illussee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music winchester 490ppillustrated with maps and colour plates, printed and bound to the high quality of all folio editions
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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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New science museum 4m green science dynamo torch build your own emergency hand-powered torch for ages 8+ the dynamo torch kit converts an electric motor into a generator that you can power by handto generate electricity you need three things: a magnet, a coil of wire connected to a circuit and some movement
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One more kilometre is a lovely blend of personal anecdote, serious history and informed obsession, combining gentle humour, personal reminiscence and good history into a beguiling wholeoxfam bookshop cheltenham an entertaining social and cultural history of cycling in post-war europe seen through the eyes of a veteran racing cyclistwritten with great literary and historical relish, one more kilometre examines the spread of cycling's popularity, how it developed into a sport and how the bicycle has changed people's lives - all viewed through the eyes of a seasoned 56-year-old racing cyclist/art critic who keeps eleven racing cycles in his garden shed and who never cycles less than miles a yearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book starts with the s, regarded as the golden age of cycling, and when the author, 'an unhappy communist child', first discovered cycling and its emancipating powersprogressing through four decades of cycling social history, the author will examine cycling as a continental phenomenon, the rise and fall of the tour de france; the lives of the great 'trackmen'; cycling in its domestic form, cycling for fun, the ever-popular british cycling clubs - some of which are over one hundred years old and are home to many fellow eccentrics, fanatics and old-timers, like the author's friend, 'the yorkshire junior road race champion of , now living in a caravan, crippled and penniless with his much younger companion a taxidermist - beautiful and cruel'
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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 etca collection of first editions of this historical works by former prime minister winston churchillsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecomplete in four 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 democraciesoxfam shop balham  london - cassell and company ltdwith numerous black and white maps throughout all volumescondition: good) and the people of the united states who had broken with the crown and gone their own wayit was started in and finally published , delayed several times by war and work on other texts condition: in red cloth bindings with unclipped dustwrappers, edges are worn at edges and covers are agedpages are bright and cleanit was a bestseller, reviewed favourably on both sides of the atlanticthis work dealt with the resulting two divisions of the english-speaking peoples
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The ffep has been torn outthe book integrates an accessible exposition of background information with a cumulative marshalling of evidence to address fundamental questions concerning human action in the world and the nature of ultimate realitysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes in this book, michael arbib, a researcher in artificial intelligence and brain theory, joins forces with mary hesse, a philosopher of science, to present an integrated account of how humans 'construct' reality through interaction with the social and physical world around themthe authors reconcile a theory of the individual's construction of reality as a network of schemas 'in the head' with an account of the social construction of language, science, ideology and religion to provide an integrated schema-theoretic view of human knowledgethe book is a major expansion of the gifford lectures delivered by the authors at the university of edinburgh in the autumn ofthe boards are of blue cloth with silver gilt titlinghardback book with dustjacketon the lower end of the spine there is also has an orange sticker with the letters 'arb' written on it and sellotaped onthe authors still find scope for lively debate, particularly in their discussion of free will and of the reality of godthe dustjacket is sunned on the spine and has signs of wear around the edges
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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 surveysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit remains the definitive text on the nationthis third edition has been thoroughly revised, containing new research, and an up-to-date preface, index and dateline
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Recasting the history of late twentieth-century political thought and providing novel interpretations and fresh perspectives on major political philosophers, in the shadow of justice offers a rigorous look at liberalism's ambitions and limitsin this first-ever history of contemporary liberal theory, katrina forrester shows how liberal egalitarianism-a set of ideas about justice, equality, obligation, and the state-became dominant, and traces its emergence from the political and ideological context of the postwar united states and britain"-michael eric dyson, new york times a history of how political philosophy was recast by the rise of postwar liberalism and irrevocably changed by john rawls's a theory of justicein the shadow of justice tells the story of how liberal political philosophy was transformed in the second half of the twentieth century under the influence of john rawlsin these years, political philosophers extended, developed, and reshaped this liberalism as they responded to challenges and alternatives on the left and right-from the new international economic order to the rise of the new right "a forceful, encyclopedic studyoxfam bookshop cotham hill black boards with gold-embossed spine which is unbrokensee oxfam website for delivery information read moreusing archival sources, forrester explores the ascent and legacy of this form of liberalism by examining its origins in midcentury debates among american antistatists and british egalitariansshe traces the roots of contemporary theories of justice and inequality, civil disobedience, just war, global and intergenerational justice, and population ethics in the s and '70s and beyondthese thinkers remade political philosophy in ways that influenced not only their own trajectory but also that of their criticspages are clean and tight with no tears, bumps, or nicksin the aftermath of the civil rights movement and the vietnam war, rawls's a theory of justice made a particular kind of liberalism essential to political philosophyfine unclipped dust-wrapper
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