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Oxfam shop dumfries the last 20 years have seen a growth in interest in the history of psychiatrythis book aims to redress this imbalance by exploring the history of significant psychiatric disorders from both the clinical and socio-historical perspectiveemphasis has been given to social topics, moral treatment and psychiatry as a profession, but little work has been produced on the internal history of individual diseases and their medico-social contextit is divided in three sections covering neuropsychiatric disorders such as dementia, stroke and parkinson's disease; functional psychoses such as schizophrenia and depression; and neuroses and personalitythe text is designed as a standard reference work on the subject for practitioners and trainees within medicine, and psychiatry, historians and social scientistssee oxfam website for delivery information read moredr porter has also published "mind-forg'd manacles"
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Beginning with his impressions of sherpa society in pre-tourist days, fisher traces the trajectory of contemporary sherpa society reeling under the impact of modern education and mass tourism, and assesses the sherpa's concerns for their future and how they believe these problems should be and eventually will be resolvedreturning to the everest region several times during the s and s, he discovered that the construction of the schools had far less impact than one of the by-products of their building: a short-take-off-and-landing airstripoxfam shop ulverston james fisher combines the strengths of technical anthropology, literary memoir, and striking photography in this telling study of rapid social change in himalayan nepalthe author first visited the sherpas of nepal when he accompanied sir edmund hilary on the himalayan schoolhouse expedition ofby reducing the time it took to travel between kathmandu and the everest region from a hike of several days to a 45-minute flight, the airstrip made a rapid increase in tourism possiblesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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, jrowling, bloomsbury and the british librarypublished by bloomsbury october ppreaders 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 jrowling's magical inventions alongside their cultural and historical forebearsbook condition: as new - clean covers, tightly bound, no imperfections inside and outside, clean throughout see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis 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 libraryit 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 creatureseach 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 archive
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5 €
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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 inchapters: : in the lee of dragons; : laying the mark; : before thewind; : cruising in company; : across the line; : dress overall; : the course aheadwith a signature and dedication by the author on the half-title page and a dedicatory message beneath thatoxfam books & music fareham chambers, gillianintroduction by vic locke, commodorein excellent, hardly-read used conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more4to, blue cloth, gilt crest to front board, gilt lettering to spinewith bibliography and lots of photographsforeword by the right honourable christopher patten, governor of hong kong
17 €
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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 agethe 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 brownedthe binding is firm but the rear board is slightly creaky when openedthe hardcover copy is in good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more" easy to read, and illustrated with black and white drawings and charts, and colour platesit is an account of the work of the people, rather than the politics which guided them
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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
24 €
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Early history of religionimagine holding history in your handsfrom the beginning of recorded history we have looked to the heavens for inspiration and guidancewe also get insights into a clergy that was growing ever more powerful as a political force
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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 edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe real story of humankind on these islands
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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 preachershardback is blue cloth covered board with gold lettering to spine in excellent conditionpages bright, tightly bound, clean and unmarked" dust jacket in excellent condition with bumping to edges onlysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 analysisit is a masterpiece of comparative history, for the comparisons enhance our understanding of each part of the wholepayne 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"-susan zuccotti, the nation"a magisterial, wholly accessible, engaging studythe analysis effectively restores the dimension of evil"-publishers weekly see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe term 'fascist,' used so freely these days as a pejorative epithet that has nearly lost its meaning, is precisely defined, carefully applied and skillfully explained
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English history (oxford history of england) (hardcover) by ataylor oxford university press; st edition; 1st printing; 9" tall 2" thick; hardcover; ex-library with the usual markingspaypal acceptedprice includes uk p&pnext day dispatch guaranteedall pages intact with discolouration and wear from age and handlngsome loosening of boards, but still intact
