Affairs
List affairs
-
These include the takeover of congress from the seemingly entrenched hindu nationalist party in , india's huge advances in technology and the country's new role as a major player in world affairsoxfam shop evesham in a second edition of their successful concise history of modern india, barbara metcalf and thomas metcalf explore india's modern history afresh and update the events of the last decadein response to these dilemmas, the book grapples with questions of caste and religious identity, and the nature of the indian nationfrom the days of the mughals, through the british empire, and into independence, the country has been transformed by its institutional structuressee oxfam website for delivery information read moredespite these advances, poverty, social inequality and religious division still festerit is these institutions which have helped bring about the social, cultural and economic changes that have taken place over the last half century and paved the way for the modern success story
5 €
-
Oxfam shop queen's road below the knee ribbed effect on top of the front of the dress detachable black belt affairs, a product of maui lee by madeline gardner see oxfam website for delivery information read more
15 €
-
Then there were the children born of anglo-indian marriages and affairsits subject is the young progeny of traders, soldiers, civil servants, missionaries, planters, engineers and what should be done with themand then there were the children educated in indiaoxfam bookshop cheltenham vyvyen brendon's evocative, at times heart-tugging book, runs from the 18th century and the east india company, through the afghan wars, the indian mutiny and the more settled era of the queen empress, and culminates in the conflict leading to britain's hurried exit insee oxfam website for delivery information read moreuntil the coming of air travel these children often only saw their parents every few yearssent back to britain they were often reviled as 'darkies', 'a touch of the tar-brush'brendon reveals appalling stories of abuse at the hands of servantswhat frequently unites brendon's wildly different subjects is their loneliness--drawing on letters, diaries, memoirs and interviews, she portrays children who had to discipline themselves to adapt (often ingeniously) to unfamiliar cultures, far away from family and forced to spend termtime in boarding schools and holidays with unfamiliar families
3 €
-
It describes her role on the world stage with dramatic immediacy, identifying mikhail gorbachev as 'a man to do business with' before he became leader of the soviet union, and then persistently pushing him and ronald reagan, her great ideological soulmate, to order world affairs according to her visionin june margaret thatcher won the biggest increase in a government's parliamentary majority in british electoral historyover the next four years, as charles moore relates in this central volume of his uniquely authoritative biography, britain's first woman prime minister changed the course of her country's history and that of the world, often by sheer force of willthe book is in very good conditionfor the only time since churchill, she ensured that britain had a central place in dealings between the superpowerssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hampstead margaret thatcher: everything she wants: volume two by charles moore - signed the sensational second volume of charles moore's bestselling authorised biography of the iron ladythe book reveals as never before how she faced down the miners' strike, transformed relations with europe, privatised the commanding heights of british industry and continued the reinvigoration of the british economythere are a few dust marks to the jacket but the interior, though faded slightly, is very clean and unmarked
55 €
-
Searle introduces, in detail, the distinction between different levels of perception from the basic level to the higher levels and shows the internal relation between the features of the experience and the states of affairs presented by the experiencewith special emphasis on vision searle explains how the raw phenomenology of perception sets the content and the conditions of satisfaction of experiencein the central theoretical chapters, he shows how it is possible that the raw phenomenology must necessarily determine certain form of intentionalityhe also discusses how the account relates to certain traditional puzzles about spectrum inversion, color and size constancy and the brain-in-the-vat thought experimentsthe central question concerns the relation between the subjective conscious perceptual field and the objective perceptual fieldhe next justifies the claim that perceptual experiences have presentational intentionality and shows how this justifies the direct realism of his accountthe account applies not just to language possessing human beings but to infants and conscious animalsoxfam bookshop preston this book provides a comprehensive account of the intentionality of perceptual experiencesearle begins by criticizing the classical theories of perception and identifies a single fallacy, what he calls the bad argument, as the source of nearly all of the confusions in the history of the philosophy of perceptionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the final chapters he explains and refutes disjunctivist theories of perception, explains the role of unconscious perception, and concludes by discussing traditional problems of perception such as skepticismnothing in the subjective field is perceived nor can be perceived precisely because the events in the subjective field consist of the perceivings, whether veridical or not, of the events in the objective fieldeverything in the objective field is either perceived or can be perceived
