Africa living history through poetry
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There are our history and new beginning in africaoxfam shop cottingham a collection of african poetry in celebration of his 77th birthday, july 18th " "these poems are a gift to nelson mandela on his birthday and celebrate his unfolding dream which is south africasee oxfam website for delivery information read more very good condition - light use only"for nelson mandelablack/white photographs with textthey capture the tension between city and wilderness, old and new, war and peace, oppression and the struggle for freedom"the first photograph used is a stock picture
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Country life book of the living history of britain with over 700 photographs, drawings and maps, mostly in full colour - p&p extra read more
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Coins as living history by ted schwarz readable copy~ thriftbooks: read more, spend lesspages may have considerable notes/highlighting
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Local ghost stories lancashire cookery local history lancashire poetry old traditional songs old lancashire talesÂŁ18 cash please, no offerssix lancashire books with different subjects
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Taking its title from john keats,my silver planet contends that the problem of elite poetry’s relation to popular culture bears the indelible mark of its turbulent incorporation of vernacular poetry—a legacy shaped by nostalgia, contempt, and fraudulence
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Whole pile of books used for english lit, art history and poetry courses at unitake for free or if feeling generous a pack of beer will doneed gone today
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Oxfam bookshop st albans readable and provocative and written with paul johnson's customary vigorous, direct and colourful style, a history of the american people charts the sweep and drama of america's history through its politics and economics, its art and literature and science, its society and manners and, not least, its complex religious beliefssee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom walter raleigh to bill clinton, paul johnson casts an admiring but not uncritical eye over events and personalities through the past 400 years
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history through the experiences and struggles of black americans the book is in very good condition with near pristine pages but it's dust-jacket does have a small amount of wearfrom harriet tubman and frederick douglass to martin luther king, jroxfam bookshop victoria road used: very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreand louis farrakhan, to make our world anew is an unforgettable portrait of a peoplethe hard back has little to no signs of usage otherwise"to make our world anew" reconstructs uwritten by a team of 11 pf the most renown historians on the subject, this volume offers a panoramic view of black life, rich with first-person accounts that invite readers to view the past through the eyes of african americans
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This book surveys two centuries of russian history through a succession of ambitious architectural projects designed for a single construction site in central moscowvlad zubok, temple university
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Any hard arsenal fan interested in some arsenal stuff a new scarf not worn two mugs and a book of the arsenals football history through the years read more
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For fans of nations that failed to qualify for south africa this is the chance to replay and re-write historyoxfam shop rosemount viaduct ea sports fifa world cup south africa will feature all the emotion and passion of the fiercest national rivalries battling on the world's biggest stage, with all 199 national teams that took part in qualification, all 10 official stadiums to be used in south africa and stadiums from each qualifying regioncarry the hopes and dreams of a nation into battle against fans from rival countries, from the group stage through the knockout rounds to the chance to be crowned fifa world cup south africa championeverything fans love about the world cup will come to life in spectacular detail, including confetti rain, streamers, & fireworks-just like the official tournamentgamers will be able to play as their home nation from qualification right through to a virtual reproduction of the fifa world cup final and feel what it is like to score the goal that lifts a nationplus, gameplay innovations capture the journey from qualification to the final tournament with home and away strategies for every nation, situational tactics in-game, and altitude effects that fatigue players faster and even impact the flight of the ballsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor the first time ever in a videogame compete in a full and authentic online world cup tournament
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An intellectual and visual feast, this is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in yearsseen through macgregor's eyes, history is a kaleidoscope - shifting, interconnected, constantly surprising, and shaping our world today in ways that most of us have never imaginedoxfam bookshop ealing neil macgregor's a history of the world in 100 objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined themencompassing a grand sweep of human history, a history of the world in 100 objects begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the olduvai gorge in africa, and ends with objects which characterise the world we live in todaya stone pillar tells us about a great indian emperor preaching tolerance to his people; spanish pieces of eight tell us about the beginning of a global currency; and an early victorian tea-set speaks to us about the impact of empiresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Writers from east africa are also represented, as are those from south africaoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells a history of twentieth-century african literatures owomoyela, oyekan (edpovey, thomas knipp, and jafrican literature in portuguese, reflecting the nature of one of the most oppressive colonizing projects in africa, is treated by russell gforemost among the anglophone writers discussed are nigerians amos tutuola, chinua achebe, and wole soyinkapeters, arlene andukaku amankulorrobert cancel discusses african-language