50 €
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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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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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Please study photos for further details about this fascinating glimpse into the social history of film in5, lisle street, london wbook is bound with staples through all pages at the left hand edge, just visible through the blue binding material that covers the staples and page edgesblue binding wrinkled in places, please see photos266, belsize road, london n*!*to see my other ads, please click the link “view all nicci’s ads” on this page - more than happy to combine postage where applicable*!* price for this item includes postage cost via second class signed for**having a huge clearout of a vast array of items across numerous categories, including mountains of clothes and tons of books (non fiction nutrition, health, biography, antiques & collectibles, equestrian, natural horsemanship, acting, writing, drama, music, and others), also vintage maps, comics, magazines and postcards, many rare and or collectiblein all, an extremely rare example of a near-mint copy of the edition of this regular volumenear mint conditionprinted by albert clark & co___________________________________________________ stunning edition of the pathescope safety film catalogue, packed full of black and white photos of the artistes of the dayreproduced by northward press for buckingham movie museum94 semi glossy pages, no damage, turn-downws corners, marks or inscriptions to pages, cover shows very minor signs of handling but book has unbroken spine and appears to have been minimally handledissued by pathéscope ltdcovers all their different categories of film making - drama, natural history, comedy, farce, etc (see photos) and includes artistes and personalities such as harold lloyd, stan laurel, charlie chaplin, paul parrott, snub pollard (farce), jack hobns (sport, cricket), anna may wong, ivan mosjoukine, raquel meller, dorothy gish, sandra milowanoff, bessie love, william hart, gloris swanson (drama), douglas fairbanks, nicholas rimsky, bobby vernon & gloria swanson (comedy), and many othersany questions, please ask:) thanks for reading my ad, and i look forward to hearing from you soon! read more
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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 warcondition: gooddust jacket: falseauthors: stone, normanproduct category: books
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The views are made after henderson's own drawings in situ and represent an important visual documentation of brazilian historycondition: very goodare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiminor wear to covers and hingestissues renewedcomplete with 28 lithographed plates by csubscriber's copy with the suppressed plate 23, a brazilian sesta, showing a scantily-clad lady, which was omitted from the copies made available to non-subscribers elegantly bound in half brown calf with raised bands and title label to spine, marbled boardsthe work offers some of the earliest examples of illustrations produced through the process of lithographyclean, almost no spottingshoesmith after henderson and two folding lithographed maps (one highlighted in colour)please 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 storehenderson embarked for rio de janeiro hoping to obtain a position with the british governmentcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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A history of newfoundland from the english, colonial, and foreign records by dare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigilt illustration of a ship to the front boardbound in green linen boardsnewspaper cutting stuck to the title pageillustration of queen victoria is stuck to the title versothe 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 bookplease 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 storethis second edition was published in by eyre & spotiswoodegilt title lettering to the spinecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis 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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The cover shows handling and shelf wear and some sections have copious underscoring in pencil with the occasional ink margin note however this is adequate as a reading copythe book incorporates recent work on topics such as reformation settlements in both countries: the destruction of anne boleyn and mary queen of scots: the characters of mary tudor, elizabeth i and james vi: french intervention in scotland: and the defeat of the spanish armadaoxfam books & music beaconsfield this volume examines the development of two sovereign nations over seventy-four momentous years, from the downfall of cardinal wolsey in england and the majority of james v in scotland to the succession of james's grandson to the throne of england in binding is soundsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethroughout the narrative, the author reflects on the reliability of historical evidence, highlighting key interpretative issues for readers new to the periodthe author provides a narrative introduction to sixteenth-century english and scottish history, focusing on the political and religious developments in both countries while considering also economic, social, cultural and educational changecommon issues explored include the tensions between centre and periphery: the relationship between monarch and subject: the development of bureaucracies and 'reformed religion': and shifting attitudes towards ireland
