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This volume vii covers flycatchers to shrikes see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford this entirely new and authoritative work of reference has been planned to take account of the great advances that have been made since the publication of the handbook of british birds (), which for may years provided the basis on which ornithological research in the uk was built ornithologists now work on a wider geographical basis, and this new handbook covers the whole of the western palearctic, which includes all europe together with the middle east to turkey, iraq and jordan
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oxfam shop pershore contains more than 650 invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, fungi and plants see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop ulverston perfect for any birdwatchers out there (or those just interested in one they've seen on their bird table!) any bird which is seen at all regularly in any part of the british isles is illustrated in full colour, together with several which are very rare there's also a section on special points of interest, such as flight, anatomy, behaviour, breeding and migration
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oxfam shop lytham british honduras british honduras is perhaps the most neglected of all english coloniesbeginning with the discovery of british honduras by the spanish conquistadors, he describes the growth of the colony under its occupation and settlement by british adventuresand consolidation by the buccaneers after the conversion of harry morgan paper map at the front and back of book see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe author has told the story of this interesting country from the early days of its settlement by the logwood-cutters and buccaneers up to the presenteven the larger histories of colonial development barely mention it
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop ross-on-wye condition - good, lightly scuffed, pen mark inside coverof northern european nations, the british had the greatest impact on the americasthis integrated account of that involvement spans the entire arc of british territories from the caribbean to canada, and the entire period from the first appearance of the english to the disintegration of the british and other euro-american empirestheir history there embraces far more than the colonies that became the united states: england had been in the new world for a century before those colonies were established, and the british presence long outlived their lossa fascinating story, engrossingly told, it fills a major gap in current historiography
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop evesham people often discard british food as boring and uninspiring"classic british cookbook" illustrates how elegant, enticing and flavourful it can bebritish food is not only comforting, but nutritious and appetising, and this cookbook ensures that it is not forgottenthere are quintessential classics, such as beef wellington and irish stew, but also healthy dishes like roast salmon with watercress sauce and scallops on pea pureecreative dishes for our home-grown vegetables - beetroot and horseradish gratin - or twists on old favourites - tart of black pudding, smoked bacon and caramelised onion instead of the usual english breakfast - make this a truly inspirational and exciting cookbookthere are recipes for every occasion, and for every courseand don't forget the good old tea-time treats of freshly baked scones and parkin and delightful puddings and desserts
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While the book is not a critique of current british foreign policy, it does seek to furnish policy-makers and commentators with a framework within which such increasingly necessary policy-making can be created see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop victoria the caliphate question combines the disciplines of theology, history, and international relations in order to approach the complex and sensitive issue of how western governments in this case the british have historically engaged with foreign policy issues that have centered around questions of theology or faiththe british government's approach to policy-making in the field of islamic governance from the first world war through to the early cold war is the case study for this book, both because of the extensive documentation that exists on the period and because of its relevance to the current geo-political world
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This collection opened up a different kind of literary history and has pressing relevance for discussions of 'britishness' see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop wallingford though british history and identity in the early modern period are intensively researched areas, the role of literature in the construction of 'britishness' is under-examinedenglish history of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries often overlooks the contribution of ireland, scotland and wales to the formation of the british statein this volume, a team of leading renaissance literary critics read a broad range of texts from the period, including plays of shakespeare, in light of british historyhistorians describe 'britain' as a multiple kingdom, with a long history of conflictprominent historians respond to the issues raised by the volume