11 €
-
Victor paillard is known for his famous works and collaborations such as being the master smelter of the statue of queen victoria for the world’s fair of , the decoration of the ministry of foreign affairsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableinsured shippingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehe worked at the end of his life for empress maria eugenia de montijo and creating the equestrian statue of emperor napoléon iiizoomorphic base with a central barrel depicting a tree, a snake is coiled around it and ready to jump and hunt a mouse to comes downpair of candlesticks in chiselled bronze with gold and dark brown patinaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe images are part of the description
779 €
-
Here are affairs of the heart, secrets, lies and scandal - all wrapped up in one long, hot weekendfrom the bestselling author of the beach hutin a gorgeous quay-side hotel in cornwall, the long weekend is just beginningoxfam bookshop cheltenham a short break can become the holiday of a lifetimesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere's a couple looking for distraction from a family tragedy; a man trying to make amends for an affair he bitterly regretsand the young woman who thinks the cornish village might hold the key to her pastshe ensures everything runs smoothly - until an unexpected arrival checks in and turns her whole world upside downclaire marlowe owns 'the townhouse by the sea' with luca, the hotel's charismatic chefand the rest of the guests arrive with their own baggage
2 €
-
In an attempt to escape his feelings of guilt and depression at the prospect of her death, he embarks on a series of intense love affairspart eulogy and part confession, a stone boat is a luminous and moving evocation of the love between a son and his motherharry, an internationally celebrated concert pianist, arrives in paris to confront his glamorous mother about his homosexualitybut as time runs out and tragedy looms closer, it is the relationship between harry and his mother that emerges in all its stark simplicity and puritysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop royal exchange square from the author of the acclaimed the noonday demon comes an exquisitely perceptive story of family, sexuality, and the changes wrought by grief and lossinstead, he discovers that she is terminally ill
(England)
3 €
-
Eventually, his eventful love life - which involves a number of affairs with married women - and his knowledge of the spy game give birth to the character and novels that will make his nameas the indulged son of a wealthy family, fleming enjoys a carefree life attending parties and womanising - that is, until world war ii breaks outas a naval intelligence officer, fleming becomes involved in the vital battle of wits, deception and spying at the heart of the war and discovers that he has a flair for itthe programme follows the adventures of fleming as a young mansee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road dominic cooper stars as ian fleming, the creator of james bond, in this four-part bbc mini-series
4 €
-
The first part of the story, the golden days, begins the tale of bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to confucian studies, and his two cousins: bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty dai-yusee oxfam website for delivery information read morethrough the changing fortunes of the jia family, this rich, magical work sets worldly events - love affairs, sibling rivalries, political intrigues, even murder - within the context of the buddhist understanding that earthly existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our livesoxfam shop lytham the story of the stone (c) is one of the greatest novels of chinese literature
10 €
-
The sa's ruthless bullyboy tactics played no small part in hitler's establishment of a dictatorship that was to influence affairs in germany - and the world - throughout the s and beyondhitler had to eliminate all potential rivals if he was to consolidate his position of powerabove all it was the sa that the army, the industrialists and, more than anyone else, adolf hitler fearedit was also an opportunity to settle personal scoresit remains one of the most significant killings of modern timesthe victims were not political opponents but friends, colleagues and fellow fascists who had helped the nazi party in its rise to powerprevious owner's name has been obscured with a label on the title pagethe night of the long knives broke the back and the will of the sturmabteilung, the sa, the brawling street thugs who had bludgeoned political opposition into submissionand that meant that friends like ernst röhm, former german chancellor kurt von schleicher, and even former party comrades like gregor strasser were summarily shot without trialthe night of the long knives was a cull that eliminated somewhere between 300 and a thousand victims, the exact number has never been clear, many of them innocent of any intention to rival hitler the book is otherwise as newin some respects the purge was inevitable see oxfam website for delivery information read moreröhm enjoyed a popularity that almost rivalled hitler's and so he had to gooxfam books & music olney in the summer of adolf hitler planned and conducted the most ruthless purge of his thirteen-year period as leader of germany
7 €
-
