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In 'the fellowship of the rings' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalfgandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitiesfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplaytolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearsmeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiesin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handstogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordorgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorwhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûrsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overthey are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doomthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomoxfam shop newquay peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of j
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepeople / region: the lega live in the southern part of the kivu province of southeast central dwesterdijk, 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 saharaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe forehead is slanting back and is, just like the cheeks, adorned with a triangle of double lines filled with dotsfine old patina overallprovenance: ex-collection of nic de kun, brusselsde kun in pangi territory, south kivu province, in aroundall other parts are jet black from being burned with a red- hot iron on a oily surfaceliterature: valentine plisnier and michel boulanger: l’art lega, paris, , figs on ppthe 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 faceit dates back to the perioddimensions: 30 x 17 x 11 cmin good condition, but with signs of age written all over itthe face is still coloured with ample remains of the original white clay patinathe handle sits in the vertical axis of the back and runs over its entire heightobtained from him by hplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteclassic idimu handle mask – lega – dsold with handwritten declaration of authenticity by drthis masks forms part of a very small corpus of idimu objects that are fitted out with a handle at the backholes all along the lower edge of the face, but fibre beard missingmaterial: medium density wood of the alstonia congensis treeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalfwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron, the dark lord of mordor, are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handsoxfam shop clitheroe director's extended cut of the famous fantasy adaptation of part one of the fantasy trilogy by jtogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordorsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from over
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Bilbo has to make a difficult decision when thorin puts his desire to find the royal jewel arkenstone before his loyalty to his friendsoxfam shop colne road the last of three epic instalments in director peter jackson's prequel to 'the lord of the rings' trilogyin this film, bilbo, thorin and the other dwarves have unintentionally released smaug from the lonely mountain and endangered the residents of lake-townthe rest of the cast includes luke evans, cate blanchett, orlando bloom, evangeline lilly and christopher leesee oxfam website for delivery information read morebilbo and his friends must fight for their survival as five armies meet in battlemeanwhile, gandalf discovers that the evil sauron has returned, commanding a horde of orcs to attack the lonely mountainset in middle-earth 60 years before events in 'the lord of the rings', the story follows the adventures of hobbit bilbo baggins (martin freeman), who, at the instigation of the wizard gandalf (ian mckellen), suddenly finds himself co-opted into joining a company of 13 dwarves led by thorin oakenshield (richard armitage) to help reclaim the lost kingdom of the lonely mountain from the clutches of smaug the dragon (voice of benedict cumberbatch)
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Pappano's tosca now becomes the modern version to havethere are, indeed, two distinct stars: the outstanding soprano angela gheorghiu in an assumption of the title role which is awe-inspiring in its breadth of emotion and dramatic range; and the conductor, antonio pappano, whose intimate knowledge of puccini's score illuminates page after page and detail after detailit is lavishly presented (billed as the original motion picture soundtrack of benoit jacquot's film), superbly engineered and boasts a first-rate castif roberto alagna's portrayal of cavaradossi does not quite scale the dizzying heights of gheorghiu's tosca, he is nevertheless capable of much subtletythe chorus and orchestra of the royal opera house, covent garden give their all for himsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepappano possesses a complete grasp of the operatic situation, faultlessly pacing the whole opera to bring about a spine-tingling climaxruggero raimondi's scarpia is all the more evil for his multi-layered approach to this characteroxfam shop clitheroe the complete opera tosca by giacomo puccini, with libretto by giuseppe giacosa and luigi illica the original motion picture soundtrack to the film directed by benoit jacquot starring angela gheorghiu, roberto alagna, ruggero raimondi, maurizio muraro, enrico fissore and david cangelosi with the tiffin boys' choir, and the chorus and orchestra of the royal opera house, covent garden, conducted by antonio pappano looked at from virtually any angle, this tosca is a triumph
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Circular stamp to title-page and last page, ink accession note to verso title-pagecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableitem is as picturedcharles babbage (), the english polymath considered to be the father of computing, designed his difference engine noare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikioverall, this book is a collectable work by the babbage, the originator of the concept of the digital programmable computer, a fascinating artefact in the history of mathematics and scienceashdown’ to head of title-pagetables throughoutpencil notes on the last pagesmall tears to some margins, affecting text on ppencil ownership inscription of ‘wrather, the proofs were checked against his previous tables, finding only 9 errors which were then corrected in the second edition ()ex-library copyrebound quarter brown leather binding over green marbled boards, in excellent conditionspine with raised bands, gilt fillets, and gilt lettering to green leather title labelhowever, he did not have a working portion until , several years after his first table was published, and that was insufficient computing power to produce the mathematical tablesink mark to tail page edgeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewe are delighted to present a fourth impression copy of this book of logarithms by charles babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical ‘computer’babbage therefore did not attempt to compute new tablestitle-page repairedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store1 to mechanise the creation of mathematical tables
