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oxfam books & music beeston a history of emmanuel college cambridge by sarah bendall, christopher brooke and patrick collinson hardback with dust jacket "emmanuel college was founded by the royal minister sir walter mildmay in ; he chose a leading moderate puritan, laurence chaderton, as first master, and aimed to educate godly ministers and good preacherssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis history presents its development from these beginnings to the present day" dust jacket in excellent condition with bumping to edges onlyhardback is blue cloth covered board with gold lettering to spine in excellent conditionpages bright, tightly bound, clean and unmarked
15 €
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oxfam books & music beeston a history of british livestock husbandry by robert trow-smith (2 vol) hardback with dust jackets volsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jackets of both books show signs of wear and tearvery minor scuff mark to edge of spine otherwise boards are in excellent conditionrest of pages tightly bound, clean and unmarkedinscription in black ink on first on pagepages are tightly bound, clean and unmarkedvolume 1 hardback is green cloth covered board with gold lettering on spine in excellent conditioninscription to first page in black ink and discolouration to pagevolume 2 hardback is green cloth covered board with gold lettering no spine
55 €
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oxfam books & music perth "a history of fascism is an invaluable sourcebook, offering a rare combination of detailed information and thoughtful analysis"-publishers weekly see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe term 'fascist,' used so freely these days as a pejorative epithet that has nearly lost its meaning, is precisely defined, carefully applied and skillfully explainedpayne defines fascism as a form of ultranationalism espousing a myth of national rebirth and marked by extreme elitism, mobilization of the masses, exaltation of hierarchy and subordination, oppression of women and an embrace of violence and war as virtuesit is a masterpiece of comparative history, for the comparisons enhance our understanding of each part of the whole"-susan zuccotti, the nation"a magisterial, wholly accessible, engaging studythe analysis effectively restores the dimension of evil
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oxfam books & music bridport a history of tierra del fuego and the fuegianssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreno signs of usecondition details: light shelf wearlarge hardback with dust jacketillustrated and with fold-out maps
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oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells a history of twentieth-century african literatures owomoyela, oyekan (edsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepeters, arlene apovey, thomas knipp, and j) african literatures, says volume editor oyekan owomoyela, "testify to the great and continuing impact of the colonizing project on the african universeforemost among the anglophone writers discussed are nigerians amos tutuola, chinua achebe, and wole soyinka carole boyce davies and elaine savory fido focus on the special problems of african women writers, while hans mndukaku amankulorzell deals with the broader issues of publishing-censorship, resources, and organization in african francophone literature, we see both writers inspired by the french assimilationist system and those influenced by negritude, the african-culture affirmation movementcontributors for this section include jonathan awriters from east africa are also represented, as are those from south africa" african writers must struggle constantly to define for themselves and other just what "africa" is and who they are in a continent constructed as a geographic and cultural entity largely by europeans this study reflects the legacy of colonialism by devoting nine of its thirteen chapters to literature in "europhone" languages-english, french, and portuguesecontributors here include servanne woodward, edris makward, and alain ricardrobert cancel discusses african-language literatures, while oyekan owomoyela treats the question of the language of african literaturesafrican literature in portuguese, reflecting the nature of one of the most oppressive colonizing projects in africa, is treated by russell g
29 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop darley street a history of the royal society of arts henry trueman wood published by john murray, london () used hardcover about this item: john murray, londoncondition: goodsize: 8vo - over 7Âľ" - 9Âľ" tallblue cloth with gilt to lettering on spine and disc on front which says 'arts and commerce promoted', some browning, pages tanned and occasionally foxed, good in original blue cloth gilt, extremities worn and bumped
19 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hampstead zildjian: a history of the legendary cymbal makers this book, fully authorized by zildjian, tells the exciting story of the world's most popular cymbal company on the monumental occasion of its 375th anniversaryin very good conditionthe zildjian story is told firsthand by the zildjian family members and by the legendary drummers who participated in the important musical movements of the 20th centurythe corners are very slightly bruised at the bottom
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oxfam shop tunbridge wells a history of architecture by hsee oxfam website for delivery information read moregood condition for age296pp with many black and white photosdust jacket has a few small tearsheathcote stathambook shows some tanning, but is tightly bound with clean pages and very good boardshardback, with dust jacket
4 €
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oxfam shop nether edge a history of dunbar by r j m pugh see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beeston peter lang, , paperback very good condition the contributions to this volume explore eleven key developments in the external history of the german language, that is, the combination of social, political and cultural circumstances which influenced the language and its speakersthe essays, a number of which were originally delivered as lectures in the university of cambridge and all of which are by specialists in the field, combine to provide a history of the german language in its social contextan overarching theme is the role of deliberate intervention in the development of german, whether it took the form of education, prescriptivism, purism or political manipulationothers are studies of particular periods, places or groups which have not found their place in more narrative accounts: standardisation in the nineteenth century, the role of low german, the state of german at the stunde null insome of these 'landmarks' are individuals or groups of people who have exerted influence over the language: charlemagne, luther, the early modern grammarians and lexicographers
