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As 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 scrutinyoxfam bookshop bath a paperback in very good conditionbritain, 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 otherwiseminor signs of shelf wearthe allies sought to use the league to safeguard imperial authority, but that authority was undermined by the mechanisms for international oversight they had themselves creatednew 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 handsthe first world war threw the imperial order into crisisat 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 nationsdrawing 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 ordersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe pages are clean and tight and appear unreadas the guardians shows, this decision had enormous consequencescolonial 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 spoils
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Agatha's journey was to change her life completely and led to her spending thirty seasons on archaeological digs in the deserts of syria and iraqoxfam shop evesham andrew eames, an adventurous, insightful and sympathetic observer, sets out to travel from london to baghdad by train, following the route of the old orient express and an identical journey made by agatha christie insee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeames's own journey reveals fascinating details of this little-known but exotic chapter in the life of the world's most widely read author
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There is no dust jacket as issuedsamarra, the last great example of early islamic city building in iraq, was the capital of the abbasid caliphate and the centre of court culture during the second half of the ninth centurythere is a label mark on the back cover which has been removedsince much of this evidence overlaps, samarra offers unique insights into the character of city building, administration, military history, court life (ritual, court poetry), and imperial ideology throughout this periodoxfam bookshop hampstead an islamic city reconsidered: an interdisciplinary approach to samarra by chase f this book represents the first sustained attempt to understand islamic urbanism and court life from an interdisciplinary approachthis is in very good condition, although there are a few dust marks in placessee oxfam website for delivery information read morealthough archaeologists and art historians have worked on the site extensively, the bounty of numismatic, literary, and historical evidence has hardly been tapped
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' kate atkinsonit is the spring of and coalition forces are advancing on iraqwhen cassandra is taken prisoner by al-hool's mujahideen brotherhood, both fighters will find their loyalties tested to the very limitsfor abu al-hool, a jihadist since the days of the soviet occupation of afghanistan, war is wearing thini read this with awenineteen-year-old specialist cassandra wigheard, on her first deployment since joining the us army two years earlier, is primed for wartwo decades of fighting - and the new wave of super-radicalised fighters joining the ranks in the wake of the september 11 attacks - have left him questioning his commitment to the strugglewith its privileged insight into the reality of armed combat, spoils shines a light on the uncertainty, fear and idealism that characterised the early days of one of the most important conflicts of our timeotherwise in great condition a guardian book of the year'spoils is a harrowing and incredibly powerful debutsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreimages of a giant statue of saddam hussein crashing to the ground in baghdad are being beamed to news channels around the worldthis fast-paced, hard-hitting account of eight weeks in the lives of a soldier and her captor forces us to reconsider the simplistic narratives of war spun by those in poweroxfam bookshop bloomsbury street signed by the author! (please see photo 3) very slight wear to dust-jacket at the top of the spine (please see photo 4)
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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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An online co-op mode is also included for those who prefer a score-attackwith high quality graphics, sound and gameplay coming together, ea and dice are hoping that when it comes to the battle for gamers, victory will fall on their sideoxfam bookshop truro one of the biggest releases of , battlefield 3 provides thrills for all, no matter how they choose to playfor those who prefer to stand alone, the single player campaign takes place on the iran/iraq border as the us marines face insurgents from all sidescharacters also look more realistic than ever before thanks to the introduction of ant technology and everything comes together to provide a truly "real" worldthis premium edition includes battlefield 3 premium membership, which means you get the added bonus of all five battlefield 3 expansion packs, not to mention the multiplayer head start kitwith players taking on one of four roles, some offensive, some defensivethe main thrust with battlefield 3 is, as always, the multiplayerwith more advanced destruction modelling than any previous game in the series, everything is a potential target and gamers will happily take it all downsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredice aims to provide the most realistic environments in a game ever through the use of their new frostbite 2 enginethe range of options available will include the usual formats expected from a high quality, from team and squad deathmatches to last man standing bulletstormsplayers will also be able to use the brand new battlelog social system to co-ordinate games