literatures, while oyekan owomoyela treats the question of the language of african literaturessee oxfam website for delivery information read morecontributors for this section include jonathan a this study reflects the legacy of colonialism by devoting nine of its thirteen chapters to literature in "europhone" languages-english, french, and portuguese in african francophone literature, we see both writers inspired by the french assimilationist system and those influenced by negritude, the african-culture affirmation movement carole boyce davies and elaine savory fido focus on the special problems of african women writers, while hans m) african literatures, says volume editor oyekan owomoyela, "testify to the great and continuing impact of the colonizing project on the african universecontributors here include servanne woodward, edris makward, and alain ricardzell deals with the broader issues of publishing-censorship, resources, and organization" 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 europeans
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After escaping the plantation, torn from her husband and child, she passes through manhattan in the chaos of the revolutionary war, is shipped to nova scotia, and then joins a group of freed slaves on a harrowing return odyssey to africaa fiction that faces the terrible truth about slavery' the timesbased on a true story, lawrence hill's epic novel spans three continents and six decades to bring to life a dark and shameful chapter in our history through the story of one brave and resourceful womanoxfam shop evesham 'a beautiful, compelling artifice, spun from unspeakably savage factssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreabducted from her west african village at the age of eleven and sold as a slave in the american south, aminata diallo thinks only of freedom - and of finding her way home again
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9) john haines, living off the country, pp12) marge piercy, parti-colored blocks for a quilts, pp20) marvin bell, old snow just melting, essays and interviews, pp7) william stafford, writing the australian crawl, views on the writer's vocation, ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitenims, a local habitation, essays on poetry, pp2) donald justice, platonic scripts, ppcolburn, no evil star, anne sexton, ppwill be sent by registered and insured mailour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store5) william stafford, you must revise your life, pp8) robert bly, talking all morning, pp13) hayden carruth, effluences from the sacred caves, pp4) donald davie, trying to explain, pp21) james wright, collected prose, edited by anne wright, pp21 volumes in the series poets on poetry: 1) s18) robert hayden, collected prose, foreword by william meredith, edited by frederick glaysher, pp11) louis simpson, a company of poets, pp16) louis simpson, the character of the poet, pp19) philip levine, don't ask, pp3) richard kostelanetz, the old poetries and the new, pp17) charles simic, the uncertain certainty, ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki10) donald hall, goatfoot milktongue twinbird, pp14) john logan, a ballet for the ear, interviews, essays and reviews (edited by a6) robert francis, pot shots at poetry, ppcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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It looks at wars and disasters; introduces artists, explorers and leaders; shows us living in castles, yurts and skyscrapersoxfam bookshop ealing a perfect introduction to history for young and old, this illustrated journey through our world's culture and events travels from the big bang to the ipod and into the futurefor adults and older children, these detailed images reward a close study to test your own knowledge of political, cultural and historical eventsand it does not neglect the imagination here too are dragons, mythical figures and tv characters, alongside world-changing inventions borne from the imaginations of scientists and explorerseach scene puts global events in perspective, in space and timefor young children, each spread provides a slew of talking points, with the world's stories concisely representedvery good condition: minor shelfwear see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is a trip through time, past dinosaurs, vikings, aztecs and spaceships
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C bhaktivedanta swami prabhupâda hardback good quality buy for just £2 ancient wisdom for modern living queen kunti, a tragic and heroic figure, emerges from an explosive era in the history of ancient indiaqueen kunti's teachings are the simple and illuminating outpourings of the soul of a great and saintly woman, revealing the deepest philosophical and theological penetrations of the intellectyet through all her sufferings she found an inner wisdom and strength that carried her people through the time of crisisbhaktivedanta swami prabhupada, presents the 'teachings of queen kunti' with startling clarity and powershe was a central figure in a complex political drama that led to a bloody fratricidal war for the indian thronehere the world's most distinguished modern teacher of vedic culture and philosophy, his divine grace aplease feel free to contact me, look at my other listings and make me an offerqueen kunti his divine grace a
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Oxfam bookshop woodbridge an ambling, genial, account of travelling through south africa written with morton characteristic care and politessethe fifth volume of the 'in search of' series, which describes a journey through south africa from cape town, through cape province into natal, zululand and the two northern provinces of the free state and the transvaalsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebook is a signed limited edition (162 out of 500); no dust cover with little foxing by the page edges otherwise it is in very good condition
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While the politics of sufism pertains largely to historical and textual analysis to highlight paradigms of sanctity in different geographical areas in africa, the aspect of performance adopts a decidedly ethnographic approach, combining history, history of art and discourse analysis
