Economic and social history of england
List economic and social history of england
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In support of this argument duff marshals evidence from the social and economic context of the time, and from literary and rhetorical analyses of the textthe result is a work that substantially advances the implication of the current consensus and sheds new light on this influential yet enigmatic textthroughout the work, the apocalyse points to rome as the predominant demonic agentscholars have traditionally thought that revelation was written in order to encourage believers to stand fast in the face of the roman persecutation of the early churchin this study, paul duff offers a different viewpoint on the origin of the book of revelation is a rhetorically sophisticated response to an internal leadership crisis within the churchesmore recently, however, it has been argued that no such crisis existed at the time the book was writtensee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear the book of revelation presents the reader with a frightening narrative world in which the people of god are tormented, threatened, and sometimes killed by various agents of satan
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Oxfam bookshop beverley the number of poor people in china is huge, despite recent economic advancespoverty and inequality among chinese minorities gives original research findings and new thinking on a highly topical issue in chinese development economics, and fills a gap in the existing economic literaturethis compelling book investigates the problem of poverty and inequality in and among chinese ethnic minorities, focusing in particular on two important questions: have the minorities shared the fruits of spectacular economic growth in china during the past two decades? is their backwardness due to ethnic and cultural factors or to extremely low incomes? the authors examine the different factors explaining poverty, the relationship between poverty and ethnicity, poverty indicators that permit a comparison between minorities and non-minorities (or the han majority), economic and demographic characteristics of minorities and their educational, occupational and gender profilesthe minorities in china constitute less than ten per cent of the entire population, yet they represent forty to fifty per cent of the absolute poor see oxfam website for delivery information read morebook condition: very good, small indentation/tear on back hinge, errata can be found inside explaining a few printing errorsthey consider whether special measures in favour of minorities introduced by the chinese government have contributed to an improvement in their standard of living
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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 antecedentsthe successful bidder was fred fthe 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 yearsfrench, 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 villagehowever, he was unable to raise funds in the aftermath of the great depression, and the project was taken on by a british builder, costain, inconceived 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 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 europesee oxfam website for delivery information read moredolphin square breaks new ground in providing a detailed examination of a major example of urban property speculation and managementfrom to it was the site of the royal army clothing depot, which produced uniforms for the british and other armed forceswhen the army clothing function was privatised, the duke of westminster offered the land for developmentdolphin square - the large, imposing red brick building on the north bank of the thames - was and is no ordinary block of flatsthe 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 belgravia
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" what are myths? how have they evolved? and, why do we still so desperately need them? the history of myth is the history of humanity; our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, link us to our ancestors and each otheroxfam bookshop bloomsbury street signed by the author! some wear to dustjacket - rubbing wear to corners and small marks on front cover, along with discolouration/shelf-wear "karen armstrong is one of britain's most renowned religious and social commentatorsarmstrong takes us from the palaeolithic period and the myths of the hunters right up to the 'great western transformation' of the last 500 years and the discrediting of myth by sciencemyths help us make sense of the universeheralding a major series of retellings of international myths by authors from around the world, armstrong's characteristically insightful and eloquent book serves as a brilliant and thought-provoking introduction to myth in the broadest sense - and why we dismiss it only at our peril" see oxfam website for delivery information read more"human beings have always been mythmakers
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In effect, the history of protestantism and the history of england have always been closely linkedengland and protestantism are therefore closely linkedoxfam bookshop guildford it would never occur to anyone to deny england an essential place in the history of protestantismit was from england too that many protestant missionaries left in the 19th century to distant landsfor the flemish refugees of the 16th century fleeing spanish persecution, for the french huguenots after the revocation of the edict of nantes (), england was a safe haven), revealing difficulty, can -being, an "identity" in permanent redefinitiontherefore it was to try to understand this reality and to grasp the profound originality of the english protestant reformation that the university of artois organized two study days, in february and februaryvoltaire's words, according to which the english went to heaven each taking their own path, lets us moreover glimpse a reality no less complexthis originality, the organizers of these days wanted it to be sought after in the most varied fields of politics, sociology and culture without forgetting, of course, the field of religionit was in england, finally, that a renewed protestantism was developed (like methodism, for example) which corresponded better to the new living conditions of contemporary timesand yet english protestantism occupies a special place in the reform movementfor many, the commonly accepted idea was, and still is, that "anglicanism" was a kind of compromise between catholicism and protestantismthe choice to include this research in a chronological progression was suggested by the difficulty of locating in time the appearance of the term (and therefore of the concept?) "anglicanism" (18th-19th centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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
