British social history
List british social history
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Pawnbroking: an aspect of british social history by hudson, kennethcondition is good
3 €
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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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Some local social history books of sheffield and one on cornwall hard to get hold of10 for lot and will postand accept paypal
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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
8 €
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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 illustrationssee oxfam website for delivery information read more3 of the volumes have their dust wrappers, but volume 1's has gone missingthere 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
24 €
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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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Geography, pschology, french, science, law and goverment, british social history, maths, history, german, philosophy, british social history, thr arts, biology, dictionary illustrated vol 1 & 2, music, year book, english, british commonwealth, buyer to collect or arrange collection due to weightin excellent condition read moreset of 19 odhams encyclopedia hard back books
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As a contribution to the social history of wartime britain, it also reveals the strengths and weaknesses of a liberal democracythis book is likely to interest those studying or teaching social history, jewish history or race relations in sociology, politics and cultural studiestony kushner examines the impact of evacuation, the blitz, the black market and other aspects of the war on relations between gentile and jewthe binding is soundsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe jewish image in society, the response of the state to jews at home and abroad, and the effect of antisemitism on the jewish community itself receive particular attentionhe probes attitudes to anglo-jewry, from left to right of the political spectrumoxfam bookshop hexham the persistence of prejudice examines attitudes to jews at all levels of society during a war that many saw as a fight against fascismthis hardback first edition is in a good, used condition overallit is complete with its dustjacket which has a small sticker mark on the inside front flapthe blue cloth boards are gilt stamped on the spine and are a little spotted and stainedthis book suggests that, rather than being confined to extremists, antisemitism was part of the mainstream culturethe text block is yellowing slightly but appears to be free from inscriptions or annotationsthere are a few minor marks here and there on the dustjacket but otherwise it is free from chips or tears
89 €
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Oxfam bookshop victoria blending social history with pioneering architecture and business analysis, dolphin square provides a detailed history of the london landmark and its antecedentsfrom to it was the site of the royal army clothing depot, which produced uniforms for the british and other armed forceshowever, he was unable to raise funds in the aftermath of the great depression, and the project was taken on by a british builder, costain, inbuilt on a massive scale to a high density in the mid-s, it was a pioneering example of concrete design, and when completed was the largest single residential building in europethe book charts the square's changing ownership and eventual creation of the dolphin square trust, which managed the flats on a non-profit-making basis for 40 yearsthe book begins with the antecedents of the seven-acre site, which was first occupied by the workshops of thomas cubitt, when he developed pimlico and belgraviasee oxfam website for delivery information read moredolphin square - the large, imposing red brick building on the north bank of the thames - was and is no ordinary block of flatsthe successful bidder was fred fdolphin square breaks new ground in providing a detailed examination of a major example of urban property speculation and managementconceived as a speculative housing project and later catering for mps, peers and entertainers required to work in london, this book tells the story of the dolphin square project and also captures what it has been like to live in the square for figures including ellen wilkinson, alistair darling, william hague, mo mowlam, sir david steel, christine keeler, sid james, barbara windsor and princess annethe trust's unique blend of quasi-charitable purpose and commercial management enabled long-standing tenants to enjoy below-market rentals before the trust came under immense pressure to realise the value of the existing leases and sell them off inwhen the army clothing function was privatised, the duke of westminster offered the land for developmentfrench, the swashbuckling new york property developer, who had plans to produce in london something like his large-scale apartment complexes in tudor city and knickerbocker village
6 €
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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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social and military history and humour of the period11 volumes of punch from to
25 €
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A description of british social history of the timea hardcover vintage newnes everything within a library of information for the homethis book is not dated but is around the ’s/40’s agethe book has been used within one family and shows wear and tear given its age£10 plus p&p or collectionthe spine is intact but with a tear on front and back blue/black cloth coverillustrations throughout, some photographs and maps are in colourpublished in londonplease look carefully at the photographs these form an important part of the descriptionit has marks and some foxing/tanning to some pages there’s also some writing on the cover page
10 €
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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 ageinside, the lightly tanned pages are generally clean and bright, however the rear end paper is brownedthe hardcover copy is in good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe binding is firm but the rear board is slightly creaky when opened" easy to read, and illustrated with black and white drawings and charts, and colour platesthe 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 edgeit is an account of the work of the people, rather than the politics which guided them
9 €
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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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Oxfam books & music lancaster this books provides history of holidays and holiday making for england and walesthe book is hardbound with gilted textpublished in , this first edition book is in good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefoxing of pages is visible due to agethere is no dust jacketname inscribed on the inner coverno marking/ notes inside
61 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham an entertaining social and cultural history of cycling in post-war europe seen through the eyes of a veteran racing cyclistone more kilometre is a lovely blend of personal anecdote, serious history and informed obsession, combining gentle humour, personal reminiscence and good history into a beguiling wholeprogressing through four decades of cycling social history, the author will examine cycling as a continental phenomenon, the rise and fall of the tour de france; the lives of the great 'trackmen'; cycling in its domestic form, cycling for fun, the ever-popular british cycling clubs - some of which are over one hundred years old and are home to many fellow eccentrics, fanatics and old-timers, like the author's friend, 'the yorkshire junior road race champion of , now living in a caravan, crippled and penniless with his much younger companion a taxidermist - beautiful and cruel'the book starts with the s, regarded as the golden age of cycling, and when the author, 'an unhappy communist child', first discovered cycling and its emancipating powerswritten with great literary and historical relish, one more kilometre examines the spread of cycling's popularity, how it developed into a sport and how the bicycle has changed people's lives - all viewed through the eyes of a seasoned 56-year-old racing cyclist/art critic who keeps eleven racing cycles in his garden shed and who never cycles less than miles a yearsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