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beeston the origins of bowing and the development of bowed instruments up to the thirteenth century by werner bachmann oup english translation illustrated "the development of the technique of bowing stringed instruments was to prove one of the greatest advances in the history of musicsmall green label on first page identifying previous ownerpages are tightly bound, clean and unmarkedfoxing to inside front cover and first page" unclipped dust jacket has wear and tear to edges both front and backhardback is blue cloth covered board with gold lettering to spine and front, title set in black band on front with motiffoxing to cover front and back
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oxfam books & music beeston this paperback book is in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more the cover is in very good condition, with just slight general wearmuch of the material in this invaluable book has never been available before, due partly to the 30-year rule concerning government documents, and partly to the sensitive military nature of the workat one time, the programme was as sophisticated as those in the us and russiathe projects covered include rocket-propelled aircraft, large military missiles such as the medium range ballistic missile blue streak, the test rocket black knight and the re-entry experiments it carried, and the satellite launcher black arrowthe projects were cancelled one by one as britain's attempts to keep up militarily with the two superpowers weakened, as a consequence of treasury pressure and the belief that there was no economic future in space technologya vertical empire describes the work in rocketry and space research carried out in the uk in the s and s internally the margin on page 145 has two red inked symbols in the margin, bit otherwise the pages are in excellent condition - clean and tight, with little sign of usethere is also considerable political analysis of why these projects were eventually discontinuedin addition, proposed projects that could have been developed from these vehicles are covered in depth
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreconstitutional history of the united kingdom offers an accessible and highly valuable overview for students with little or no prior knowledge of british historyoxfam books & music totnes an appreciation of the development and evolution of the united kingdom constitution is vital in order to understand the existing nature of the constitution, proposals for reform and the many complex challenges it facesdrawing on key constitutional themes, constitutional history of the united kingdom provides insight and context to modern constitutional problemsann lyon presents a vivid overview of fourteen hundred years of english legal history taking us on a rich journey from a feudal society to the fractured union of the present dayvery topical!(as of )this second edition has been revised and updated to bring coverage up to the present day, including parliamentary reform; the scottish referendum on independence and further drives for enhanced devolution; the effect of eu membership on the uk constitution; and the impact of the european convention on human rights and the human rights actpaperback book in excellent condition, clean and with good binding
29 €
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oxfam books & music fareham chambers, gilliansee oxfam website for delivery information read morea huge, handsome, and extensively-illustrated centennial history of this venerable yacht clubeastern waters eastern winds: a history of the royal hong kong yacht club: : one hundred years(hong kong: the club, )introduction by vic locke, commodorein excellent, hardly-read used conditionwith a signature and dedication by the author on the half-title page and a dedicatory message beneath thatwith bibliography and lots of photographs4to, blue cloth, gilt crest to front board, gilt lettering to spineforeword by the right honourable christopher patten, governor of hong kong1st hardback published by the royal hong kong yacht club inchapters: : in the lee of dragons; : laying the mark; : before thewind; : cruising in company; : across the line; : dress overall; : the course ahead
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 however this is adequate as a reading copythroughout the narrative, the author reflects on the reliability of historical evidence, highlighting key interpretative issues for readers new to the periodthe 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 changecommon 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 binding is sound
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oxfam books & music marlborough it is now nearly 120 years since lee's history of tetbury was publishedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book will therefore bring an account of tetbury to within the easy reach of everyone interested in local historyit has long been out of print and much has happened since then and material not then available has to light
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book retells and updates this history of a dark age sometimes receiving christian light using new archaeological discovery and interpretationoxfam books & music lichfield how did a new belief move from the backwaters of oppressed galilee to centres around the mediterranean, across europe and to britain? why did the brutal romans turn christianity into a state religion? did the heathen saxons accept the faith earlier than is thought? how did the native celts assimilate the roman church? what happened to the church with the interference of kings and the invasion of vikings? acceptance of christ's resurrection changed the lives of emperors, kings, bishops, abbots and people, sometimes for good and occasionally with dreadful consequencesprogression of christianity was never inevitablethe first millennium was a struggle for survival and equally a struggle in beliefit recounts the development of our nationhood, culture and religious foundation
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oxfam books & music totnes a small book with an abbreviated and simplified history of romesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe boards are enclosed in brown cloth with a gilt pattern to front and back and on the spine coverthere are some pencil annotations on the front end papersthe binding is good and there are no other marksthe first edition was but i cannot find a date for this second editionthere are two brown marks on the inside of the front cover and inside the rear cover; they look like the remnants of sellotapethere is a frontispiece if cincinnatusthere is also gilt lettering to the spineharvey and darton hardback with no dj
45 €
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oxfam books & music aberdeen all ten episodes of the bbc series presented by archaeologist neil oliver, that traces the events, intrigues and history that have come to define the scottish nationblu-rays all in excellent condition see oxfam website for delivery information read morebeginning his journey years ago, oliver takes in such famous figures as william wallace, robert the bruce and sir walter scott, before bringing the story up to date by looking at the drive for devolution and the opening of the scottish parliament
