A prejuduced history of britain since the war
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10 book box set in excellent condition the usborne history of britain box setposted by catherine in books, comics & magazines, books in pontyclun
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Three volumes, hardback, of simon schama's a history of britain, as new read more
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Collectable set of 24 history of britain's steam railways bronze medals 45mm in diameter looking for ÂŁ300ono
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Bc-x1st working horses history of britain sheet 11 mnhlimited edition number of read moremint condition, still in original packaging, never been displayed or mounted
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A natural history of human thinking is the most detailed scientific analysis to date of the connection between human sociality and cognitionoxfam bookshop preston tool-making or culture, language or religious belief: ever since darwin, thinkers have struggled to identify what fundamentally differentiates human beings from other animalsbut they were almost entirely competitive, aiming only at their individual goalstomasello's "shared intentionality hypothesis" captures how these more socially complex forms of life led to more conceptually complex forms of thinkingonce our ancestors learned to put their heads together with others to pursue shared goals, humankind was on an evolutionary path all its owntomasello argues that our prehuman ancestors, like today's great apes, were social beings who could solve problems by thinkingwhat differentiates us most from other great apes, tomasello proposes, are the new forms of thinking engendered by our new forms of collaborative and communicative interactioneven language and culture arose from the preexisting need to work togetheras ecological changes forced them into more cooperative living arrangements, early humans had to coordinate their actions and communicate their thoughts with collaborative partnersin order to survive, humans had to learn to see the world from multiple social perspectives, to draw socially recursive inferences, and to monitor their own thinking via the normative standards of the groupsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this much-anticipated book, michael tomasello weaves his twenty years of comparative studies of humans and great apes into a compelling argument that cooperative social interaction is the key to our cognitive uniqueness
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Gombrich's sweeping history of the world, for the curious of all ages  "all stories begin with 'once upon a time" so begins a little history of the world, an engaging and lively book written for readers both young and old for adults seeking a single-volume overview of world history, for students in search of a quick refresher course, or for families to read and learn from together, gombrich's little history enchants and educateshe paints a colorful picture of wars and conquests; of grand works of art; of the advances and limitations of science; of remarkable people and remarkable events, from confucius to catherine the great to winston churchill, and from the invention of art to the destruction of the berlin wall' and that's just what this story is all about: what happened, once upon a timeoxfam bookshop cheltenham the international bestseller: egombrich vividly brings the full span of human experience on earth to life, from the stone age to the atomic agesee oxfam website for delivery information read morerather than focusing on dry facts and dates, e
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Moody, a new history of ireland is harvesting of modern scholarship on irish history from the earliest times to the presentthe third volume opens with a character study of early modern ireland and a panoramic survey of ireland in , followed by twelve chapters of narrative historythere will be ten volumes, six of which have been published to datewithdrawn ex-library with all the usual markingsthere are further chapters on the economy, the coinage, languages and literature, and the irish abroadhowever, this is a good clean copy with no notes or highlighting throughouttwo surveys, 'land and people', csee oxfam website for delivery information read more the dust jacket is in good condition with minor sun fade to the spinethere are stickers on the title page, endpapers, and stamps on the text blockoxfam bookshop newport bl reissued with a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliographical supplementplanned and established by the late tthe book itself has grey covered boards and gilt lettering
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transitionjĂĽrgen osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering eruditionhe examines the powerful and complex forces that drove global change during the "long nineteenth century," taking readers from new york to new delhi, from the latin american revolutions to the taiping rebellion, from the perils and promise of europe's transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planetfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe explores the changing relationship between human beings and nature, looks at the importance of cities, explains the role slavery and its abolition played in the emergence of new nations, challenges the widely held belief that the nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of the nation-state, and much moreindispensable for any historian, the transformation of the world sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, and a host of other crucial developmentsthis is the highly anticipated english edition of the spectacularly successful and critically acclaimed german book, which is also being translated into chinese, polish, russian, and frenchosterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railways
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Moody, a new history of ireland is harvesting of modern scholarship on irish history from the earliest times to the presentthere will be ten volumes, six of which have been published to datewithdrawn ex-library with all the usual markingshowever, this is a good clean copy with no notes or highlighting throughoutsee oxfam website for delivery information read more the dust jacket is in good condition with minor sun fade to the spinethere are stickers on the title page, endpapers, and stamps on the text blockoxfam bookshop newport bl reissued with a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliographical supplementplanned and established by the late tthe book itself has grey covered boards and gilt lettering
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Oxfam bookshop newark despite its position at the heart of europe and its quintessentially european nature, switzerland's history is often overlooked within the english-speaking worldthis comprehensive and engaging history of switzerland traces the historical and cultural development of this fascinating but neglected european country from the end of the dark ages up to the presentthe book concludes with a discussion of the contemporary challenges, often shared with neighbours, that shape the country todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe authors focus on the initial confederacy of the middle ages; the religious divisions which threatened it after and its surprising survival amongst europe's monarchies; the turmoil following the french revolution and conquest, which continued until the federal constitution of ; the testing of the swiss nation through the late nineteenth century and then two world wars and the depression of the s; and the unparalleled economic and social growth and political success of the post-war era