3 €
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Despite these advances, poverty, social inequality and religious division still festeroxfam shop evesham in a second edition of their successful concise history of modern india, barbara metcalf and thomas metcalf explore india's modern history afresh and update the events of the last decadefrom the days of the mughals, through the british empire, and into independence, the country has been transformed by its institutional structuresin response to these dilemmas, the book grapples with questions of caste and religious identity, and the nature of the indian nationthese include the takeover of congress from the seemingly entrenched hindu nationalist party in , india's huge advances in technology and the country's new role as a major player in world affairssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is these institutions which have helped bring about the social, cultural and economic changes that have taken place over the last half century and paved the way for the modern success story
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Once 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 generalsbut 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 upheavalto 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 escapesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop victoria espionage is taken for granted today as the unacceptable but unavoidable veiled activity of modern statecraft
55 €
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Title: social work with disabled people (british association of social workers (basw) practical social work)title: social work with disabled people (british association of social workers (basw) practical social work)
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English history of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries often overlooks the contribution of ireland, scotland and wales to the formation of the british statehistorians describe 'britain' as a multiple kingdom, with a long history of conflictoxfam 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-examinedin 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 historythis collection opened up a different kind of literary history and has pressing relevance for discussions of 'britishness' see oxfam website for delivery information read moreprominent historians respond to the issues raised by the volume
22 €
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Binding is soundoxfam books & music beaconsfield this volume examines the development of two sovereign nations over seventy-four momentous years, from the downfall of cardinal wolsey in england and the majority of james v in scotland to the succession of james's grandson to the throne of england inthe book incorporates recent work on topics such as reformation settlements in both countries: the destruction of anne boleyn and mary queen of scots: the characters of mary tudor, elizabeth i and james vi: french intervention in scotland: and the defeat of the spanish armadasee oxfam website for delivery information read morethroughout the narrative, the author reflects on the reliability of historical evidence, highlighting key interpretative issues for readers new to the periodthe author provides a narrative introduction to sixteenth-century english and scottish history, focusing on the political and religious developments in both countries while considering also economic, social, cultural and educational changethe cover shows handling and shelf wear and some sections have copious underscoring in pencil with the occasional ink margin notecommon issues explored include the tensions between centre and periphery: the relationship between monarch and subject: the development of bureaucracies and 'reformed religion': and shifting attitudes towards ireland however this is adequate as a reading copy
6 €
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Summarised contents, see the photo with the contents otherwise: introduction, association of chambers of commerce in the united kingdom, benefit of channel tunnel to british trade, commercial and social advantages, food supplies in times of war, franco-british travel union congress, french chamber of commerce in london, french premier's welcome to channel tunnel, fruit supply to british markets, history of project, john bright's speech in , l 'entende cordiale and channel tunnel, london to new york by rail, military and naval support, 'will people travel under the channel?' shipping with registrationcondition: cover has small tears in the spine, some small marks, otherwise goodour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefold-out map (80 x 18,5 cm) schematic design by channel tunnel - 27original paper cover - 136 ppcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
49 €
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Royal ascot is a unique occasion in the british social season and arguably the last where formal day dress is still requiredfashion at royal ascot is a breathtaking sweep through the history of international fashion seen through the prism of this unique occasionascot is attended by royals, movie stars, the international jet set, the british establishment and also every strata in society, all united in their mission to dress their best for an occasion led by the presence of hm the queenjames sherwood, who is not only the bbcs royal ascot fashion commentator but will also be acting as the fashion commentator for the royal wedding in april , has written the text, which is arranged chronologically in five chapters interspersed with twelve photo-essayssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hove very light wear to dust jacket
34 €
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Unlike most other texts, 'a history of the british isles' is not just a history of englandfrom 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 see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 world
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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 scientistssee oxfam website for delivery information read moredr porter has also published "mind-forg'd manacles"it 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 personality
14 €
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Title: british history for dummiesauthors: lang, seánproduct category: bookscondition: goodbinding: paperback
5 €
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Whos who in tudor england (whos who in british history)title: whos who in tudor england (whos who in british history)condition: used; good
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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 archiveit 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 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 personrowling's magical inventions alongside their cultural and historical forebearspublished by bloomsbury october ppbook condition: as new - clean covers, tightly bound, no imperfections inside and outside, clean throughoutreaders 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 jthere'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 theme
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The mother has a history of 7 champions (ch) + 3 grand champions (grch) 10 in total *i have 5 stunning and spectacular british short hair kittens who come from both parents who are champion line and pure breed the mum is a seal colourpoint bsh and the dad is a blue british short hair, both parents are here, there is: blue british female - bsh sold blue british male - bsh sold colourpoint (fawn) male - bsh sold colourpoint (blue point) - bsh sold colourpoint (cinamon) female 2 - bsh available ============================== £450 each one (registered & active) £350 each one (registered wit out active) £100 deposit to reserve a kitten i accept paypal transfers this is non refundable *the father has a history of 10 champions (ch) + 1 grand champions (grch) + 1 international grand champion (igrch) ready to go home gccf registered & active microchipped (the first registered name on the chip will be the first buyers name) full vaccinations full worming treatment 4 weeks free insurance litter / scratch post trained both parents can be seen brought up in a family environmentboltonlancashire text me if you would like to view them ?? read more
450 €