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells a history of twentieth-century african literatures owomoyela, oyekan (edndukaku amankulorpovey, thomas knipp, and j in african francophone literature, we see both writers inspired by the french assimilationist system and those influenced by negritude, the african-culture affirmation movement this study reflects the legacy of colonialism by devoting nine of its thirteen chapters to literature in "europhone" languages-english, french, and portugueseafrican literature in portuguese, reflecting the nature of one of the most oppressive colonizing projects in africa, is treated by russell gpeters, arlene arobert cancel discusses african-language literatures, while oyekan owomoyela treats the question of the language of african literatures carole boyce davies and elaine savory fido focus on the special problems of african women writers, while hans mcontributors here include servanne woodward, edris makward, and alain ricard" 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 europeanssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewriters from east africa are also represented, as are those from south africacontributors for this section include jonathan azell deals with the broader issues of publishing-censorship, resources, and organizationforemost among the anglophone writers discussed are nigerians amos tutuola, chinua achebe, and wole soyinka) african literatures, says volume editor oyekan owomoyela, "testify to the great and continuing impact of the colonizing project on the african universe
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Other volumes deal with american zionism, the history of judaism in the united states, and american jewry's reaction to the holocaustthis is volume 1 onlyeach volume has its own index and is separately titled, egurock part of a eight-volume set containing 211 journal articles and book chapters on jewish life in america, most written during the last 50 yearsit has no dust jacket as issued and it is immaculate insideoxfam bookshop hampstead american jewish history: colonial and early national period, vol 1Â by jeffrey scentral european jews in america and anti-semitism in americasee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book is in very good condition
45 €
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They discover unsettling modern lives, lodged in an ancient place, as their odyssey develops into a history of the british nationhood, a chronicle of contemporary britain and an exuberant encounter between a father and a sonnow they have chosen to do their final walk together along 'the marches' - the frontier that divides their two countries, scotland and englandoxfam bookshop byres road rory stewart explores his love for the uk in this account of history, memory and landscape as he traverses the the borderlands between england and scotlandon their six-hundred-mile, thirty-day journey - with rory on foot, and his father 'ambushing' him by car - the pair relive scottish dances, reflect on burmese honey-bears, and on the loss of human presence in the british landscape'this beautifully written book is a haunting reflection of identity and our relationships with the people and places we love' daily mail his father brian taught rory stewart how to walk, and walked with him on journeys from iran to malaysiaand as the journey deepens, and the end approaches, brian and rory fight to match, step by step, modern voices, nationalisms and contemporary settlements to the natural beauty of the marches, and a fierce absorption in tradition in their own unconventional lives'suggests an open-mindedness in stewart, a tolerance and flexibility that could make him an exceptional politician while it also continues to define him as a writer' new york review of books 'travel writing at its best' guardian see oxfam website for delivery information read more travelling across mountain ridges and through housing estates they uncover a forgotten country crushed between england and scotland: the middleland
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4 €
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Oxfam books & music marlborough it is now nearly 120 years since lee's history of tetbury was publishedthis book will therefore bring an account of tetbury to within the easy reach of everyone interested in local historyit has long been out of print and much has happened since then and material not then available has to lightsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Maus is a haunting tale within a tale, weaving the authors account of his tortured relationship with his aging father into an astonishing retelling of one of history's most unspeakable tragediesoxfam shop bishop's stortford a graphic novel by american cartoonist art spiegelman, serialized from toit depicts spiegelman interviewing his father about his experiences as a polish jew and holocaust survivorthis reprint of the complete maus collection is in excellent conditionit is an unforgettable story of survival and a disarming look at the legacy of traumathe work employs postmodernist techniques and represents jews as mice, germans as cats, and poles as pigssee oxfam website for delivery information read morecritics have classified maus as memoir, biography, history, fiction, autobiography, or a mix of genresin , it became the first (and is still the only) graphic novel to win a pulitzer prize (the special award in letters)
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Complete 8 vols set james taylor: the age we live in: a history of the nineteenth century from the peace of to the present time - london - william mackenzie, edinburgh and dublin - cm x 20cm brown hardcovers with black and gold gilt decorationare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia beauty to the eye, would add value to any libraryvery light and occasional foxing on the pages (usually on the rear of the plates)please see pictures for referenceprospectus in front of vol 1covers in excellent condition, only very light and occasional small marks/edgewear evident on covers8 volumes in 8 booksgold gilding on all page endsthe owners name crossed out with marker on endpapers of each bookpage ends have light foxingplease 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 storevery good conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableall spines are straight and binding good