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It is the philip briet edition, published in in his work, "theatre geographique de l'europe et de l'univers, contenant la division de ses royaumes et provincesparis, " this beautiful map, published in france, shows a very good water-colouring and wide marginsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition: the map is in good condition, with some slight small marginal browningthis chronological/geographical map is an original copper engravingmap overall dimensions: 36x32 cm read morecatawiki’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 storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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iraq el-emir was in by irbi and mengels, and again by de () oct and konder () book is in good condition with no markings/ notes insideoxfam books & music lancaster the hellenistic period in palestine was the first period for which there was a richly documented record even before archaeology began its inquiry although doyen coined the term "hellenism" as early as the 19th century it was not applied to the archaeological finds of palestine before the late 's the later has exposed the hellenistic towerthe chapter excavated and published major sites in palestine surveyed that have yielded hellenistic remains magnificent and gezer was twice excavated: in by the palestine exploration fund, the of these excavations, macalister published results inas a result, their cities are an interesting blend of hellenistic and local elementsup until that genuine hellenistic sites were excavated in palestine among them what are even today the most impressive hellenistic settlements marisa, the only thoroughly unearthed hellenistic city, was excavated at the end of the 19th century by and macalister, while the impressive tombs there were excavated at the beginning of the ca century by peters and thiersh this volume is divided into three chaptersin the course of these excavations, some important hellenistic building were unearthedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresince regionalism is we deviated from the in our inquiry, common an aspect most proceeding to from the the methodology least of impressive we present the sites from site instead, the seashore to the eastern inland regions, with an northern to illustrate the significance of the indigenous in the past few years, it has been observed, by many scholars, that regional elements play a significant role in the overall aspect of cultures for example, the phoenicians in the coast were viewed as the most stimulating element to push hellenism forward their encounter with the greeks goes back as early as the second millennium b it was excavated in october of by a princeton university expedition, and was published by butler (); later, it was excavated by lapp () and by will () in the samaria was excavated years by two harvard university expeditions, one of which was headed by schumacher, the other by reisner and fisher, when the residential hellenistic quarter of the acropolis was excavations in revealedthe history of this period, as albright stated it, "was never forgotten" the first presents the "archaeological evidence", ithe sites in the regions of judea and samaria show adherence to local traditions became the city of samaria (which a greek colony) had little impact on the planning city samaritans)
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Al qaeda's public statements condemn america's protection of corrupt muslim regimes, unqualified support for israel, the occupation of iraq and afghanistan, and a further litany of real-world grievancesbin laden's supporters thus identify their problem and believe their solution lies in waranimosity, osama bin laden's genius lies not simply in calling for jihad, but in articulating a consistent and convincing case that islam is under attack by america blustering political rhetoric "informs" the public that the islamists are offended by the western world's democratic freedoms, civil liberties, inter-mingling of genders, and separation of church and stateinstead, a growing segment of the islamic world strenuously disapproves of specific upolicies and their attendant military, political, and economic implicationsleaders recognize the errant path they have irresponsibly chosen, he says, our enemies will only grow strongeroxfam shop dumfries access a comprehensive bibliography though uscheuer contends they will go to any length, not to destroy our secular, democratic way of life, but to deter what they view as specific attacks on their lands, their communities, and their religionfurther, until u see oxfam website for delivery information read moreleaders-that muslims attack us for what we are and what we think rather than for what we docapitalizing on growing anti-uleaders recognize this fact and adjust their policies abroad accordingly, even moderate muslims will join the bin laden campleaders try to convince the world of their success in fighting al qaeda, one member of the uaccording to the author michael scheuer, the greatest danger for americans confronting the islamist threat is to believe-at the urging of uintelligence community would like to inform the public that we are, in fact, losing the war on terrorhowever, although aspects of the modern world may offend conservative muslims, no islamist leader has fomented jihad to destroy participatory democracy, for example, the national association of credit unions, or coed universities