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They did so in search of spices, gold, silver and slaves, but with rudimentary technology, huge courage and boundless confidence in themselves and their calculationssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe final touches to the pattern of oceans and continents came two-and-a-half centuries later with the voyages of james cookoxfam shop thornbury in the three decades between and , european merchants and explorers progressed from relative ignorance about the shape of the globe to knowledge of an atlas that was almost completevoyages of discovery also contains 9 facsimile documents, including an extract from captain james cook's diary, and the title page of cortes's second dispatch to charles vthe exchange of flora, fauna, diet, disease and culture changed the world within a few generationsvoyages to africa, asia, the americas and the pacific and the legacies of those journeys and encounters are here dramatically described through an authoritative text and an original selection of images
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Like all his work, living to tell the tale is a magnificent piece of writingit has the shape, the quality, the aliveness of a conversation with the reader: a tale of people, places and events as they occur to him: family, work, politics, books and music, his beloved colombia, parts of his history until now undisclosed and incidents that would later appear, transmuted and transposed, in his fictionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreand as in his fiction, the narrator here is an inspired observer of the physical world, able to make clear the emotions and passions that lie at the heart of a life - in this instance, his ownoxfam shop lytham he is perhaps the most acclaimed, revered and widely read writer of our time, and in this first volume of a planned trilogy - a book that has already become a bestseller in its spanish-language edition both abroad and in the united states - the nobel laureate gabriel garcĂa márquez begins to tell us the story of his lifeit spans garcĂa márquez's life from his birth in through the beginning of his career as a writer to the moment in the s when he proposed to the woman who would become his wifea vivid, powerful, beguiling memoir that gives us the formation of gabriel garcĂa márquez as a writer and as a man
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history of the negusi have here a rare book entitled: two years in east africa - jonveaux, emile - publisher: tare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibattle of dereskienelson & sons st english edition - 18 x 13 cm - xii + 407pp 2 folding maps, many illustrations (including engraved plates): his adventures in abyssinia & nubia with a journey to the source of the nile; hardback, boards sl rubbed, bevelled edges, gilt illustration to front cover, spine sl faded, inscription of previous owner, almost vgour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeelephant huntingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteconquest of amhara and tigraymemories of speke and grant (explorers of the sources of the nile)scene of slaverycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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This richly rewarding collection makes invaluable reading for poetry lovers all over the worldall the major events of the twentieth century are reflected in the choice of poems within these pagesthe authors, both published poets themselves, give an overview of each period of history, while notes to the poems place each one in its historical context and trace the century's poetic developmentbook is in good conditioneliot, showing that traditional forms can hold their own against the modernist orthodoxyhere are poets rescued from oblivion, such as the suffragette who wrote a compelling poem about her mistreatment in holloway prison in or the medical offer who went into belsen with the british troops producing an eye-witness poem of lasting powersome discolouration on edges from dust and storage wear otherwise sharp copyoxfam shop inverness this ground-breaking anthology presents in chronological order over 400 poems written in the twentieth century see oxfam website for delivery information read morehouseman, for example, rubs shoulders with tconcise biographies for each poet complete the anthologyby organizing the poems in chronological order, readers will see poets in a new light
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Le profil barbu de kruger, à l’origine créé par l’allemand otto schultz, il y a plus de 100 ans, est entouré par le nom du pays dans deux de ses onze langues officielles, afrikaans et anglais: « suid-afrika » et « south africa »l’année de frappe est indiquée par les nombres 20 et 18 de chaque côté de l’animalon the reverse side of the coin, the work of south african sculptor coert steynberg (who also designed the statue of paul kruger in the famous national park) shows us the striped antelope leaping through the flowery desert of south africa, surrounded by the words "krugerrand" and "fynsilver 1 0z fine silver r1"please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetandis que la pièce d’or n’a pas de valeur nominale depuis 50 ans (les sud-africains, pragmatiques, préfèrent souligner que la valeur de la pièce est sa valeur métallique), la pièce d’argent a un cours légal de 1 randan appropriate amount for the nation that introduced this coin in order to make precious metals accessible to everyoneour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewhile the gold coin has not had a nominal value for 50 years (south africans, pragmatic, prefer to stress that the value of the coin is its metal value), the silver coin has a legal tender of 1 randkruger's bearded profile, originally created by the german otto schultz more than 100 years ago, is surrounded by the country's name in two of its eleven official languages, afrikaans and english: "suid-afrika" and "south africa"au revers de la pièce, le travail du sculpteur sud-africain coert steynberg (qui a aussi conçu la statue de paul kruger au fameux parc national) nous montre l’antilope à rayures, en train de bondir dans le désert fleuri d’afrique du sud, entourée des mots « krugerrand » et « fynsilver 1 0z fine silver r1 »the emblematic and historical importance of the krugerrand silver, combined with its beauty and craftsmanship, makes it a first choice for collectorsthe springbok antelope, the country's symbolic animal, gives life to the krugerrandsl'importance emblématique et historique de la krugerrand d’argent, combinée à sa beauté et son artisanat, en fait un premier choix pour les collectionneursla south african mint a introduit la pièce d’argent d’une once krugerrand pour la première fois en , année du 50ème anniversaire de la krugerrand d’orare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe south african mint introduced the one-ounce krugerrand silver coin for the first time in , the year of the 50th anniversary of the krugerrand gold coinl’antilope springbok, l’animal symbolique du pays, donne de la vie aux krugerrandsthis new piece offers finesse in detail, made possible by cutting-edge computer- and laser-assisted technologythe year of strike is indicated by the numbers 20 and 18 on each side of the animalcette nouvelle pièce offre une finesse dans les détails, permise par une technologie d’avant-garde assistée par ordinateur et laserun montant approprié pour la nation qui a introduit cette pièce dans le but de rendre les métaux précieux accessibles à tout le mondela première édition a créé une demande suffisante pour pousser la monnaie à prolonger l’expérience enthe first edition created sufficient demand to push the mint to extend the experiment incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Churchill's mother was american, and he excelled in history as a child which underpinned his firm belief in a so-called special relationship between the people of britain with the commonwealth of nations united under the crown (new zealand, canada, australia, south africa etca history of the english-speaking peoples is a four-volume history of britain and its former colonies and possessions throughout the world, written by winston churchill, covering the period from caesar's invasions of britain (55 bc) to the beginning of the first world war ()a collection of first editions of this historical works by former prime minister winston churchillcomplete in four volumescondition: goodwith numerous black and white maps throughout all volumesit was a bestseller, reviewed favourably on both sides of the atlanticthis work dealt with the resulting two divisions of the english-speaking peoplessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit was started in and finally published , delayed several times by war and work on other texts condition: in red cloth bindings with unclipped dustwrappers, edges are worn at edges and covers are agedpages are bright and cleanoxfam shop balham  london - cassell and company ltdvolume i is on the birth of britain, volume ii is on the new world, volume iii is on the age of revolution and volume iv is on the great democracies) and the people of the united states who had broken with the crown and gone their own way
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On a separate voyage he crossed the sahara to the muslim lands of west africaoxfam shop cotham hill ibn battuta's account of his travels to mecca on pilgrimage is an extremely interesting read describing the middle east during the european between and he journeyed through north africa and asia minor and as far as chinahe gives an unbiased account of what he sees during his travels including the interaction with local merchants, government officials, and people of all sections of societysee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this alone, ibn battuta’s writings is a great resource of this period rich in detail and connection to the intimate pictures of middle eastern cultureno dust jacket, exterior of the book is worn with some stained pages, but overall the book is still in good conditionthe travels of ibn battuta, in his book he lays before us a faithful portrait of himself, with all his virtues and his failings
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The facilities for research afforded by dio's official duties and his own industry make him a very vital source for roman history of the last years of the republic and the first four emperorsce, was born at nicaea in bithynia in asia minorthere are also many excerptsthe loeb classical library edition of dio cassius is in nine volumessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreof the eighty books of dio's great work roman history, covering the era from the legendary landing of aeneas in italy to the reign of alexander severus ( ce), we possess books and have gaps), which cover the years 68 bce?47 ceon the death of his father (roman governor of cilicia) he went in 180 to rome, entered the senate, and under the emperor commodus was an advocatedio cassius (cassius dio), cahe was made governor of pergamum and smyrna; consul in 220; proconsul of africa; governor of dalmatia and then of pannonia; and consul again in 229he held high offices, becoming a close friend of several emperorsoxfam bookshop leeds 491ppthe missing portions are partly supplied, for the earlier gaps by zonaras, who relies closely on dio, and for some later gaps (book 35 onwards) by john xiphilinus (of the eleventh century)
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The book covers the political state and principal revolutions of the most illustrious nations in ancient and modern times; their manners and customs; the local situation of cities; especially of such as have been distinguished by memorable events: with an abridgment of the fabulous history of mythology of the greeksthe highlight in this book are the 14 excellent fold-out maps which include: world in hemispheres map of america with the latest discoveries accurate map of europe a new map of africa aegyptus antiqua asiae quae vulgo minor dicituret syriae orbis veteribus notus palaestina italia antiqua graecae antiquae britannia antiqua gallia antiqua orbis romanus the solar system half dark brown leather on orange marbled boardsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit is a fourth edition published in by cadell and davies, londonfirst map of the world is detachedi have here for sale a book entitled a summary of geography and history, both ancient and modern by alexander adamour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store6 gilt bands, a dark red title block and gilt lettering to the spineboth hinges are cracked but the boards are still in fine conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteinternally the binding is tight and the maps are in fine condition as are the pages858 pages, 22 x 14 cmcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Very rare 17th cent scottish books four vols new half calf covers old maps inside of scotland offers -many other books available 17th 18th 19th cent poetry history cooking books viewing welcome no dealers free post to uk addresses must have bt landline number read more
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David attenborough presents this five-part bbc natural history series exploring the stunning landscapes and undiscovered creatures of africa's five major regionsdavid attenborough
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