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The volume contributes to the thriving literature on the history of emotions and destabilizes narratives that have often understood fear in very specific linguistic, cultural, and geographical settingsit has been defined as a purely biological reality, derided as an excuse for cowardice, attacked as a force for social control, and even denigrated as an unnatural condition that has no place in the disenchanted world of enlightened modernityfrom the eighteenth-century peruvian highlands and the california borderlands to the urban cityscapes of contemporary russia and india, this book collectively explores the wide range of causes, experiences, and explanations of this protean emotionin these times of institutionalized insecurity and global terror, facing fear sheds light on the meaning, diversity, and dynamism of fear in multiple world-historical contexts, and demonstrates how fear universally binds us to particular presents but also to a broad spectrum of memories, stories, and states in the pastoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, only slight shelf wear to cover fear is ubiquitous but slipperyin addition to the editors, the contributors are alexander etkind, lisbeth haas, andreas killen, david lederer, melani mcalister, ronald schechter, marla stone, ravi sundaram, and charles walkersee oxfam website for delivery information read morerather, by using a comparative, multidisciplinary framework, the book situates fear in more global terms, breaks new ground in the historical and cultural analysis of emotions, and sets out a new agenda for further research
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"this book examines the origins, development and history of the cult of saint catherine of sienainstead of the predominantly devotional - and frequently essentially hagiographical - approach of much of the literature on catherine of siena, parsons examines the significance of her cult from the perspective of civil religion and the social history of religionoxfam bookshop stirling very good gloss illustrated dust jacket, crease along top edgetext block is clean and binding solid" see oxfam website for delivery information read morevery good black clothgerald parsons argues that the cult of catherine of siena constitutes a remarkable example of the cult of a particular saint which, across more than six centuries, has been the vehicle for an evolving sequence of civil religious rituals and meaningshe shows how the cult of this particular saint developed, firstly, as an expression of sienese civil religion; secondly, as a focus for italian civil religion; and finally into an expression of european civil religion
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An impartial history of the rebellion and civil wars in england, 1st edition, london: printed, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country, , ppan impartial history of the rebellion and civil wars in england, 1st edition, london: printed, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country, , estc t (hooper), r (burnet), t (harris: 750 copies printed), r730 (welwood); wing b (burnet), w (welwood)complete with cover page and 26 large platesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibattaglie navalinaval battles and court eventsa very good copyepisodi storici a corte18th-century rebackingthomas wodehouse legh, 2nd baron newton (), politician (bookplate of lyme park books dated ; golden coat of arms at the foot of the spine)26 large full-page illustrations that include many of the most important battles of the english civil warsestc calls for 16 unnumbered pages at the rear of burnet's work, whereas other records call for 12 only, as in the present copylarge heraldic bookplate lyme on the inner front panelplease 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 storeincluding: 'battle naseby', 'general fairfax with his forces before city oxford', 'kings declaration to his gentry & army september ', 'sea fight between admiral blake and the spaniards' etccatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea large work, bound in full leather with six raised bands on the spine
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The author relates the earliest records of deer hunting, the interest of the kings and queens of england in the sport, and the history of the important deer hunting areas of england, scotland and ireland kenneth whitehouse traces the history of hunting deer over the last thousand years, from the days before the norman conquest up to the presenthe also looks at the history of the hunting of the chief deer species - red deer, fallow deer and roe deer, with a briefer mention of sika deerthe book is in very good condition with sound binding and good corners and just a little bumping to the bottom end of the spinethere is a little foxing to the top edges of the pages but otherwise the pages are clean and unmarkedthe book contains 51 black and white photographsoxfam bookshop new milton used, very good condition, hard cover with dust jacket and plastic coversee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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English history (oxford history of england) (hardcover) by ataylor oxford university press; st edition; 1st printing; 9" tall 2" thick; hardcover; ex-library with the usual markingspaypal acceptedprice includes uk p&pnext day dispatch guaranteedall pages intact with discolouration and wear from age and handlngsome loosening of boards, but still intact
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Strap 2 is an overview of the history of the usa since the colonisation by the netherlands and england in with issues of grenada, norfolk, virgin, belize, antigua & barbuda and morein both albums, the stamps, with mounts, are attached to richly illustrated collection sheets with a lot of information in dutchare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikikennedy family and all us presidentsregistered shippingin addition, an issue with the john fband 1 "usa": this section contains only usa postage stamps with patriotic and nationalist subjects issued between approxsee photos for a complete overview of the lot, everything is depictedand , with obama's inauguration fdcplease 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 storecollection "history of the united states in postage stamps" in 2 compilation albumscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Tove jansson () led a long, colourful and productive life, impacting significantly the political, social and cultural history of 20th-century finlandthis book weaves together the myriad qualities of a painter, author, illustrator, scriptwriter and lyricist from fraught beginnings through fame, war and heartbreak and ultimately to a peaceful enddr tuula karjalainen is a finnish art historian and non-fiction writer who has previously worked as a director of the helsinki art museum and the museum of contemporary art kiasma in helsinkiand while millions of children have grown up with little my, snufkin, moomintroll and the many creatures of moominvalley, the life of jansson - daughter, friend and companion - is more touching stillsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the author of tove jansson's biography, karjalainen has become an expert not only on jansson's writing and art but also on her decades of personal correspondence and journalsoxfam bookshop ilkley now in paperback, a beautifully illustrated account of of tove jansson's life and artthe definitive biography of one of the most unique and beloved children's authors of the 20th century, the creator of the moomins