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Mapping the silk road and beyond traces the history of the european age of exploration and its lasting effects on these regions through an extensive series of beautifully rendered and imaginative maps drawn by explorers, merchants, and colonial administrators of the timemapping the silk road and beyond depicts over eighty maps organized in clear chronology - from alexander the great's map of the world, first created in 323 bc and reproduced in a sixteenth-century atlas, to maps from the nineteenth century by french and dutch explorers that detail the growing interaction between europeans and eastern culturesthese maps represent the finest examples in existence in museums, libraries, and archives around the world, chosen because they depict the most important milestones in the mapping of asiathe book focuses on both maritime exploration and overland discovery via the ancient silk road: a network of trading posts that encompassed china, tibet, pakistan, india, kurdistan, iraq, ethiopia, eritrea, and dozens of other places known in ancient times by fabled names, including abyssinia, malacca, macassar, siam, and cathayjames cook) and influential cartographerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe maps provide detailed visual keys to the fascinating history of asia and the middle east: altogether they illuminate a cast of historical figures ranging from great leaders (the queen of sheba, mohammed the prophet, king charles v) to legendary explorers (marco polo, columbus, magellan, sir francis drake, captoxfam bookshop brighton today the world is focusing unprecedented attention on asia and the middle east - rediscovering a cultural, political, and geographical landscape that has fascinated and frustrated westerners since the time of alexander the great
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition: excellent verso: blanknote: from "atlas universel dresse sur des meillieures cartes modernespublisher: santinicatawiki’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 storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square billy lynn is home from iraqtonight, with the nation's eyes on him, billy steps out onto the field at the dallas cowboys' thanksgiving football gamesee oxfam website for delivery information read moretomorrow, he must go back to warand he's a youtube sensation
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The covers and edges are worn and marked, but the contents of the book remain clean and brightoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames ***text in arabic*** 424 pppages rough cut with the top edge still uncutsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The parchment conceals the location of the copper scroll, said to hold the secret of solomon's treasurein present-day iraq, john hart discovers the message hidden in his ancestor's testamentoxfam bookshop st albans a templar secret, hidden for centuriesaccompanied only by his beautiful kurdish translator, hart sets out to find the copper scrollon the eve of his execution, disgraced templar knight johannes von hartelius writes a last confessionjohn hart must travel in his forefather's footsteps to iran and the hollow mountain known as solomon's prisonbut will he share the templar's fate? see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In march british forces invaded iraq after tony blair said the country could deploy weapons of mass destruction at 45 minutes' noticespooky and scary' evening standardwithin days, dr kelly was found dead in a wood near his home'this searing excavation of the mysterious death of dr david kelly is investigative journalism at its best'goslett's like poirot; he asks questionsthis book made me proud of my trade as a journalist' daily mailoxfam bookshop cheltenham paperback edition includes an afterword with new information on the kelly casea daily telegraph book of the yearsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is brave, relentless, dazzlingly revealing' peter oborneyet key questions remain: could dr kelly really have taken his life in the manner declared? and why did blair's government derail the coroner's inquest into dr kelly's death? in this meticulous account, award-winning journalist miles goslett shows why we should be sceptical of the official story of what happened in that desperate summer ofblair immediately convened the controversial hutton inquiry, which concluded dr kelly committed suicidea few months later, government scientist dr david kelly was unmasked by blair's officials as the assumed source of a bbc news report challenging this claim'a compelling, authoritative insight into possibly the most controversial death in britain this century' the observer
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Much of it consists of vollmann's own reporting from places wracked by violence, among them cambodia, somalia, and iraqit is a wide-ranging study of the justifications for and consequences of violence other than that the books are in excellent condition throughoutoxfam shop cotham hill william tanner vollmann (born ) is an american novelist, journalist, war correspondent, short story writer, and essayistrising up and rising down: some thoughts on violence, freedom and urgent means is a seven-volume essay on the subject of violencethe seven-volume edition is divided between essays analysing the actions and motivations of historical figures (including napoleon, abraham lincoln, john brown, robespierre, cortés, trotsky, stalin, and gandhi) and pieces of journalism and reportage that act as contemporary "case studies" on the problem of violence there is a little sunning to the front cover of volumes ii, iii and ivvolumes: - mc (moral calculus): annotated contents/the moral calculus/index/annexes/sources cited - volume i: meditations/introduction/definitions - volume ii: justifications - honor/class/authority/race and culture/creed - volume iii: justifications - war aims/homeland/ground/earth/animals/gender/traitors/revolution - volume iv: justifications - deterrence/punishment/loyalty/sadism/moral yellowness/inevitability evaluations - safeguards/the victim - volume v: studies in consequences - southeast asia/europe/africa - volume vi: studies in consequences - the muslim world/north america/south america/perception and irrationality the books do not have a slipcasesee oxfam website for delivery information read more representing over 20 years of work, rising up and rising down attempts to establish a moral calculus to consider the causes, effects, and ethics of violencethe unabridged edition was only published in one limited run of copies
