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On offer are two complete sheets of mint christmas stamps released in , more than half a century ago! sheet 1 comprises 120 x 3d stamps featuring the adoration of the shepherds (school of seville), which were issued on 27 novemberprice is for the two sheetsother sheets availablegreat gift for a collector or to display framed on the wallsheet 2 comprises 120 x 4d stamps featuring madonna and child by murillo released on 18 octoberplease ask for details
20 €
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford fusion research started over half a century agonuclear fusion: half a century of magnetic confinement fusion research is a careful, scholarly account of the course of fusion energy research over the past fifty yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe authors outline the different paths followed by fusion research from initial ignorance to present understandingalthough the task remains unfinished, the end of the road could be in sight if society makes the right decisionsthey explore why a particular scheme would not work and why it was more profitable to concentrate on the mainstream tokamak developmentthe book features descriptive sections, in-depth explanations of certain physical and technical issues, scientific terms, and an extensive glossary that explains relevant abbreviations and acronyms
40 €
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In the color of welfare, jill quadagno takes exception to these claims, placing race at the centre of the "american dilemma," as swedish economist gunnar myrdal did half a century agooxfam bookshop hove thirty years after lyndon johnson declared a war on poverty, the united states still lags behind most western democracies in national welfare systems, lacking such basic programs as national health insurance and child care supportthis shift of emphasis eventually alienated white, working-class americans, who had some of the same needs-for health care, subsidized housing, and job training opportunities-but who got very little from these programsit is racism that has undermined the war on poverty, and america must come to terms with this history if there is to be any hope of addressing welfare reform todayhe realized that his grand plan for welfare reform, the family assistance plan, threatened to undermine wages in the south and alienate the republican party's new constituency-white, southern democrats-and therefore dropped itsee oxfam website for delivery information read morejob training programs, for instance, became affirmative action programs, programs to improve housing became programs to integrate housing, programs that began as community action to upgrade the quality of life in the cities were taken over by local civil rights groupsthe color of welfare reveals the root cause of this failure-the inability to address racial inequalitydrawing on extensive primary research, quadagno shows, for instance, how roosevelt, in need of support from southern congressmen, excluded african americans from the core programs of the social security actthe "american creed" of liberty, justice, and equality clashed with a history of active racial discrimination, says quadagnoat the same time, affirmative action clashed openly with organized labor, and equal housing raised protests from the white suburban middle-class, who didn't want their neighborhoods integratedsome critics have explained the failure of social programs by citing our tradition of individual freedom and libertarian values, while others point to weaknesses within the working classin the s, the united states embarked on a journey to resolve the "american dilemmaturning to lyndon johnson's "unconditional war on poverty," she contends that though anti-poverty programs for job training, community action, health care, housing, and education have accomplished much, they have not been fully realized because they became inextricably intertwined with the civil rights movement of the s, which triggered a white backlashquadagno shows that nixon, who initially supported many of johnson's programs, eventually caught on that the white middle class was disenchanted" yet instead of finally instituting full democratic rights for all its citizens, the policies enacted in that turbulent decade failed dismallyfrom reconstruction to lyndon johnson and beyond, quadagno reveals how american social policy has continually foundered on issues of race
19 €
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The conditions in which many women gave birth just half a century ago were horrifying, not only because of their grimly impoverished surroundings, but also because of what they were expected to endureshe also earned the confidences of some whose lives were truly stranger, more poignant and more terrifying than could ever be recounted in fictionoxfam shop clitheroe jennifer worth's tales of being a midwife in s london, now a major bbc tv seriesattached to an order of nuns who had been working in the slums since the s, jennifer tells the story not only of the women she treated, but also of the community of nuns (including one who was accused of stealing jewels from hatton garden) and the camaraderie of the midwives with whom she trainedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefunny, disturbing and incredibly moving, jennifer's stories bring to life the colourful world of the east end in the sbut while jennifer witnessed brutality and tragedy, she also met with amazing kindness and understanding, tempered by a great deal of cockney humourjennifer worth came from a sheltered background when she became a midwife in the docklands in the s
6 €
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Then alice finds an old diary and reads about two men and the mysterious woman who bewitched them both, buried in grantchester churchyard half a century agooxfam bookshop cheltenham 'i'm still rather fond of this first book of mine, in spite of all the time that has elapsed, and in spite of the way my style has evolvedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit's never easy to face the fact that a man you once loved passionately has found the girl of his dreams, as alice discovers when joe introduces her to his new girlfriend' joanne harriscaution - may contain vampiresas the stories seem to intertwine, alice comes to realize that her instinctive hatred of joe's new girlfriend may not just be due to jealousy, as she is plunged into a nightmare world of obsession, revenge, seduction - and blood
2 €
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A complete sheet of mint christmas stamps issued on 26 november , more than half a century years ago! the sheet is made up of 120 x 5d stamps, each with two phosphor bands and featuring the three shepherdsgreat gift for a collector or to display framed on the wall
15 €
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The year comes in a plastic sleeve (so no pins in the spines!) 2 ducks per sleeve for booklets from over half a century ago, they look good and collectableour 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 availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiall pages presentunlisted issues are good to very good 1-poor, cover page completely loose 2-some wear on the spine 5-good, name on front 6-acceptable, some wear on the spine 7-good, puzzle filled in 8-good, spot on cover page 9-good, some wear on the spine 10-poor, front cover nearly loose from back cover 11-spine with wear 15-spine somewhat loose 22-puzzle filled in 24-spine loose at the bottom 28-tear in front cover 41-name written on front cover 43-puzzle filled in 46-puzzle filled in read morethis year looks good overallthey have all been checkedcomplete year weekblad donald duckplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteapart from the regular discolouration and some wear on the spine, they are in good condition