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oxfam books & music aberdeen paperback book published in this book is based on an earlier work by the same author and was the first up to date history to be published in the english language previous owner's name on title page see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morean intellectual and visual feast, this is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in yearsoxfam bookshop ealing neil macgregor's a history of the world in 100 objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined themseen through macgregor's eyes, history is a kaleidoscope - shifting, interconnected, constantly surprising, and shaping our world today in ways that most of us have never imaginedencompassing a grand sweep of human history, a history of the world in 100 objects begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the olduvai gorge in africa, and ends with objects which characterise the world we live in todaya stone pillar tells us about a great indian emperor preaching tolerance to his people; spanish pieces of eight tell us about the beginning of a global currency; and an early victorian tea-set speaks to us about the impact of empire
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oxfam books & music olney issued on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the formation of the companysee oxfam website for delivery information read more includes lots of photographs of the locomotives very good condition the text is all clean and unmarked soft red card covers which are a little bumped in places and lightly faded on the spine
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oxfam books & music wells the history of members of this family from frederick christian lewis () to brigadier sir clinton lewis ()see oxfam website for delivery information read moresoft cover has a creased corner and some rubbingpages and illustrations are cleanb/w illustrations and family treeprevious owners dedication on first page
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes a book of very considerable scope synthesising history from early times to recent and cosmic science including “ethnology, medicine, world politics and economics and all human culture”a little wear to the corners and edges of the boardsthere is extensive annotation and underling throughout the text and on the rear end pagesas far as can be ascertained all these are in pencil and thus erasabledaniel hardback with no djblack cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to a somewhat bleached spine coverend papers are highly stylised black and white illustrations and there are two similar illustrations on fold out pages which are intact and in good conditiontwo owners’ name in ink one below the review and the other on the title pagereview pasted neatly into the front end papers
35 €
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The title is the choir of kings college cambridge: evensong livefor this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casing
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oxfam books & music fareham  illustrated history of the branch lines of devon, with focus on plymouth and west and north devon; chapters on yelverton to princetown, the yealmpton branch, stsee oxfam website for delivery information read more1st edition hardback in excellent, hardly-read conditionbudeaux to calstock, exeter to barnstaple, halwill junction to launceston, and many more; b&w photos, maps, charts, text illustrations throughoutdustjacket is price-clipped but otherwise excellent
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oxfam books & music beaconsfield no author's name but may be by rev diobnysius lardersee oxfam website for delivery information read more pages tanned but very little foxing two pages have folds where they were folded over due to faulting cutting leather bound with gold tooling; marbled end papers and page edges
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Harry potter: a history of magic by j see oxfam website for delivery information read moreharry potter: a history of magic is the official book of the exhibition, a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between bloomsbury, jrowling and the brilliant curators of the british librarythere's also a specially commissioned essay for each subject area by an expert, writer or cultural commentator, inspired by the contents of the exhibition - absorbing, insightful and unexpected contributions from steve backshall, the reverend richard coles, owen davies, julia eccleshare, roger highfield, steve kloves, lucy mangan, anna pavord and tim peake, who offer a personal perspective on their magical themereaders will be able to pore over ancient spell books, amazing illuminated scrolls that reveal the secret of the elixir of life, vials of dragon's blood, mandrake roots, painted centaurs and a genuine witch's broomstick, in a book that shows jrowling's magical inventions alongside their cultural and historical forebearsthis is the ultimate gift for harry potter fans, curious minds, big imaginations, bibliophiles and readers around the world who missed out on the chance to see the exhibition in personrowling, bloomsbury and the british libraryit promises to take readers on a fascinating journey through the subjects studied at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry - from alchemy and potions classes through to herbology and care of magical creaturesbook condition: as new - clean covers, tightly bound, no imperfections inside and outside, clean throughouteach chapter showcases a treasure trove of artefacts from the british library and other collections around the world, beside exclusive manuscripts, sketches and illustrations from the harry potter archivepublished by bloomsbury october pp
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Published by tricorn bookssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music fareham a compilation of memories of portsmouth children of the second world war: true stories collected and collated by margaret fosterin very good conditionlarge format paperbackcovers are dulled and page edges are markedmemories of portsmouth children of the second world war
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop balham  london - cassell and company ltda history of the english-speaking peoples is a four-volume history of britain and its former colonies and possessions throughout the world, written by winston churchill, covering the period from caesar's invasions of britain (55 bc) to the beginning of the first world war ()churchill's mother was american, and he excelled in history as a child which underpinned his firm belief in a so-called special relationship between the people of britain with the commonwealth of nations united under the crown (new zealand, canada, australia, south africa etccondition: goodpages are bright and cleanvolume i is on the birth of britain, volume ii is on the new world, volume iii is on the age of revolution and volume iv is on the great democracies) and the people of the united states who had broken with the crown and gone their own waywith numerous black and white maps throughout all volumesit was a bestseller, reviewed favourably on both sides of the atlanticcomplete in four volumesthis work dealt with the resulting two divisions of the english-speaking peoples condition: in red cloth bindings with unclipped dustwrappers, edges are worn at edges and covers are agedit was started in and finally published , delayed several times by war and work on other textsa collection of first editions of this historical works by former prime minister winston churchill
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