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see oxfam website for delivery information read morerecent research has begun to break down these perceptions and has found intriguing links between british music and modernismoxfam shop dalston imaginative analytical and critical work on british music of the early twentieth century has been hindered by perceptions of the repertory as insular in its references and backward in its style and syntax, escaping the modernity that surrounded its composersthree overall themes emerge from its chapters: accounts of british reactions to continental modernism and the forms they took; links between music and the visual arts; and analysis and interpretation of compositions in the light of recent theoretical work on form, tonality and pitch organizationthis book brings together contributions from scholars working in analysis, hermeneutics, reception history, critical theory and the history of ideas
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreunlike most other texts, 'a history of the british isles' is not just a history of englandoxfam bookshop cheltenham jeremy black's vigorous and fascinating study tells the story of a group of islands, their peoples, and their remarkable impact on the rest of the worldfrom the earliest pre-history right up to the present day, this stirring account describes the astonishingly varied stages through which the british isles have passed to achieve their current identityproper weight is given to all four, often fractious, components of the british isles - england, ireland, scotland and wales - providing the reader with an admirably balanced and absorbing narrative of an extraordinary shared past
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15) see oxfam website for delivery information read moreriverman - noel gallagher's high flying birds (oxfam bookshop chelmsford very good condition disc 11the mexican - noel gallagher's high flying birds (the right stuff - noel gallagher's high flying birds (lock all the doors - noel gallagher's high flying birds (ballad of the mighty i - noel gallagher's high flying birds (5the girl with x-ray eyes - noel gallagher's high flying birds (the dying of the light - noel gallagher's high flying birds (in the heat of the moment - noel gallagher's high flying birds (while the song remains the same - noel gallagher's high flying birds (you know we can't go back - noel gallagher's high flying birds (
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see oxfam website for delivery information read morebirds have ever been the symbols of our highest aspirationsoxfam bookshop knutsford in this stunning assemblage of words and images, novelist and avid birdwatcher graeme gibson has crafted an extraordinary tribute to the venerable relationship between humans and birdsbirds figure charmingly and tellingly in the work of such nature writers as gilbert white, peter matthiessen, farley mowat and barry lopezbirds appear again and again in mythology and folk tales, and in literature by writers as diverse as ovid, thomas hardy, kafka, thoreau and twith the passion of a birdwatcher and hoarder of words, gibson has spent fifteen years collecting the literary and artistic forms our affinity for birds has taken over the centurieswhether as the christian dove, or quetzalcoatl the aztec plumed serpent or in plato s vision of the human soul growing wings and feathers, religion and philosophy have looked to birds as representatives of our better selves that part of us not bound to the earthgorgeously illustrated, woven from centuries of human response to the delights of the feathered tribes, the bedside book of birds is for anyone who is aware of birds, and for everyone who is intrigued by the artistic forms that humanity has created to represent its soulwas the same true of time in hell, stevenson asked himselfas divine messengers, symbols of our yearning for the heavens, or avatars of glorious song and colour, they have stirred our imaginations from the moment we first looked into the skyfrom the book: "stevenson remembered the story of a monk who had been distracted from his copy-work by the song of a birdthey've been omens, allegories, disguises and guides; they've been worshipped, eaten, feared and lovedthe song of the bird had given him a taste of paradise, where an instant is as a hundred years of earthly timehe went into the garden to listen more closely, and when he returned, after what he thought were only a few minutes, he discovered that a century had gone by, that his fellow monks were dead and his ink had turned to dustnor does gibson forget the fascination they hold for science, as the galapagos finches did for darwin
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see oxfam website for delivery information read morecollected for the first time in chronological order: black canary/oracle: birds of prey 1, showcase '96 3, birds of prey: manhunt 1-4, birds of prey: revolution 1, birds of prey: wolves 1 and birds of prey: batgirl 1oxfam books & music perth alone, they are driven vigilantesoracle must send in reinforcements, but will this save black canary or doom her? plus, the birds of prey invade santa prisca to stop a slavery ring while helping to overthrow the local governmentwitness the beginnings of the birds of prey team, as oracle (the former batgirl, barbara gordon) teams up with ex-justice leaguer black canary and other female heroes of the dc universe in globetrotting adventures in espionageblack canary goes undercover to expose the truth behind a corporate conspiracytogether they are a force to be reckoned with
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop oadby the observer's book of british geology by iit is in good condition with a previous owner's name in biro on the edge (see photo)
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oxfam bookshop coventry partsee oxfam website for delivery information read more1 british empire stanley gibbons ltdpriced catalogue of stamps of the british empire thirty third edition published, london: stanley gibbons, hardback a great book for anyone who is a collector of stampspages slightly yellowishin good condition, red boards have bumped corners and rubbed edgestanning to endpapers
