Early modern britain
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The third volume opens with a character study of early modern ireland and a panoramic survey of ireland in , followed by twelve chapters of narrative historymoody, a new history of ireland is harvesting of modern scholarship on irish history from the earliest times to the presenthowever, this is a good clean copy with no notes or highlighting throughoutoxfam bookshop newport bl reissued with a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliographical supplementthere will be ten volumes, six of which have been published to datethe book itself has grey covered boards and gilt letteringtwo surveys, 'land and people', c the dust jacket is in good condition with minor sun fade to the spinethere are stickers on the title page, endpapers, and stamps on the text blocksee oxfam website for delivery information read morewithdrawn ex-library with all the usual markingsplanned and established by the late tthere are further chapters on the economy, the coinage, languages and literature, and the irish abroad
29 €
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Integrating literary and historical analysis, and drawing on recent work in literary theory and cultural studies, literature and culture in early modern london provides a comprehensive account of the changing image and influence of london in lyrics, ballads, jests, epics, satires, plays, pageants, chronicles, treatises, sermons and official documentslawrence manley shows how the literature and culture of london contributed to the new structures of capitalism, the process of 'behaviour urbanisation', and a paradoxical liberation of the individual through the city's concentrated poweroxfam bookshop raeburn place in the two hundred years from london was transformed from a medieval commune into a metropolis of half a million people, a capital city and a major european trading centresee oxfam website for delivery information read morenew possibilities emerged for cultural exchange and combination, social and political order, and literary expression
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Oxfam bookshop victoria pristine condition: while authors in early modern england were gaining new authority - legally, economically and symbolically - renaissance readers also were expected to participate in and make use of an author's writingsin this book, stephen bthe omissions in all these writers' works provide a unique window into english literary history: through these blank spaces we glimpse the tension between implication and inference, between writers' intentions and readers' responses and between an individual author and a collaborative communitysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebringing together textual studies, literary criticism and book trade history, dobranski provides fresh insight into renaissance constructions of authorship and offers discerning interpretations of publications by sir philip sidney, ben jonson, john donne, robert herrick and john miltondobranski examines how the seventeenth-century phenomenon of printing apparently unfinished works ushered in a new emphasis on authors' responsibility for written texts while it simultaneously reinforced renaissance practices of active reading
20 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop kingston upon thames the aim of this book is to treat the subject holistically, from initial deviance, via detection, arrest and prosecution to final penal disposalvery good conditionthus, crime, policing, court structure, criminal trial procedure and punishment are each given detailed consideration in this tripartite study
74 €
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The transition in the tenure and exploitation of land from ottoman rule to independence, arguably the most important monograph on the early modern history of the peloponnesus, euboea, and roumeli, and the most ardent work of scholarship regarding modern greeceit is a great privilege to be offering this retrospective essay on mcgrew's land and revolution in modern greecethis book presents obliquely the entire history of the birth of the modern greek nation by examining thoroughly one important aspect of it, that of land reformoxfam shop thornbury "the opening of the book captures all the excitement, complexity and challenging nature of his topicsome discolouring of dust jacket see oxfam website for delivery information read more" dr eugenia russell, royal holloway, university of londonin the mind of the reader they compose a strong visual image, a symbol for the book itselfexpectation, colour, and the morphology of the greek landscape in those few lines become one
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The eight books series chronicles the history of britain from the saxons and the vikings through to modern britain with 48 pages pera complete set of eight books in large format, the history of britain series published by heinemann in , all in excellent conditionbook which include lavish full colour illustrationswill post or collection in person possible, read moreformat size (each book): 28 cm
32 €
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Oxfam books & music berkhamsted combining the expertise of more than 30 leading historians and economists, volume i tracks britain's economic history in the period ranging from to , from industrialisation to global trade and empirepaperback book in good condition, slight shelf wear, particularly to the corners, small amount of scratching to the covers, with some marking to the outer edge of the text blockthroughout the volume, british experience is set within an international context and its performance benchmarked against its global competitorssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
25 €
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Kingfisher british history - set of 6 books: early britain, the middle ages, the tudors and stuarts, the georgians, the victorian age, modern britain (set priced at £) delivery extra
10 €
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Roman and anglo saxon britainearly 18th and 19th centuriesexcellent condition (as new) postage extramini series of 5 paperback booksthe middle agesthe tudors and stuarts
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the complete series 1 and 2 of the polemical bbc modern history programme written and presented by political commentator andrew marrseries 1, 'andrew marr's history of modern britain' () looks at the key events that have shaped british society since the end of the second world war, including the collapse of empire, britain's uneasy truce with former enemies and allies in europe, and tensions in the 'special relationship' britain has with the united statesseries 2, 'andrew marr's making of modern britain' () goes back further in history to examine the turbulent period between and , from the death of queen victoria to the end of the second world warsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam 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 morehistorians describe 'britain' as a multiple kingdom, with a long history of conflictenglish history of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries often overlooks the contribution of ireland, scotland and wales to the formation of the british stateprominent historians respond to the issues raised by the volume
