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The novel is a fantasy featuring the adventures of eleanor, edward and their friend oliver as they disappear through the magic doorway of the summerhouseoxfam bookshop sevenoaks this is the first uk edition of the swing in the summer house by the american author jane langtonpublished by hamish hamilton in , it has illustrations by erik blegvad the volume is in near fine condition, with a fine and unclipped dust jacket protected by a mylar cover see oxfam website for delivery information read morecomplete in itself, the story is a sequel to the same author's the diamond in the window
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Written by leonard woolf, husband of virginia woolf, the novel the village in the jungle was based on his experiences in the colonial service in ceylon before the first world warthe cloth of the spine has split at the rear hinge and head and tail of spine and corners are bumped, and corners exposedspine cracked internally and foxing to edges of blockbound in blue cloth with gold lettering, the boards are very worn and show marks from dampa rare copy in fair conditionwoolf, published by edward arnold in , third impressionoxfam bookshop sevenoaks by lsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis work of art is a protest with a wink against the screen culturepartly through the sale of his ferrari 308, he finances his own projects and mainly makes theatrical objects and installationsthis is certainly the case with bram's first major work, glow in the dark gnomes on their phonesthe gnome depicts the individualisation and growing apathy of people through the mobile phonecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehe became an artist or, as he says himself, an early-stage autonomous artist"there's less and less real contact" the gnomes have always been used by the artist in various set ups, therefore not in "mint condition"this is number 26, hand-signed underneath the footour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe fluorine also slowly loses its effectare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiafter more than 10 years of working as a successful international internet entrepreneur, bram ellens decided to change course and make his dream come true
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This extensive work captures the multidimensional nature of the armenian experience in the medieval islamic worldthe author holds that every piece of literature, including historical writing, is an artifactbeing an armenian, dadoyan argues, means having an ethnic ancestry laden with narratives drawn from the vast historic armenian habitatit is a composition of many elements arranged in certain forms: order, sequence, proportion, detail, intensity, etcsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredadoyan studies the armenian experience in the medieval islamic world and takes the reader through hitherto undiscovered paradigmatic cases of interaction with other populations in the regiondadoyan's concern is also to outline revolutionary elements in the making of armenian ideologies and politicsoxfam bookshop aberystwyth in this first of a massive three-volume work, seta bthe author has composed and arranged the larger subjects and their sub-themes in such a way as to create an open, dynamic continuity to armenian history that is intellectually intriguing, aesthetically appealing, and close to lived experienceslinking armenian-islamic history is one way of dealing with the problemcontradictory trends went into the making of armenian history, yet most narratives fail to reflect this rich texture
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The first three chapters of this volume are dedicated to the images of prophet muhammad in armenian literatureher objective is to suggest political readings of these themes and related texts by revealing hitherto unstudied and novel interactions in the cities of asia minor during the mongol perioddadoyan argues that the cosmopolitan urban environments were radically different from rural areas and close interactions took different and unexpected patternsin the last part of the volume, she presents the first and only polemical-apologetic armenian texts addressed to islam at the end of the fourteenth centurydadoyan focuses on social and cultural aspects, rather than the core political focus exhibited in her first two volumesdadoyan focuses on the armenian condition and role in the medieval islamic worldoxfam bookshop aberystwyth in the third volume of the trilogy, seta bshe argues that if the entire region was the habitat of most of the armenians, their history too is part of these locations and peoplessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book is essential for all historians and middle east scholars and is the latest volume in transaction's armenian studies seriesdadoyan draws the outlines of a new philosophy of armenian history based on hitherto obscured patterns of interactiondadoyan shows that direct interactions and borrowings happened regularly from islamic sciences, reform projects, poetry, and arts
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Oxfam 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 extinctionnot 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 generalfurthermore 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 morebringing 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 strengthat 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 eastbetween and an area of eastern europe larger than france was divided among russia, prussia and austria
