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british economic and social history can post email me for details discount given if more than one item ordered
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economic and social history of england, by richard benjamin jones published by longmans cover has some wear but otherwise the condition is very good read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sincein the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominencethe cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as martin walker puts it, "a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destructionfrom the origins of the marshall plan, which revived europe after world war ii, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated japan into a bulwark against china to the collapse of the berlin wall, this authoritative work reveals how the west was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-statenow that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economysee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubtwe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic poweras the united states became the national security state, california, which had a population of five million at the start of the cold war, grew to thirty million and, by the s provided one in every ten members of congress and two presidents" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warusing newly opened kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, martin walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary worldthe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathat the end of the s the fear was generated by communist expansion into eastern europe and china; in the s by the prospect of defeat in vietnam"walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar western leaders
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Based on an original synthesis of 'structural' economic and demographic history with traditionally 'event driven' political and military history, it takes as its starting point ebut economic inefficiency also created a pool of under-utilized resources that could potentially be mobilized in pursuit of political powerthis is followed by an analysis of the military and economic constraints on the political integration of space through the formation of geographically extensive political units, and the volume concludes with a section on the demographic and economic consequences of the investment of manpower and resources in warexisting accounts of organic economies emphasize their restricted potential to support economic and political development, but this volume also considers why so much potential remained unrealizedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe opening section considers the ensuing constraints on productivity, transportation, and the spatial organization of the economythe volume gives an innovative account of this potential - and why it was realized in the ancient world rather than the medieval west - together with a new analysis of the gunpowder revolution and the inability of rulers to meet the consequential costs within the confines of an organic economyresource shortages prevented rulers from establishing a fiscal apparatus capable of appropriating such resources as were physically availablethe second section analyses the constraints imposed by muscle-powered military technology and by the organic economy on the tactical, operational, and strategic use of armed force, and the consequences of the spread of firearms in recorded history's first energy revolutionendemic mass poverty curtailed demand, limiting incentives for investment and innovation, and keeping output growth below what was technologically possiblewrigley's concept of 'organic economies' and their reliance on the land for energy and raw materialsoxfam bookshop wallingford the field and the forge offers a new approach to the pre-industrial past in europe and the mediterranean basin from the roman republic to the fall of napoleon
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Oxfam bookshop newark despite its position at the heart of europe and its quintessentially european nature, switzerland's history is often overlooked within the english-speaking worldthis comprehensive and engaging history of switzerland traces the historical and cultural development of this fascinating but neglected european country from the end of the dark ages up to the presentthe authors focus on the initial confederacy of the middle ages; the religious divisions which threatened it after and its surprising survival amongst europe's monarchies; the turmoil following the french revolution and conquest, which continued until the federal constitution of ; the testing of the swiss nation through the late nineteenth century and then two world wars and the depression of the s; and the unparalleled economic and social growth and political success of the post-war erathe book concludes with a discussion of the contemporary challenges, often shared with neighbours, that shape the country todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Pawnbroking: an aspect of british social history by hudson, kennethcondition is good
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Early chapters discuss the economic and social character of warwickshire; a middle section examines the onset of the civil war in ; and finally there is a discussion of the economic impact of the war and the administrative, political and religious changes of the s and s, culminating in an assessment of the significance of the restorationthis book discusses the origins, impact and aftermath of the civil war in warwickshire, examining administration, religion and politics in their social contextthe focus is mainly on the landed élite, but the importance of relationships between members of the élite and their social inferiors is also stresseddr hughes takes a critical approach to recent historiography, and challenges the concept of a 'county community'see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book is intended as a contribution to a general understanding of the civil war, rather than as a study of one particular county boards and spine lightly wornoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback, , cambridge university presslight staining on a few pagesdustwrapper clean and lightly worn
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The story of britain's road development also reflects the story of the nation's political, economic, and social historygreat book in pristine condition, many coloured illustrations and mapssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop leeds 296ppfrom the old ways to the motorways, 'mapping the roads' charts the ambitions and hopes of the country through maps