As political tensions escalate in germany, the bauhaus finds itself under threat, and the group begins to disintegrate under the pressure of its own betrayals and love affairseccentric and alluring, the more time paul spends with his new friends the closer they become, and the deeper he falls in love with the mesmerising charlotteoxfam books & music hereford , paul beckermann arrives at the bauhaus art school and is immediately seduced by both the charismatic teaching and his fellow studentsbut paul is not the only one vying for her affections, and soon an insidious rivalry takes rootwhen an old friend from the bauhaus resurfaces, he must finally break his silencesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom the author of the award-winning mrs hemingway, naomi wood's the hiding game is a beautifully written, powerful and suspenseful novel about the dangerously fine line between love and obsession, set against the most turbulent era of our recent pastdecades later, in the wake of an unthinkable tragedy, paul is haunted by a secret
4 €
-
Oxfam books & music aberdeen this book is described as being the true and surprising story of the brothers frederick and gustav stoltenhoff of capetown, their various adventures on a desert island and elsewhere their love affairs and subsequent fatepublished in first edition blue cloth boards with black lettering decorative end papers see oxfam website for delivery information read more
39 €
-
The final volume in the copenhagen trilogy, and arguably ditlevsen's masterpiece, dependency is a dark and blisteringly honest account of addiction, and the way outas the years go by, the central tension of tove's life comes into painful focus: the terrible lure of dependency, in all its forms, and the possibility of living freely and fearlessly - as an artist on her own termsoxfam bookshop st albans 'utterly, agonisingly compulsiveher path in life seems set, yet she has no idea of the struggles ahead - love affairs, wanted and unwanted pregnancies, artistic failure and destructive addictionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea masterpiece' liz jensen, guardianthe final volume in the copenhagen trilogy, the searing portrait of a woman's journey through love, friendship, ambition and addiction, from one of denmark's most celebrated twentieth-century writerstove is only twenty, but she's already famous, a published poet and wife of a much older literary editor
2 €
-
With just 30 days to sort out his affairs and prepare himself for a life behind bars james enlists the help of darnell lewis (hart), the owner of a car wash company who james mistakenly believes is an ex-convictwhen millionaire businessman james king (ferrell) is convicted of tax evasion he finds himself facing a ten-year sentence in san quentin prisonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop ulverston extended cut of etan cohen's comedy starring will ferrell and kevin hartdarnell accepts the challenge and arranges all manner of activities that will get james to toughen upalong the way, both men come to some realisations but when the 30 days are up will james be ready for what lies ahead? the cast also includes alison brie, craig t
5 €
-
It can be worn for special occasions or dressed down for laidback affairs size 10 s used but no visible defectsoxfam shop wimbledon broadway this gorgeous teal dress features a reserved jewel neckline with a v-back and functional zip see oxfam website for delivery information read more
12 €
-
'big brother' finds sir humphrey (nigel hawthorne) concerned about a new national integrated databasein 'open government', the rt hon jim hacker (paul eddington), newly appointed minister for administrative affairs, finds his idealism challenged from the start'the right to know' sees sir humphrey bothered by the controversy surrounding an endangered badger colony'the economy drive' sees jim attempt to initiate an economy drive within the civil service'the writing on the wall' has jim consider the introduction of identity cardssee oxfam website for delivery information read more'the official visit' has jim receiving an african president who turns out to be a friend from his university daysfinally, in 'jobs for the boys', jim seeks help from a banker when a pet project seems near to collapseoxfam books & music durham all seven episodes of the classic bbc sitcom
5 €
-
It is summer and the weeks ahead hold the promise of self-discovery and the thrilling possibility of elicit love affairs***praise for santa montefiore*** 'nobody does epic romance like santa montefiore'jojo moyes 'an enchanting read overflowing with deliciously poignant moments'dinah jefferies on songs of love and war 'santa montefiore hits the spot for my like few other writers'sarra manning 'one of our personal favourites'the times on the last secret of the deverills see oxfam website for delivery information read more soon celestria is pulled along a trail of deception, masquerades and mirrorsit will lead her from her idyllic life on the english coast to the orange groves of southern italyoxfam bookshop brigg the number one bestselling author a stunning story of loss, love and a moment that changed everythinga mysterious note is left behind with the words: 'forgive me'it will also lead her to loveyet tragedy erupts in paradise when one of the family vanishescelestria, the charismatic daughter of an aristocratic family, lives in pendrift hall, a pale stone mansion with gardens that tumble down to the cornish sea
2 €
-
Unobtainable collection of practical precepts, advice and suggestions for a correct and profitable attitude of the sovereign to better acquit himself in political, diplomatic and military affairsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableantonio & fratelli zulianiold rustic cardboard bindingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteone of the very rare writings by the “heretic” from the marches, formerly a monk of the sylvestrines, then apostate and finally readmitted to the congregation in undocumented circumstancesroccabella tomasodissertations on historic records and political considerationsthe last section is about the hiring of ambassadors, the reason of state, the betrayals and the conspiraciespages: 324 (wrongly numbered 326)in more than good conditionpaper label with calligraphic titlework difficult to find, banned like all the others by the noble from cingoliprencipe pratticolarge vignette engraved on the title pageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