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On their quest to protect the one ring from the dark lord sauron, players will explore the massive environments of middle-earth while solving puzzles and fighting enemies such as orcs, black riders and an evil balrogfellowship of the ring will be very much an adventure title, but features heavy elements of role-playing, such non-playable characters and extensive dialoguemaking excellent use of the playstation 2 hardware, gamers can be sure of an immersive, involving and thoroughly addictive experiencewe can hardly wait! see oxfam website for delivery information read morein a storyline faithful to the first part of tolkien's epic novel, players relive the experiences of frodo, aragorn and gandalf as they journey from the peaceful lands of the shire through the darkness of moria to the river anduinan action adventure, the game features three members of the fellowship as playable charactersoxfam shop ulverston fellowship of the ring, in development by seattle-based surreal software, is one of 's hottest releases and is scheduled for release this fall for playstation 2
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Tolkien's classic the lord of the rings trilogy, the lord of the rings, the third age videogame allows players to adventure through middle-earth, building a party of heroes as they journeyplayers battle on the side of the fellowship, but can unlock additional encounters where they fight on the side of sauron as they progressin the game, players will interact with the characters of the fellowship in a unique structure, taking on individual quests while intersecting the major events of the film trilogy that drive the story forwardparties will traverse through both familiar and seldom-glimpsed locations, using an innovative turn-based battle system as they fight, encountering the demonic balrog in the mines of moria, defending the fallen city of osgiliath, or trying to destroy helm's deepthe lord the rings, the third age, is being developed by ea's redwood shores studio, the same studio that developed the hit the lord of the rings; the return of the king gamesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hexham based on new line cinema and peter jackson's acclaimed film adaptations of j
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This is the fourth edition, reprinted inoxfam shop ulverston originally published insee oxfam website for delivery information read morecontents include: the three lines of criticism - rise and conditions of the philosophical theory of the state - sociological compared with philosophical theory - the paradox of political obligation; self government - the problem of political obligation more radically treated - the conception of a "real" will - the conception of liberty as illustrated by the foregoing suggestions - psychological illustration of the idea of a real or general will - nature of the end of the state and consequent limit of state action - rousseau's theory as applied to the modern state: kant, fichte, hegel - the analysis of a modern state, hegel's "philosophy of right" - institutions considered as ethical ideas formerly owned by the university of dundee library it has the wrong cover on the book
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The center-piece of the judges guild campaign universe, this playing aid has been created and approved for use with d&dalso shown in all its dwarven glory is thunderhold, one of the northern allies of the overlord with judge and player maps for it toolong a favorite of d&d judges and one of our best-selling items ever since it was first printed, the city-state includes two 22x34 maps (one judge, one player) of the great walled city, plus 4 dungeon levels under the city and 5 levels of sunstone caverns see oxfam website for delivery information read moresmall fold on bottom right corner and some pencil writing on inside of back white page but otherwise in great conditionoxfam bookshop carlisle city state book (96 pages) judges map of the city state (22"x28") player's map of the city state (22"x28") a giant, revised, 80-page booklet covering the myraid shops, taverns, inns, temples, and barracks of the classic city-stateindeed, the city itself is an adventureincredibly detailed right down to the statistics and character of each barmaid and the latest rumor she has heard, this product forms the basis of the judge's campaign, providing the base of operations for player adventures
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiset in the trossachs region of scotland, it is composed of six cantos, each of which concerns the action of a single daythe poem has three main plots: the contest among three men, roderick dhu, james fitz-james, and malcolm graeme, to win the love of ellen douglas; the feud and reconciliation of king james v of scotland and james douglas; and a war between the lowland scots (led by james v) and the highland clans (led by roderick dhu of clan alpine)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available[1] there are voluminous antiquarian notesthe poem was tremendously influential in the nineteenth century, and inspired the highland revivalour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe lady of the lake is a narrative poem by sir walter scott, first published in"the lady of the lake: a poem" by sir walter scott longman hurst, london - fifth edition (rare early edition) - 432p, 18cmx15cm - condition: very good, in leather binding with minor rubbing to spine, with name to title page