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Hocker provides a useful appendix and glossary of nautical terms, and george fthere is minimal edge wearand, as a potential superhighway, the mediterranean demanded much in the way of seafaring knowledge and innovative ship design if it were to be successfully navigatedoffering an abundance of line drawings and photographs and written in a style that makes the material easily accessible to the layperson, wachsmann's study is certain to become a standard reference for anyone interested in the dawn of sea travelvan soldt offer new and illuminating translations of ugaritic and akkadian documents that refer to seafaringin very good conditionbass's foreword frames the study's scholarly significance and discusses its place in the nautical archaeological canonhoftijzer and wthe inside is very clean and unmarkedit is new in appearanceoxfam bookshop hampstead seagoing ships and seamanship in the bronze age levant by shelley wachsmann during the bronze age, the ancient societies that ringed the mediterranean, once mostly separate and isolate, began to reach across the great expanse of sea to conduct trade, marking an age of immense cultural growth and technological developmentthis book brings together for the first time the entire corpus of evidence pertaining to bronze age seafaring and will be of special value to archaeologists, maritime historians, philologists, and bronze age textual scholarslenz delves into the homeric greek lexicon to search out possible references to the birdlike shapes that adorned early ships' stem and sternthese intersocietal lines of communication and paths for commerce relied on rigorous open-water travelthis broad study is further enhanced by contributions from other renowned scholarsthere are a few faint scuffs to the back cover see oxfam website for delivery information read morein seagoing ships and seamanship in the bronze age levant shelley wachsmann presents a one-of-a-kind comprehensive examination of how the early eastern mediterranean cultures took to the sea--and how they evolved as a resultrelying on archaeological, ethnological, iconographic, and textual evidence, wachsmann delivers a fascinating and intricate rendering of virtually every aspect of early sea travel--from ship construction and propulsion to war on the open water, piracy, and laws pertaining to conduct at seathe author surveys the blue-water ships of the egyptians, syro-canaanites, cypriots, early bronze age aegeans, minoans, mycenaeans, and sea peoples, and discusses known bronze age shipwrecks
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Sir mark sykes was a visionary politician; françois georges-picot a diplomat with a grudgethrough a stellar cast of politicians, diplomats, spies and soldiers, including tit explains exactly how the old antagonism between these two powers inflamed the more familiar modern rivalry between the arabs and the jews, and ultimately led to war between the british and the french in and between the arabs and the jews inagainst the odds their pact survived the war to form the basis for the post-war division of the region into five new countries britain and france would ruleterritory north of that stark line would go to france; land south of it, to britainthe creation of britain's 'mandates' of palestine, transjordan and iraq, and france's in lebanon and syria, made the two powers uneasy neighbours for the following thirty yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music marlborough in , in the middle of the first world war, two men secretly agreed to divide the middle east between themthe deal they struck, which was designed to relieve tensions that threatened to engulf the entente cordiale, drew a line in the sand from the mediterranean to the persian frontierin , after many years of intrigue and espionage, britain finally succeeded in ousting france from lebanon and syria, and hoped that, having done so, it would be able to cling on to palestineusing newly declassified papers from the british and french archives, james barr brings this overlooked clandestine struggle back to life, and reveals, for the first time, the stunning way in which the french finally got their revengelawrence, winston churchill and charles de gaulle, a line in the sand vividly tells the story of the short but crucial era when britain and france ruled the middle east
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They smack of the streets all around usthe dominant ideology is held up to question in these sketches of spoiled idealism revealing a very subtle artfulness" stranger in the house" sees cleary in the realm of the urban epiphanytragic, sad, but darkly comic, his poems speak for the dispossessed, the bed-sit dwellers, the losers in lovehis often manic personas confront their demons, lay bare their hearts and reveal the anguish of their personal disorder in the city's terrainsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brigg brendan cleary's poems have never been for the squeamish or faint hearteduncompromising and honest, cleary continues to strike at raw nerves and his work reminds us how poetry can be a vital and haunting force