103 €
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His stories of an often-idyllic country boyhood, running wild half a century ago, are interwoven with almost unbearable scenes in which an abusive father delivers brutal beatings to his spirited sonssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop mutley plain colin crump is barry crump's younger brotherslight tanning to the margins of some of the pagesbook in good condition with clean pages throughout and securely bound
6 €
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Two cwc military stopwatches with the following specifications brand: cwc (cabot watch company)country of origin: switzerland period: 2nd half 20th century movement: mechanical with 7 jewels, run very accuratelystopwatch 1:dial: arabic 0 to 60 for the seconds and 0 to 30 for the minutesprecision: 1/5 swatch case: steel, with a diameter of 51 mm without the crown and a profile of 175 mmstopwatch 2dial: arabic 0 to 30 for the seconds and 0 to 30 for the minutes precision: 1/10 swatch case: steel, 52 mm diameter without the crown and a profile of 165 mmshipping: registered with a track & trace code read more
106 €
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2nd half 19th centuryour 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 available7cm x l 12cm x w 9are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedimensions: h 5a fantastic paperweight in the most gorgeous agate, facetted, with ball handle
125 €
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Champlevé vase - japan - 1st half 20th century bronze vase, decorated with partridges and gold decorationsheight: 29 cm width: 13 cmweight: grams shipping by registered mail
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6 coffee spoons wilhelm binder germany first half 20th century gilded bowl 11 cm length 70 gramsour 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 availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiapell read morein case jeweller nestle jgross weight 177 gramsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
32 €
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Over half a century of fish keeping and water gardening knowledge are brought together in this product so you can be assured of a successful, creative water featurethe half moon mocha weave and black aluminum pool is easy to set up and maintain and includes a complete life support system for fish and plants
544 €
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Blagdon affinity mocha weave living feature pool - half moon pondover half a century of fish keeping and water gardening knowledge are brought together in this product so you can be assured of a successful, creative water featurefree blagdon affinity pond new net rrp ÂŁ15
299 €
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Once upon a time lord offers an original take on this singular hero's journey, reading the unsettled enigma of the doctor in relation to the characters, narratives and locations that he has encountered across more than half a centuryhe discusses doctor who as a mythology that has drawn on its own past in often complex ways, at the same time reworking elements from many other sources, whether literary, cinematic, televisual or historicalsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein once upon a time lord, ivan phillips explores a wide range of perspectives on these stories and presents a lively and richly-varied analysis of the accumulated tales that constitute this popular modern mythology' (the doctor, 'hell bent', ) stories are, fundamentally what doctor who is all aboutoxfam bookshop folkestone 'every story ever told really happenedconcerned equally with 'classic' and 'new' who, phillips looks at how aspects of the time lord's story have been developed on television and beyond, tracing lines of connection and divergence across various media
9 €
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Gas & coal bbq on wheels with half a gas bottle gas & coal bbq on wheels with half a gas bottleÂŁ50 ono didcot collection only2 sides to work onused twice i will be giving this a good scrub tomorrow, ideally needs to be gone by friday
50 €
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Gas & coal bbq on wheels with half a gas bottle gas & coal bbq on wheels with half a gas bottle2 sides to work onÂŁ50 ono read moreused twice i will be giving this a good scrub tomorrow, ideally needs to be gone by friday
50 €
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Lovely little hamster looking for good home, as we have got no room, comes with cage, 2 feeding bowls orange and grey, 2 water bottles, half a bag of hay/bedding, half a bag of food, ladders wheel, cage has got some where and tear as they chew on it but totally finefemale syrian hamster
35 €
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Here i have half a bag of cement which would be useful to anybody who needs just half a bag of cementcollect from sg4 8ub read more
1 €
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Enjoy the history and excitement of a century of flight take the controls of nine historic aircraft dynamic weather system based on realistic atmospheric physics interactive 3-d virtual cockpits for 1 player see oxfam website for delivery information read more
(England)
5 €
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Lionel trains: a century of timeless toy trains by dan ponzol may have limited writing in cover pages~ thriftbooks: read more, spend lesspages are unmarked
8 €
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The title is end of a centurythe label on the disk is likely to have minor wear and possibly writing on the labelwhen playing surface noise may be evident, especially in the quiet soft passages and during intro and fade
4 €
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Brunner - hardcover **mint condition**wristwatches: history of a century's development by helmut kahlert, richard muhe, gisbert l
28 €
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Second-hand copy of 'a century of russian ballet: documents and eyewitness accounts, ' by roland john wileywilling to post if buyer pays postage, or collection availableexcellent condition, but with some highlighted areas of text (book used while studying) - all text remains entirely legible
15 €
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half a penny pendant will look nice on with chain ad id: delivery service consumer credit
(England)
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half a bag of wood chippings collection only i am in lewes near the hospital
5 €
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As new condition paid 60 pounds a month ago hardly used
30 €
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Ikea cream parasol only got half a pole 100% cotton 86 inches diameter free