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histories of nations peter furtado how their identities were forged hardback new and sealed collection from ireby in cumbria ca7 please view my other items for more books on history and historical places and buildings read more
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Embodied in the hugely popular league of nations union, this pro-league movement touched britain in profound waysbased on extensive archival research, the british people and the league of nations offers a vivid account of this popular league consciousness and in so doing reveals the vibrant character of associational life between the warsoxfam bookshop chelmsford in the decades following europe's first total war, millions of british men and women looked to the league of nations as the symbol and guardian of a new world order based on international co-operationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreforemost amongst the league societies, the union became one of britain's largest voluntary associations and a powerful advocate of democratic accountability and popular engagement in the making of foreign policyfounded in to preserve peace between its member-states, the league inspired a rich, participatory culture of political protest, popular education and civic ritual which found expression through the establishment of voluntary societies in dozens of countries across europe and beyond
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Includes both rise of nations and thrones & patriots expansionpc - cd - rise of nations - gold edition
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At the paris peace conference of , the allies agreed reluctantly to govern their new conquests according to international and humanitarian norms and under 'mandate' from the league of nationsbritain, france, belgium, japan, and the british dominions wanted to keep the new states, but woodrow wilson and the millions converted to the ideal of self-determination thought otherwisenew states emerged from the great european land empires, while germany's african and pacific colonies, and the ottoman provinces in the middle east fell into allied handsas imperial politicians wearied of continual scandals and crises - revolts in south west africa, syria, samoa, and palestine; famine in rwanda; labour abuses in new guinea; extortionate oil contracts in iraq - they began to question whether independent states might be easier to deal with than territories subject to international scrutinysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop bath a paperback in very good conditionthe allies sought to use the league to safeguard imperial authority, but that authority was undermined by the mechanisms for international oversight they had themselves createdas the guardians shows, this decision had enormous consequencesdrawing on research in four continents and dozens of archives, and bringing to life a global network of nationalists, humanitarians, international bureaucrats, and imperial statesmen, the guardians offers an entirely new interpretation of the importance of international organizations in the emergence of the modern world ordercolonial nationalists and humanitarians exploited new rights of petition or opportunities for publicity to expose abuses or scandals; germans resentful of the loss of their colonies and italians eager to found a new empire arrived in geneva to demand a repartition of the spoilsminor signs of shelf wearthe pages are clean and tight and appear unreadthe first world war threw the imperial order into crisis
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Liszt also declared that, with pauline viardot, the world had finally found a woman composer of geniussee oxfam website for delivery information read more"enchantress of nations" is a lavish biography of this amazing woman whose life spanned most of the nineteenth century; and it also weaves a rich tapestry of music and literature in france, england and russiadickens - reduced to tears by her singing - regarded her as 'one of the greatest actresses of any time'luxuriously produced with a colour plate section, it opens a new vista on opera, nineteenth-century literature and historythis is a picturesque but painstakingly researched biography of the life - and the times - of the nineteenth century's maria callasmichael steen recounts the back-stage bitchiness, robbery, duels and violence, life in russia before the emancipation of the serfs, appalling disease and shocking poverty, and the unhappiness experienced by children of successful parentsshe was among 'the most brilliant dramatic stars of our time', according to franz liszt, and billed as 'the most talked of opera singer in europe'
(England)
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This book is a first edition of his writings on the league of nationsoxfam bookshop carlisle william howard taft (september - march ) was the 27th president of the united states () and the tenth chief justice of the united states (), the only person to have held both officesin , president warren gsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreexcellent pages for its age, a little edge and board wearharding appointed taft to be chief justice, a position in which he served until a month before his deathtaft was elected president in , the chosen successor of theodore roosevelt, but was defeated for re-election by woodrow wilson in  after roosevelt split the republican vote by running as a third-party candidate
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteusual marks of this series on the gumcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecomplete 'league of nations' series fromthe majority with beautiful sheet edgesmnh stamps in very good conditionsent by registered mailour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Very difficult stamps to find in complete sheetlet from the society of nations seriesshipping via registered mailplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteestimated catalogue price: €650sheet of 100 pieces, due to the age of the sheet, somewhat open at the bottom without breakingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storenot available to find in sheetsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Very difficult stamps to find in complete sheetlet from the society of nations seriesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesome stamps in the central part of the last row slightly detached but not separated from the sheetcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesee photographssheet of 100 specimens one part of the miniature sheet with good centringour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatalogue value shipment via registered postare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Celebrate the history of the olympics with this hallmark parade of nations keepsake christmas ornamentplate can also be hung on christmas treenew in box, display plate stand included
