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The burdens - working class joke - cd-brand new sealed case: still sealed mint disc: still sealed mint insert: still sealed mint label / cat nogmm records ?? gmm 128 track listing: 1 putting me down 2 innocent 3 better off dead 4 rodney 5 stupid one 6 special friend 7 get the feeling 8 painless 9 attitude 10 cadillac man 11 wait your turn 12 straight to hell 13 nervous feeling 14 so american 15 burden on society please don't hesitate to ask any questions
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Thompson shows how the english working class emerged through the degradations of the industrial revolution to create a culture and political consciousness of enormous vitalitysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop fulwood road a book that revolutionised our understanding of english social history
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John lennon - working class hero (the definitive lennon, ) vgc b4 free p&p
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Oxfam shop magdelen street after winning the vote in , many thousands of working class women joined the labour party and co-operative movementconsequently, despite the common reform agendas of labour women and the middle class feminists of the era, a working alliance was never achievedthis book is about their struggle to find a place in the male world of organised labour politicsfor most labour women, dedication to the class cause far outweighed their desire for power, and the struggle for 'women-power' was abandonedin the twenties, labour women challenged male leaders to give them equal status and support for their reform programmes, but the ideas were rejectedthis copy has a slight mark on the edge of the front cover but is otherwise in very good conditionlabour women uses oral and questionnaire testimony to draw a portrait of grass-roots activistsit contrasts labour women's failure to win power in the national organisations with their great achievements in community politics, poor law administration and municipal government see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Not bad for a working class lad from stockport! read moresome signs of wear over the years but suitable for restorationit features my late great uncle, thomas hibbert, who fibbed about his age and joined up at just 14 and rose to the rank of captain (qm): later becoming lord mayor of york inpostcard size photo of a company, 1st bn royal scots fusiliers at karachi, india in
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This highly illustrated guide explores class 60 locomotives in great depth including original research from the national archivesbeautifully illustrated with colour and black and white photographssee oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jacket and boards in very good conditionpages are clean and tight and appear unreadoxfam bookshop bath a hardback in fine condition
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Selling my working ferrets due to break up in relationship need these gone asap so not asking much for them £20 for the 3 read more
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The three volumes of party politics complete the survey of british political institutions which sir ivor jennings began with parliament and cabinet governmentin it sir ivor jennings analyses the nature of politics by discussing some of the political ideas such as church and king, liberty, nationalism, imperialism, free trade and the welfare state, which were instrumental in shaping the british political systemat the time of publication these volumes formed the standard twentieth century authority on british constitutional history, law and practiceoxfam bookshop hampstead party politics: volume 3 the stuff of politics by sir ivor jennings originally published in , this is the final volume of party politics following appeal to the people and the growth of parties, which appeared in andin very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more there is a very slight crease to the top cover corner
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham politics by former deputy prime minister nick clegg is a candid account from the top and bottom of british politics that puts the case for reason in the face of extremesin politics he will lift the lid on westminster and whitehall to expose the hidden workings of power in britain todaywe now face one of the most fluid and unpredictable phases in recent political history: nationalism and identity politics are on the rise at home and abroad, outsider figures are becoming mainstream, the centre-ground is apparently vacant and swathes of younger voters are disillusioned by politics altogetherpolitics is at once a candid insider's account of our political past, a dispassionate analysis of our tumultuous present and an essential guide to an uncertain futuremore so than any other political figure, nick clegg has seen the volatile state of modern politics up close and personally, from his spectacular rise to national prominence at the general election, through his tumultuous experience in the coalition government, to a brutal defeat indrawing on stories and lessons from his time as deputy prime minister, including frank analysis of why his party fared so badly in coalition, nick clegg will reflect on the future survival of the politics of reason, evidence and compromise at a time when they are needed mostsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop nether edge railway workers were a uniformed and respectable section of the victorian and edwardian working classit focuses, among other topics, on disasters, strikes, the modernisation policies of companies, inter-union rivalries and the promises and frustrations of labour politicsthey built their trade unions in the face of employer hostility and their organisations played a crucial role in the construction of effective labour politicsthe result is a new perspective on a significant sector of trade unionism and on the character of labour politics from the s to the srespectable radicals uses rich archival sources to analyse this history through a series of case studieslocal political organisations owed much to the patience and creativity of railway workers, not least in small towns and country districtssee oxfam website for delivery information read morea dominant theme is the complex relationship between changing experiences of work, shifting trade union strategies and political identities
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In particular, it shows that british communists were never content simply to restate soviet ideas about literature, but always developed them in ways that were innovative and sometimes unorthodoxit provides a systematic and critical account of the communist understanding of the politics of literature and assesses the ways in which party theorists were influenced by the world communist movement320 pages, including appendix, notes, and indextext in excellent clean conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreex-library, with usual markingsoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames this book examines the many important literary critics and theorists associated with the communist party of great britain in the s
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This book goes to where much of the commentary has stopped short: to the lived experiences of citizens who inhabit some of britain's most stigmatized urban neighborhoods, namely its council estates that were once built to house the working classesdrawing on long-term ethnographic fieldwork, it moves the question from 'why' liberal democracy has taken a punitive turn to the 'how' and the 'what': to how citizens experience democracy in the first place and what grassroots understandings of politics and care they bring to their encounters with the statethese popular forms of engagement reflect, in turn, a longer history of state control exercised against working-class peoplefrom the rise of 'law and order' and ever tougher forms of means-testing under 'austerity politics' to the outcome of britain's referendum on leaving the eu, commentators have rushed to explain the current conjuncturesee oxfam website for delivery information read morepersonalizing the state challenges dominant narratives of exceptionalism that have portrayed the people as a threat to the democratic orderabove all, the book exposes the state's disavowal of its political and moral responsibilities at a time when mechanisms for collectivizing redistributive demands have been silencedit reveals the murky, sometimes contradictory desires for a personalized state that cannot easily be collapsed with popular support for authoritarian interventionsoxfam bookshop leeds 274ppliberal democracy appears in crisisstarting with dominant theories that have seen these developments as indicative of a rise in 'penal populism' or 'popular authoritarianism', personalizing the state revisits one of the central paradoxes of our times: the illiberal turn that liberal democracy has takena little stain on a few pages, a little tear at the back of djotherwise clean text