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The fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muiloxfam shop oadby the extended edition (over 40 extra minutes) of the second film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jdiscs are in excellent conditiongandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondortolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogywhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûrsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiesthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doom
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Throughout the narrative, the author reflects on the reliability of historical evidence, highlighting key interpretative issues for readers new to the periodoxfam books & music beaconsfield this volume examines the development of two sovereign nations over seventy-four momentous years, from the downfall of cardinal wolsey in england and the majority of james v in scotland to the succession of james's grandson to the throne of england in binding is soundthe cover shows handling and shelf wear and some sections have copious underscoring in pencil with the occasional ink margin notethe author provides a narrative introduction to sixteenth-century english and scottish history, focusing on the political and religious developments in both countries while considering also economic, social, cultural and educational change however this is adequate as a reading copysee oxfam website for delivery information read morecommon issues explored include the tensions between centre and periphery: the relationship between monarch and subject: the development of bureaucracies and 'reformed religion': and shifting attitudes towards irelandthe book incorporates recent work on topics such as reformation settlements in both countries: the destruction of anne boleyn and mary queen of scots: the characters of mary tudor, elizabeth i and james vi: french intervention in scotland: and the defeat of the spanish armada
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Oxfam books & music islington there has been an increasing interest over the past 40 years in providing new interpretations of the baroque and the fruit of this interest has been the revelation of intersecting baroque aesthetics in the art and culture of our timethe problems of passage between visual forms and composition of the images are analysed in terms of simulation, rationality, space, the wildness of artistic intentionality and the folding of matter and meaningit deals with the broken continuity in time from the historical baroque to the contemporary oneapart from the hypotheses of walter benjamin and the epistemology of michel foucault, the book introduces and expands the most important theories about the actual baroque as they have been devised and developed by mario perniola, christine buci-glucksmann and gilles deleuzethe text follows a comparative method of study based upon recent research in the fields of art theory and aestheticsspecial attention is paid to visual artists in denmark dealing with "baroque universals" from the s up to the present day see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe recurrent actuality of the baroque is a book about visual artif the text is discreetly haunted by leibniz, ancient rome and the poetry of baudelaire, its direction of thinking is totally devoted to the understanding of visual art from bernini and velázquez to louise bourgeois, mona hatoum and orlan
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A couple of the used stamps have a little of the envelope that they were attached to still on the back that can be seenthe other sporting events celebrated on the stamps are the international race of peace in poland and the pan american games inthe newest stamp in this collection was issued inthe empire and commonwealth games in , and the commonwealth games in edinburgh insome of the stamps are a little fadedthe countries that the stamps were issued in are the grenada grenadines, great britain, united arab emirates, the former ussr, mongolia, poland, the former czechoslovakia, australia, rwanda and yemensome of the used stamps have a little of the printed postmark on themthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 34 stampsthe decades the stamps were issued in are the s, s, s, and ssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreone of the stamps shows the logo of the london olympics ofmany of the stamps in this collection have not been usedthe olympic games and the commonwealth games that the stamps celebrate are the munich summer olympic games, the montreal summer olympic games, the rome olympic games, the rome olympic games ofthe sports shown on the stamps are fencing, basketball, volleyball, ski-jumping, boxing, pole-vaulting, horse jumping, gymnastics, diving, sailing, running, canoeing, weight-lifting, and wrestling
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All the stamps in this collection come from countries that have some of there coastline on the mediterranean seathe newest stamp in this collection was issued in spain insome the stamps in this collection will have some of the envelope they were attached to on the backthe stamps were issued in the decades of s,s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s and sthe mediterranean countries in this collection of stamps are turkey, malta, italy, cyprus, spain, palestine, israel, morocco, portugal, yugoslavia, greece, bosnia herzegovina, syria, and greecethe known tourist sights in this collection of stamps are limni voloy in greece, the monastery of las huelgas in spain, svetozarevo in yugoslavia, the corinth canal in greece, castello di ivrea in italy, castello di miramare in trieste in italy, zenica in yugoslavia, the wignacourt aqueduct horsetrough in malta, ravello in italy, thessaloniki in greece, the samaria gorge in greece, the great siege monument in malta, the mosta dome in malta, the torre de belem in lisbon, the cipresso cupressus semper virens in italy, the moinho de porto in santo madeira in portugal, the castelo branco in portugal, the salazar bridge in portugal, the castello di montagnana in italy, the auberge de castile in malta, the castello di montecchio castiglion fiorentino in italy, castello scaligero in sirmione in italy, the castello di mussomeli in italy, barcelona in spain, mnajdra temple in malta, the gazi egitim enstitusu in turkey, the grand harbour in malta, the victory church in malta, the santo mt de veruela in spain, the war memorial in malta, borrominin in italy, la sciabica in campania, the coimbra university in portugal, salamanca in spain, knossos in greece, kibris in cyprus, caesarea in israel, st simeons column in djebelsamaan in syria, and the rosh pinna in israelsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 50 stampsall of the stamps have been used and so will have some of the postmark on themthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued in bosnia herzegovina ina couple of the stamps are a little faded and a little torn