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We are only selling the lithograph in pictureplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteandy warhol in the bottom of my gardenit is one of is early work into bookmaking with offset lithography in the scatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesheet: 220 x 280 mm) the full sheetsin very good condition, soft handling creasesthis one with extensive hand coloring! rare! warhol’s illustrated book of fairies and putti frolicking in a gardenthis lithograph is the original one, printed in , not a later reprint or copyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis is the first printing done in from the edition of unknown sizeoriginal offset lithograph, hand-colored with watercolor, with coloring done by hand by warhol and his friendsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Oxfam shop bishop's stortford this is the authoritative and long-awaited volume on berkeley's celebrated free speech movement (fsm) of the contributors-whose perspectives range from that of fsm leader mario savio to university of california president clark kerr--shed new light on such issues as the origins of the fsm in the civil rights movement, the political tensions within the fsm, the day-to-day dynamics of the protest movement, the role of the berkeley faculty and its various factions, the trial of the arrested students, and the virtually unknown "little free speech movement ofdrawing from the experiences of many movement veterans this collection of scholarly articles and personal memoirs illuminates in fresh ways one of the most important events in the recent history of american higher educationsee oxfam website for delivery information read more" this 1st edition paperback copy is very good condition
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'the silence in the garden' won the yorkshire post book of the year awardand somewhere in the tranquil garden of carriglas there are secrets waiting to be discoveredwriting in the spectator, anita brookner said, 'trevor is a specialist in brooding regret and a discoverer of past crimessee oxfam website for delivery information read morehelplessly, sarah watches her cousins lead increasingly isolated and empty lives as if punishing themselves for a past crimeoxfam bookshop cheltenham carriglas is the island estate off county cork where sarah pollexfen goes to live as governess to her wealthy cousins on the eve of the first world warhe is devoted to ireland, to its soft speech and its frequently ugly deeds, and he combines them in a sort of elegy'
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Some of these 'landmarks' are individuals or groups of people who have exerted influence over the language: charlemagne, luther, the early modern grammarians and lexicographersothers are studies of particular periods, places or groups which have not found their place in more narrative accounts: standardisation in the nineteenth century, the role of low german, the state of german at the stunde null insee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe essays, a number of which were originally delivered as lectures in the university of cambridge and all of which are by specialists in the field, combine to provide a history of the german language in its social contextoxfam books & music beeston peter lang, , paperback very good condition the contributions to this volume explore eleven key developments in the external history of the german language, that is, the combination of social, political and cultural circumstances which influenced the language and its speakersan overarching theme is the role of deliberate intervention in the development of german, whether it took the form of education, prescriptivism, purism or political manipulation
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From the major discoveries in the field to a discussion of the makeup of stars to an explanation of standard lab techniques, this text provides students and scientists alike a thorough and fascinating survey of the accomplishments, goals, and methods of nuclear astrophysics"one could not wish for a better account of the current state of knowledge (and uncertainty) about nuclear reactions in starsrolfs and william scauldrons in the cosmos, by claus eoxfam books & music beeston university of chicago press, , paperback good condition, some wear nuclear astrophysics is, in essence, a science that attempts to understand and explain the physical universe beyond the earth by studying its smallest particlesa useful and long-awaited introduction to nuclear astrophysicsmathews, science see oxfam website for delivery information read morea classic in its field, cauldrons in the cosmos will surely remain an important reference in nuclear astrophysics for years to comepagel, nature "written in an informal style that those uninitiated into the jargon of nuclear astrophysics and astronomy will find readable and illuminatingrodney, serves as a basic introduction to these endeavors
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Roosevelt, in return, transformed the american west and helped to make cowboy life a central feature of american mythologyroosevelt ventures into the american west in to kill a buffalohe fell in love with the dakota badlands, purchased two badlands ranches, and threw himself into the life of the vanishing frontierincluded are more than 150 photographs of the life and times of theodore roosevelt, drawn principally from the extensive collections of the theodore roosevelt centre at dickinson state universitysee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe hunted big game in virtually every western state, recruited his rough riders from among those he had met in his western travels, and wrote a series of articles and books based on his adventures in the westoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames no president of the united states is as thoroughly associated with the american west as theodore roosevelt, who was born in new york city and educated at harvard universitythis book explores the ways in which a buffalo hunt transformed theodore roosevelt into the strenuous, larger-than-life figure who graces mount rushmore and led the united states (sometimes kicking and screaming) into the twentieth centuryroosevelt lived and worked in the north dakota badlands for four years between , but the american west remained one of his deepest passions and his favourite arena for pursuing the strenuous lifeprominent inscription on ffep, otherwise excellent condition in dust jacket, not price clipped