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Vg++ £ see oxfam website for delivery information read morecontaining potted biographies of over british illustratorsoxfam shop colne road the dictionary of 20th century british book illustrators alan horne antique collectors society woodbridgeunclipped wrappermore than 300 b/w and 160 full colour illustrations
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see oxfam website for delivery information read morecollection of 14 information shorts about the railways of britain produced by british transport films between andoxfam bookshop wanstead both discs are in very good condition- disc 1 has no noticeable marks or scratches, and disc 2 has a couple of small light marks' and 'new approach to hong kong'case and booklet also in very good conditionthe titles are: 'we're in business too', 'british rail is travelling', 'class 86 locomotive', 'careful charlie!', 'people in railways', 'having a fresh look', 'solutions?', 'what's tops?', 'rubbish by rail', 'stage is yours', 'the 75 tonne high capacity crane', 'track 125', 'promises promises
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop clitheroe simon schama's sweeping history of britain breathes life into our past centuries, vividly depicting exactly what life was like for our ancestors and how their experiences have shaped modern british culture and identityan informative and entertaining mixture of anecdote and analysis, schama's work offers a real insight into what it is to be britishslight crack to outer case top l/h corner plus piece broken off top above it
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop bath a hardback with dustjacket in fine conditiononce a year: some traditional british customs was first published in establishing homer sykes as one of the uk's leading young photographersover a period of almost seven years, he travelled the country photographing around 100 traditional british customs, with over 80 appearing in the bookthe dust jacket and boards are in very good conditionthough inspired by the 19th century photographer benjamin stone, homer sykes approached the events with a distinctly modern sensibility, creating dynamic images which focus mainly on the tradition that is being re-enacted against a background of everyday lifethe pages are clean and tight and appear unread
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oxfam bookshop coventry british commonwealth/overseas territoriessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreone cover from each of: antigua, ascension island, british virgin islands, bermuda, norfolk island, penrhyn islands, st christopher nevis anguilla, st helena, st lucia, samoa, sierra leone, tanzania, tokelau, tristan da cunha, turks & caicos islands, tuvalu16 first day covers relating to the 25th anniversary of the coronation of her majesty queen elizabeth ii in
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is the autobiography of the british soldieroxfam bookshop cheltenham from agincourt to waterloo, from dunkirk to the gulf war, and everywhere in between, one man has served in all these battleswinner of impossible victories, cannon fodder for the western front, thin khaki line against hitler - wherever and whenever, the british soldier has done his duty - and morethis is the story of britain at war from the perspective of that manin a comprehensive series of first-hand accounts, this anthology offers a huge variety of views on the experience of war: from a letter written by oliver cromwell to the speaker of parliament, to a first world war's soldier's last letter home to his son, and a powerful description of what it was like to be on the sir galahad when it was hit by a missile in the falklands conflict of the 80s, right up to life as a soldier on the ground in basrathis is his story
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop victoria espionage is taken for granted today as the unacceptable but unavoidable veiled activity of modern statecraftonce established, espionage activity intensified in the ensuing decades, finally achieving covert formal status as napoleon's military domination of europe drew together an international set of intelligentsia, who, with secret british assistance, directed the urgent imperative and manipulating his ministers and generalsto this point can be traced the true story of the scarlet pimpernel, and the origins of a british secret service (ultimately the mi5 and mi6 of the twentieth century), as pitt's administration, advised by louis xvi's ex-ministers, reacted to the threat of a french-style revolution in britain by instituting police surveillance to counteract immigration and seditiona foreign secret service followed, to infiltrate the french revolutionary government's actions; at the same time, british-paid police in paris helped potential victims to escapebut how and why did it all begin? elizabeth sparrow's 'secret history' takes as its starting point the period immediately following the french revolution: a turbulent time, both on the continent and in britain, as the established order came under threat of imminent social upheaval
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Some bumping to corner - see photo see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music bedford the seventies: rediscovering a lost decade of british architecture (twentieth century architecture) paperback - 1 janthe eleven essays gathered in this volume demonstrate the variety and surprising zest of the decade, starting with an extended overview by elain harwood and alan powers, and articles describing new theatres, art galleries, mosques and officesthe sophisticated revival of s and s white modernism is analysed by geraint franklin, and roland jeffery shows how many architectural roads crossed in milton keynesother contributions tell personal stories of the decade, from the cartoonist louis hellman, the architect david rock and the historian gavin stamp wit, imagination, humility and sensitivity to people and environments helped to create more flexible approaches to the design of individual buildings and citiesthe history is complex and few specialist studies have appeared to datethe s is increasingly seen as a crucial time of transition when, despite adverse economic conditions, new thinking emerged to modify the modernist beliefs of the s, incorporating greater concern for the realities of lifethe essays are complemented by a time line charting the highlights of the s across culture and politicsthe period saw the first designs by some of britain's leading practitioners, including sir terry farrell and sir jeremy dixon, whose colourful early projects are described by kenneth powellby alan (ed) harwood, elain & powers (author) this new journal from the c20 society is described by bridget cherry as 'essential reading for anyone who wants to understand that decade'
