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There are books which let us into the hidden parts of life and make them vividly realand he was never the same after thati think you're going to like himhis name's simonthe shock of the fall is all of these books'there are books you can't stop reading, which keep you up all nightoxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the costa book of the year winner of the specsavers popular fiction book of the year winner of the betty trask prize 'i'll tell you what happened because it will be a good way to introduce my brotherthere are books which, because of the sheer skill with which every word is chosen, linger in your mind for dayssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is a brave and groundbreaking novel from one of the most exciting new voices in fictionbut in a couple of pages he'll be deadthe shock of the fall is an extraordinary portrait of one man's descent into mental illness
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle a unique work of reference, this book is the first serious attempt to describe and illustrate the military badges of all the forces of the british empire involved in the great warpages are in good condition, boards are in good condition dust jacket is in good condition with some wear and tear see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe description of each unit also includes mention of the theatres of war in which it was engagedthis book is an invaluable aid to the serious collector and an essential work of reference for every dealer in militariathe author has not simply identified each military formation by the title it held during the great war, but has shown when it originated and, when not disbanded, the manner in which it has been preparedit is, however, much more than a catalogue of military badgesthe result is a body of information that the military historian, too, will find of enormous valuethere are accounts of the badges worn by each unit of every country - australia, britain, canada, the colonies, india, new zealand and south africa - and a total of around badges are illustrated full size by first class photographs and line drawingsthe illustrations include hundreds of badges not previously listed
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The purpose of the series is to highlight the basic features of commonly shared patterns of culture and social institutions among the different lowland filipino ethnolinguistic groupsthis volume addresses the following questions: is it possible to speak of a generalized filipino kinship and family organization, or, is it too risky to make such a generalization because of the geographical distances and dialect differences? felipe landa jocano was a filipino anthropologist, educator, and author known for his works in philippine anthropology, in particular for documenting and translating the hinilawod, a western visayan folk epicthere are marks on the front cover and the corners are creased and bumpedthis paperback edition is in a reasonable, used conditionhowever, the text block appears to be clean a free from annotationssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe has authored numerous books on various aspects of filipino society and culturejocano served as professor emeritus at the asian center of the university of the philippines and executive director of punlad research house, incoxfam bookshop hexham this book is the third in the series of integrated studies on filipino society and culture
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki999 weight: 1 oz ( g) diameter: mm edge: milled mintage: pcs finish: proof new zealand mint is releasing four beautiful lunar coins to celebrate the year of the goatthe goat is the eighth animal in the twelve year zodiac cyclereverse this coin face features a relief engraved goat of a contemporary style, set against a detailed background illustrating the global community of cultures in which we liveobverse this features the ian rank-broadley effigy of her majesty queen elizabeth iipackaging this gilded silver lunar year of the goat coin comes packaged in an ingot-shaped coin case and lunar-themed printed outer casesymbolising such character traits as creativity, intelligence, dependability, and calmness, those born during the year of the goat love to dream and ponderplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedescription country: pitcairn islands year: face value: 2 dollar metal: silver finenessthose born during this lunar year are often quiet of personality and very fond of naturecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableto the left of the design, the gold gilded chinese character for goat is set against a proof quality background
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Oxfam shop newquay the s cartoon series is given the big screen treatment with this double bill of big-budget, live-action blockbusters packed with state-of-the-art special effectslabeouf reprises his role as sam, the young earthling caught in the raging war between the autobots and the decepticons, in the sequel, 'transformers: revenge of the fallen' ()in an effort to prevent the decepticons from gaining possession of the 'allspark', a cube with the capacity to grant infinite power, the autobots managed to smuggle the object to earth, where they secretly hid itnow, hundreds of years later, with the decepticons searching for the cube, it's a race against time, as the autobots enlist the help of young earthling sam witwicky (shia labeouf) to foil the decepticons' plans for world dominationafter he glimpses the truth about the ancient origins of the transformers through a powerful vision sent to him by the allspark, sam once again finds himself the target of the evil decepticons, who have returned to earth under the command of the formidable starscream (voiced by charles adler)see oxfam website for delivery information read morejoining the autobots' mission to protect humankind is optimus prime (peter cullen), who forms an alliance with international armies for this second epic battlein 'transformers' (), an alien race divided into two camps long ago on the planet of cybertron: the autobots, and the evil decepticons
