A prejuduced history of britain since the war
List a prejuduced history of britain since the war
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Soft cover brand new book sapiens (a brief history of mankind)posted by ana elisa in books, comics & magazines, books in cosham
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Title: a natural history of ghosts: 500 years of hunting for proofauthor(s): clarke, roger
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A pictorial history of indian cinema, rangoonwalla, firoze
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A picture history of great discoveries by clarke hutton - hardcover **mint condition**
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British campaigns battle of britain and the blitz brand new fast free
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00 this delightful hardback book contains 50 favourite recipes set out very simply, giving all the ingredients and cooking instructions required for these soups to be totally delicious!; retail price was £8brand new a little book of soups by the new covent garden soup company for £3
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The title is a little touch of schmilsson in the nightfor this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casing
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Piano concerto nothe title is the a to z of classical music the great composers and their works in words and music2 - allegro vivace 6:53pilgrims chorus 3:44violin concerto - adagio 8:54
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The 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 franco-american narrative offers a unique prism through which the american road to war can be better understoodthe war was launched without a united nations mandate and was based on the erroneous claim that iraq had retained weapons of mass destructionfrance, 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 russiaoxfam 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 husseinbased 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 conflictit 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 wholesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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One english critic called the abolition of britain "an elegant jeremiad" in which peter hitchens identifies everything that has gone wrong with britain since world war ii and makes the case for "those many millions who feel that they have become foreigners in their own land and wish with each succeeding day that they could turn the clock backthe new britain is government by focus group in which people are told what to feel as a way of preventing them from asking how they want to be governedoxfam bookshop cheltenham a surprise best seller in england, the abolition of britain is bitingly witty and fiercely argued, yet also filled with somber appreciation for what "the idea of england" has always meant to the west and to the world at large" see oxfam website for delivery information read more"writing with passion and flair, hitchens targets the pernicious effects of tv culture, the "corruption and decay" of the english language, the loss of politeness, and the "syrupy confessional mood" brought on by the death of diana, which hitchens contrasts with the somber national response to the death of winston churchilllooking at the changed face of his country, hitchens finds a "politically correct zeal for the new" whose impact on daily life has been "as devastating in effect, if not in violence, as mao tse tung's cultural revolution in chinaif there is a term that summarizes everything that has gone wrong in britain, it is "tony blairism," which hitchens sees as having rewritten england's history, trivialized its journalism, subverted its educational system and cultural standards, and overthrown accepted notions of patriotism, faith, and morality
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It was a war won at sea, and by the time of waterloo britain had gained control and possessed the foundations of her empirebritain swung her forces into action to battle for control of the world's sea-lanes and thus all international tradetaking in gallant duels, bloody battles between huge fleets, amphibious assaults, daring coastal raids, and the subtleties of espionage and naval intelligence, this global conflict truly was the war for all the oceansbrought vividly to life through the words and stories of the ordinary people caught up in the conflict, this is a sweeping history of the years of naval warfare that set the balance of power in europe for the following centuryit would not happensee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music troon as france emerged from revolution, a young general named napoleon bonaparte invaded egypt, hoping next to march overland to indiathe battle of the nile and then at acre were the first sallies in what would be fifteen years of bitter fighting
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Peter wilson's book is a major work, the first new history of the war in a generation, and a fascinating, brilliantly written attempt to explain a compelling series of eventsthe war was both a religious and a political one and it was this tangle of motives that made it impossible to stopoxfam bookshop shaftesbury winner of the society for military history distinguished book award the horrific series of conflicts known as the thirty years war () tore the heart out of europe, killing perhaps a quarter of all germans and laying waste to whole areas of central europe to such a degree that many towns and regions never recoveredall the major european powers apart from russia were heavily involved and, while each country started out with rational war aims, the fighting rapidly spiralled out of control, with great battles giving way to marauding bands of starving soldiers spreading plague and murderwilson's great strength is in allowing the reader to understand the tragedy of mixed motives that allowed rulers to gamble their countries' future with such horrifying resultsthe principal actors in the drama (wallenstein, ferdinand ii, gustavus adolphus, richelieu) are all here, but so is the experience of the ordinary soldiers and civilians, desperately trying to stay alive under impossible circumstancesat its end a recognizably modern europe had been created but at a terrible price book condition very good, covers and spine unmarked and all pages crisp and cleansee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhether motivated by idealism or cynicism, everyone drawn into the conflict was destroyed by it
