British economic and social history
List british economic and social history
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From free port to modern economy economic development and social change in penang, by chet singh (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Emphasis has been given to social topics, moral treatment and psychiatry as a profession, but little work has been produced on the internal history of individual diseases and their medico-social contextoxfam shop dumfries the last 20 years have seen a growth in interest in the history of psychiatrythis book aims to redress this imbalance by exploring the history of significant psychiatric disorders from both the clinical and socio-historical perspectivethe text is designed as a standard reference work on the subject for practitioners and trainees within medicine, and psychiatry, historians and social scientistsit is divided in three sections covering neuropsychiatric disorders such as dementia, stroke and parkinson's disease; functional psychoses such as schizophrenia and depression; and neuroses and personalitysee oxfam website for delivery information read moredr porter has also published "mind-forg'd manacles"
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Will appeal both to fans of both social history and numismaticssmall change: a history of everyday coinage, paperback by johnson, peter, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free shipping in the us a fascinating, thoroughly illustrated social history of how currency was democratised
24 €
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Rowling, bloomsbury and the british libraryharry potter: a history of magic by jrowling and the brilliant curators of the british libraryharry potter: a history of magic is the official book of the exhibition, a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between bloomsbury, jeach chapter showcases a treasure trove of artefacts from the british library and other collections around the world, beside exclusive manuscripts, sketches and illustrations from the harry potter archivepublished by bloomsbury october ppreaders will be able to pore over ancient spell books, amazing illuminated scrolls that reveal the secret of the elixir of life, vials of dragon's blood, mandrake roots, painted centaurs and a genuine witch's broomstick, in a book that shows jrowling's magical inventions alongside their cultural and historical forebearsbook condition: as new - clean covers, tightly bound, no imperfections inside and outside, clean throughout see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is the ultimate gift for harry potter fans, curious minds, big imaginations, bibliophiles and readers around the world who missed out on the chance to see the exhibition in personthere's also a specially commissioned essay for each subject area by an expert, writer or cultural commentator, inspired by the contents of the exhibition - absorbing, insightful and unexpected contributions from steve backshall, the reverend richard coles, owen davies, julia eccleshare, roger highfield, steve kloves, lucy mangan, anna pavord and tim peake, who offer a personal perspective on their magical themeit promises to take readers on a fascinating journey through the subjects studied at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry - from alchemy and potions classes through to herbology and care of magical creatures
(England)
5 €
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Lee also paid much attention to the physical remains of irish history (earthen forts, early-christian religious sites) and to the endurance of gaelic culture (the irish language, gaelic games, ?pattern' days) that made ireland exotic to the english visitorhis itinerary included most of the key sites on the ?home tour', such as llangollen, the lakes of killarney, and the wicklow mountains, but also less- visited sites such as the blasket islands, cooxfam shop arnold brand new, hardback copy, was donated with original receipt which shows the price paid for this book was over £100shortly after graduating from cambridge university, lee set out on a seven-month walking tour through england, wales, and ireland on 31 julythese observations are laid against the backdrop of lee's assessments of the irish landscape, evaluated verbally and pictorially within the frameworks of the sublime and picturesquemost of the content relates to ireland, where lee arrived on 29 august and remained until 6 marchbest known later in life as an astronomer, antiquary, liberal campaigner for women's suffrage, and generous philanthropist, lee's lifelong interest in mineralogy, antiquities, industry, and popular culture, and his concern for the poor, are evident throughout these early diarieshis observations paint a picture of irish social, cultural, and political life in the aftermath of the and rebellions, and the act of unionthe memory of looms large in the diaries, as lee recorded conversations with witnesses and participants on both sidesit makes lee's detailed observations available to researchers for the first time, a valuable resource for irish social, cultural, and political history, local history, and the histories of travel and antiquarianisma scientific, antiquarian and picturesque tour hardback edition by angela byrne see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe volume includes an annotated transcription of lee's five diaries and notes from his three sketchbooks, reproductions of some of his sketches, and a critical introduction setting lee's diaries within their historical, cultural, and intellectual contextsa scientific, antiquarian, and picturesque tour: john lee in england, wales and ireland, , is a critical edition of the travel diaries and sketchbooks of dr john lee frs (né fiott, ), published for the first time