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Saki and her colleagues are nonetheless determined to get to the bottom of the identity of the enigmatic mr outsidesaki morimi and her fellow eden of the east members are in trouble: they have been accused of engaging in terrorist activities and a number of powerful organisations, including the police, have a strong interest in silencing themsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe true identity of akira takizawa - a former member of the 'selecao', who are now intent on killing him - may also become known as the intrepid eden of east members search for the truthoxfam bookshop thame the concluding part of the big-screen sequel to the mystery romance anime series
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Frodo 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 overin part one of the fantasy trilogy by jwhen 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 handsdiscs in good condition, packaging is good but worn with agesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreonce 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 gandalffrodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthoxfam bookshop carlisle extended cut of this fantasy adaptationtogether 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 mordor
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Frodo 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 overwhilst 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-dûrthey 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 doomgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorin 'the fellowship of the rings' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplayin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilgandalf 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 responsibilitiesoxfam shop newquay peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jwhen 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 handssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreonce 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 gandalfthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomtogether 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 mordormeanwhile 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 armiestolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive years
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The facial features of this example are very classical, consisting of a heart-shaped countenance with slit eyes, a rather long, slender nose and a low-placed slit mouth on the rim of the lower facematerial: medium density wood of the alstonia congensis treedimensions: 30 x 17 x 11 cmobtained from him by hliterature: valentine plisnier and michel boulanger: l’art lega, paris, , figs on ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewesterdijk, museum ethnologist and cultural anthropologist specialized, for over 50 years now, in the study of the material cultures in african nations that live south of the saharathe forehead is slanting back and is, just like the cheeks, adorned with a triangle of double lines filled with dotsfine old patina overallsold with handwritten declaration of authenticity by drthe handle sits in the vertical axis of the back and runs over its entire heightholes all along the lower edge of the face, but fibre beard missingpeople / region: the lega live in the southern part of the kivu province of southeast central dthe face is still coloured with ample remains of the original white clay patinain good condition, but with signs of age written all over itall other parts are jet black from being burned with a red- hot iron on a oily surfaceclassic idimu handle mask – lega – dare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeprovenance: ex-collection of nic de kun, brusselsit dates back to the periodthis masks forms part of a very small corpus of idimu objects that are fitted out with a handle at the backde kun in pangi territory, south kivu province, in around
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Frodo 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 overoxfam shop clitheroe director's extended cut of the famous fantasy adaptation of part one of the fantasy trilogy by jwhen 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 handssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreonce 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 gandalffrodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthtogether 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 mordor
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They 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 doomgandalf 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 responsibilitiesoxfam shop clitheroe the extended version (with 48 extra minutes) of the final film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jtolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - which won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplaysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Bilbo and his friends must fight for their survival as five armies meet in battlethe rest of the cast includes luke evans, cate blanchett, orlando bloom, evangeline lilly and christopher leeset 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)oxfam shop colne road the last of three epic instalments in director peter jackson's prequel to 'the lord of the rings' trilogymeanwhile, gandalf discovers that the evil sauron has returned, commanding a horde of orcs to attack the lonely mountainin this film, bilbo, thorin and the other dwarves have unintentionally released smaug from the lonely mountain and endangered the residents of lake-townsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebilbo has to make a difficult decision when thorin puts his desire to find the royal jewel arkenstone before his loyalty to his friends
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If 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 himpappano'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 detailoxfam 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 triumphsee 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 climaxit is lavishly presented (billed as the original motion picture soundtrack of benoit jacquot's film), superbly engineered and boasts a first-rate castruggero raimondi's scarpia is all the more evil for his multi-layered approach to this character
