Indische cultures
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Written and produced by peter gabriel, the album is the end result of two years work with the film’s director phillip noyce and brings together a multitude of different musical origins, cultures, instruments and vocalistslong walk home is an album based on the music from the film rabbit-proof fenceavailable for the first time on vinyl!
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Preparatory drawing starring martin mystère, java and the feathered snake quetzalcoatl created by lucio filippucci, probable proof for a cover or promotional material for the exhibition at the museum of world cultures pencil and ink on paper, 21 x 29are 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 websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewe thank you for your patience5 cm (slight folds on the outer edges, visible in photos) overall excellent condition given the health emergency linked to covid-19 and current security measures, delays in shipments could occurcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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We also have baby madagascan hissing cockroaches, tropical grey woodlice and springtail cultures available: please get in touch in interestedexcellent pet for young children; very low maintenance, interesting and completely harmlesscollection available or can deliver locally for petrol costsbaby african giant land snails for sale: 50p eachcan be fed a variety of kitchen scraps
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This volume brings all these subjects together, and provides insight into the traditions and innovations of scholars and scientists in islamic culturesan array of instruments and artefacts are presented, accompanied by complete descriptions and authoritative essayscom/s/lkefqnb7e9bekbekldv879rrg4p76i75 uk shipping only see oxfam website for delivery information read morekhalili collection contains an enormous number of historically important objects relating to the fields of islamic science in astrology, astronomy, medicine and magicoxfam shop shirley this exquisite time piece is in two pieces (part one & part two) immaculate, no marks, scuffs or discolouration on either book, comes looking new the separate casing for these two titles however have several marks (please see picture) this is no doubt due to the age of these titles and previous ownersyou can see more pictures following this link https://oxfam
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Finding the monk within is written with the conviction that lying deep within every person and underlying much of contemporary western and eastern cultures is an ancient memory, a vital archetypal energy related to monasticism and its spiritualityillustrated cover predominantly yellow and bluevery clean and tightly bound with no inscriptionsoxfam bookshop lymington paperback first edition published by hiddenspring insee oxfam website for delivery information read moretitle in white on spine and front coverspine bumped slightly at bottom
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle according to the gospel of mark, jesus died to bring life to all creation, to restore the environment, renew cultures and remake peoples, spiritually and physicallyexcellent pages, slight edge and cover wearwe are called to preach a worldly gospelsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Reverse this coin face features a relief engraved goat of a contemporary style, set against a detailed background illustrating the global community of cultures in which we liveare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki999 weight: 1 oz ( g) diameter: mm edge: milled mintage: pcs finish: proof new zealand mint is releasing four beautiful lunar coins to celebrate the year of the goatthe goat is the eighth animal in the twelve year zodiac cycleobverse this features the ian rank-broadley effigy of her majesty queen elizabeth iipackaging this gilded silver lunar year of the goat coin comes packaged in an ingot-shaped coin case and lunar-themed printed outer casesymbolising such character traits as creativity, intelligence, dependability, and calmness, those born during the year of the goat love to dream and ponderplease 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 storedescription country: pitcairn islands year: face value: 2 dollar metal: silver finenessthose born during this lunar year are often quiet of personality and very fond of naturecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableto the left of the design, the gold gilded chinese character for goat is set against a proof quality background
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Civilisations explores the visual culture of societies from around the globe, revealing alongside the magnificent objects made in the west the wealth of treasures created by other culturesoxfam emporium manchester this genre-defining series explores the history of civilisation through the prism of artfrom the landscape scrolls of classical china and the sculpture of the olmecs to african bronzes, japanese prints and mughal miniaturestold by three presenters, each bringing their own skills and perspectives to the series - simon schama, mary beard and david olusogainspired by kenneth clark's groundbreaking series, it's an epic story of passion and struggle, introducing a new generation to classic works created across the continentsgreat masterpieces are brought closer and made clearer than ever before, from cambodia's majestic angkor wat temple to michelangelo's exquisite basilica of st peteritem is pre-owned see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Confused flour beetle starter culturesvery easy to culturesize adults 6mmconfused flour beetles and larvaeadults and pupae are a good source of live foodadults are non aggressive and don't have biting mouth partsexcellent food source for mantis nymphs, tarantula slings,scorplings jumping spider slings in fact any small inverts, frogs/amphibians, small reptiles,lizards birds fish etc! read more