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Detailed reference maps in the distinctive and respected times style provide balanced, systematic coverage of all parts of the worldit is fully up-to-date with the indian ocean tsunami and the overthrow of saddam husseinthis set is the ideal geography and history referencethe introductory section presents an extensive states and territories guide along with thematic maps and statistics on major world themes giving an accurate picture of today's worldall the mapping and information in this new edition has been brought fully up-to-date to give an accurate picture of today's worldall place names on the maps are fully indexedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecarrying the authority of the times and its unrivalled reputation for accurate and current information, these two books are an authoritative guide to the world - past and presentoxfam shop wolverhampton a lavish pack incorporating two of the times' finest atlases and history books'the times world atlas' is a complete world reference atlas in a convenient and easy-to use format, retaining the authority, style and detail of the larger times atlases'the times compact history of the world' is the most comprehensive small-format single-volume illustrated history of the world, richly enhanced with striking maps and photographs and featuring an accessible text by leading academics
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For more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubtas the united states became the national security state, california, which had a population of five million at the start of the cold war, grew to thirty million and, by the s provided one in every ten members of congress and two presidentsusing newly opened kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, martin walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary world"walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar western leadersfrom the origins of the marshall plan, which revived europe after world war ii, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated japan into a bulwark against china to the collapse of the berlin wall, this authoritative work reveals how the west was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-stateat the end of the s the fear was generated by communist expansion into eastern europe and china; in the s by the prospect of defeat in vietnamnow that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economythe cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as martin walker puts it, "a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destruction" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warin the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sincewe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic powerthe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breath
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Oxfam bookshop beverley in , the pacific island village of matupit was partially destroyed by a volcanic eruptionthis study focuses on the subsequent reconstruction and contests over the morality of exchanges that are generative of new forms of social stratificationthrough detailed ethnography of the transactions that a displaced people entered into in seeking to rebuild their lives, this book analyses how people re-make sociality in an era of post-colonial neoliberalism without taking either the transformative power of globalization or the resilience of indigenous culture as its starting pointit also contributes to the understanding of the problems of post-disaster reconstruction and development projectssee oxfam website for delivery information read moresuch new dynamics of stratification are central to contemporary processes of globalization in the pacific, and more widely
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It casts penetrating new light on the bible story and onto the enigmatic figures of joseph of arimathea and mary magdalene, and on the real truth behind the arthurian legends and the holy grailthis unique book gives a detailed genealogical account of the authentic line of succession of the royal blood from the sons of jesus and his brother james down to the present daythere is also a fascinating history of the knights templars of jerusalemoxfam shop evesham did jesus marry and have children? if so, what happened to his family? are there descendants of his still alive today? at last the truth can be told, this extraordinary and controversial book, packed with intrigue, begins where others have endedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelaurence gardener has been granted privileged access to european sovereign and noble archives, along with special insight into chivalric and church repositorieshe proves for the first time that there is a royal heritage of the messiah in the west, and documents the systematic and continuing suppression of records tracing the descent of the sacred lineage by regimes down the centuries
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He demonstrates that only a vigorous theological realism, grounded in the universal lordship of christ, is capable of providing a foundation for local, particular, and ad hoc practices of critiqueoxfam books & music lancaster seek the peace of the city provides a robust engagement with the theological foundations and practices of christian social and political criticismthe book concludes by developing an account of the impact such a theological realism and practice of critique might have on contemporary political theory--with explorations of the doxological nature of social change, the changing shape of the state, governmentality and political sovereignty, and the status and role of religious communities in civil societyin developing this theological realism, the book furnishes an account of christian criticism capable of addressing key debates in contemporary theology and political theorythis realism bases social and political criticism in the purposes of a nonviolent, patient, and reconciling godrichard bourne identifies a theological realism found in the work of john howard yodersee oxfam website for delivery information read morebourne begins by arguing for the public status of theological political claimsbourne develops this account and shows how it is consonant with aspects of the work of a range of contemporary theologians including stanley hauerwas, john milbank, karl barth, and dietrich bonhoeffer