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The noise brought me back to my awful realityhe has flown all the aircraft the navy has and even ones it doesn't"scream all you want, i still can't see it," i said to my piloti looked out of the sight to see the shattered cockpit glassthe next one would be it and we knew it' lieutenant commander james newton survived and was awarded the distinguished flying cross for his bravery in a career that has seen him on operations over bosnia, sierra leone, northern ireland and most recently iraq, newton is no stranger to being shot atsee oxfam website for delivery information read more'i couldn't see the tankthe next explosion was so close it lifted my chest armour off my body in the shock wave someone was screaming over the radio i couldn't see itthrilling, fast-paced and an adrenaline-fuelled journey through a pilot's life,armed actionis a fascinating insight into life in the air
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewill be shipped registeredmiddle east, iran, iraq, turkey, usa, italy, austria, belgium and territories, africa, india, french territories, and moreas is common with my large batches, the quality may varycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease view the accompanying photos, everything is depictedour 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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A four-person sas team, including regiment hero danny black, is deployed to find himthe team must stop the terrorists and identify the caliph before the deadly disease threatens those much closer to homeoxfam shop dumfries the third book in the hugely popular danny black series by the creator of the hit tv show strikebackon the syria/iraq border a british hostage is beheaded by is terroriststhe executioner is a young british extremista masked figure watches himin nigeria the british high commisioner and his young aide are kidnappedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey call him the caliphthe team find devastation in nigeria, and when they discover prisoners infected with the plague they realise they have uncovered a combined boko haram/is plot to unleash a bio-terror attack upon the worldthis mysterious person is treated with a mixture of respect and terror
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Ornithologists now work on a wider geographical basis, and this new handbook covers the whole of the western palearctic, which includes all europe together with the middle east to turkey, iraq and jordanthis volume vi covers warblers see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford this entirely new and authoritative work of reference has been planned to take account of the great advances that have been made since the publication of the handbook of british birds (), which for may years provided the basis on which ornithological research in the uk was built
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Ornithologists now work on a wider geographical basis, and this new handbook covers the whole of the western palearctic, which includes all europe together with the middle east to turkey, iraq and jordanthis volume ix covers buntings and new world warblers see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford this entirely new and authoritative work of reference has been planned to take account of the great advances that have been made since the publication of the handbook of british birds (), which for may years provided the basis on which ornithological research in the uk was built
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Ornithologists now work on a wider geographical basis, and this new handbook covers the whole of the western palearctic, which includes all europe together with the middle east to turkey, iraq and jordanthis volume vii covers flycatchers to shrikes see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford this entirely new and authoritative work of reference has been planned to take account of the great advances that have been made since the publication of the handbook of british birds (), which for may years provided the basis on which ornithological research in the uk was built
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The episodes are: 'pilot', 'grace', 'clean skin', 'semper', 'blind spot', 'the good soldier', 'the weekend', 'achilles heel', 'crossfire', 'representative brody', 'the vest' and 'marine one'but with the returning brody hailed a hero, and her concerns falling on deaf ears, she's soon forced to break ranks to prove her theorywhen she subsequently learns of the rescue of us marine sergeant nicholas brody (damian lewis) after eight years in captivity, carrie's suspicions are immediately raisedout of favour with her superiors after returning home from an unauthorised operation in iraq, cia officer carrie mathison (claire danes) is warned by one of her contacts that an american prisoner has been turned by his terrorist captorssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kendal all 12 episodes from the first season of the golden globe-winning us drama about a cia officer determined to prove that a returned hero is actually an al-qaeda mole
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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 availableour 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 catawikilot of 199 banknotes from the following asian countries: iran, afghanistan, burma/myanmar, laos, cambodia, vietnam, china, singapore, butan, indonesia, iraq, india, pakistan, bangladesh, israel, saudi arabia, philippines, sri lanka, malaysia, mongolia, tajikistan, kyrgyzstan
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When kyle is sent to iraq on a mission to protect his fellow navy seals he finds that his flawless record and reputation precede him as he earns himself the nickname 'legend' from his allieschris kyle (cooper) is renowned as the most talented and lethal sniper in uthe film was nominated for six academy awards including best picture and best actor (cooper) and won for best sound editingmilitary history with a record 160 kills to his nameafter serving on four tours of duty, kyle prepares to return home to his wife (miller) and family but as he tries to adapt to suburban life he finds himself pining for warbrand new and sealed see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle clint eastwood directs this biographical action thriller starring bradley cooper and sienna miller
