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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin the yoruba tradition, the grooves on the neck, were considered a sign of beautyheight: 33 cm - weight grams early 21st century origin: nigeria bronze head with a serene expression on the face, and the streaks represent facial scarifications, which are characteristic of the "classic" period of the art of ifecontact them here: https://wwwde - if you have any questions regarding the status of your parcel, its current location and estimated delivery time, it's best to contact dhl parcel directly via messenger on facebookshipping: - the sculpture will be packaged carefully and sent registered with a track & trace code via dhl parcelcom/dhlforyou/ read morethe holes on the neck are to attach the mask to a wooden dummy for exhibitions to the public during the ceremoniesplease 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 storethey reply within 24 hoursgorgeous life size head in the style of an oni - ife - former kingdom of benin-nigeria very beautiful head of an oni, former ifecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableyou will receive this tracking code as soon as the parcel has been dispatched, and can track your parcel if you enter your track & trace code under 'shipment number' on www
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'depression is internal snowthe flakes whirl around like motes in the water around your personal shipwreck' whilst the overall structure of sunbathing in the rain moves from dark to light, telling the story of lewis's recovery, its different strands allow a variety of tones and subjects to be explored, from the profound to the frivolousthis unique book offers itthe suffering depressive needs help from outside his or her own consciousness, a radical new perspective that makes life possible againalongside a paragraph about the proper relationship between the ego, the mind and the emotions nestles a passage on the therapeutic value of nail varnishpractical hints on how to get better (diet, read hello!, helpful pieces of music) are alongside striking quotations, ranging from sentences on crisp packets, to prayers, from russian orthodox writings on silence to collections of slangfor it will have two voices, one calling from the valley of despair, the other from a safer, calmer new placesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham 101 ways to climb out of the slough of despond - a literary guide (part memoir, part companion) to coming through depressionfor above you, if only you can reach it without getting the bends, are sunshine, laughter on a yacht, the clink of plates as a lunch of steaming fish is handed roundpart memoir - drawing on her own experiences, both adverse and encouraging, as a depressive and an alcoholic - and part guide or companion, this book brings burton's anatomy of melancholy into the twenty-first centurythe quicker you dive down to see your sorry state, the better for you in life
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Together with the sinister man known only as washington harold, she goes in search of the charismatic and elusive dr wheeler - the man rose credits with rescuing her from a terrible childhood, and against whom harold nurses a silent grudgeas they draw ever closer to the elusive dr wheeler, one hot day in june at the ambassador hotel in la, their search finally reaches its terrible climaxoxfam bookshop cheltenham in the summer of , rose sets off for the united states from kentish town; in her suitcase a polka-dot dress and a one-way ticketsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the odd couple journey across an america on the brink of paranoid disintegration, their journey mirrors that of robert kennedy's presidential campaign
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Internally clean and brighton an august day eight years later, after the 'iron road' had reached many parts of england, the johnson family from essex caught a train at euston station and, within little more than twenty-four hours, were gazing in rapture at their first view of mountain scenery" includes a reproduction of the map from the guidebook used by the johnsonssee oxfam website for delivery information read more"early in the railway age, william wordsworth mused wistfully in a letter from london to his family in the north, 'o that there was a railway to take me to kendal or lancasteror preston'the illustrated record of their sojourn in the lake district, now in the wordsworth trust collection, contains an engaging account of their adventures, often enriched by their use of wordsworth's own 'guide to the lakes' and enlivened by unique glimpses of the poet himself and members of his family minimal shelf wear, only a tiny blemish on the reverse cloth spineoxfam shop kendal as new with an unbroken spine
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The train is under attacks from german fightersin the darkness, sheltering in a railway tunnel, the stranger in the carriage with barney and his mother tells them a story to pass the timesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit turned out to have been the worst mistake he ever could have made - a mistake he must put right before it is too latethe story of a young man, a young soldier in the trenches of world war i who, on the spur of the moment, had done what he thought was the right thingand what a storyoxfam bookshop lymington the powerful new novel from the master storyteller - inspired by the true story of one man who might have stopped world war ii