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These and other issues motivate questions about how we understand, not only "the self", but also how we understand ourselves in social and cultural contexts) research on the topic of self has increased significantly in recent years across a number of disciplines, including philosophy, psychology, psychopathology, and neuroscienceoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the oxford handbook of the self gallagher, shaun (edin philosophy and some areas of cognitive science, the emphasis on embodied cognition has fostered a renewed interest in rethinking personal identity, mind-body dualism, and overly cartesian conceptions of selfthe oxford handbook of the self is an interdisciplinary collection of essays that address questions in all of these areassee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith respect to self-agency, similar questions arise in experimental psychologypoststructuralist deconstructions of traditional metaphysical conceptions of subjectivity have led to debates about whether there are any grounds (moral if not metaphysical) for reconstructing the notion of selfquestions about whether selves actually exist or have an illusory status have been raised from perspectives as diverse as neuroscience, buddhism, and narrative theoryin addition, advances in developmental psychology have pushed to the forefront questions about the ontogenetic origin of self-experience, while studies of psychopathology suggest that concepts like self and agency are central to explaining important aspects of pathological experience
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Oxfam shop colne road jacquetta, daughter of the count of luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of europe, was married to the great englishman john, duke of bedford, uncle to henry viwidowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her household for love, and then carved out a life for herself as queen margaret of anjou's close friend and a lancaster supporter - until the day that her daughter elizabeth woodville fell in love and married the rival king edward ivof all the little-known but important women of the period, her dramatic story is the most neglectedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith her links to melusina, and to the founder of the house of luxembourg, together with her reputation for making magic, she is the most haunting of heroines
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Since the release of the number of the beast and its subsequent tour the beast on the road, "the beast" has become an alternate name for iron maiden and was later used in the titles of some of their compilations and live releases, including best of the beast and visions of the beastplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitestunning riaa gold record award for iron maiden's "the number of the beast" presented to the band! the number of the beast is the third studio album by english heavy metal band iron maidenthe number of the beast was met with critical and commercial success, and became the band's first album to top the uk albums chart and reach the top 40 of the us billboard 200postage is insured and tracked read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe album was also controversial, particularly in the united states, due to the religious references in its artwork and the title track's lyricsthe album was their first to feature vocalist bruce dickinson and their last with drummer clive burrit was released on 22 march in the united kingdom by emi records and in the united states by harvest and capitol recordsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe album produced the singles "run to the hills" and "the number of the beast", the former of which became the band's first top-ten uk singleare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Details the creation of a national judiciary in the united states under the act of and traces the supreme court's development through its first decade of existencein the final part of the book, he explains how early legislation affected the judiciary and the initial experience of the circuit courts and of the supreme courtgoebel then goes on to depict the constitutional convention, the ensuing debate over ratification, and the framing of the bill of rightsoxfam bookshop hampstead history of the supreme court of the united states: volume 1 by julius goebel jrthe first part describes the background of american constitutionalismthese three parts are divided into seventeen chapters, together with a statistical analysis of the business of the supreme court from to and substantial notes on manuscript sourcesbook is in good condition, few white marks on the spine antecedents and beginnings to is the first of twelve volumes in the oliver wendell holmes devise history of the supreme court of the united statessee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this first volume, julius goebel jrthe book is organised into three parts
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Wilson's great strength is in allowing the reader to understand the tragedy of mixed motives that allowed rulers to gamble their countries' future with such horrifying resultsall the major european powers apart from russia were heavily involved and, while each country started out with rational war aims, the fighting rapidly spiralled out of control, with great battles giving way to marauding bands of starving soldiers spreading plague and murderthe principal actors in the drama (wallenstein, ferdinand ii, gustavus adolphus, richelieu) are all here, but so is the experience of the ordinary soldiers and civilians, desperately trying to stay alive under impossible circumstancesoxfam bookshop shaftesbury winner of the society for military history distinguished book award the horrific series of conflicts known as the thirty years war () tore the heart out of europe, killing perhaps a quarter of all germans and laying waste to whole areas of central europe to such a degree that many towns and regions never recoveredthe war was both a religious and a political one and it was this tangle of motives that made it impossible to stopat its end a recognizably modern europe had been created but at a terrible pricewhether motivated by idealism or cynicism, everyone drawn into the conflict was destroyed by itsee oxfam website for delivery information read more book condition very good, covers and spine unmarked and all pages crisp and cleanpeter wilson's book is a major work, the first new history of the war in a generation, and a fascinating, brilliantly written attempt to explain a compelling series of events
