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Oxfam bookshop clifton keith kyle - suez: britain's end of empire in the middle east ()Â isee oxfam website for delivery information read morevery good condition, some shelf wear
(England)
14 €
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Star wars shadows of the empire (euro carded) - prince xizor 3
9 €
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Gather your friends and prepare for adventure in thestar wars galaxy! it includes edge of the empire
58 €
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Star wars: shadows of the empire (nintendo )in good condition with age related marks
4 €
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empire of dust monolith sw (mint/new)1 resin monolith and optional part for shobik’s wrathcaptained by no less than an ahmunite prince, and carrying the power of an entire cabal of priests, monoliths are a force to be reckoned with
29 €
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As the united states became the national security state, california, which had a population of five million at the start of the cold war, grew to thirty million and, by the s provided one in every ten members of congress and two presidentsthe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathnow that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economythe cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as martin walker puts it, "a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destructionusing newly opened kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, martin walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary worldin the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominencefrom the origins of the marshall plan, which revived europe after world war ii, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated japan into a bulwark against china to the collapse of the berlin wall, this authoritative work reveals how the west was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-stateoxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sincesee oxfam website for delivery information read more" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warat the end of the s the fear was generated by communist expansion into eastern europe and china; in the s by the prospect of defeat in vietnamwe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic power"walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar western leadersfor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubt
5 €
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Oxfam bookshop st albans after building an empire that has made her a legend in business, olivia spends months each year planning a lavish holiday for everyone in her family to enjoythe question is: can they do the same for her? see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis summer she has arranged a dream trip on a luxurious yacht in the mediterranean, which she hopes will be the most memorable of allliz, her older daughter, is preoccupied with a chance to recapture her dream of being a writer and is terrified of failure, againbut her younger daughter, cassie, a hip london music producer, refuses the invitation altogether as she does every yearimmersed in the splendour of the riviera, this should be a summer to remember, but old resentments die hard, and olivia is still running the business full-timeas each of these individuals confront the past and the challenges of the present and future, they also learn to accept the enduring, unconditional love of their family - and a mother who is strong enough to take more than her fair share of the blame, and loving enough to accept them as they really areand her sons john and phillip work for her, for better or worse, with wives who wish they didn'tmore than anything, she hopes to express her love and her regret at all the important times she missed during her children's early years
2 €
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The empire and commonwealth games in , and the commonwealth games in edinburgh inoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 34 stampssome of the stamps are a little fadedthe other sporting events celebrated on the stamps are the international race of peace in poland and the pan american games inone of the stamps shows the logo of the london olympics ofa couple of the used stamps have a little of the envelope that they were attached to still on the back that can be seensome of the used stamps have a little of the printed postmark on themthe countries that the stamps were issued in are the grenada grenadines, great britain, united arab emirates, the former ussr, mongolia, poland, the former czechoslovakia, australia, rwanda and yementhe newest stamp in this collection was issued inthe decades the stamps were issued in are the s, s, s, and smany of the stamps in this collection have not been usedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe sports shown on the stamps are fencing, basketball, volleyball, ski-jumping, boxing, pole-vaulting, horse jumping, gymnastics, diving, sailing, running, canoeing, weight-lifting, and wrestlingthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inthe olympic games and the commonwealth games that the stamps celebrate are the munich summer olympic games, the montreal summer olympic games, the rome olympic games, the rome olympic games of
8 €