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Genius of britain intertwines the personal reflections of three of today's greatest british scientists with robert uhlig's compelling narrativesome had vast fortunes, whilst others overcame poverty and a lack of education to become towering figures in the history of sciencegenius of britain is the story of the flashes of inspiration experienced by generations of british scientists as they realised they were about to change the worldgenius of britain accompanies 5 primetime, 1-hour programmes on channel 4 due to be screened at the end of may , presented by stephen hawking, richard dawkins and james dysonoxfam bookshop cheltenham the extraordinary history of british science, with commentary from britain's greatest living scientists: stephen hawking, richard dawkins and james dysonwe may only be a small island, but we are far from small-mindedevery one of the characters that make up this rich tradition has a unique and very human storythe impact of this small cast of characters is remarkablethe relationships between them range from lifelong collaboration to bitter rivalryvaccination, inoculation and the discovery of penicillin saved the lives of millionsthe result is a journey of scientific inspiration that does justice to britain's exceptional contribution to sciencesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe electric motor, the telephone and the personal computer created the technological age, and the theories of the big bang, evolution and gravity have shed light on some of the deepest mysteries of our existenceover the last 500 years, the way we live has been steadily transformed by the inventions of british scientists, and their landmark discoveries have revealed the astonishing beauty of the universe
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Oxfam bookshop harrogate the story of britain is a significant book published at a significant moment, for there can rarely have been a time when public concern about history and the teaching of history has created so much controversy and debatesir roy strong, author, broadcaster, former director of the national portrait gallery and the victoria and albert museum, tells the story of britain from the very earliest recorded celtic times to the era of margaret thatcherfeaturing illustrated double-page spreads arranged by subject, he tells the story as a continuous narrative in chapters which give meaning and purpose to the periods they considersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is a tremendous story, and roy strong, with his passion, enthusiasm and wide-ranging knowledge, is the ideal person to tell it
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Full of original photo footage and true life during the battle of britain base at war duxfordcollectors book of duxfordbrownhills read morecollect only from ws8perfect conditionnew working pen included
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Kenneth whitehouse traces the history of hunting deer over the last thousand years, from the days before the norman conquest up to the presenthe also looks at the history of the hunting of the chief deer species - red deer, fallow deer and roe deer, with a briefer mention of sika deerthe author relates the earliest records of deer hunting, the interest of the kings and queens of england in the sport, and the history of the important deer hunting areas of england, scotland and irelandthe book contains 51 black and white photographsthe book is in very good condition with sound binding and good corners and just a little bumping to the bottom end of the spineoxfam bookshop new milton used, very good condition, hard cover with dust jacket and plastic coverthere is a little foxing to the top edges of the pages but otherwise the pages are clean and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It commemorates the 50th anniversary of the battle of britainit is as new condition and comes complete with a wall plate hanger, the certificate and a battle of britain 50th anniversary colour brochure and a brief history of coalportthe plate bears the signatures of three fighter pilots: air chief marshal sir christopher foxley-norris, air commodore alan deere, wing commander geoffrey page buyer to collect but could postthis handsome plate depicts spitfires and hurricanes taking off to contest air supremacy with the enemythis coalport fine bone china eleven-inch collectors plate is number in a limited edition ofit was purchased new in and in excellent condition
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'a restless, poetic, strange book, and the territory it describes deserves nothing less' observer' meticulously researchedwe are introduced to discoverers and inventions, meet the people who came and went, encounter real and fabled heroes, and discover why, from the iron age to the cold war, yorkshire has been such a key place in times of tension and strugglein a wide-ranging and lyrical narrative, morris finds that for as far back as we can look yorkshire has been a region of unique presence with links around the worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreby weaving history, family stories, travelogue and ecology, richard morris reveals how yorkshire took shape as a landscape and in literature, legend and popular regardwe descend into the county's netherworld of caves and mines, and face episodes at once brave and dark, such as the part played by whitby and hull in emptying arctic waters of whales, or the re-routing of rivers and destruction of yorkshire's fensfascinating' country life yorkshire, it has been said, is 'a continent unto itself', a region where mountain, plain, coast, downs, fen and heath lie closeoxfam bookshop woodbridge in very good condition although there is very light wear to the jacket