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When he meets aziz (adam alexi-malle), an associate of wealthy bedouin sheikh riyadh (omar sharif) in new york, aziz invites him to take part in 'the ocean of fire', a gruelling annual -mile desert horse race across the deserts of the middle east from arabia to iraqhopkins accepts the challenge and, along with his trusty steed hidalgo, sails to arabia - where he quickly learns that the race course claims the lives of nearly half of its contestants, and that most of his competitors are riding pure-bred arabian stallions and do not regard hidalgo and his master as worthy adversariessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop new street period adventure set in based on a true story, starring viggo mortensen as frank t hopkins, a former us cavalry officer with a reputation for being one of the fastest and most daring riders in the westbut with the support of riyadh and his beautiful, spirited daughter, jazira (zuleikha robinson), hopkins determines to give the race his best shot
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Cartoon topics include terrorism, the iraq war, abu ghraib, guatanamo, corporate scandals, and frenzied consumer spendinghard cover has minute wear at corners and at bottom of spinedust cover has very very slight wear at edgesoxfam shop kendal red cloth covered hardback in excellent conditionpages clean and brightsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreaustralia has a long and proud tradition of political cartooning, and bill leak is currently one of its foremost practitioners as he skewers leaders who operate in bad faith or engage in cynical manipulation of public opinion
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An online co-op mode is also included for those who prefer a score-attackwith high quality graphics, sound and gameplay coming together, ea and dice are hoping that when it comes to the battle for gamers, victory will fall on their side" see oxfam website for delivery information read morefor those who prefer to stand alone, the single player campaign takes place on the iran/iraq border as the us marines face insurgents from all sidescharacters also look more realistic than ever before thanks to the introduction of ant technology and everything comes together to provide a truly "real" worldoxfam shop wimbledon broadway "dice returns with the latest in the acclaimed battlefield series of first person shooterswith players taking on one of four roles, some offensive, some defensivethe main thrust with battlefield 3 is, as always, the multiplayerwith more advanced destruction modelling than any previous game in the series, everything is a potential target and gamers will happily take it all downone of the biggest releases of , the game will provide thrills for all, no matter how they choose to playdice aims to provide the most realistic environments in a game ever through the use of their new frostbite 2 enginethe range of options available will include the usual formats expected from a high quality, from team and squad deathmatches to last man standing bulletstormsplayers will also be able to use the brand new battlelog social system to co-ordinate games
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesecurely bound with hinges fully intact with no loose or detached pagesrichly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece ‘ north-eastern façade and grand entrance of sennacherib’s palace (kouyunjik)’, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, over 20 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps ‘map of assyria, and map of mesopotamia’ at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravingsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition wear at extremitiessome rubbing to front inner hingediscoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition undertaken for the trustees of the british museum this volume details layard’s important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactsthe expedition yielded further important trophies and discoveries, including the cuneiform library of sennacherib's grandson ashurbanipal, on which most modern knowledge of assyrian culture is foundedpublished by john murray, londonthis will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this workapart from his great archaeological accomplishment in identifying kouyunjik as the site of the ancient city nineveh, layard provides an extensive analysis of the ancient assyrian world and its history, as revealed by the discoveries, and also writes about the daily life and customs of the countryinternally; is almost goodplates are bright5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & index + 2 pages of publishers’ worksoverall; good, and tight used copy (please see pictures)rubbing and bumping to head and foot of spine, with wear to edges of spineslight tears or creases to edges of the fold-out plans and map, but still in nice clean conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coversa scarce and an original first edition copy for collectors of austen henry layard, 19th century travel books, and for those interested in nineveh, mesopotamia, iraq, babylonia, babylonians, medes, chaldeans, persians, scythians, cimmerians the middle east, travel and explorationitem description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regionsome pencil writing on front free endpaperbook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepages are tight and almost clean with some spots, light marks, or foxingtitles in gilt to spinenot really sure of page(s) cut within the (appendix) between pages
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