96 €
-
Location id z ihaveit internal reference id warehouse reference number ihav-wdl-tvb
21 €
-
He was appointed public affairs manager for the alliance in septembername of previous owner written on title page but contents are otherwise tightly bound with clear text and no fadinga small amount of edgewear to the covers, minor scuffs to rear cover and clean blocksee oxfam website for delivery information read more' - trevor hart, professor of divinity, st mary's college, university of st andrews, scotland 'don horrocks is a born researcher who writes with clarity and interesthe has edited books on transsexuality and on gm crops and foods for the evangelical alliance policy commissionthis book is a splendid contribution to the growing conversations concerning previously neglected theologians' - nick needham, lecturer in church history, highland theological college, dingwall, scotland 'don horrocks' work provides a searching analysis of this key nineteenth-century theologianthomas erskine's precocity has come of age and i can think of no better a presentation of his context and theology than that offered by horrocksdon horrocks has provided just such a studyvery good aproaching finein his study don horrocks introduces us to erskine's thought in a thematic way that is at once lucid, scholarly and stimulatinga research associate at london school of theology, he is married with three childrenon which this work is based at london bible college init should be on the bookshelf of every serious student of the periodit is likely to be the first recourse on the subject for many years to comehorrocks' focus on erskine's soteriology opens up distinctive perspectives on a raft of key theological themes from the doctrine of god to the nature of faith and religious experience, and the authoritative sources for theologyhe completed his ph' - meic pearse, associate professor of history, houghton college don horrocks spent twenty-five years in business in corporate banking and management consultancyunmatched in its analysis and evaluation of erskine's contributionin addition, this informative study captures the mood of that early-mid nineteenth-century intellectual milieu which erskine's thought both embodies and transcendedhe has headed up the evangelical alliance's policy commission for four yearsoxfam books & music winchester 361pp' - graham mcfarlane, lecturer in systematic theology, london school of theology, uk 'thomas erskine is one of the seminal but neglected theologians of nineteenth-century scotland'the name of thomas erskine is one of the more significant landmarks on the map of nineteenth-century british theologyerskine, though, is little read these days, and there has long been a need for an in-depth authoritative treatment of his thought in order to rekindle our interest
16 €
-
With original subject matter from his economic course and introducing more recent examples and statistics from australia, canada, new zealand, the uk, and the united states, the study examines the major characteristics of the modern economy-such as banking, taxation, and international trade-and considers the role of the government in economic affairsit concludes with an examination of society's structure as a whole, the part economic activity plays in the bigger picture, and the social and cultural influences that shape the production and distribution of wealthsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein his view, science is a study of laws that exist in nature, while economics is a study of the humanities with the interaction between human nature and the natural universe at its heartoxfam bookshop victoria based on a three-year course prepared by leon maclaren for the school of economic science in london in the late s, this book reassesses the first principles of economicsleon maclaren () was a barrister, politician, philosopher, and the founder of the school of economic science
5 €
-
Battleships have never played an actively important role in the outcome of any modern war but they have continued to be resurrected and refurbished, capturing the hearts of the public with their awesome beauty and size, and the myopic devotion of the military with their patently inefficient presenceoxfam books & music bury stit is a cautionary tale about the often unacknowledged influence of human faith, culture and tradition and of the exceedingly important, costly and, supposedly rational, process, of nations arming themselves for waredmunds awesome in size, immensely powerful and ingrained in the socio-economic and psychological structure of the ufor two hundred years it played an essential role in usee oxfam website for delivery information read morenavy, the battleship served as chief guardsman of territory, reigning as monarch of the seamilitary affairs, yet as robert l o'connell demonstrates, the battleship was never actually an effective weapon of war - even before advances in submarine and aircraft technology rendered it impracticalsacred vessels tells the story of the evolution of the battleship
11 €
-