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Although traditionally associated with the eighteenth century, when wealthy englishmen would complete their education on the continent, the grand tour is here investigated in a wider context, from the decline of the roman empire to recent timesoxfam shop devizes the grand tour has become a subject of major interest to scholars and general readers interested in exploring the historic connections between nations and their intellectual and artistic productionfamous men, and an increasing proportion of women, all contributed to establishing a convention which eventually came to dominate european cultureit has very minor fading but is otherwise in very good conditionthe english had previously travelled to italy to study the classics; now they travelled to learn italian and study medicine, diplomacy, dancing, riding, fencing, and, eventually, art and architecturefrom the mid-sixteenth century, northern europeans justified travel to the south in terms of educationauthors from chaucer to erasmus came to mock the custom but even the reformation did not stop the urge to travelsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredocumenting the lives and travels of these personalities, professor chaney's remarkable book provides a complete picture of one of the most fascinating phenomena in the history of western civilisationthis copy is complete with uncut dust jacket
19 €
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Three boards, some marking on the surfaces which only shows against the light - not spillage, possibly due to poor storage? the box shows a good deal of wear and some damagethe game is incomplete - among other things the rules are not present so it wasn't possible to determine exactly what is missing and whether it is playable as it is7 on board game geek, with a weight of 3contents are sorted and sealed in the original packing bagsbut some of the miniatures are still sealed in bags and some tokens remain un-punched contents include *plastic miniature figures in six colours - it looks like one or two figures are missing from a couple of the colours * 12 red dice * plastic coins * nation tokens (punched) * un-punched tokens * 3 playing boards * cards (un-sleeved) cards are linen press finished, un-sleeved but look like they have hardly been handledarea control political wargame from eagle games, for 2 - 6 players aged 10even if not playable, the game will be valuable for replacement parts especially the cards which show no signs of usesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop hull open copy of the second edition
20 €
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Originally aired in , the series gives the audience an insight into the period known as the dark ages with wood going on a journey of discovery to find out what really happened in europe following the decline of the roman empireoxfam bookshop newport historian michael wood presents this bbc series about the dark agesthe episodes are: 'in search of offa', 'in search of boadicea', 'in search of arthur', 'in search of alfred the great', 'in search of athelstan', 'in search of eric bloodaxe' and 'in search of ethelred the unready'see oxfam website for delivery information read moredisc and box in excellent condition
9 €
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Vols i and ii have mild staining and wear to the boards, and vol ii has a few small dog-eared lower cornersoxfam bookshop kingsbridge gibbon's classic historical masterpiece, in 8 volumes, housed in 2 slipcasesthis is a reprint of the reissuethe slipcases have light shelfwear (one of them has a closed tear to the paper covering at the junction of the top and rear faces)the books appear to be unreadoriginally published by folio between and , the set was reissued insee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome volumes have light foxing to the upper page edges (from the inside of the slipcase)
45 €
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This copy is in excellent condition other than some slight 'lifting' on edges of the dust-jacket see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop portishead this volume in the series of the history of the royal regiment of artillery tells the story of the four year artillery duel of the first world war from the point of view of the half a million british gunners, together with those of the dominions and empire, nearly gave their livesillustrated with many photographs, artwork reproductions and maps
(England)
28 €
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A 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 empirean 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 imaginedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 today
6 €
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Its properties can seem impossible to grasp, but this series uses the evidence found in the natural world around us to explain the fundamental principles that underpin the laws of nature such as light, gravity, matter and timeoxfam shop kendal new and sealed two bbc science documentary series presented by physicist brian coxvast, complex and almost infinite, the universe has been the subject of human fascination and scientific exploration for thousands of years'wonders of the universe' () is an exploration of the universe and its effect on human lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'wonders of the solar system' (), professor cox demonstrates how the forces that shaped our world are also responsible for creating some of the most breathtaking sights in our solar systemepisodes are: 'empire of the sun', 'order out of chaos', 'the thin blue line', 'dead or alive' and 'aliens'
9 €
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The author shows how time has shaped and changed them, how national events have occasionally touched them - from the fall of the roman empire (with its villa under the fields in burcot), the rule of dorchester abbey nearby and civil war carnageoxfam bookshop wallingford a history of clifton hampden and burcot, two villages of very different character, knit together by the thames see oxfam website for delivery information read more
17 €