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Writing in the sunday times, peter kemp said, 'in the climate of exhaustion and hysteria amid which the war is wearing to its close, pressures to fall into line become fierce and take ugly formssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham set in london in , 'the eye in the door' is an intense and profoundly intelligent examination of the effects of war, continuing the interwoven stories of dr william rivers, billy prior, and siegfried sassoon begun in 'regeneration''the eye in the door' was awarded the guardian fiction prize, while the final volume in the 'regeneration' trilogy, 'the ghost road', won the booker prize inat the forefront of her story, barker places figures especially menaced by this: pacifists, conscientious objectors and homosexualsa sequel every bit as unwaveringly intense and intelligent as its predecessor'
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During the s, as the country struggled with the explosive issue of race, atwater and ellis met on opposite sides of the public school integration issuethe blue and black cloth boards are gilt-stamped on the spinethe dustjacket is unpriceclipped but shows some signs of shelf-wearthe page block is yellowing and the edges are slightly marked but otherwise appears to be free from annotationstheir encounters were charged with hatred and suspicionoxfam bookshop hexham cthis hardback first edition is in a good, used condition overallthe front inside flap is creased, all edges are rubbed and the corners are a little bumpedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreann atwater, a single mother from the poor black part of town, quit her job as a household domestic to join the civil rights fightrich with details about the rhythms of daily life in the mid-twentieth-century south, the best of enemies offers a vivid portrait of a relationship that defied all oddsin an amazing set of transformations, however, each of them came to see how the other had been exploited by the south's rigid power structure, and they forged a friendship that flourished against a backdrop of unrelenting bigotryby placing this very personal story into broader context, osha gray davidson demonstrates that race is intimately tied to issues of class, and that cooperation is possible--even in the most divisive situations--when people begin to listen to one anotherellis grew up in the poor white section of durham, north carolina, and as a young man joined the ku klux klan
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He builds on the first edition's emphasis on the role of trade and technology, the militarization of space, the privatization of security, the use of sanctions, ethnic conflict, and transnational crime sean kay assesses the impact of the global economic crisis on international security and considers how the range of thinking about power and peace has evolved in relation to major flashpoints including in the middle east, asia, and eurasiaoxfam bookshop raeburn place this thoroughly updated edition of global security in the twenty-first century offers a balanced introduction to contemporary security dilemmas in the worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morekay focuses especially on the implications of the election of barack obama and the changing role of the united states in global security writing in an engaging style, kay integrates traditional and emerging challenges in one easily accessible study that gives readers the tools they need to develop a thoughtful and nuanced understanding of global securitythis edition goes even farther to incorporate traditional thinking about national security in the context of human rights, democracy, population, health, environment, energy, and especially education
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Say tirra', 'fish in woolly jumpers', 'swords and pick handles', 'coal comfort', 'empire day on the slag heap', 'a first time for everything', 'paddy boyle's discharge', 'angel on horseback', 'king for a day', 'happy new year, some say', 'heads you win, tails i lose' and 'kind hearted rat with a lifebelt'series 3 episodes are: 'a house divided', 'a tiger, a lamb and a basket of fruit', 'my bonnie lass, goodbye', 'a ticket to care for the wounded', 'travel light, travel far', 'requiem for a loser', 'debts owed, debts paid', 'the empire builders', 'look up and see the sky', 'letters from afar', 'the father of lies', 'diamond cut diamond', 'a marriage and a massacre', 'high life and hunger' and 'please say goodbye before you go'it is a time of economic depression and jack finds his home town gripped by decline and unemployment but after falling in with the seaton family he becomes determined to make his mark on the worldseries 4 episodes are: 'back to dear old blighty', 'a gift from heaven', 'a medal for the argentine', 'flies and spiders', 'oh, my charming billy boy', 'friends, romans, countrymen', 'the bright young things', 'action!', 'comrade in arms' and 'roll of honour'ex-sergeant jack ford (bolam) returns home to gallowshields on tyneside after the end of world war onesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop hull every episode from the popular drama series starring james bolamseries 1 episodes are: 'a land fit for heroes and idiots', 'say helloseries 2 episodes are: 'ask for twopence, take a penny', 'tram ride to the bluebell', 'a pillowful of buttercups', 'roubles for the promised land', 'some bulbs to keep the garden bright', 'god & love & wellesley street', 'whatever made you think the war was over?', 'ladies, women, sweethearts & wives', 'after the bonfire', 'a wreath with our names on', 'the way it was in murmansk', 'in the front line you get shot at' and 'the simple pleasures of the rich'