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20x30 cm (7,87”x”) only gbp shipping included! peter (hayden) dinklage (*11peter dinklage suffers from chondrodystrophia fetalis, a developmental disorder characterized by dwarfismon april peter dinklage married the six years younger, 13 inches taller, stage director erica schmidtpeter dinklage wrote his humorous motif of life “size does not matter!” on this exclusive photo of him and his wife and autographed itpeter, dinklage, peterdinklage, gameofthrones, morristown, usa, tvseries, actor, erica, schmidt, ericaschmidt, dwarfism, autograph, starphoto, starposter, vipposter, vipphoto, motif, life, mydinnerwithharve, avengers, infinitywar, thethicket, snorty, goldenglobe,bestdeco, starmemorabilia, collectible, tvstar,handinhand, lovingcouple,peteranderica,walldeco, motifoflifethe couple has two children and lives in los angeles/usahe measures only 1,35 m (53 inches)june in morristown/usa) is a small actor who became famous through his role in the us-television series “game of thrones”
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Game of nations board game, played with very good condition, completecollection only
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Oxfam shop colne road xena warrior princess conqueror of nations xena figure collectors series 6" figure brand new in original packaging see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop okehampton a game of nations a political strategy game see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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peter holding the keys to the kingdom of heavenst peter is placed in a long wooden and beautifully carved niche within a single piece of wooda really lovely hand carved statue of st the base of the niche includes two additional heavy iron and age worn skeleton keys to round out the unique and individual design of this piece6 cm (3 in); depth - 8 this stunning and incredibly visually interesting piece originated in south america at the very beginning of the ’s height - 775 in); width - 7
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe repentance of st peter; he kneels outside the cave with the tomb of christ with a key discarded on the ground after maarten de vos first state before changing of the number in state ii, before the address of le blond in state iiireference: hollstein - i / iii from a series of ten plates (hollstein ) repentant sinners from the old and new testamentexcellent impression with no wear at all on watermarked laid paper with wide margins (watermark = lion, see detail image attached)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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_____________________________________________________ description of item: this listing is for vintage 25 years of blue peter book 20lb (00) read morethis is merely to accelerate the downsizing process due to the catchment area being that of the whole ukif you are not local or unable to collect in person, i am offering a posting service where possible, this will be in addition to the cost of the itemi am in the process of downsizing many household items that i have no requirement for, so you may wish to look at many other listingsi operate a prompt dispatch of items purchasedplease feel free to ask any questionshello and welcome to one of my many listingshas been used lightly as a child, only issue is that it has a name on the front page
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Stunning quality drawing that certainly catches the eye when on the wall of saint peter read moresigned to the lower right hand corner although i cannot make out what it sayssize is 36 inches x 30 inchesoriginally purchased inthis is a large framed charcoal drawinglarge gilt framevery high quality
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Oxfam bookshop newport generally referred to by its shortened title, the wealth of nations, this is the magnum opus of the scottish economist and moral philosopher adam smithfirst published in , the book offers one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth, and is today a fundamental work in classical economicsdecorated endpapers (everyman design)buff cloth covered boards with blind embossed design to front and gilt text to spine, which is discoloured see oxfam website for delivery information read moreby reflecting upon the economics at the beginning of the industrial revolution, the book touches upon such broad topics as the division of labour, productivity, and free marketsvarious scuffs and marks to boardsneatly inked name to front free endpapercreases to lower leading corners of first few leaves of text block, which is otherwise clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedshelf wear to top and bottom edges of spine and boards
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In djuna barnes's nightwood: 'the world' and the politics of peace, bonnie roos reads barnes's novel against the backdrop of herbert bayard swope's popular new york newspaper the world to demonstrate the ways in which the novel wrestles with such contemporaneous issues as the great depression and its political fallout, the failures of the league of nations and the collapse of peace between the two world warssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreroos argues that nightwood allegorizes the role of liberal newspapers - epitomised by the sensationalism of the world - in driving a us policy that hastened the arrival of waroxfam books & music totnes ranging over depression-era politics, the failures of the league of nations, popular journalism and the modernist culture exemplified by such writers as james joyce and teliot, this is a comprehensive exploration of the historical contexts of djuna barnes's masterpiece, nightwoodno marks and good bindingbloosbury paperback in "as new"Â condition
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peter gabriel ?– like a possessed 12-year-old (mega-rare bootleg ) this is the second bootleg from peter gabriel ever, from his first tour after "genesis" first leg of tour: peter gabriel – piano, flute, tambourine, vocals dusty roads (robert fripp) – guitars steve hunter – guitars tony levin – bass, stick, tuba, backing vocals larry fast – synthesisers alan schwartzberg – drums, backing vocals phil aaberg – keyboards, backing vocals jim maelen – percussion, backing vocals a1\there comes the flood\t a2\tmoribund the burgermeister\t a3\twaiting for the big one\t a4\tmickey mouse\t a5\texcuse me\t a6\taint that peculiar\t a7\tsolisbury hill\t b1\tslowburn\t b2\tall day and all of the night\t b3\tmodern love\t b4\tdown the dolce vita\t b5\tback in n\t recorded live at new victoria theatre,london on 30 aprilplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelp /mint !!! labels/mint cover /vg+ (wear in the lettering like a possessedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableand light color wear all around) ois / nm (wrinkles) see pictures (the pictures are an integral part of the condition of the