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We also have madagascan hissing cockroaches, tropical grey woodlice and springtail cultures available: please get in touch in interestedpricing: baby giant african land snails: 50p each (discounts available for quantities over 50) madagascan hissing cockroaches: 1 inch juvenile ÂŁ2 each, adult ÂŁ5 each tropical grey woodlice: starter culture ÂŁ2 springtails: starter culture ÂŁ2 uk postage and handling: ÂŁ5 cash/card/paypal accepted read morecan be fed a variety of kitchen scrapsbaby african giant land snails for sale excellent pet for young children; very low maintenance, interesting and completely harmlessavailable for collection, or can be delivered locally or posted at additional costs
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Westerdijk, museum ethnologist and cultural anthropologist specialized, for over 50 years now, in the study of the material cultures in african nations that live south of the saharais this aggression directed towards the outside world and meant to defend and protect the child? does the child stand for a group like a lineage that is protected in this way? we cannot but speculate on all of thisplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemale figures carrying an infant on their back are extremely rare in african art and actually only known from the keaka, a people whose name is also spelled as kakawe mention here the mfumbe on the cameroon side and the cross-river peoples like the ekoi and the ejagham on the nigerian sidecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablematerial: very dry hardwooddimensions:57 x 15 x 15 cmfrom their neighbours on both sides of the border the keaka seem to have adopted certain style ideasfor a piece from the same source as this onesplendid keaka male figure – keaka – cameroon in fine state with rich, encrusted patina from much offeringare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwe actually do not know anything about the ritual function of such carvingsbought from his gallery in l’impasse stthis aggressive formula we find back in the male figures of the keaka, whereby open, screaming mouths or closed but grinning ones full of teeth are typicalbacquart: the tribal arts of africa, new york, , ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeit dates back to the periodstand sold with handwritten declaration of authenticity by drthe keaka live in an area in the extreme sof cameroon at the border with nigeriathis means that we are looking here at a true paternity sculpture instead of a far more common maternity figureall of these nations have carved figures and masks characterized by rather wild and sometimes even downright distorted featuresprovenance: ex – collection of marcial bronsin, brusselspeople / region: see aboveseer also: didier claes: uzuri wa dunia, brussels, , pp
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It became such a strong belief that entire cultures have turned to the act of praising god for blessings to avoid the powers of the evil eyestruck from 1 oz of pure silver, its design is powerful and compellingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit is believed that given it brings you misfortunes and bad luckthe traditional evil eye with its vibrant colors was turned into amulets that were worn by millions to ward off the ill effectsdeep, rich blues and whites make the coin really stand out and the detailed patterns minted into the coin give the evil eye a mystical qualityget yours to help ward off the evil eye for yourself! country palau year face value 5 $ metal silver fineness999 weight 1 oz ( g) dimensions mm mintage pcs quality proof certificate yes presentation case yes read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepalau $ - evil eye 1oz silver coin new coin!!!!!!! the evil eye is a legend that dates back to ancient roman and greek timesour 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 availableit came to prominence during the ottoman empire and is defined as receiving an envyous glare from people when you have success and praise is put upon you
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Westerdijk, museum ethnologist and cultural anthropologist specialized, for over 50 years now, in the study of the material cultures in african nations that live south of the saharathe facial features of this example are very classical, consisting of a heart-shaped countenance with slit eyes, a rather long, slender nose and a low-placed slit mouth on the rim of the lower facematerial: medium density wood of the alstonia congensis treedimensions: 30 x 17 x 11 cmobtained from him by hliterature: valentine plisnier and michel boulanger: l’art lega, paris, , figs on ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe forehead is slanting back and is, just like the cheeks, adorned with a triangle of double lines filled with dotsfine old patina overallsold with handwritten declaration of authenticity by drthe handle sits in the vertical axis of the back and runs over its entire heightholes all along the lower edge of the face, but fibre beard missingpeople / region: the lega live in the southern part of the kivu province of southeast central dthe face is still coloured with ample remains of the original white clay patinain good condition, but with signs of age written all over itall other parts are jet black from being burned with a red- hot iron on a oily surfaceclassic idimu handle mask – lega – dare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeprovenance: ex-collection of nic de kun, brusselsit dates back to the periodthis masks forms part of a very small corpus of idimu objects that are fitted out with a handle at the backde kun in pangi territory, south kivu province, in around
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He was one of the first europeans to understand middle eastern languages and cultures and published various works on the subjectare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihe was also an expert about theology, geography and chronologythis 34x43 sheet comes from "cosmographey", the most important geography work after the nuremberg chronicleplease 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 availablesebastian muenster () is considered one of the most important german humanists and scholars