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The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality, and camaraderie, and celebrated for its evocation of the nature of the thames valley the novel was in its 31st printing when playwright aoxfam shop redruth 's vintage puzzle which has 25 piece set with 4 toy shape pieces to look for in this puzzle the wind in the willows is a children's novel by scottish novelist kenneth grahame, first published inalternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animals: mole, rat (a european water vole), toad, and badgerin , the first film adaptation was produced by walt disney as one of two segments in the package film the adventures of ichabod and mrmilne adapted part of it for the stage as toad of toad hall inthey live in a pastoral version of edwardian englandbox is slightly damaged see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Overall the stamps in this collection are in good conditionsome of the stamps are a little fadedthe transport shown on the stamps in this collection are the sampan, the aeroplane, the electric locomotive train, the zarook a type of sailing boat, the helicopter, the american motors car, the galleon a type of ship, the racing car, the alfa romeo car, the ship the chusan bfi liner, the lombok sloop which is a type of sailing boat, the jiangu trader a type of ship, the taxi, the linrickshaw, the rocket, the caravel which is a type of ship, the clipper which is a type of ship, the fujan junk which is a type of ship, the golekkan which is a type of ship, the eagle x-ts which is a type of plane, a fishing port with boats in vietnam, a sailing boat, a transport boat, a coaster which is a type of ship, an oil tanker, a vintage car, a fighter plane, and a mcdern steamshipthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued ina couple of the stamps in this collection have been unusedthe newest stamp in this collection was issued inoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 54 stampsthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s, and sthere is a stamp in this collection celebrating the official opening of changi airport in singaporesome of the used stamps in this collection have a little of the backing of the envelope they were attached to still on the backthe rest of the stamps in this collection specifically show transportthe countries that the stamps in this collection were issued in are india, singapore, bahrain, manama, ajman state, mongolia, indochine, indonesia, malaysia, and vietnamsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere ia stamp in this collection celebrating the langkawi aero space exposome of the stamps have a very clearly shown printed postmark on themand a mail train
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This will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this workdiscoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition undertaken for the trustees of the british museum illustrated with folding frontispiece, 4 folding plates and plans, 13 full-page plates, 8 tinted lithographic plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravings an account of layard’s important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactsoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coversplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelacks 2 pages from the appendix between pages 672 and 673 (see picture 54), a couple of maps are taped but still completecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepublished by john murray, londonsecurely bound with hinges fully intact, some instances of internal separation but text block sound with no loose or detached pagesplates are clean and bright (please see pictures)condition wear at extremities with rubbing and bumping to cornersare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiapart from his great archaeological accomplishment in identifying kouyunjik as the site of the ancient city nineveh, layard provides an extensive analysis of the ancient assyrian world and its history, as revealed by the discoveries, and also writes about the daily life and customs of the countrytitles in gilt to spineno writing or inscriptionspages are tight and clean with occasional, spots, light marks, or foxingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storerichly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, 13 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravingsinternally; is almost goodbook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4item description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the region5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & indextop of spine cover missing