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop chelmsford in the decades following europe's first total war, millions of british men and women looked to the league of nations as the symbol and guardian of a new world order based on international co-operationbased on extensive archival research, the british people and the league of nations offers a vivid account of this popular league consciousness and in so doing reveals the vibrant character of associational life between the warsforemost amongst the league societies, the union became one of britain's largest voluntary associations and a powerful advocate of democratic accountability and popular engagement in the making of foreign policyembodied in the hugely popular league of nations union, this pro-league movement touched britain in profound waysfounded in to preserve peace between its member-states, the league inspired a rich, participatory culture of political protest, popular education and civic ritual which found expression through the establishment of voluntary societies in dozens of countries across europe and beyond
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop ilkley of all the military campaigns fought by the british during the 19th century, no area saw more conflict than the subcontinent of indiathe vast array of uniforms and dress worn by soldiers serving in india during this period is examined in detail, and extensive information is also provided on regimental coloursdozens of encounters, both great and small, involved many of its races as either friends or foes of britain - indeed, it was not unusual for an area to furnish both ally and enemy at the same time! this volume covers the british, indian and anglo-indian troops who fought for the honourable east india company and britain over the varied landscape of what is present day afghanistan, india, pakistan and bangladesh, between the years and
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop shaftesbury barry forshaw celebrates with enthusiasm the british horror film and its fascination for macabre cinemaa definitive study of the genre, british gothic cinema discusses the flowering of the field, with every key film discussed from its beginnings in the s through to the 21st century book condition very good, covers and spine unmarked and all pages crisp and clean
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road 'an extraordinary story of innocence and persecution, determination and gritimmerse yourself in this masterful account of hale's long, dedicated and often dangerous campaign to rescue a long-forgotten victim of the british legal system; the longest miscarriage of justice in british historyit had me rattling through the pages' sophie drapera gripping true crime investigation into the longest miscarriage of justice in british legal historydetermined to take it to appeal, as he investigated the details, he found himself inextricably linked to the narrativein september , stephen downing was convicted and indefinitely sentenced for the murder of wendy sewell, a young legal secretary in the town of bakewell in the peak district21 years later, local newspaper editor don hale was thrust into the caseall of this merely strengthened his resolve: why should anyone threaten him if downing had committed the crime?in , stephen downing was finally acquitted, having served 27 years in prisonhe was immediately arrested, questioned for nine hours, without a solicitor present, and pressured into signing a confession full of words he did not understandhe faced obstacles at every turn, and suffered several attempts on his lifewendy was attacked in broad daylight in bakewell cemeterystephen downing, the 17-year-old groundskeeper with learning difficulties and a reading age of 11, was the primary suspect
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newark cdsee photo for list or recordsone of the most outstanding british pianists of our timechandos historicalthis compilation chandos
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop ludlow this is the story of britain as it has been preserved in fields, roads, buildings, towns and villages, mountains, forests and islandsin the making of the british landscape, eminent historian, archaeologist and farmer, francis pryor explains how to read these clues to understand the history of our land and of how people have lived on it throughout timecovering both the urban and rural and packed with pictures, maps and drawings showing everything from how we can still pick out bronze age fields on bodmin moor to how the industrial revolution really changed our landscape, this book makes us look afresh at our surroundings and really see them for the first timefrom the suburban streets that still trace out the boundaries of long vanished farms to the norfolk broads, formed when medieval peat pits flooded, from the ceremonial landscapes of stonehenge to the spread of the railways - evidence of how man's effect on britain is everywhere
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oxfam shop glossop 2 x 100 british commonwealth oxfam price £729 see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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