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Oxfam shop colne road like other tools, language was invented, can be reinvented or lost, and shows significant variation across culturesfusing adventure, anthropology, linguistics and psychology, and drawing on everett's pioneering research with the amazonian pirahĂŁs, language argues that language is embedded within - and is inseparable from - its specific culturesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book is like a fire that will generate much lightlanguage presents the bold and controversial idea that language is not an innate component of the brain, as has been famously argued by chomsky and pinkerit's as essential to survival as fire - and, like fire, is found in all human societiesrather, it's a cultural tool which varies much more across different societies than the innateness view suggests
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This richly illustrated handbook reveals how the architecture of the western seaboard has transformed itself through at least four cultures - a compelling story of survival and revivaloxfam bookshop raeburn place the western seaboard: an illustrated architectural guide (rias series of illustrated architectural guides to scotland) "drawing on a lifetime's knowledge of this wild corner of britain, mary miers takes us beyond the familiar sounds and scenery of the west highlands and islands to uncover an extraordinary record of human settlement, from the earliest 'terraced' houses on the machair of bronze age uist to scots baronial piles set amid semi-tropical gardensthis is the ideal accompaniment for anyone withing to visit some of the most haunting landscapes in the world and learn something of those who inhabit them" fine conditionon the way she encounters the shrines and stongholds of medieval gaeldom; planned fishing stations, canals and railways; houses ranging from the fashionable to the vernacular and the highland urbanism of portree, fort william and stornowaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is a story of holy men and holiday-makers, seafarers, warriors and crofters, and of the enduring infulences of relition and clanship in the face of repeated waves of modernisation
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However in many cultures for many years it is believed that a shooting star is a magical phenomenon and if the person who sees it makes a wish in their mind while it is passing, the wish will come trueare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis design involves the soft movement of the materials creating an unequal piece of jewelry beautifully shaped for an exquisite taste5 (france) at intini jewels we are committed to provide a unique luxury experience, through jewelry designed by us and inspired by beauty and authenticitynot tested precious stones read morefast, express shipping (trackable and insured)a very small rock will burn up quickly and be gone almost before you can see itthis ring evokes science and magic; are you ready to be part of such an enchanting tale? • 18 karat white gold • diamonds: 0please 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 store12 carat square brilliant cut diamond shape setted in smooth 18 carat white gold curves12 carat • diamonds: brilliant cut, g-h colour, vs clarity • total weight: 8these amazing streaks of light you can sometimes see in the night sky are caused by tiny bits of dust and rock called meteoroids falling into the earth's atmosphere and burning upinspired by a "falling star" or a "shooting star" which are actually not stars, are actually small meteorscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemysterious and mystical italian design with a 0
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'new ground' has the sg1 team trigger off a war between two cultures when they visit a new planet'fair game' has carter attempt to expose thor's double-dealings with the goa'uld when the latter plan an attack on earth'past and present' has the sg1 team visit an amnesiac planet, where jackson becomes attracted to a brilliant and mysterious young woman called ke'rain 'the devil you know' the sg1 team are tortured for information when they are taken hostage by one of the denizens of hell'legacy' finds the sg1 team forced to make an enormous sacrifice when they discover a deadly parasite'urgo' finds the team implanted with alien spores which enable them to see a strange creature called urgo, who claims to be their friend'pretense' has the sg1 team attend a 'triad' ceremony on the planet tollan, only to discover that this is a front for the trial of their friend, skaara'point of view' sees sg1 visited by alternative versions of carter and kawalsky, who come from a parallel universe in which earth has been taken over by the goa'uld'maternal instinct' finds daniel attempting to save a mystical child from two warring factionsin 'into the fire' the sg1 team are taken prisoner on hathor's world, and it is left to hammond and teal'c to formulate a rescue planoxfam shop kendal the complete third season of the popular sci-fi series'forever in a day' sees daniel jackson reunited with his wife, though this has a damaging effect on his friendship with teal'cin 'rules of engagement' the sg1 team comes to the assistance of a unit it believes to be the missing sg11 squadron'foothold' sees general hammond conspire with dr frasier and a pair of aliens after the entire team is rendered unconscious'jolinar's memories' finds the team attempting to rescue major carter's father, who has been captured and imprisoned on a moon which has been converted into a literal hellfinally, in 'nemesis', o'neill is kidnapped by the asgard and taken to a ship full of tiny metallic creatures who are on their way to destroy the planet earth'crystal skull' sees daniel disappear after finding a skull which was first discovered by his grandfather many years ago'deadman's switch' has the sg1 crew captured by a bounty hunter while on a routine mission'shades of grey' sees o'neill suspended by hammond after stealing a weapon from tollana'seth' sees the crew attempting to track down an ancient goa'uld who is on earth posing as a religious leaderin 'a hundred days' stargate is destroyed by wayward meteors, leaving the sg1 team stranded on the planet edora with no way back homesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'learning curve' jack o'neill disobeys orders when he attempts to save the twelve-year-old merrin from being used by the orbanians for memory storage'demons' finds the team in trouble when they get mistaken for demons by a medieval civilisation