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A detailed military history of the english civil warpages very goodblack and white photographs and mapsit contains coherent and free floating histories of all the key campaigns and battles from edgehill to worcester during the periodoxfam bookshop truro hardback book with red boards in a very good conditionillustrated dust jacket in a very good condition, minor shelf markingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Free and independent since , hungary continues to seek its rightful position in europeoxfam shop dumfries this book offers a comprehensive thousand-year history of the land, people, society, culture and economy of hungary, from its nebulous origins in the ural mountains to the elections ofit tells above all the thrilling story of a people which became a great power in the region and then fought against - and was invaded by - ottomans, germans and sovietssee oxfam website for delivery information read moredominated from the sixteenth century by the habsburgs, while ruling its own national minorities, hungary was deprived of two-thirds of its lands and peoples through successive treaties which followed the two world wars, after which it fell under soviet domination for nearly fifty yearsthe hungarian people preserved nevertheless a continuous individuality through its ural-born language and a specifically hungaro-european culture
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After its release, the album reached number 3 in the music charts in great britain and the usa and number 2 in germanyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia momentary lapse of reason is the title of an album by the english rock group pink floyd, released on septembercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available(see pictures not included, only for documentary) 1\tsigns of life\t 2\tlearning to fly\t 3\tthe dogs of war\t 4\tone slip\t\ton the turning away\t 6\tyet another movie / round and around\t 7\ta new machine (part 1)\t 8\tterminal frost\t 9\ta new machine (part 2)\t 10\tsorrow excellent / never opened /never hear / with obi nice condition/ collectors music ! read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesome of the recordings on the record took place in david gilmour's studio: the astoria houseboatthe title is a quote from the track one slip contained on the albumpink floyd ?– a momentary lapse of reason /special japan diigital remastering inour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Winnie the pooh - classsic story cupboard - 20 books the world of peter rabbit - complete collection 1-23 usbourne history of britain - complete collection- 10 books all sets in immaculate condition £30 for the lot
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Roman and anglo saxon britainearly 18th and 19th centuriesmini series of 5 paperback booksthe tudors and stuartsthe middle agesexcellent condition (as new) postage extra
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiall books heavily illustrated and include mapscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevolume 3 has a slight bit of discolouration to the spine as shownplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplease view the photos for further details! shipped tracked and insured*buyer please pay within 3 days* read morevolume 1: published in pages volume 2: published in pages volume 3: published in pages very good condition for the ageslight wear to the book and spine edges and cornersa bit of wear on the sine endsinterior is cleanour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storegilded & embossed hardcover books of uniform size 25 x 20 cm all 1st editions published by cassell & company
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But this book takes in more obscure mysteries, such as who put bella in the wych-elm?a localised tribe of witches, and a host of extraordinary characters like doctor john dee, william blake, and the notorious aleister crowleypublisher: amberley publishing (15 mar
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In august , londoners thought the war might be over by christmasthere had been no warnings, no drone of aircraft above, just sudden devastationseveral minutes later another explosion rocked the earth near epping
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The history of the tides is in part the history of a broad area of science and the subject provides insight into the progress of science as a whole: this book will therefore appeal to all those interested in how scientific ideas developoxfam shop haverfordwest this book, first published in , provides a history of the study of the tides over two millennia, from the primitive ideas of the ancient greeks to present sophisticated space-age techniquesthe volume is amply illustrated with diagrams from historical scientific papers, photographs of artefacts, and portraits of some of the subject's leading protagonistslamb, have all contributed to our understanding of tidesit will particularly interest specialists in oceanography, hydrography, geophysics, geodesy, astronomy and navigation the book is a good readable copy but does have some water damage to base of spine and several pages but this does not impact on the reading areasee oxfam website for delivery information read moretidal physics has puzzled some of the world's greatest scientists and mathematicians: amongst many others, galileo, descartes, bacon, kepler, newton, bernoulli, euler, laplace, young, whewell, airy, kelvin, g
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Francis bacon's penetration into human motives, his life-long experience of politics and government, and his remarkable literary skills, render this history of the reign of king henry vii a major work of english literature and an important document in the history of political thoughtsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe edition also includes other relevant writings by bacon, generous editorial footnotes explaining the historical and political issues of the period, and a substantial glossaryoxfam bookshop cheltenham the text described as 'the first modern classic of english history'
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