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The "american creed" of liberty, justice, and equality clashed with a history of active racial discrimination, says quadagnoit is racism that has undermined the war on poverty, and america must come to terms with this history if there is to be any hope of addressing welfare reform todayturning to lyndon johnson's "unconditional war on poverty," she contends that though anti-poverty programs for job training, community action, health care, housing, and education have accomplished much, they have not been fully realized because they became inextricably intertwined with the civil rights movement of the s, which triggered a white backlashdrawing on extensive primary research, quadagno shows, for instance, how roosevelt, in need of support from southern congressmen, excluded african americans from the core programs of the social security actin the s, the united states embarked on a journey to resolve the "american dilemmafrom reconstruction to lyndon johnson and beyond, quadagno reveals how american social policy has continually foundered on issues of raceat the same time, affirmative action clashed openly with organized labor, and equal housing raised protests from the white suburban middle-class, who didn't want their neighborhoods integratedhe realized that his grand plan for welfare reform, the family assistance plan, threatened to undermine wages in the south and alienate the republican party's new constituency-white, southern democrats-and therefore dropped itin the color of welfare, jill quadagno takes exception to these claims, placing race at the centre of the "american dilemma," as swedish economist gunnar myrdal did half a century agooxfam bookshop hove thirty years after lyndon johnson declared a war on poverty, the united states still lags behind most western democracies in national welfare systems, lacking such basic programs as national health insurance and child care supportthe color of welfare reveals the root cause of this failure-the inability to address racial inequalityjob training programs, for instance, became affirmative action programs, programs to improve housing became programs to integrate housing, programs that began as community action to upgrade the quality of life in the cities were taken over by local civil rights groupssee oxfam website for delivery information read morequadagno shows that nixon, who initially supported many of johnson's programs, eventually caught on that the white middle class was disenchanted" yet instead of finally instituting full democratic rights for all its citizens, the policies enacted in that turbulent decade failed dismallythis shift of emphasis eventually alienated white, working-class americans, who had some of the same needs-for health care, subsidized housing, and job training opportunities-but who got very little from these programssome critics have explained the failure of social programs by citing our tradition of individual freedom and libertarian values, while others point to weaknesses within the working class
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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 conflictthe 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 warthe war was launched without a united nations mandate and was based on the erroneous claim that iraq had retained weapons of mass destructionit 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 wholeoxfam 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 husseinsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 russia
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Volumes 1-6 complete set published by bell and daldy in a beautiful set of the second edition of morris's history of british birdssplit by each side of the top part of the spine volume pages volume pages volume pages, small cut by the top side of the spine volume pages volume pages, split cut by the top side of the spine please view the photos for further details! shipped tracked and insuredare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiex libris books so has the sticker to the inner part of the front boardsfront and back board gutters slightly split*buyer please pay within 3 days* read moreall the books are in good condition, particularly if you consider the ageplease 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 storevolume pages, the section between pages and the swallow-tailed kite plate is loosein 6 volumes with original decorative cloth bindings and full page of 365 hand coloured plates as called foreach volume has a bright unique gold gilt picture of a bird [s] on the front board and gilt titles and decoration to the spinecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesize of each book 26 x 18 cm some foxing inside
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102 €
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All the fun and action of pokemon--now in a comic reader format! when team rocket decides to capture legendary pokemon tornadus, thundurus, and landorus, it's up to ash and his buddies to stop them! this legendary battle springs to life in cool comic book panelsbased on the hit cartoon network tv series
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Audi a history of progress bookinteresting book about the audi history
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A brilliant microscope set for kids to discover the wonders of scienceit includes a 8magnification zoom 100x, 200x, 450x
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