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In this first-ever history of contemporary liberal theory, katrina forrester shows how liberal egalitarianism-a set of ideas about justice, equality, obligation, and the state-became dominant, and traces its emergence from the political and ideological context of the postwar united states and britainpages are clean and tight with no tears, bumps, or nicksusing archival sources, forrester explores the ascent and legacy of this form of liberalism by examining its origins in midcentury debates among american antistatists and british egalitariansin these years, political philosophers extended, developed, and reshaped this liberalism as they responded to challenges and alternatives on the left and right-from the new international economic order to the rise of the new right "a forceful, encyclopedic studysee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the aftermath of the civil rights movement and the vietnam war, rawls's a theory of justice made a particular kind of liberalism essential to political philosophy"-michael eric dyson, new york times a history of how political philosophy was recast by the rise of postwar liberalism and irrevocably changed by john rawls's a theory of justicein the shadow of justice tells the story of how liberal political philosophy was transformed in the second half of the twentieth century under the influence of john rawlsfine unclipped dust-wrapperoxfam bookshop cotham hill black boards with gold-embossed spine which is unbrokenthese thinkers remade political philosophy in ways that influenced not only their own trajectory but also that of their criticsshe traces the roots of contemporary theories of justice and inequality, civil disobedience, just war, global and intergenerational justice, and population ethics in the s and '70s and beyondrecasting the history of late twentieth-century political thought and providing novel interpretations and fresh perspectives on major political philosophers, in the shadow of justice offers a rigorous look at liberalism's ambitions and limits
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The intention is to learn from the past in order to chart viable new policy directions for the future, including critically assessing the prospects for nepad measuring up to the challenges involvedbook condition: minor shelf wearthis volume brings together some of africa's best economists and social scientists to reflect on africa's previous experiences with alternative paradigms to structural adjustment and related problemsformer executive secretary for the economic commission on africa and under secretary general of the united nations,scholar, and author of numerous books and papers, adebayo adedeji is perhaps best known for his pioneering work developing the african alternative framework to structural adjustment at a time when the damage being caused by the latter policies being imposed on africa was only just beginning to become clearthis rich collection of essays examines a wide range of economic issues such as the importance of planning, the continuing reality of the debt crisis, and the new parameters for regional integration in the context of the global economygood governance is analysed, as is corporate governance see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe occasion for these essays was the 70th birthday of one of africa's most eminent economists and a leading public servant -- professor adebayo adedejithere is a special emphasis on issues of human development, including poverty, hiv/aids, and the refugee problemthe assumption is that the continent's decades of experience since independence embody lessons and reflect alternative policy approaches which, if properly understood, could be of real value in charting a viable future for its people -- provided african countries are set free to chart their own courses of action that address their particular circumstances and meet the social and economic needs of their own populationsoxfam bookshop beverley nepad -- the new partnership for africa's development -- is the latest attempt to chart a new course of good governance combined with an effective development strategy for the african continent
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki"murder in the cathedral" by tmurder in the cathedral is a verse drama by teliot harcourt brace, ny - first american edition first printing - 86p, 18cmx15cm - condition: very good, name on ffep, in first issue price unclipped dust jacket in good condition with minor wearplease 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 storeeliot, first performed in , that portrays the assassination of archbishop thomas becket in canterbury cathedral during the reign of henry ii ineliot drew heavily on the writing of edward grim, a clerk who was an eyewitness to the eventcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesome material that the producer asked eliot to remove or replace during the writing was transformed into the poem "burnt norton"