22 €
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Dk'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 eraoxfam 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 bookcombining 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 islesspanning 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
4 €
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Great britain modern buildings - universities mnh ** sg am happy to ship with carrier of your choice xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx read more
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Great britain europa cept - modern art mnh ** sg am happy to ship with carrier of your choice xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx read more
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This short book of early britain was a prize award in by the headmaster of st peters vicarage hampstead, is easy reading with illustrations(click to reveal full phone number)40 or free if collected50 + postage of £1
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Suitable for those interested in early 20th century architecture, or the history of pragueoxfam bookshop lincoln this book, written in czech, looks at the early 20th century architecture in the historical centre of the city of prague chapter 1 looks at modern architecture in stare mesto (old town), with subsequent chapters looking at nove mesto (new town), mala strana (little side), hradcany (castle district), josefov (jewish quarter) and vysehrad (upper castle) the various buildings listed in each chapter also have at least one black and white photo included internally the pages are clean, the binding strong and the photo illustrations clearsee oxfam website for delivery information read more the book covers buildings built from the time of the austro-hungarian empire, the first czechoslovak republic, world war 2 and the beginning of the cold war each chapter looks at a different castrate area the book is in very good condition, with only minor bowing on the external cover
9 €
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Not 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 generalbringing 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 strengthoxfam 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 extinctionat 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 eastfurthermore 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 morebetween and an area of eastern europe larger than france was divided among russia, prussia and austria
29 €
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According to traditional accounts, newton was the first modern scientistoxfam bookshop cheltenham a new biography of isaac newton that reveals the extraordinary influence that the study of alchemy had on the greatest early modern scientific discoveriesas creator of the theory of gravity, calculus, modern theories of light and devisor of the three laws of mechanics, his methods are perceived as the genesis of modern sciencehow for example could newton's apparent empiricism be married with his interest in alchemy and magic? what had inspired him in his discoveries? how did he reconcile his scientific discoveries with his religious faith? and, most of all, who was this man who, historians tell us, remained a virgin all his life and who seemed to be an argumentative ego maniac on the one hand and a kindly old man on the other?in this revelatory biography, white paints an original picture of isaac newton completely at variance with the traditional portraitsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this 'ground breaking biography' michael white destroys the myths of the life of isaac newton and reveals a portrait of the scientist as the last sorcereryet the traditional version of his life fails to tell, by some considerable margin, the full story
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]; a pocket companion of ye roads of ye north part of great britain called scotland [herman moll (c) moll was one of the most important figures in the english map trade in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries7cm, and with chamfered or canted angles and laid down within a conserving paper frame]; an actuall survey of the north west road from london to holy head &c]; () an actuall survey of the road from london to bath [his son gilles hendrick obviously predeceased his father, while the surviving daughter, henderina amelia moll, is little more than a name on a willplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteeach map leaf 29]; and a further five road mapsit was one of the most famous english atlases of the eighteenth century, and long-lived; the atlas was completed in ; the maps, in other hand, were still being advertised for sale inmoll later claimed that he was employed by prince rupert to assist them]; an actuall survey of the road from london to the lands-end [our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemuch of his career was spent as a jobbing engraver for mapmakers and publishers, particularly in the book trade for people like james knapton, providing the maps for their travel accountsshortly after the pitt atlas project failed, moll tried to establish a business as a mapmaker, or “geographer” as he termed himself, but was unsuccessfulhowever, very little is known about his backgroundit was the availability of an engraver that gave the impetus to so many publishers to commission maps for publications, and may account for some of the success of such publicationstwentieth-century blue morocco gilt over marbled boards, endpapers marbled en suiteit seems likely that he came from germany, possibly bremen, and was in london byan album of 12 two-page engraved maps delineated in contemporary hand-colouring, comprising: a pocket companion of ye roads, of ye south part of great britain, called england and wales [in moll commenced work on his most famous publication, ‘the world described’, a collection of two sheet maps of the worldmoll first appears in as an engraver working on moses pitt’s ‘the english atlas’ with sir robert hooke, one of the patrons of the projectare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki]; an actuall survey of the rod from london to aberistwith (sic, aberystwyth) [he worked hard, had a substantial output of cartographic material, as engraver, mapmaker or publisher, such that one might assume that he had assistants or apprentices to help, but there is no evidence of this, and, after his death in , the “moll firm” disappears without trace]; an actuall survey of ye road from london to stvery handsomely done toocatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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History of roman britain, paperback by salway, peter, isbn , isbn-13 , like new used, free shipping in the us from the invasions of julius caesar to the unexpected end of roman rule in the early fifth century ad and the subsequent collapse of society in britain, this is an account of roman britain