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To this day a brief history of time remains a staple of the scientific canon, and its succinct and clear language continues to introduce millions to the universe and its wondersoxfam bookshop cheltenham was there a beginning of time? could time run backwards? is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries?these are just some of the questions considered in the internationally acclaimed masterpiece by the world renowned physicist - generally considered to have been one of the world's greatest thinkersit was published in tandem with the app, stephen hawking's pocket universesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis new edition includes recent updates from stephen hawking with his latest thoughts about the no boundary proposal and offers new information about dark energy, the information paradox, eternal inflation, the microwave background radiation observations, and the discovery of gravitational wavesit begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from newton to einstein, before delving into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time, from the big bang to black holes, via spiral galaxies and strong theory
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells a new history of england: giving an authentick account of all the various revolutions, and other memorable transactions, that have happened in it from the invasion of julius caesar, to the present time5 cm see oxfam website for delivery information read morecollected from the best writers, &c the second edition printed for r goadby, in sherborne, and sold by w owen, bookseller, at temple-bar, london pp, plus two index sections exact status of this edition is slightly unclear - four editions dated appear on estc, of which the "fourth edition" has the same number of pagespages are generally clean and tight - some a few more age-marked than others includes 3 fold-out illustrations (one split at fold) and one other illustrationno pre-title pages - ffep appears to be missing, with slight tears to title pageboards bumped and rubbed at extremities, marked in places, with some losses to top and bottom of spinepage numbers and inclusion of two index sections, suggest that this may be an amalgamation of two editionsname in faint ink on endpaperleather binding, five raised bands and title to spine
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A short history of nearly everything is the record of this quest, and it is a sometimes profound, sometimes funny, and always supremely clear and entertaining adventure in the realms of human knowledge, as only bill bryson can render itgood condition, paperback, 687 pages n bryson's biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: to understand—and, if possible, answer—the oldest, biggest questions we have posed about the universe and ourselvesto that end, he has attached himself to a host of the world’s most advanced (and often obsessed) archaeologists, anthropologists, and mathematicians, travelling to their offices, laboratories, and field campstaking as territory everything from the big bang to the rise of civilization, bryson seeks to understand how we got from there being nothing at all to there being ushe has read (or tried to read) their books, pestered them with questions, apprenticed himself to their powerful mindsscience has never been more involving or entertaining
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A personal collection of wwii second world war caare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiincludes photographs depicting believed nuclear atomic bomb blast damage in hiroshima / nagasaki, bombed tokyo landscapes and melted ships along with various other personal fellow soldier photographs, military vehicles and regimentsinteresting collectionplease 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 store175 photographs all relating to a soldier's journey through japan during the latter parts of and post wwiicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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This is a concise history of the philosophy and practice of alchemy from its beginnings to the twentieth centurybut what i admire about it most is how enlightening and enlivening it isshe is the author of more than thirty books on a wide range of subjects
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The title is a new history of italian renaissance artthe sleeve condition is newbelow is a more detailed summary of this specific item for sale condition newthe item format is a book hardback
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history of freemasonry in the province of quebecare 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 storein the original binding a very good copycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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A brief history of secret societies by david vall the pages are unmarked, intact and the binding is goodthis book is in good condition with only a small amount of wear
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How mumbo-jumbo conquered the world: a short history of modern delusions bydispatched with royal mail 1st classcondition is very good
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Inside the royal wardrobe: a dress history of queen alexandraauthor: strasdin, katelanguage: this book should contain text in 0publisher: bloomsbury publishing plcpublication date
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Title: blooming flowers: a seasonal history of plants and peopletitle: blooming flowers: a seasonal history of plants and peoplefirst edition: falseproduct category: bookscondition: very good
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Mad bad and sad: a history of women and the mind doctors fro new hardback bookcondition is newdispatched with royal mail 1st class
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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 alnwick a comprehensive history of world architecture from ancient egyptian to the present dayslight loosening of the spinevery good condition for its agesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis edition published
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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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The car is architecture - a visual history of frank lloyd wright's 85 cars and one motorcycle by richie herink **brand new**
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A short history of nearly everything, by bill brysonas it says on the coveressentially an encyclopaedia of lots of interesting people and informationread once, in very good condition574 pages, plus notes, bibliography and index
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A short history of nearly everything by bill bryson (cd-audio, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 9 to 11 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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