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Without a cultural content to economic and social transformation the problems found in much development - up-rooting of cultures, loss of art forms, languages and modes of expression and performance - may only acceleratefinally, the book argues for the value of the arts in attaining sustainable cultures, promoting poverty alleviation, encouraging self-empowerment, stimulating creativity and the social imagination, which in turn flow back into wider processes of social transformationpaying attention to the development of the arts as the content of development helps to amend this culturally destructive processdiscussion questions at the end of each chapter make this book ideal to help foster further thinking and debatesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book is an inspiring read for postgraduate students and researchers in the fields of development studies, cultural studies and sociology of developmentculture is not simply an explanation of last resort, but is itself a rich, multifaceted and contested concept and set of practices that needs to be expanded, appreciated and applied in fresh ways if it is to be both valued in itself and to be of use in practical developmentit advocates not so much culture and development, but rather for the development of cultureoxfam bookshop leeds 158ppthis innovative book places culture, specifically in the form of the arts, back at the centre of debates in development studies by introducing new ways of conceptualizing art in relation to developmentthe book shows how the arts and development are related in very practical ways - as means to achieve development goals through visual, dramatic, filmic and craft-inspired ways
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social and military history and humour of the period11 volumes of punch from to
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Recent research has begun to break down these perceptions and has found intriguing links between british music and modernismthis book brings together contributions from scholars working in analysis, hermeneutics, reception history, critical theory and the history of ideasoxfam 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 organizationsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Some local social history books of sheffield and one on cornwall hard to get hold ofand accept paypal10 for lot and will post
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Rituals & myths in nursing a social history by claire laurent (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is within 3 to 5 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Oxfam shop cockermouth these four volumes of trevelyan's famous ' illustrated english social history ', were owned by ruth c wright, who selected the illustrations3 of the volumes have their dust wrappers, but volume 1's has gone missingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere are various typed letters, pasted in to the front of the volumes, which passed between trevelyan and mrs wright, with trevelyan's signature on them
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social history cookery for schools book hb 262 pages pencil inscription on inner page, can easily be removed if required, please view picture £5 plus £3 p&p or collection from ireby in cumbria, ca7, 12 miles north of keswick, 4 miles south of mealsgate please view my other items for more unusual items and antiques read more
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Oxfam shop launceston the nineteenth century series - economic and industrial progress of the centurycondition is fairsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop whitchurch road a set of three books from the folio society comprising of: marvels and magic heroes and saints history and romance see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Title: level 3 health and social care (adults) diploma: candidate book (level 3 work based learning health and social care)title: level 3 health and social care (adults) diploma: candidate book (level 3 work based learning health and social care)
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Oxfam shop shirley in 'israel's history and the history of israel' one of the world's foremost experts on antiquity addresses the birth of israel and its historic realitydrawing on the literary and archaeological record, this book completely rewrites the history of israelthe study traces the textual material to the times of its creation, reconstructs the evolution of political and religious ideologies, and firmly inserts the history of israel into its ancient-oriental contexttranslated by chiara peri and philip rdavis see oxfam website for delivery information read moremany stories have been told of the founding of ancient israel, all rely on the biblical story in its narrative scheme, despite its historic unreliability
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Our beautiful british lilac queen has a lovely litter of amazing british blue and british lilac catsdad and mum can be seen; in a few days first pictures of the lovely kittenskittens will be chosen attending the order of the deposits paymentsmother’s blanket with her smellnext week the firsts kitten’s picsdeposit: 150£ read morekittens (only pets not for breed, nonactive) will come with: 1mother and father have pedigree by gccf, breed at home indoorsfull vaccination 4you can monitoring your kitten; update every week with videos and picsthe kittens will be ready to leave after 12 weeks, about 14 july
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I have 13 health and social care books for salethese books will help for anyone doing level 2,3,4 or five health and social care diploma or nvqi can send photos of all the booksall but one is like new
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Based 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 warsoxfam 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-operationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreembodied in the hugely popular league of nations union, this pro-league movement touched britain in profound waysforemost 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 policyfounded 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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Merlin the prophet and his history by geoffrey ashe hardback in good condition
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Speculative everything design, fiction, and social dreaming by anthony dunne (hardback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is within 3 to 5 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Essays on american indian and mormon history by pjane hafen (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Making sense of research in nursing, health and social care3 million books, saving over tonnes of books a year from going straight into landfill siteseach month we recycle over 2author:moule, pam
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Handbook of online and social media research: tools and techniques for market researchers, hardcover by poynter, ray, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk
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Health and social care organizations in the united kingdom are increasingly being asked to work together across long-standing agency boundaries, and many practitioners are finding these new collaborations very difficult to achieve
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Oxfam bookshop market harborough percussion instruments and their history - james blades faber and fabersoft card covers with no dust jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book provides the definitive guide to the subject matter and would grace the shelf of any percussionist light scratches to the facesthe b/w image of the author with his kettles is rather gloomyrevised editionthe spine is uncreased, suggesting that this book sat on the shelf for many years, unreadall corners mildly knocked (5mm) and general edge wearunread text block on yellowed paper gradeplates of the instruments through the agespersonal inscription in pencil to end paper
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