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells voices of forgotten worlds, traditional music of indigenous people larry blumenfeld (ed) good, hardback book with two cds featuring music from 24 different cultures see oxfam website for delivery information read more the book consists of brief illustrated essays about each culture
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the netherlands has been one of the world's most distinctive and sophisticated football culturessee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom the birth of total football in the sixties, through two decades of world cup near misses to the exiles who remade clubs like ac milan, barcelona, arsenal and chelsea in their own image, the dutch have often been dazzlingly original and influentialthe elements of their style (exquisite skills, adventurous attacking tactics, a unique blend of individual creativity and teamwork, weird patterns of self-destruction) reflect and embody the country's culture and historythis book lays bare the elegant, fractured soul of the dutch masters and the culture that spawned them by exploring and analysing its key ideas, institutions, personalities and history in the context of wider dutch society
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Pringle also looks at the uses of mummies for today's historians and scientists and how much they tell us about ancient culturesoxfam bookshop cheltenham from the dusty origins of mummification in the deserts of south america and africa to the latest technology hyped on the internet by utah's summum corporation (which promises mummification for millennia for a mere $), "the mummy congress" investigates the allure of mummiesthis book introduces us to the eccentric world of the researchers and academics who investigate such phenomena as the child mummies of the chinchorro, preserved over years ago, animal mummies from ancient eygpt, the 19th century buddhist tradition of self-mummification to ward off decay, and the political mummification of 20th century demagogues like lenin and eva peronin heather pringle visited the remote chilean port of arica for the world congress on mummy studiessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis research is sometimes bizarre, but often reveals fundamental truths
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In the early years of the nineteenth century he dreamed of welding the diverse north american tribes into a vast confederacy stretching from canada to the gulf of mexico, strong enough to defend the cultures and lands of the indians from the aggression of the united statesand while his life was played out against the violent backdrop of bloody battles in the forest, fierce border raids, indian witch-hunting, and racial brutality on both sides of the frontier, tecumseh emerges as a man of unusal integrity, generosity and compassonalthough he died in battle at the height of his fame with his vision of a great indian confederacy in shreds, his reputation is secureunlike most indian leaders, who operated locally or participated in inter-tribal warfare, tecumseh does not stand for one tribe or solidarity, he remains the ultimate symbol of endeavour and courage, unity and fraternitysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham if sitting bull is the best known indian leader, tecumseh, the legendary shawnee chieftain, is the most revered
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It is time for britain to stop vacillating between two cultures and make common cause with its continental partners - to reject the conservative orthodoxy in favour of the shared european beliefs of obligations, rights and fairnessto understand the global economy, hutton argues, one must first understand the united stateshe lays bare modern america for what it is: a country of inequality in risk, opportunity and income, where 1% of the population owns 38% of the wealth, and 19% live in terrible povertyoxfam bookshop cheltenham the state we're in, will hutton's explosive analysis of british society, was the biggest selling politico-economic work since the second world warsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreover the past thirty years there, the forces of conservatism have achieved such supremacy as to reduce liberalism to a term of abuseand whilst american ideas dominated the latter part of the twentieth century, hutton argues that the underpinning of the twenty-first must come from europenow, as the world realigns itself in the wake of the september 11th atrocities, hutton turns his attention to the global picture, and the ways in which the new world should be ordered
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham in bike snob, blogger bikesnobnyc offered an overview of cycling and the various 'bike cultureswith his trademark snark, humor and begrudging enthusiasm, bikesnobnyc will take readers through the trials and triumphs (but mostly trials) of getting there by bikealong the way, he offers up everything from the history of our commutes to the deadly sins of commuting to tactics for dealing with cars, pedestrians, and your fellow two-wheelers' this next book will focus on an experience that cyclists the world over are familiar with: commutingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In the 16th century, portuguese navigators circumvented the globe, conquering new lands to build one of history's largest empires, and at the same time carrying and introducing crops, food products and a variety of culinary cultures to all corners of the earthdust jacket intactthe author also explores the impact of sephardic jews on the cuisines of cape verde, angola, and brazil and the influence of the moors, who brought to the iberian peninsula rich desserts, which the