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There are plenty of moments to make an england fan proud, including their remarkable form in the euro 96 tournamentoxfam shop ulverston an in-depth look at the history of the nation's football team featuring the highs and lows (the obvious highs including the world cup and an impressive run in - the lows including defeat at the hands of the usa, demolition by pushkas and the hungarians in the s, nearly the whole of the s and the failure to reach the world cup finals)see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop launceston a history of everyday things in england, done in four parts of which this is the fourth - the age of productioncontains many charming illustrationssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop nether edge be they musicals or melodramas, war movies or animation, russian films have a long and fascinating history of addressing the major social and political events of their timefor the film studies scholar, or for all those who love russian cinema and want to learn more, directory of world cinema: russia will be an essential companionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreintroductory essays establish key players and situate important genres within their cultural and industrial milieus, while reviews and case studies analyse individual titles in considerable depthfrom sergei eisenstein's anti-tsarist drama, the battleship potemkin, to socialist realism, to the post-glasnost thematic explosion, this volume explores the sociopolitical impact of the cinema of russia and the former soviet union
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames a study of the history and social background of the members of the long parliament, contrasting them with the royalistsan unaltered and unabridged reprint of the original fromvery good clean condition in price-clipped dust jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretext unmarked throughoutincluding appendices and indexminor bumps at corners, previous owner's name on ffep
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Oxfam shop burleigh street this book is not only a fascinating biography of one of the greatest painters of the seventeenth century but also a social history of the colourful extended family to which he belongedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In this only english-language book to encompass the entire region, the award-winning author of encyclopedia of pasta, oretta zanini de vita, offers a substantial and complex social history of rome and lazio through the story of its foodoxfam books & music aberdeen the food of rome and its region, lazio, is redolent of herbs, olive oil, ricotta, lamb, and porkit is the food of ordinary, frugal people, yet it is a very modern cuisine in that it gives pride of place to the essential flavors of its ingredientshardback book with dust jacket, published in see oxfam website for delivery information read moreincluding more than 250 authentic, easy-to-follow recipes, the author leads readers on an exhilarating journey from antiquity through the middle ages to the mid-twentieth century
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Quennell: a history of everyday things in england, voliii hard cover book, in great condition, published in
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Oxfam bookshop tavistock by luc sante, this is an account of his childhood and the social history of his native town, verviers, and belgium itselfthe book is in very good condition, with clean, bright, tightly bound pagescover and dust jacket also very goodsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Does not confine itself to the author's wartime but provides a social history of life in germany before the war and in its aftermathoxfam bookshop ludlow autobiography of luftwaffe acegood condition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Information on the history and social importance of the geisha given in introductiontitle and book details in black lettering stuck on front-board labeldecorative green, silver and gold boardspossible water damage to rear pastedown and rfepplates clean but foxing to pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read morewear to board edges and corners bumpedspine backstrip missingbinding loose but all pages presentoxfam books & music belper the studio limited, no datecondition: faireight tipped-in colour plates of geishas
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The imperial gazetteer of england and wales; six volumesall in alphabetical order the history topography industry and situation of eachpacked with interesting information on the many towns and villages throughout england and walescomprehensive gazette all towns and villages and communities without a church called hamlets throughout england and wales showing details of eachvolume 1 coloured chart of the bristol channel for the frontispieceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe volume covers are a little fragile but volumes are considered as a reading copy generally in a fair conditionvolumes 3-6 other volumes similar layoutthe 6 volumes dated contain about printed pages in each volumeeach volume has maps & engraved views protected by tissue guards25 pages of maps and also engraved viewsdouble-page colour maps and black and white engravings in the six volumesplease 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 storearranged in double columnsvolume 2 plan of hull for the frontispiece an engraved view of liverpool coloured maps of the channel islands, and a double page plan of leedsdioceses, parishes, and boroughs: general statistics: postal arrangements: these dated and published 6 volumes were carefully updated with new revised information at the timecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledouble page plan of london, metropolitan burghs and southern and eastern environs and a double page plan of the town & burgh of liverpool with birkenhead