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Combining over 700 photographs, maps, and illustrations with accessible text, the history of britain and ireland is an invaluable resource for families, students, and anyone seeking to learn more about the fascinating story of the british islesoxfam bookshop cheltenham "discover the pivotal political, military, and cultural events that shaped british and irish history, from stone age britain to the present day, in this fully revised and updated bookdk's visual guide places key figures - from alfred the great to winston churchill - and major events - from caesar's invasion to the battle of the somme - in their wider context, making it easier than ever before to learn how they influenced britain and ireland's development through the age of the world's greatest empire into the modern eraspanning six distinct periods of english, welsh, scottish, and irish history, this book is the best way to find out how britain transformed with the norman rule, fought two world wars in the 20th century, and finally came to terms with a new status in a fast-changing economy" see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Some of the general and political history has long become obsolete, but local and economic historians still find it an essential and mainly reliable refer- ence book, while the total of about pages produces much entertaining reading, including some of the classified lists of traderspublished in two substantial volumes in and , it of course portrayed a very important area at an interesting stage of the industrial revolutionsignature and note by previous owner in front pagethis is a reprint of a originalthis is complete in 2 volumes and is described as "a history, directory and gazatteer of the county palatine of lancaster"includes dust jackets, price clippedstructurally sound all of the pages are intact and the cover is intacta good condition pair of ex library books with the usual markingssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lancaster edward baines, journalist, author and business man, produced the first directory and gazetteer of lancashire to cover the whole county and to deal fully with its trade and industry660 pages + 738 pagesminor shelfwear
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Oxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear caught in the machinery draws on social, cultural, and legal history to bring to life the dangers facing working people in great britain between and the first british employer's liability act ofautobiographies, songs, and broadsides provide a window onto the cultural meanings of workplace accidents and contrast those meanings with the views of humanitarian onlookers and the victorian presssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book is uniquely attentive to the broader anglo-american context; in the nineteenth century, great britain and the united states shared a common-law regime that was singularly unfriendly to workers, but each country eventually developed workers' compensation in response to very different sets of pressures
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The enduring appeal of west germany's social market economythe subsequent stabilisation of the gdr and the establishment of an uneasy compromise between the ruling elites and the population in the later s and s are explained with reference to a range of internal social, economic and political factorsthis book has some shelf wear which includes bumping to the corners and creasing to the back coverpolitical pluralismusing newly available archive material, the early chapters trace the emergence of the gdr out of the soviet zone of occupationthe disintegration of the regime in is explained in the light of: the chronic weakness of gorbachev's soviet unionthere is no spine creasing, the binding is tight and there are no loose pages see oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is some slight foxing to the insideoxfam books & music bridport this new book investigates communist rule in east germany from its establishment as a sphere of soviet influence after world war ii to its rapid collapse after the fall of the berlin wallthis clear and comprehensive survey marshals secondary and original primary sources in order to give a unique insight into the gdr's struggles and achievementsthe bravery of the protestorslater chapters cover the dramatic episodes of the uprising against soviet dominance and the building of the berlin wall in
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Vintage british airways the history of flight playing cards unique & informative pack of playing cards which have been exclusively developed for british airwaysalso an additional card with a description for each card istandard size pack + 2 joker cardsthe cards give an insight into the early pioneering days of passenger flight right up to the present dayaircraft type, year introduced, passenger capacity, cruising speed in excellent condition - cards have never been used will sell for £8 (includes postage) read more
8 €
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Oxfam 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 britishsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreslight crack to outer case top l/h corner plus piece broken off top above it
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social policy, fourth edition, by john baldock, lavinia mitton, nick manning, and sarah vickerstaff - £20 oxford dictionary of sociology, by john scott and gordon marshall - £2 america: a narrative history (brief ninth edition), by george brown tindall, and david eshi - £15 introduction to medieval europe, , second edition, wim blockmans, and peter hoppenbrouwers - £18 sociology paperback 7th edition by anthony giddens, philip w
20 €
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Starting with the history of the potato as a member of the botanical genus solanum, its adaptation by man as a cultivated plant, and the record of its spread throughout the world; secondly the author considers the influence the potato has exerted upon the social structure and economy of different peoples at different timesoxfam bookshop woodbridge first published in , this remarkable book is the culmination of a life-long study of every aspect of the potatono inscriptions or annotations see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Understanding britain: history of the british people and their cultureauthors: randle, johndust jacket: falsefirst edition: falsecondition: very good
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Holland - british postmarks a short history & guide book in good condition for it's age**proceeds of sale being donated to cats protection leaguegood reference book for stamp collectorsavailable to collect locally in surrey, or can post at extra cost (first, second, first signed for, second signed for & special delivery by 1pm next day options) and payment through paypal