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Its starting point is the belief that wittgenstein's seemingly unsystematic remarks on seeing aspects of pictures and words, are in fact focused on a phenomenon which he labels "continuous aspect perception"it highlights what is distinctively "human" about human behaviour in relation to things in the world, and elements which distinguish human practical activity from that of automatain very good condition, with clean pages and a cover only faintly marked at the backthis focus not only confers unity upon his treatment of the topic, but also connects that treatment with fundamental questions in the philosophy of psychology (taking issue with davidsonian approaches to these matters, for example)this work strives to show that wittgenstein's investigation of aspect perception is designed to illuminate much more than a bizarre type of visual experiencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells on being in the world: wittgeinstein and heidegger on seeing aspects by stephen mulhall this study aims to cast new light on a neglected but important area of wittgenstein's philosophy, and to reveal its pertinence to the central concerns of contemporary analytic philosophyby setting seeing aspects within this interpretative framework, the author seeks to demonstrate parallels between wittgenstein's interest, and concerns at the heart of heidegger's "being and time"
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From life's murky origins to the microscopic engines that run the cells of our bodies, the demon in the machine is a breath-taking journey across the landscape of physics, biology, logic and computingso can life be explained by known physics and chemistry, or do we need something fundamentally new?in this penetrating and wide-ranging new analysis, world-renowned physicist and science communicator paul davies searches for answers in a field so new and fast-moving that it lacks a name, a domain where computing, chemistry, quantum physics and nanotechnology intersectoxfam bookshop preston for generations, scientists have struggled to make sense of this fundamental questionat the heart of these diverse fields, davies explains, is the concept of information: a quantity with the power to unify biology with physics, transform technology and medicine, and even to illuminate the age-old question of whether we are alone in the universelife really does look like magic: even a humble bacterium accomplishes things so dazzling that no human engineer can match itweaving together cancer and consciousness, two-headed worms and bird navigation, davies reveals how biological organisms garner and process information to conjure order out of chaos, opening a window on the secret of life itselfsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreand yet, huge advances in molecular biology over the past few decades have served only to deepen the mystery
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This updated 4th edition has been revised to take into consideration changes in national policy, drawing on the most recent research and theory to produce engaging, practical ideas for use in the classroomit challenges mechanistic and formulaic approaches to teaching, instead placing an emphasis on reflection, understanding and informed practicesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop reading english teaching in the secondary school is a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of teaching englishguiding students and new teachers through the whole process of english teaching in the secondary school, this edition has been fully updated to include:  a report of the most recent developments in national policy  discussion of multiple literacies and critical literacy  a new chapter on english as an additional language  a new chapter on cross curricular themes new sections on approaches to the teaching of grammar  reflections on international developments in language teaching and their relevance  a guide to further reading on resources and researchwritten in an accessible style, with a wealth of advice and ideas, english teaching in the secondary school forms essential reading for all those training to become secondary english teachers