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A brief introduction to us politics by davies & mckeever paperback book condition: very good (just a few marks on the cover) signed for 2nd class
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The essays are complemented by a time line charting the highlights of the s across culture and politicsoxfam books & music bedford the seventies: rediscovering a lost decade of british architecture (twentieth century architecture) paperback - 1 janby 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'some bumping to corner - see photo see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 history is complex and few specialist studies have appeared to dateother contributions tell personal stories of the decade, from the cartoonist louis hellman, the architect david rock and the historian gavin stampthe 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 powell wit, imagination, humility and sensitivity to people and environments helped to create more flexible approaches to the design of individual buildings and citiesthe sophisticated revival of s and s white modernism is analysed by geraint franklin, and roland jeffery shows how many architectural roads crossed in milton keynesthe 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 life
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The politics of evangelical identity demonstrates how deep the ties remain between political conservatism and evangelical christianity in americawhile canadian evangelicals share the same theology and conservative moral attitudes as their american counterparts, their politics are quite different the politics of evangelical identity challenges this notion, arguing that the hijacking metaphor paints a fundamentally distorted picture of how evangelical churches have become politicizedborder with canada-two in buffalo, new york, and two in hamilton, ontario-lydia bean compares how american and canadian evangelicals talk about politics in congregational settingsshe explains how the most explicit partisan cues come not from clergy but rather from lay opinion leaders who help their less politically engaged peers to link evangelical identity to conservative politicsside of the border, political conservatism is woven into the very fabric of everyday religious practicedrawing on her groundbreaking research at evangelical churches near the ubean shows how subtle partisan cues emerge in small group interactions as members define how "we christians" should relate to others in the broader civic arena, while liberals are cast in the role of adversariessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop witney a comparative look at evangelical churches across the uthe book reveals how the powerful coalition between evangelicals and the republican party is not merely a creation of political elites who have framed conservative issues in religious language, but is anchored in the lives of local congregationscanada border that reveals deep political differencesit is now a common refrain among liberals that christian right pastors and television pundits have hijacked evangelical christianity for partisan gain
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham politics affects us all and the same questions reverberate across historythe politics book charts the development of long-running themes, such as attitudes to democracy and violence, developed by thinkers from confucius in ancient china to mahatma gandhi in 20th-century indiaideologies inevitably clash and the politics book takes you through the big ideas such as capitalism, communism, and fascism exploring their beginnings and social contexts in step-by-step diagrams and illustrations, with clear explanations that cut through the jargonfilled with thought-provoking quotes from great thinkers such as nietzsche, karl marx, and mao zedong, the politics book is a thought-provoking and unmissable read for both students and everyone interested in how the world of government and power worksjustice goes hand in hand with politics, and in this comprehensive guide you can explore the championing of people's rights from the magna carta to thomas jefferson's bill of rights and malcolm x's call to armssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewho should rule? is property theft? what's mightier - the bullet or the ballot? discover 80 of the world's greatest thinkers and their political big ideas that continue to shape our lives todayhumankind has always asked profound questions about how we can best govern ourselves and how rulers should behave
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The politics of working lifewe appreciate the impact a good book can haveauthor:edwards, paulwe all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!
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After evil a politics of human rights by robert meister (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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An endangered history indigeneity, religion, and politics on the borders of india, burma, and bangla by dr angma dey jhala (hardback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Seeking sanctuary crime, mercy, and politics in english courts, by shannon mcsheffrey (hardback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Irish nationalists in america the politics of exile, by david brundage (hardback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 12 to 14 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Reflections on time and politics (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 7 to 9 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Dividing lines the politics of immigration control in america by daniel jtichenor (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 7 to 9 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Aesthetics and politics by theodor wadorno (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 9 to 11 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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The metis of senegal urban life and politics in french west africa by hilary jones (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 7 to 9 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Kurdish nationalism on stage performance, politics and resistance in iraq by mari rrostami (hardback, ) 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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Harris (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 7 to 9 working daysclimate change and ocean governance politics and policy for threatened seas by paul ginternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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By putting the international politics of revolution centre stage, fred halliday's book makes a major contribution to the understanding of both revolution and world politicsrevolutions have, as much as war or nationalism, shaped the development of world politicssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreequally, revolutions have been, in cause, ideology and consequence, international eventsoxfam shop mold the relation of revolutions to international relations is central to modern history
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