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The book reassesses the central place of photography as an archaeological method, and re-wires our cross-disciplinary conceptions of time, objectivity and archives, from the history of art to the history of scienceoxfam books & music kentish town does a photograph freeze a moment of time? what does it mean to treat a photographic image as an artefact? in the visual culture of the 21st century, do new digital and social forms change the status of photography as archival or objective - or are they revealing something more fundamental about photography's longstanding relationships with time and knowledge?archaeology and photography imagines a new kind of visual archaeology that tackles these questionsthe book challenges us to imagine photography, like archaeology, not as a representation of the past and the reception of traces in the present but as an ongoing transformation of objectivity and archivethrough twelve new wide-ranging and challenging studies from an emerging generation of archaeological thinkers, archaeology and photography introduces new approaches to historical photographs in museums and to contemporaryphotographic practice in the fieldit argues that new archaeological accounts of duration and presence can replace older conceptions of the photograph as a snapshot orremnant received in the presentarchaeology and photography will prove indispensable to students, researchers and practitioners in history, photography, art, archaeology, anthropology, science and technology studies and museum and heritage studiessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book re-frames the relationship between photography and archaeology, past and present, as more than a metaphor or an analogy - but a shared visionarchaeology and photography calls for a change in how we think about photography and time
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Oxfam bookshop beverley the number of poor people in china is huge, despite recent economic advancespoverty and inequality among chinese minorities gives original research findings and new thinking on a highly topical issue in chinese development economics, and fills a gap in the existing economic literaturethis compelling book investigates the problem of poverty and inequality in and among chinese ethnic minorities, focusing in particular on two important questions: have the minorities shared the fruits of spectacular economic growth in china during the past two decades? is their backwardness due to ethnic and cultural factors or to extremely low incomes? the authors examine the different factors explaining poverty, the relationship between poverty and ethnicity, poverty indicators that permit a comparison between minorities and non-minorities (or the han majority), economic and demographic characteristics of minorities and their educational, occupational and gender profilesthe minorities in china constitute less than ten per cent of the entire population, yet they represent forty to fifty per cent of the absolute poor see oxfam website for delivery information read morebook condition: very good, small indentation/tear on back hinge, errata can be found inside explaining a few printing errorsthey consider whether special measures in favour of minorities introduced by the chinese government have contributed to an improvement in their standard of living
24 €
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Oxfam shop didsbury an interesting social history of the period between , Â a history of everyday things in england "has been written for boys and girls of public-school agethe beige cloth boards with dark green titling and decoration are marked in places with corners and spine ends lightly bumped and rubbed and a scuff to lower edgeinside, the lightly tanned pages are generally clean and bright, however the rear end paper is brownedthe binding is firm but the rear board is slightly creaky when openedthe hardcover copy is in good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more" easy to read, and illustrated with black and white drawings and charts, and colour platesit is an account of the work of the people, rather than the politics which guided them
9 €
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" what are myths? how have they evolved? and, why do we still so desperately need them? the history of myth is the history of humanity; our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, link us to our ancestors and each otheroxfam bookshop bloomsbury street signed by the author! some wear to dustjacket - rubbing wear to corners and small marks on front cover, along with discolouration/shelf-wear "karen armstrong is one of britain's most renowned religious and social commentatorsarmstrong takes us from the palaeolithic period and the myths of the hunters right up to the 'great western transformation' of the last 500 years and the discrediting of myth by sciencemyths help us make sense of the universeheralding a major series of retellings of international myths by authors from around the world, armstrong's characteristically insightful and eloquent book serves as a brilliant and thought-provoking introduction to myth in the broadest sense - and why we dismiss it only at our peril" see oxfam website for delivery information read more"human beings have always been mythmakers
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It records the dicverse and globe-encompassing activities of the united nations and its enduring efforts to deal witht eh world;s pressing concerns, particualrly matters of international peace and security, disarmament, human rights, th settlement of regional conflicts, economic and social development, the preservation of the environment, control of drugs and narcotic substance abuse, crime prevention, adequate shelter, youth and the aging and humanitarian assistance for refugees as wel as disaster reliefthis volume of the "yearbook" details the activities of the united nations, its many organs, agencies and programmes, working together to rekindle a ne form of multilaeral cooepration for a better worldbook in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundthe book is designed not just for use by diplomats, officias and shcoalrs but also by other researchers, writers, journalists, teachers and studentssome light foxing to top edge of pages, otherwise very goodoxfam shop mutley plain fully indexed, the edition of the "yearbook" is the most comprhensive and authoritative reference about the work of the united nations, other international organizations and related bodiessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
40 €
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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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Oxfam bookshop st albans towards the end of his life, thomas bewick, the english wood-engraver and natural history author, assembled and published the vignettes or tailpieces which he had introduced into his 'history of british birds' and 'general history of quadrupeds'this collection was published in , and this edition has supplemented the best recorded copy of the collectionits interest and value is enhanced by iain bain's introduction (based on his unrivalled knowledge of bewick's life and works) and by additional lists and indexessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreissued in the 150th anniversary year of bewick's death, this book pays an appropriate tribute to an artist whose greatest found full expression within the diminutive confines of his chosen medium