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The title is borrowed from john keats' poem "on first looking into chapman's homer": then felt i like some watcher of the skies when a new planet swims into his kenit was an extraordinary soundplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe song was frequently used to open the group's live performances and features as the first track on their live album genesis liveon the old mellotron mark2 there were these two chords that sounded really good on that instrumentgenesis–watcher of the skies mega rare original germany single from "watcher of the skies"is the first track on genesis' album foxtrotcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit was also released as the album's only singlethere are some chords you can't play on that instrument because they'd be so out of tunethese chords created an incredible atmospherethat's why it's just an incredible intro numbera\twatcher of the skies b\twillow farm\t single/nm (very fine, and flate scratches from the years) cover/vg+ (damage that was professionally repaired on the charisma label, but can still be seen,otherwise except for a wrinkle, wonderful) ois/ mint see pictures (the pictures are an integral part of the condition of the lp) another rare unique single of "genesis" at "catawiki" read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe song opens with a mellotron introare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitony banks it was intentionally melodramatic to conjure up an impression of incredible size
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The time for such sizeable ideas had passed in the 's with the start of the work by wolfgang schaperlike new with clean pages insidethis can be exemplified by the historic view of angina pectoris, which used to be simplified as being always fatal, thus obscuring for nearly two centuries the view of a 'self-healing' mechanism such as the collateral circulation of the heartin that context and bluntly, my primary interest in the field of the collateral circulation was not initiated with a vision of eradicating the consequences of coronary artery disease (cad) by promoting the growth of natural bypassesit would be naive, to assume the present work to be free of erroneous oversimplification, because the very nature of scientific work is related to generating (simple) hypotheses with their subsequent falsificationsuch a process of reducing disarray in a system with the aim of grasping it better is related to simplification, which carries the risk of introducing errorsee oxfam website for delivery information read morealternatively, it could be 'sold' as the result of my intention to reduce entropy of 18 years of scientific work on the topic of the coronary circulation, which was itself meant to diminish the amount of 'useless' energyoxfam bookshop hampstead collateral circulation of the heart by christian seiler the sober explanation for this book is a call by the springer-verlag, london, to edit a publication on 'the functional relevance of the collateral circulation' of the heart
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This book provides a glimpse at the lives, weapons, and equipment of these soldiers through a collection of artifacts and exacting reproductionswithin a year, thousands of these courageous men had lost their lives on bloody battlefields or died in disease-ridden encampmentshundreds of thousands of men across the divided nation enlisted in state volunteer regiments that poured into the sprawling military camps around washington, dc, richmond, virginia, and other strategic locationswhile other books examine the war between the states from a political, tactical, or military perspective, these books focus on the day-to-day life and the human experience of the men themselves, the union and confederate soldiers who enlisted and often fought to the death for their beliefs and those of their home regions of the young united statesoxfam bookshop brighton as dawned, the civil war, the conflict that had started the year before and that most americans thought would last only a few months, showed no signs of endingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreillustrated with full-color photography and historical documents, engagingly written and thoroughly explained, these books are the perfect addition to children's and adults' library collections, school libraries, and personal libraries of interested readers and history lovers of all ages
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There is slight shelf wear to the coverthis field guide provides the first widely published field guide on the almeria province and is unique in both its coverage and integrated earth science approach, providing a valuable support for both teaching and research in the regionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis field guide provides an up-to-date and integrated approach to the geology and geomorphology of almeria province, compiled by active scientific researchers in the regionoxfam bookshop hampstead a field guide to the neogene sedimentary basins of the almerÃa province, se spain the almeria province of se spain, a semi-arid, tectonically active region, has formed the focus of a wide range of scientific teaching and research in the earth sciences by universities and associated bodies from all over the worldthe guide assumes a basic knowledge of geology and geomorphology and will be of interest to earth scientists at all levels from the keen amateur through to undergraduate/postgraduate students and academics visiting the regionthe emphasis of the guide is initially to provide a general background to the area followed by a selection of more specialist trips which progressively explore the structure and development of the basins, the shallow marine sedimentation, the continental sedimentation and finally the uplift, dissection and geomorphic evolution of the sedimentary basinsin very good condition with clean and unmarked inside pages
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