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Beata moore's glorious photographs show the charm of the cotswolds through the seasonsoxfam shop wolverhampton set in the heart of england's countryside, the cotswolds occupies the area between gloucester, bath, oxford and stratford-upon-avonthe countryside with its gentle hills and open spaces is ideal for a variety of outdoor activities such as horse-riding, cycling, ballooning and walking, making the cotswolds a dream place to live and visitthis area is a perfect blend of gentle rolling hills, plentiful archaeological sites and charming villages built from a local honey coloured limestonemost of the villages and smaller towns have survived unspoiltdespite its popularity with tourists, the cotswolds remains tranquil and serenesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe perfect, traditional cotswolds villages offer historic places, friendly pubs and craft shopstraditional museums like corinium museum in cirencester, cotswolds museum in bourton-on-the-water, gloucester cathedral, roman baths, sudeley castle or blenheim palace are complemented by fabulous gardens of westonbirt, painswick, batsford and hidcotein recognition of the beauty of this quintessentially english countryside, the area covering 790 square miles was designated an area of outstanding natural beauty in
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Pain and palliative care in the developing world and marginalized populations: a global challenge addresses issues of vital importance for the global health care community, such as: why do so many people in the developing world suffer excruciating pain for months and years, when simple inexpensive medication could make them comfortable? they get mri scans; why don't they have access to palliative care? why do some palliative care programs fail to reach the needy? how could a palliative care delivery system be adapted to local needs? why are medical and nursing students not taught the fundamentals of pain management? what direction should palliative care education take? could health care resources be channeled to deliver care in a more just and equitable manner? this book chronicles the efforts of ambitious pain management care professionals to confront these questions, working toward an end to needless, preventable pain and sufferingthis indispensable manual discusses palliative care programs in developing countries such as india, chile, argentina, saudi arabia, thailand, hong kong, malaysia, and otherspain and palliative care in the developing world and marginalized populations also offers an important look at pain management programs geared toward several specific underserved populations in both developing and developed countries, including native americans and inmates in a new zealand prisonthis essential volume includes a foreword written by a world leader in palliative care-jan stjernsward, former chief of the cancer and palliative care program of the world health organization and currently international director of the oxford international centre for palliative care in the united kingdomillustrated with figures, graphs, and tables, this book is essential for practitioners and officials in both palliative and public health carethis book provides you with true accounts of palliative care programs from around the world to help you meet the needs of disadvantaged clientssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dumfries essential information for anyone involved in palliative care programs for deprived patients! in this comprehensive resource, leading healthcare professionals describe pioneering work on the front lines of pain and palliative care service planning and implementation for underserved populationsall proceeds from sales of this book will be used to support the growth of palliative care programs in indiapain and palliative care in the developing world and marginalized populations: a global challenge explores the challenges and barriers preventing satisfactory pain management for patients who urgently need itit examines their programs, and acknowledges their successes and failures to date, with commentaries by international experts
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website[2] the book features the belgian detective hercule poirot and chief inspector jappcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available"death in the air" by agatha christie dodd mead ny - first american edition first printing - 303p, 18cx15cm - condition: good, minor scuff at spine top, name to ffep and stamp to text block, clean internally, comes with fine facsimile dust jacket death in the clouds is a work of detective fiction by british writer agatha christie, first published in the us by dodd, mead and company on 10 march under the title of death in the air[1] and in the uk by the collins crime club in the july of the same year under christie's original titleour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store[2] the us edition retailed at $] and the uk edition at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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It was the first single released from his album, born in the uplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteand became his biggest hit, helping the album become the best-selling album of his careeron may read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableup for auction is this rare to the extreme riaa gold '45 record award for springsteen's "dancing in the dark" "dancing in the dark" is a song written and performed by american rock singer bruce springsteenadding uptempo synthesizer riffs to his sound for the first time, the song spent four weeks at number two on the billboard hot ] and sold over one million singles in the u"dancing in the dark" was also successful worldwide, becoming australia's highest-selling single of (despite peaking at number five on the kent music report), peaking at number one in belgium and the netherlands, and charting within the top 10 in seven other countriesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedancing in the dark was certified gold by rare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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But