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An intellectual and visual feast, this is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in yearsseen through macgregor's eyes, history is a kaleidoscope - shifting, interconnected, constantly surprising, and shaping our world today in ways that most of us have never imaginedoxfam bookshop ealing neil macgregor's a history of the world in 100 objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined themencompassing a grand sweep of human history, a history of the world in 100 objects begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the olduvai gorge in africa, and ends with objects which characterise the world we live in todaya stone pillar tells us about a great indian emperor preaching tolerance to his people; spanish pieces of eight tell us about the beginning of a global currency; and an early victorian tea-set speaks to us about the impact of empiresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop woodbridge in very good condition although there is very light wear to the jacketfascinating' country life yorkshire, it has been said, is 'a continent unto itself', a region where mountain, plain, coast, downs, fen and heath lie closeby weaving history, family stories, travelogue and ecology, richard morris reveals how yorkshire took shape as a landscape and in literature, legend and popular regardwe are introduced to discoverers and inventions, meet the people who came and went, encounter real and fabled heroes, and discover why, from the iron age to the cold war, yorkshire has been such a key place in times of tension and strugglewe descend into the county's netherworld of caves and mines, and face episodes at once brave and dark, such as the part played by whitby and hull in emptying arctic waters of whales, or the re-routing of rivers and destruction of yorkshire's fensin a wide-ranging and lyrical narrative, morris finds that for as far back as we can look yorkshire has been a region of unique presence with links around the worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read more'a restless, poetic, strange book, and the territory it describes deserves nothing less' observer' meticulously researched
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Spanning the years , the set comprises: * a land of liberty, england - julian hoppit – * a polite and commercial people, england – paul langford – * a mad, bad, and dangerous people? england – boyd hilton – * the mid-victorian generation, england – ktheodore hoppen – * a new england? peace and war – gpublished by oxford university press these 5 volumes have never been thumbed and are in pristine conditionsearle - price excludes p&pthe individual hardback books currently retail at £ when bought from the publisher
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This set is the ideal geography and history referenceoxfam shop wolverhampton a lavish pack incorporating two of the times' finest atlases and history books'the times compact history of the world' is the most comprehensive small-format single-volume illustrated history of the world, richly enhanced with striking maps and photographs and featuring an accessible text by leading academicsthe introductory section presents an extensive states and territories guide along with thematic maps and statistics on major world themes giving an accurate picture of today's worldcarrying the authority of the times and its unrivalled reputation for accurate and current information, these two books are an authoritative guide to the world - past and present'the times world atlas' is a complete world reference atlas in a convenient and easy-to use format, retaining the authority, style and detail of the larger times atlasesdetailed reference maps in the distinctive and respected times style provide balanced, systematic coverage of all parts of the worldall the mapping and information in this new edition has been brought fully up-to-date to give an accurate picture of today's worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall place names on the maps are fully indexedit is fully up-to-date with the indian ocean tsunami and the overthrow of saddam hussein
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Oxfam bookshop chelmsford the demography of victorian england and wales uses the full range of nineteenth-century civil registration material to describe in detail for the first time the changing population history of england and wales between andbut robert woods also considers the variable quality of the victorian registration system; the changing role of what robert malthus termed the preventive check; variations in occupational mortality and the development of the twentieth-century class mortality gradient; and the effects of urbanisation associated with the significance of distinctive disease environmentsthis invaluable reference tool is lavishly illustrated with numerous tables, figures and maps, many of which are reproduced in full colourthe volume also illustrates the fundamental importance of geographical variations between urban and rural areasits principal focus is the great demographic revolution which occurred during those years, especially the secular decline of fertility and the origins of the modern rise in life expectancysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Constitutional history of the united kingdom offers an accessible and highly valuable overview for students with little or no prior knowledge of british historydrawing on key constitutional themes, constitutional history of the united kingdom provides insight and context to modern constitutional problemsann lyon presents a vivid overview of fourteen hundred years of english legal history taking us on a rich journey from a feudal society to the fractured union of the present daypaperback book in excellent condition, clean and with good bindingthis second edition has been revised and updated to bring coverage up to the present day, including parliamentary reform; the scottish referendum on independence and further drives for enhanced devolution; the effect of eu membership on the uk constitution; and the impact of the european convention on human rights and the human rights actoxfam books & music totnes an appreciation of the development and evolution of the united kingdom constitution is vital in order to understand the existing nature of the constitution, proposals for reform and the many complex challenges it facessee oxfam website for delivery information read morevery topical!(as of )
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