portuguese in turn took around the worldoxfam bookshop holmfirth history of cookery following conqueststhis fascinating collection of 225 authentic recipes is the first cookbook to encompass the entire portuguese-speaking world and explains how portugal and its former colonies influenced each other's culinary traditionsthe recipes range from appetisers like: pastel com o diabo dentro (pastry with the devil inside from cape verde); to main courses such as frango ĂŁ africana (grilled chicken african style from mozambique) and cuscuz de camarĂŁo (shrimp couscous from brazil), to desserts like pudim de cĂ´co (coconut pudding from timor)no inscriptions see oxfam website for delivery information read moremenus for religious holidays and festive occasions, a glossary, a brief history of the cuisines and a bilingual index will assist the home chef in creating meals that celebrate the rich, diverse, and delicious culinary legacy of this old empireincluded are dishes containing asian, south american, african, and european spices, along with varied ingredients like piripiri pepper, coconut milk, cilantro, manioc root, bananas, dried fish, seafood and meats
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Van gorkom's oost-indische cultures - 3 volumes - [no title pages, amsterdam, jare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwill be shipped registeredof the first parteach chapter with its own content pagesby different authorsdescriptions of various crops, spices, coffee, tea, trees, etcfor bidders withing europe: due to safety precautions around the coronavirus, packages to european countries will sometimes be delivered with big delays; to non-european countries with extreme delays, unfortunatelyinsides discoloured, here a crease(je), tear about 2 cm at the top margin of the first 6 ppde bussy, - second much increased pressure - (xxviii) ppplease 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 storegreen, uniform hardcovers - 27 x 20 cm in good conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Söll filter starter bacteria bacterial cultures for every pond filtermode of action söll filter starter bacteria application of söll filter starter bacteria a) type of application b) dosage - 5 g filterstarterbacteria are sufficient for liters (one cubic meter) of pond waterph value and carbonate hardness to be measured regularly with the test set from the aquacheck casewhen setting up a new facility, starting in spring, cleaning the filter or using medicationvery high density of microorganismspurely biologically effectivefast filter effect guaranteedhints a) limitation of effect we recommend that you check your water values ​​in the pond, eif your ph values ​​are outside the range of
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Filled with drama and battle, tragedy and romance, sharon penman's the land beyond the sea tells the epic tale of a clash of cultures during the 12th centurybut war is cominga young realm, outremer was baptized in blood when the men of the first crusade captured jerusalem from the saracens inwhile the scheming of rival factions and fierce political deception plague the halls of the royal court, the ever-present threat from saladin weighs heavily on the young king's shouldersthe crusaders who stayed have adapted to an utterly new world: a landscape of blazing heat, exotic customs and enemies who are also neighboursbut while the young king proves to be intelligent, courageous and dedicated to the welfare and protection of his people, he lives his life under the terrible affliction of leprosy which has plagued him from an early agefurthermore, there are few that baldwin can trust, including the archbishop william of tyre and lord balian d'ibelin, a charismatic leader who has been one of the few to maintain the peaceseeking retribution for the massacre in , saladin, leader of the vast saracen army, launches a campaign to reclaim the sacred land from its current ruler, baldwin ivsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; some shelf wearthe kingdom of jerusalem, also known as outremer - the land beyond the sea
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One of a series of lively educational books on different countries, this small paperback from would have been used by teachers to help bring other cultures alive the condition is good with slight marks and creasingyoung readers follow the exploits of nigerian boy sylvester nmake okwudili as he enjoys family life, school, shopping and adventures on trips  see oxfam website for delivery information read more others in this series focus on the soviet union, the usa and chinathere are engaging and colourful illustrations throughout, a map and exercises to tackle on completion
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In 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 resultbass's foreword frames the study's scholarly significance and discusses its place in the nautical archaeological canonthere is minimal edge wearthe 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 shipwrecksvan soldt offer new and illuminating translations of ugaritic and akkadian documents that refer to seafaringthese intersocietal lines of communication and paths for commerce relied on rigorous open-water traveloffering 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 travelthe inside is very clean and unmarkedlenz delves into the homeric greek lexicon to search out possible references to the birdlike shapes that adorned early ships' stem and sternhocker provides a useful appendix and glossary of nautical terms, and george fin very good conditionthere are a few faint scuffs to the back cover see oxfam website for delivery information read moreand, as a potential superhighway, the mediterranean demanded much in the way of seafaring knowledge and innovative ship design if it were to be successfully navigatedit 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 broad study is further enhanced by contributions from other renowned scholarsthis 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 scholarshoftijzer and wrelying 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 sea
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