Government policies designed to strip his people of their identity, their dignity and their sacred land - the gold-laden black hills of the dakotas; and senator henry dawes (aidan quinn), one of the architects of the government policy on indian affairshope rises for the sioux in the form of the prophet wovoka (wes studi) and the ghost dance - a messianic movement that promises an end of their suffering under the white mansee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road beginning with the sioux victory over general custer at little big horn, this western intertwines the unique perspectives of three characters: charles eastman (adam beach), a young, dartmouth-educated, sioux doctor held up as living proof of the alleged success of assimilation; sitting bull (august schellenberg), the proud lakota chief who refuses to submit to uwhile eastman and patrician schoolteacher elaine goodale (anna paquin) work to improve life for the sioux on the reservation, senator dawes lobbies president grant (fred dalton thompson) for more humane treatment, opposing the bellicose stance of general william tecumseh sherman (colm feore)
4 €
-
His distinguished career has involved working on highly acclaimed current affairs and film programmesoxfam shop dumfries from prize-winning journalist to chat show king on a show voted one of the top ten british tv programmes of all time, michael parkinson's starry career spans over four decadesnow an international celebrity himself, the man from a humble but colourful yorkshire mining family who can tease out the secrets of even the most reticent star guest, at last reveals his own story, with the easy manner and insight that has kept his audiences fascinatedhis wide interests and expertise include jazz, film, football and cricketsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewitty, humorous and blessed with exceptional intellectual clarity, michael parkinson's memoir is a joy to read
2 €
-
By turns he was poet, dramatist, philosopher, man of affairs and secret agent working to protect the life of his queenphotography by virginia f sternfrom a combination of illuminating text and superb photographs emerges the personality of the mansee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis unique pictorial biography brings to life the great playwright and poet whose turbulent 29 years were filled with drama, mystery, and romanceoxfam bookshop lymington paperback, edition, dedicated and signed by the author a d wraightspine is sunned otherwise covers and text are near fine
15 €
-
Oxfam shop fulwood road born in , singapore's former prime minister has spent a lifetime being intimately involved in international affairslee draws upon his experience to offer views on the current world and what it might look like in 20 yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe has met every major chinese leader from mao zedong to xi jinping and american presidents from lyndon johnson to barack obama
45 €
-
Hendrik was commissioner of small affairs (lawsuits up to 250 guilders) and owned an inn on the waterkanthe is known as a poet and was co-founder of the society de surinaamse lettervrindenin hendrik schouten married suzanna johanna hanssensuzanna was sent to the netherlands together with her brother to receive traininggerrit carl françois schouten (paramaribo, ) was a surinamese artist who is best known for his botanical drawings and dioramasplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis is an extremely fascinating travel storyfor more information, see: bukugerrit schouten's father was hendrik schouten from amsterdam who settled in suriname incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesuzanna was the daughter of the wealthy german plantation owner samuel loseke and the free-born black woman bettie van hannibalhufnagel also met the great surinamese artist gerrit schoutentagebuch meiner reise von heidelberg über kiel, koppenhagen, nach schweden, england und westindien, so wie in das innere des holländischen guyana, und von da zurück nach paramaribonl/hufnagel/ read moreonly one copy of this book is offered worldwide for us $ 800, - the book also contains a text in the language of the arawak peopleour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin den jahren bisextremely rare travel report of a german missionary from bavaria who travelled to surinamethe couple had five children, first two daughters, then three boysshe learned to play the piano and spoke several languagesmichael hufnagelgerrit was the eldest son
142 €
-
Peter capaldi stars as number 10's ferociously foul-mouthed policy enforcer malcolm tucker, whose job is to bully and cajole the wayward ministers of the department of social affairs and citizenship (dosac) through a catalogue of gaffes, crises, prime ministerial resignations and possible election datessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop crosby the complete series 1-3 plus both specials of the award-winning bbc satirical political comedy drama written and directed by armando iannucci
8 €
-
Over the six months they meet, marriages are tested, affairs begin, unsuitable arrangements become suitable - under the guiding eye of jane austen a couple of them even fall in lovesix people - five women and a man - meet once a month in california's central valley to discuss jane austen's novels'if i could eat this novel, i would' alice sebold, author of the lovely bones'a thoroughly delightful comedy of contemporary manners' entertainment weekly'we defy you not to fall head over heels for this lovely novel' mail on sunday see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop clitheroe a moving, wise and delightfully modern comedy of manners from the bestselling, man booker shortlisted author karen joy fowlerthey are ordinary people, neither happy nor unhappy, but each of them is wounded in different ways, they are all mixed up about their lives and relationships
2 €