25 €
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History of roman britain, paperback by salway, peter, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free shipping in the us from the invasions of julius caesar to the unexpected end of roman rule in the early fifth century ad and the subsequent collapse of society in britain, this is an account of roman britain
25 €
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Though the dazzling displays of the exterior of the body in renaissance literature and art have long been a subject of enquiry, the body emblazoned considers the interior of the body, and what it meant to men and women in early modern culturea richly interdisciplinary work, the body emblazoned re-assesses modern understanding of the literature and culture of the renaissance and its conceptualisation of the body within the domains of the medical and moral, the cultural and politicalin this outstanding work, jonathan sawday explores the dark, morbid eroticism of the renaissance anatomy theatre, and relates it to not only the great monuments of renaissance art, but to the very foundation of the modern idea of knowledge an outstanding piece of scholarship and a fascinating read, the body emblazoned is a compelling study of the culture of dissection the english renaissance, which informed intellectual enquiry in europe for nearly two hundred yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music olneylight wear on the cover edges, but a very clean unmarked book
21 €
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Made in britain dishwasher and microwave safe unused and in perfect conditionset of three cups and saucers in an attractive wild pink rose pattern with a beautiful modern swirl design* free p+p * read more
15 €
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The s was a fateful period for britainthe french revolution of opened an era of seismic political upheaval, one in which many features of the modern world made their first significant appearance
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Batch with hundreds of modern fdcs between circa and , including better onesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease view all of the 200 added photos, everything is depictedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteas is common with my large batches, the quality may vary will be shipped registeredcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam books & music romsey brand new 3 disc sets of underground places in britain such as hidden caves, forgotten catacombs and mysterious tunnels discover secrets you were never supposed to know and travel to places you were never suppose to see! readers digest still in wrapping 55 mins running time on each disc see oxfam website for delivery information read more
7 €
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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 identityslight crack to outer case top l/h corner plus piece broken off top above itsee oxfam website for delivery information read morean informative and entertaining mixture of anecdote and analysis, schama's work offers a real insight into what it is to be british
9 €
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Illustrated with contemporary photographs of the pilots and their aircraft, this is an enthralling and original account from both sides of a conflict that shaped the modern world, full of courage, endeavour and, above all, humanityed gorman and simon pearson paint a vivid picture of the men and their machines as the battle for air superiority over britain is played out across the skies of europe, from the west of ireland to the german capitalotherwise the book is in very good condition with sound binding and clean, unmarked pagesthere is a small worn patch near the top of the spine of the dust jacket and slight bumping to the top of the spine and the corners of the front coversee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome will be new to many readers: the new zealander who "borrowed" a seaplane from the royal navy to set up a freelance air-sea rescue service that saved the lives of dozens of british and german pilots; the swiss baron who claimed to have destroyed six british fighters in a day; the vainglorious commander whose raf squadron was wiped out trying to disrupt nazi invasion plans; and the german bomber pilot who fought the first battle involving foreign troops on british soil since culloden - before repairing to a pub for a pint with soldiers who had taken him prisonerwe experience the battle chronologically through the remarkable stories of seventeen airmen from across the worldoxfam bookshop new milton used, very good condition, hard cover with dust jacket, published
8 €
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Oxfam books & music berkhamsted the modern antiquarian is an eight year odyssey in search of prehistoric britainbook in very good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read more hardback book with dust jacketof the countless sites visited, over 300 of the very best have been selected, their remains photographed and their relationship to the landscape explaineddust jacket in good condition, shelf wear, laminate slightly peeling from some edges, with a significant dent to the top edge of the back cover, some scratching to the covers
150 €
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It has a lovely modern style and sounds beautiful, challen were a prolific piano manufacturer and have an excellent reputation in the piano worldchallen made thousands of pianos in the uk and are renowned as one of the best piano makers ever to have come out of britainall our pianos are regulated and fully tuned before deliveryhello and welcome to pianos4everyonethis is a lighter coloured challen in very good conditioni am sure this would make a stunning piece of furniture in anyone’s homeviewing can also be arranged by appointment! read morewe are fully experienced at moving pianos and do so in with as little disruption as possible and are able to deliver the piano to you to fit around your work/personal commitmentsfree next day delivery in england on this piano if ordered before midday
699 €