what is a diaspora ? derived from jewish tradition, the word is now often applied to any minority which has migrated from its place of originoxfam books & music lancaster the modern world is full of diasporasafrican americans, and muslims and hindus in europe, are some of the best known among themsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe present volume explores the ways in which the term 'diaspora' has been applied in past and present to various religious communities in different contextsincreasingly, the criterion used by journalists and academics for identifying such minorities is ethnic identity rather than religious allegiancethe concept of 'diaspora' has spread rapidly in academic writing and the popular pressit considers under what circumstances people may be classified as living in a diaspora, and the consequences this has for their position in societyspecific chapters study africans in modern europe, jews in ancient egypt, syrians throughout the roman empire, hindus in britain and muslims in the netherlands today, and other so-called diaspora communities
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As a young constable, sam wyndham is on his usual east london beat when he comes across an old flame, bessie drummond, attacked in the streetsbut when he arrives, he sees a ghost from his life in london - a man thought to be long dead, a man wyndham hoped he would never see againthe next day, when bessie is found brutally beaten in her own room, locked from the inside, wyndham promises to get to the bottom of her murderwyndham knows he must call his friend and colleague sergeant banerjee for helpleaving calcutta, captain sam wyndham heads for the hills of assam, to the ashram of a sainted monk where he hopes to conquer his opium addictionmukherjee is at the top of his game' mick herron, author of the jackson lamb series, on death in the east****'the gloriously atmospheric death in the east is his mukherjee's best book so far, a cracking read' scotsman****'the perfect combination of mystery and history' telegraph**calcutta police detective captain sam wyndham and his quick-witted indian sergeant, surrender-not banerjee, are back for another rip-roaring adventure set in s indiaoxfam bookshop cheltenham ** selected by the telegraph, ft and guardian as one of the best crime books of ****'a skilfully blended dual narrative: twice the intrigue, twice the funhe is certain this figure from his past isn't here by coincidencehe is here for revenge' daily mirror'an absolute delight' daily mail see oxfam website for delivery information read moresansom' mukherjee brings sardonic wit to his portrayal of british rule in india, and the action is perfectly pacedbut the case will cost the young constable more than he ever imaginedpraise for the sam wyndham series:'a thought-provoking rollercoaster' ian rankin'death in the east is as vivid and atmospheric as its predecessors' guardian'confirms abir mukherjee as a rising star of historical crime fiction' the times'cracking a journey into the dark underbelly of the british raj' daily express'a brilliantly conceived murder mystery set amidst political and social turmoil - beautifully crafted' c
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Present in this edition but absent in the first (published ) is a look at the religious and social changes also brought about by this period of technological development the book is in good condition with most signs of damage limited to the dust jacket (fraying on the edges, chipping and fading of the spine), internally the binding is strong and the pages cleansee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop lincoln this book looks at the growth of industry in cornwall during the industrial revolution while primarily looking at the growth of the mining industry, covering copper mining, the growth of tin mining and the introduction of steam power, this book also looks at the changes in the local agriculture and fishing industries
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Xabier lamikiz is associate professor of economic history at the university of the basque country see oxfam website for delivery information read more in very good conition fruitfully combining approaches from economic history and the cultural history of commerce, this book examines the role of interpersonal trust in underpinning trade, amid the challenges and uncertainties of the eighteenth-century atlanticdrawing from a broad range of spanish, peruvian and british archival sources, the book reveals merchants' experiences of trusting their agents and correspondents, and shows how different factors, from distance to legal frameworks and ethnicity, affected their ability to rely on their contacts covers are slightly fadedoxfam books & music fareham trade and trust in the eighteenth-century atlantic world: spanish merchants and their overseas networks by xabier lamikizit focuses on the nature of mercantile activity in two parts of spain: cadiz in the south, and its trade with spain's american empire; and bilbao in the north, and its trade with western and northern europe paperback with laminated covers boydell pressin particular, it explores the processes of trade, trading networks and communications, seeking to understand merchant behaviour, especially the choices made by individuals when conducting business - and specifically with whom they chose to deal