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His attempts to research his story are put to the test by the bolsheviks and moscow's secret policeoxfam bookshop hampstead the adventures of tintin, volume 1: tintin in the land of the soviets / tintin in the congo join the world's most famous travelling reporter in two exciting adventures as he heads for the land of the soviets and the congotintin and snowy encounter witch doctors, hostile tribesmen, crocodiles, boa constrictors and numerous other wild animals before solving the mystery and getting their storytintin in the congo the young reporter tintin and his faithful dog snowy set off on assignment to africatintin in the land of the sovietssee oxfam website for delivery information read morejoin the most iconic character in comics as he embarks on an extraordinary adventure spanning historical and political events, and thrilling mysteriesstill selling over copies every year in the uk and having been adapted for the silver screen by steven spielberg and peter jackson in , the adventures of tintin continue to charm more than 80 years after they first found their way into publicationsince then an estimated 230 million copies have been sold, proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children and adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20thbut a sinister stowaway follows their every move and seems set on ensuring they come to a sticky endaccompanied by his dog snowy, tintin leaves brussels to go undercover in soviet russia
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It is also accompanied by a series of dazzling colour illustrations by arthur rackham ()'the wind in the willows' is a true classic of children's literature, penned by kenneth grahame and first published inalternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a traditional bucolic version of the english thames valley - a novel notable for its adventure, mysticism, morality and unceasing camaraderieone of the most celebrated painters of the british golden age of illustration, which encompassed the years from until the start of the first world war, rackham's artistry still delights both young and old over a century laterthis text contains an introduction by apresented alongside the text, his illustrations further refine grahame's masterful storytellingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremilne, the famed author of 'whinnie the pooh' and various other children's poemsthis book forms part of our 'pook press' imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration in children's literature
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis longer version was reissued for the first time in cd as a part of 40th anniversary set from uk, us, and japan inking crimson - in the wake of poseidon, rare first press uk, releasemel collins of "circus" appears by courtesy of transatlantic records, gordon haskell appears by courtesy of c? the first uk pressing of this a1/b1 matrix contains withdrawn version of 'in the wake of poseidon (including libra's theme)', which is longer than that of later pressings (8'26" vsbarcode and other identifiers matrix / runout (side a stamped): ilps a//1 matrix / runout (side b stamped): ilps b//1 read moresee pictures for details released on the pink i labels, in a textured gatefold coverplease 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 storetextured cover has some sticker damage on the backcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableon the cover the tracks b2a to b2d appear as one segued track, on the label they have separate track numbers
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Other than a small tear in the spine, the book is in very good condition this book would appeal to those interested in bookplatesthe pages are unmarked, and the spine remains unbrokenthe book begins its collection in cthere are many images of the plates inside, consisting of detailed black and white drawingssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreand ends in the twentieth centuryoxfam bookshop lincoln limited to 350 copies, 240 of which were for members of the bookplate society, bookplates in the trophy style was the society's book forthe book includes virtually every pre- trophy plate that has been identified and located, and the author claims it is the largest collection of images of trophy plates so far seen
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Complete in itself, the story is a sequel to the same author's the diamond in the windowoxfam bookshop sevenoaks this is the first uk edition of the swing in the summer house by the american author jane langtonpublished by hamish hamilton in , it has illustrations by erik blegvad the volume is in near fine condition, with a fine and unclipped dust jacket protected by a mylar cover see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe novel is a fantasy featuring the adventures of eleanor, edward and their friend oliver as they disappear through the magic doorway of the summerhouse
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Spine cracked internally and foxing to edges of blockwoolf, published by edward arnold in , third impressionthe cloth of the spine has split at the rear hinge and head and tail of spine and corners are bumped, and corners exposedbound in blue cloth with gold lettering, the boards are very worn and show marks from dampwritten by leonard woolf, husband of virginia woolf, the novel the village in the jungle was based on his experiences in the colonial service in ceylon before the first world warsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop sevenoaks by la rare copy in fair condition