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Full title: "a view of the celebrated great wall of china,which divides that empire from tartary, & was originally built to prevent the invasions of the tartars"are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition is goodgood impression on laid paperyellowing paperplease 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 storean illustration to george henry millar's 'the new and universal system of geography, being a complete history and description of the whole worldcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
(England)
28 €
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The foundation of the gupta empire in the 4th century aother wise the book is in very good order, with intact dust jacket and clean binding in scarlet clothoxfam bookshop ludlow ex library copy, first editionby the efforts of the centuries, techniques of art were perfected, definite types were evolved, and ideals of beauty were formulated with precisionwith the gupta period india entered upon the classical phase of sculpturesee oxfam website for delivery information read morevarious black and white photographs throughoutgood condition, with one front page only, carrying library stamp, to publisher page
19 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibaldwin & cradock, london, ; some slight discolouring; foxing; stains; some small marginal tearsfrom gilbert's modern atlasa very detailed map of asia with japantheir aim was to reach a large market by keeping production costs and end prices down but, nevertheless, their maps excelled in high quality, details, accuracy and their decorative appealsome spotting, o/w vg condthe society started to publish maps of the world as a compendium to the 'library of useful knowledge' from onwardssteel engraved map with original hand colouring; image 23 x 28 cmplease 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 storearcher: central asia, cvery detailed map of japan and corea, with sketches of important monuments, published by the society for the diffusion for useful knowledgecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewith original outline colouring
(England)
37 €
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A subtly embellished empire waist completes the lookcan show receipt of purchase the original cost ÂŁ never worn and still in suit cover bag straight from the wedding salon blending a touch of polka dots with tiered texture, this stunning ispirato dress is complete with a simple bolero, finished with neat three quarter length sleevesbeautiful mother of the bride dress and jacket size 8 ispirato never worncolour (forget me not)extremely eleganta chic boat neckline adds a touch of 50's flair to the style, sweeping the shoulders and elegantly flattering the neck while the sleeves show just a hint of skin
305 €
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The obscure legend of the flying boat corsair, rescued from the belgian congo in an epic salvage operation, his journey begins in southampton, from where imperial airways' empire boats departed to fly up the nile on their way to south africa, and takes him to the flying boats' old haunts in uganda, kenya, malawi and zimbabwe, from lake naivasha to victoria fallsfamous book on the history of the flying boatsgraham coster's quest for the lost world of the flying boat
1 €
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Yoda and the jedi masters, ashoka and the other padawans battle bounty hunters and the evolving empire in top trumps: the clone warsoxfam shop ulverston all of the star wars saga’s greatest heroes and most ferocious foes are in this all new top trumps pack, based on the clone wars animation• every card features a different star wars character • an ideal companion for travelling or at home • fun for children and adults alike • suitable for everyone over the age of 3 • pack contains 30 themed feature cards see oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €
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Oxfam bookshop clifton first edition of the complete 4 volume set; volume 1 is dated , the other 3 volumes ; the backstrips of the spines are loose with parts missing on volumes 1, 2 & 4, but the binding is still tight; volume 1 contains a map at the backsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
(England)
124 €
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Cataphract - the reconquest of the roman empire (2nd printing) sw (mint/new)this second printing of cataphract contains all of the original battles plus two more originally included in the atilla module
65 €
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These characters were and are the building blocks of the disney empiremost all of they are from the late 's storagethey were gifted to our charity sale with the original receipts (many)shep from the disney movie george of the jungle
5 €
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See pictures of the front and backare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiregistered shippingthe following michel numbers are included: k9/14 s s w27german reich reichspräsidents se-tenants, flawlessly mnhplease 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 storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
94 €
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Included are the michel numbers: k9/14 s s42+s46 w26 michel (are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisee pictures of the front and backregistered shippingplease 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 storegerman reich reichspräsidents se-tenant cancelledcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
43 €
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Condition: new - p lease check all photos for exact condition, as the item photographed is of the item for saleshelf wear to corners and or edges
14 €
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Art, prints & booksthe condition of the item you will receive is vgwest end star wars star wars sourcebook (1st ed) vgour grading system is listed below for your perusalwest end star wars last command ex
40 €