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They include: *elizabeth i by anne somerset *the warrior queens (boadicea’s chariot) by antonia fraser *eleanor of aquitaine by marion meade *the weaker vessel (woman’s lot in 17th century england) by antonia fraser *mary queen of scots by antonia fraser *medieval women (social history of women in england ) by henrietta leyser price excludes p&poriginally priced at over £50 for the set, none of these books has been thumbed and they are as new in their box
20 €
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Barbed wire and cucumber sandwiches is the compelling story of a cricket tour framed in a landscape of turbulent social historyfifty years on, acclaimed author and social historian dr colin shindler has delved deep into the mcc archives for new information and gained exclusive interviews with key players of the timealongside the views of cricketers mike brearley and ray illingworth are the opinions of labour politician peter hain, who was chairman of the stop the seventy tour campaignbarbed wire and cucumber sandwiches brings you the full untold story of one of cricket's biggest controversies - the significance of which reaches far beyond the realm of sportsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe battle to stop and then to save the tour split the nation, drove a wedge between the generations and destroyed friendships in an uncanny foreshadowing of brexitcricket, england's gentle summer game, was shaken to its core by demonstrations, strikes, arrests and violence amid growing global disgust at apartheid, ahead of south africa's planned tour
(England)
12 €
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This book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in picture postcards and those interested in popular art and social and cultural historyoxfam shop lincoln this collectors' item is the story of the picture postcard and its place in the history of popular art it is an entertaining and informative take on the subject the dustcover is a little worn at the edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read more the book is in very good condition, covers and spine are firm, binding is strong and pages are clean and clear with no internal marking
17 €
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The extensive text gives a detailed recording and social history with profiles of the essential recordings, principle artists and key personagesthere are 144 tracks that cover all aspects of topics recording history in 7 themed cds with many rare tracks never before on cdthe many hundreds of illustrations are a revelation in themselves, anchoring the whole project with photos of the artists, album sleeves, advertising leaflets, snapshots and memorabiliasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop canterbury topic records ? topic 70 7 cd, compilation released:14 sep media condition: very good plus (vg+)Â sleeve condition: very good plus (vg+)book and inserts are vg++ three score and ten is seven cds in a ten by ten inch hardback book, with dust jacket containing 108 profusely illustrated, full colour pages with a narrative portrait of topic from to the present dayalso included separately is a complete discography of every topic release from to the newest releases in
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Oxfam books & music lancaster this books provides history of holidays and holiday making for england and walesfoxing of pages is visible due to agethere is no dust jacketno marking/ notes insidethe book is hardbound with gilted textsee oxfam website for delivery information read morename inscribed on the inner coverpublished in , this first edition book is in good condition
61 €
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Oxfam shop hebden bridge simon schama's epic, fifteen-part history of britain begins around bc, looking at what life would have been like in the stone age village of skara brae, and draws to a close in the year ad, considering the nation's attempts to find a sense of its futurethe series also covers the norman conquest, king edward i, the plague, king henry viii, queen elizabeth i, the civil wars that wracked the country in the s, the appearance of oliver cromwell, the union with scotland, the rise and fall of the british empire, and britain's role in the 20th century's two world warssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
5 €
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1 volume (viii) biographical dictionary of british officers killed and woundedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki(sir charles oman) this war was one of the most significant and influential campaigns of the napoleonic warshall) it's a comprehensive book of more than officers in british, portuguese and spanish services killed or wounded in the seven years of the remarkable campaignall books are in very good unread conditiona total of 7 volumes (ii to viii, 5 hardback and 2 softback) 6 volumes (ii to vii) describing the period of the peninsular war from untilplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeall pictures are part of the descriptionarising from napoleon's strategic need to impose his rule over portugal and spain, it evolved into a constant drain on his resourcescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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A tale of the british in the second afghan war in , with field-marshal lord roberts of kandahar, vhis fiercely accurate narratives range across the whole spectrum of human achievement, highlighting the greatest characters and the most decisive moments in historydrawing on his own experiences fighting in the crimean war and as a foreign correspondent in europe and africa, henty fashioned stories that combined realism and what he called a manly tone, with admiration for british strength and courageon his victorious afghan expeditiongeorge alfred henty () was a victorian literary phenomenon whose 144 books and myriad short stories have long enthralled adults and children alikesee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis novels encompass an array of times and places from the early days of egypt to the mines of the california gold rush
(England)
12 €