lp) great and rare early bootleg for collectors read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storematrix / runout: pg a/b for a live bootleg good and original soundare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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This copy has a beautiful signature of artist peter vos on the half title pageplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe book, a hardcover, oblong format, has a dust jacket with a small tear at the bottom edge of the front coverthe book contains contributions (essays / poems) by several authors, including rinus ferdinandusse, alain teister, judith herzberg, fritzi harmsen ten beek, and is richly illustrated with black-and-white and colour illustrations of vos' workour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Reproduction of orignal peter rabbit race game offour pewter pieces of peter rabbit, jemima puddleduck, squirrel nutkin, and jeremy fisher read morethis is in perfect conditionreproduction letter included - crisp with no bends or tearsinstructions printed on unique tri-fold board - could be used in a frame displaymanufactured by the traditional games co
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As an odyssey of mind, body and spirit, food of the gods is one of the most fascinating and surprising histories of consciousness ever writtenfood of the gods: the search for the original tree of knowledge: a radical history of plants, drugs and human evolution paperback – 6 may
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It explores areas of darkness and forgetting in scientific research, and the use of inappropriate mechanistic metaphors in the understanding of biological systemssee oxfam website for delivery information read morestephen jay gould gives a summary of his critique of conventional "progressive" pictures of evolutionary change, using trees, ladders and conesoliver sacks offers tour of scientific roads not taken, or taken too latethe history of science, daniel kevles recounts the the strange story of resistance to the idea that viruses can cause cancerit highlights the misleading images that have distorted people's view of the history of liferichard lewontin rejects the attempt to reduce the complexity of living things to the simplicity of physicsoxfam bookshop cheltenham this volume examines the ways in which science is influenced by culturejonathan miller, with typical wit and insight, shows how the discredited panacea of hypnotism could have helped to reveal a non-freudian view of the unconscious - an unconscious that is not simply the dark underside of the mind, but a powerfully enabling form of knowledgeit also considers the neglect of useful research that does not fit the current intellectual fashion in science
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This series includes ethnographic and general histories of distinct peripheral coastal regions that comprise south and east asiano copyright datesee oxfam website for delivery information read more the laminated cover softback is in very good condition with only light shelfwear, sound binding and unmarked pagespublished as part of the british library, historical print editions, in the history of asia collectionoxfam books & music beaconsfield full title 'notices concerning china and the port of cantonalso a narrative of the affair of the english frigate topaze, , with remarks on homicides and an account of the fire of canton'
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The book demonstrates the importance of courtship to studies of marriage, relationships, and emotions in history, and how we write histories of emotions using objectsoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; some shelf wearthe book concludes with the rituals of disintegration when engagements went awry, and pursuit of damages for breach of promise in the civil courtsit provides new insights into the making and breaking of relationships, beginning with the formation of courtships using the language of love, the development of intimacy through the exchange of love letters, and sensory engagement with love tokens such as flowers, portrait miniatures, and locks of hairsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis volume brings to life the emotional experience of courtship using the words and objects selected by men and women to navigate this potentially fraught processthe game of love in georgian england brings together love letters, diaries, valentines, and proposals of marriage from sixty courtships sourced from thirty archives and museum collections, alongside an extensive range of sources including ballads, conduct literature, court cases, material objects, newspaper reports, novels, periodicals, philosophical discourses, plays, poems, and prints, to create a vivid social and cultural history of romantic emotionslove emerges as something that we do in practice, enacted by couples through particular socially and historically determined ritualscourtship in georgian england was a decisive moment in the life cycle, imagined as a tactical game, an invigorating sport, and a perilous journey across a turbulent seait also charts the increasing modernization of romantic customs over the georgian era - most notably with the arrival of the printed valentine's card - revealing how love developed into a commercial industry
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peter ewing, author of mrpeter ewing's glasgow catalogue, published in() the flora of perthshire edited by james wplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteewing in right corner first title pagein a reduced size facsimile reprint was published of this 1st ed of condition; good/fair, some spotting/foxing on front and end pages, previous owner name (stamp) pcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesee pics for overall conditionwith tissue guarded frontispiece portrait of white and a double page coloured mapwhite, francis buchanan wedinburgh, th original edition original green buckram hardback with gilt titles on spineso this book belonged to himour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetrail - professor of botany aberdeen university published/printed for the perthshire society of natural science bybwblackwood & sonslix + 407pp, 19,5 x 14 cm it appears that only 500 copies have been printedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Oxfam bookshop newport an educational volume containing biographies and histories of many british and irish writers and poets, along with excerpts of their work under the heading of "captains and kings"some pencil marks within text block, which is sporadically foxed and lightly but evenly tannedvarious scuffs, marks and discolouration, particularly to spinedamage to pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreblue decorated cloth covered boardswear to top and bottom edges of spine and boardsneatly inked name and date on front endpaperendpapers discoloured
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