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De rooy uit dankbaarheid van de a'damse rplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteunique and one-off oak coffee table from , gifted by the "amsterdamse rooms katholieke jongere werklozen" as a thank you present to chaplain nin amsterdam school letters carved in the edge of the tabletop: aan kapelaan nplease note! pick up onlycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe buyer takes care of all facets of collectingjongere werklozen the table is very solidly made of solid oak and is in a good, sturdy and used condition, the original lacquer/wax finish of the tabletop seems to have been replaced oncediameter tabletop: 75 cm diameter lower tray: 50 cm height: 60 cm see the photos for a good impression of the condition and execution of this special table with historyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storede rooy (among others amateur historian and priest of the diocese of haarlem, and in leader of the rk josefgezellen during an international congress in munich - see delpher)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Condition: very light wearafter the founder's death the business was continued under the style of william hutton by his son william carr huttonthe firm was established in birmingham in by william hutton, and was transferred to sheffield inin goodwill transferred to james dixon & sons ltdthe firm used the trade mark "cross arrows" (6 or 8 arrows) after the acquisition of creswick & co (cthe firm was transformed in william hutton & son (, in partnership with his son herbert), william hutton & sons (: after the death oh william carr) and william hutton & sons ltd from tovintage salad spoon set with a twist in the neck by william hutton & sonsother trade marks were angle plate and arrow plate read more
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We are meant to go in and out of doors in civilized style, but my mother bade me climb into woodsy wildness and a darkness flushed with crimson light and torchesnewly published paperbackher unmarked way is costly and hard" clambering into the branches of a tree, a young woman flees flaming arrows and massacreoccult fears have a way of creeping into the mindshe may be tugged by her desires for companionship, may even stumble into an intense love for a man, and may be made to try the strength of female heroism in ways no longer familiar to women in our centuryshe will need to struggle for survival: to scour the wilderness for shelter, to strive and seek for a new family and a setting where she can belongand even if she survives the wilds, it is no simple matter to discover and nest among her own kind-the godly, those called puritans by othersstreams of darkness run through the seventeenth-century villages of the massachusetts bay colonyoxfam bookshop victoria "when i swung over that windowsill, everything changed for mewhat young woman can be safe from the dangers of wilderness when its shadowy thickets spring up so easily in the soil of human hearts? much will oppose charis' longings for renewal and peace; she must pursue and discover the hero's path to a larger, more vivid lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor charis, the world outside the window of home is a maze of hazards
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You may still travel the length of the route with a donkey to carry your bags and pass the time of day with farmers and country folkin laurence phillips companion section, discover up-to-date reviews of dozens of places to eat, from the starched napkins of great restaurants to home cooked meals around a kitchen table; find plenty of hotels, guesthouses, campsites, even one of stevenson's monasteries, on the original route: take a fresh look at the ever glorious lozere and southern auvergne and discover tips for everyone passing through or hiking the original route - whether travelling with a donkey, strolling with the family and friends, walking the dogs, driving through the region or even exploring in a wheelchairthere are no international chain hotels in the lozere, and hospitality is left to innkeepers, taverniers, monks and local familiesfor visitors pressed for time or reluctant hikers, the book even includes a range of cheating options - hopping on a school bus to save a day's trek here and there, even driving from village to village see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis new edition, on the 130th anniversary of the original publication, features an eat and sleep guide for the modern traveller keen to follow in the footsteps (and hoof prints) of the original adventurers  read it and live it for yourself: the classic 19th century travelogue by the author of "treasure island" is the evergreen story of one man's 200-mile hike through the mountainous heart of france, and his love-hate relationship with his companion modestine, a donkey with a personality as broad as the dramatic landscapes of the languedoc and beyondoxfam books & music olneylots of advice for disabled guests, and heads up on which restaurants and hotels accept donkeys and dogs as guestsstevenson's route is now a nationally recognised and preserved ramblers trail and takes in some of france's most stunning and unspoilt countrysidethis edition even tells you which villages and hamlets on the trail have a resident physiotherapist, should the walking start to take its tollmore than a mere traveller's tale, this much-loved diary celebrates the history, passion and culture of the last unspoilt corner of france this edition of the rl stevenson book includes a modern addition by laurence phillips entitled in the footsteps of rls
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