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipartly through the sale of his ferrari 308, he finances his own projects and mainly makes theatrical objects and installationsafter more than 10 years of working as a successful international internet entrepreneur, bram ellens decided to change course and make his dream come true"there's less and less real contactthe gnome depicts the individualisation and growing apathy of people through the mobile phonethis is number 26, hand-signed underneath the footplease 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 storethe fluorine also slowly loses its effect" the gnomes have always been used by the artist in various set ups, therefore not in "mint condition"this work of art is a protest with a wink against the screen culturecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis is certainly the case with bram's first major work, glow in the dark gnomes on their phoneshe became an artist or, as he says himself, an early-stage autonomous artist
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Oxfam bookshop aberystwyth in this first of a massive three-volume work, seta bbeing an armenian, dadoyan argues, means having an ethnic ancestry laden with narratives drawn from the vast historic armenian habitatdadoyan studies the armenian experience in the medieval islamic world and takes the reader through hitherto undiscovered paradigmatic cases of interaction with other populations in the regionlinking armenian-islamic history is one way of dealing with the problemdadoyan's concern is also to outline revolutionary elements in the making of armenian ideologies and politicsthe author has composed and arranged the larger subjects and their sub-themes in such a way as to create an open, dynamic continuity to armenian history that is intellectually intriguing, aesthetically appealing, and close to lived experiencesthe author holds that every piece of literature, including historical writing, is an artifactit is a composition of many elements arranged in certain forms: order, sequence, proportion, detail, intensity, etccontradictory trends went into the making of armenian history, yet most narratives fail to reflect this rich texturesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis extensive work captures the multidimensional nature of the armenian experience in the medieval islamic world
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Dadoyan focuses on social and cultural aspects, rather than the core political focus exhibited in her first two volumesshe argues that if the entire region was the habitat of most of the armenians, their history too is part of these locations and peoplesoxfam bookshop aberystwyth in the third volume of the trilogy, seta bdadoyan focuses on the armenian condition and role in the medieval islamic worldthis book is essential for all historians and middle east scholars and is the latest volume in transaction's armenian studies seriesdadoyan shows that direct interactions and borrowings happened regularly from islamic sciences, reform projects, poetry, and artsdadoyan argues that the cosmopolitan urban environments were radically different from rural areas and close interactions took different and unexpected patternsin the last part of the volume, she presents the first and only polemical-apologetic armenian texts addressed to islam at the end of the fourteenth centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreher objective is to suggest political readings of these themes and related texts by revealing hitherto unstudied and novel interactions in the cities of asia minor during the mongol perioddadoyan draws the outlines of a new philosophy of armenian history based on hitherto obscured patterns of interactionthe first three chapters of this volume are dedicated to the images of prophet muhammad in armenian literature
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At the very time that monarchial absolutism seemed to be collapsing in western europe, the dismemberment of the polish "noble democracy" affirmed absolutism's triumph in the eastnot only does this book illuminate a much neglected area of european history, and assist those trying to make sense of poland's heritage, it also provides much comparative material for students of early modern history in generaloxfam bookshop wallingford in the closing years of the 18th century, the old polish state paid the price of over 100 years of ungovernability in political extinctionbetween and an area of eastern europe larger than france was divided among russia, prussia and austriafurthermore no reader could fail to be struck by the parallels in the problematic relationship between poland and russia in the 18th century and todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebringing together polish scholarship previously inaccessible to english-speaking readers, the author examines the economy, the society and the institutional structure of early modern poland and analyzes her loss of national sovereignty in the light of poland's lack of political centralization and dynastic strength
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In seagoing ships and seamanship in the bronze age levant shelley wachsmann presents a one-of-a-kind comprehensive examination of how the early eastern mediterranean cultures took to the sea--and how they evolved as a resultbass's foreword frames the study's scholarly significance and discusses its place in the nautical archaeological canonthere is minimal edge wearthe author surveys the blue-water ships of the egyptians, syro-canaanites, cypriots, early bronze age aegeans, minoans, mycenaeans, and sea peoples, and discusses known bronze age shipwrecksvan soldt offer new and illuminating translations of ugaritic and akkadian documents that refer to seafaringthese intersocietal lines of communication and paths for commerce relied on rigorous open-water traveloffering an abundance of line drawings and photographs and written in a style that makes the material easily accessible to the layperson, wachsmann's study is certain to become a standard reference for anyone interested in the dawn of sea travelthe inside is very clean and unmarkedlenz delves into the homeric greek lexicon to search out possible references to the birdlike shapes that adorned early ships' stem and sternhocker provides a useful appendix and glossary of nautical terms, and george fin very good conditionthere are a few faint scuffs to the back cover see oxfam website for delivery information read moreand, as a potential superhighway, the mediterranean demanded much in the way of seafaring knowledge and innovative ship design if it were to be successfully navigatedit is new in appearanceoxfam bookshop hampstead seagoing ships and seamanship in the bronze age levant by shelley wachsmann during the bronze age, the ancient societies that ringed the mediterranean, once mostly separate and isolate, began to reach across the great expanse of sea to conduct trade, marking an age of immense cultural growth and technological developmentthis broad study is further enhanced by contributions from other renowned scholarsthis book brings together for the first time the entire corpus of evidence pertaining to bronze age seafaring and will be of special value to archaeologists, maritime historians, philologists, and bronze age textual scholarshoftijzer and wrelying on archaeological, ethnological, iconographic, and textual evidence, wachsmann delivers a fascinating and intricate rendering of virtually every aspect of early sea travel--from ship construction and propulsion to war on the open water, piracy, and laws pertaining to conduct at sea
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The dominant ideology is held up to question in these sketches of spoiled idealism revealing a very subtle artfulnessthey smack of the streets all around usoxfam bookshop brigg brendan cleary's poems have never been for the squeamish or faint hearteduncompromising and honest, cleary continues to strike at raw nerves and his work reminds us how poetry can be a vital and haunting forcetragic, sad, but darkly comic, his poems speak for the dispossessed, the bed-sit dwellers, the losers in lovesee oxfam website for delivery information read more" stranger in the house" sees cleary in the realm of the urban epiphanyhis often manic personas confront their demons, lay bare their hearts and reveal the anguish of their personal disorder in the city's terrain
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwe are only selling the lithograph in picturesheet: 220 x 280 mmthis is the first printing done in from the edition of unknown sizethis one with extensive hand coloring! rare! warhol’s illustrated book of fairies and putti frolicking in a gardenthis lithograph is the original one, printed in , not a later reprint or copyandy warhol in the bottom of my gardenplease 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 store) the full sheetsin very good condition, soft handling creasescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit is one of is early work into bookmaking with offset lithography in the soriginal offset lithograph, hand-colored with watercolor, with coloring done by hand by warhol and his friends
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Oxfam shop bishop's stortford this is the authoritative and long-awaited volume on berkeley's celebrated free speech movement (fsm) of the contributors-whose perspectives range from that of fsm leader mario savio to university of california president clark kerr--shed new light on such issues as the origins of the fsm in the civil rights movement, the political tensions within the fsm, the day-to-day dynamics of the protest movement, the role of the berkeley faculty and its various factions, the trial of the arrested students, and the virtually unknown "little free speech movement ofdrawing from the experiences of many movement veterans this collection of scholarly articles and personal memoirs illuminates in fresh ways one of the most important events in the recent history of american higher education" this 1st edition paperback copy is very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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And somewhere in the tranquil garden of carriglas there are secrets waiting to be discovered'the silence in the garden' won the yorkshire post book of the year awardoxfam bookshop cheltenham carriglas is the island estate off county cork where sarah pollexfen goes to live as governess to her wealthy cousins on the eve of the first world warsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe is devoted to ireland, to its soft speech and its frequently ugly deeds, and he combines them in a sort of elegy'writing in the spectator, anita brookner said, 'trevor is a specialist in brooding regret and a discoverer of past crimeshelplessly, sarah watches her cousins lead increasingly isolated and empty lives as if punishing themselves for a past crime
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