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Spine with raised bands, gilt fillets, and gilt lettering to green leather title labelplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteoverall, 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 sciencepencil ownership inscription of ‘wpencil notes on the last pagecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecircular stamp to title-page and last page, ink accession note to verso title-pagetitle-page repairedex-library copyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihowever, 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 tableswe are delighted to present a fourth impression copy of this book of logarithms by charles babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical ‘computer’item is as picturedrather, the proofs were checked against his previous tables, finding only 9 errors which were then corrected in the second edition ()our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecharles babbage (), the english polymath considered to be the father of computing, designed his difference engine no1 to mechanise the creation of mathematical tablesink mark to tail page edgeashdown’ to head of title-pagebabbage therefore did not attempt to compute new tablessmall tears to some margins, affecting text on prebound quarter brown leather binding over green marbled boards, in excellent conditiontables throughout
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Fellowship of the ring will be very much an adventure title, but features heavy elements of role-playing, such non-playable characters and extensive dialoguewe 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 anduinoxfam 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 2an action adventure, the game features three members of the fellowship as playable characterson 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 balrogmaking excellent use of the playstation 2 hardware, gamers can be sure of an immersive, involving and thoroughly addictive experience
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These latest exploits on the high seas take in the action of both dead man's chest and the final instalment of the seriesthere's pirating to be donethings were looking a bit bleak for the notorious captain jack sparrow by the end of dead man's chestwith characters modelled uncannily on their film counterparts you'll swash, buckle and leap your way through action lifted directly from the filmsbetween the fleets of the east india trading company and the supernatural (and super-creepy) davy jones, you and your motley crew will be up against itbut that's never been a problem for captain jack before, has it? grab your sword, raise the anchor, don your eye liner and cast offsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop ulverston what do you get if you mix swordplay, sailing, men with tentacle beards, beautiful women and keith richards? it's pirates of the caribbeanafter you've been drawn inexorably through the events of the second film you'll find captain jack (depp, not the one from the billy joel song) languishing in davy jones' locker while will turner and elizabeth swann are allied with captain barbossa in order to sail to his rescuesavvy? more specifically, its pirates of the caribbean: at world's end
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The 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 gamein 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 forwardtolkien'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 journeyparties 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 deepoxfam bookshop hexham based on new line cinema and peter jackson's acclaimed film adaptations of jsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreplayers battle on the side of the fellowship, but can unlock additional encounters where they fight on the side of sauron as they progress
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Episodes are: 'the lindbergh kidnapping', 'lucky luciano', 'son of sam, 'the hillside stranglers', 'john dillinger', 'the manson family murders', 'the jonestown massacre', 'the boston strangler', 'the yorkshire ripper', 'the mckay kidnapping', 'jack the ripper', 'murf the surf', 'the black', 'john christie of rillington place', 'haigh, the acid bath murderer', 'the great train robbery', 'the case of dr crippen', 'the massacre of the tsar', 'the trial of adolf eichmann', 'the case of gary gilmore', 'ted john gacy', 'neville heath', 'the trials of dr samuel sheppard' and 'the green beret killer'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newport all 24 episodes from the first season of the crime documentary series narrated by robert powell
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This approach allows rowley to challenge a number of generally accepted assumptions regarding the location of several scenes in the tapestry, most controversially suggesting that william may never have gone to hastings at allfinally, rowley tackles the missing end of the tapestry, suggesting the places and events which would have been depicted on this portion of william?s journey to westminsterby comparing illustrated extracts from the tapestry to historical and contemporary illustrations, maps and reconstructions rowley is able to provide the reader with a unique visual setting against which they are able to place the events on the tapestryoxfam shop worcester an archaeological study of the bayeux tapestry provides a unique re-examination of this famous piece of work through the historical geography and archaeology of the tapestrytrevor rowley is the first author to have analysed the tapestry through the landscapes, buildings and structures shown, such as towns and castles, while comparing them to the landscapes, buildings, ruins and earthworks which can be seen todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This is the fourth edition, reprinted incontents 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 booksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop ulverston originally published in
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Also 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 cavernsoxfam 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-statethe center-piece of the judges guild campaign universe, this playing aid has been created and approved for use with d&dsmall fold on bottom right corner and some pencil writing on inside of back white page but otherwise in great conditionincredibly 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 adventuresindeed, the city itself is an adventure see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe poem was tremendously influential in the nineteenth century, and inspired the highland revivalthe lady of the lake is a narrative poem by sir walter scott, first published inset in the trossachs region of scotland, it is composed of six cantos, each of which concerns the action of a single day"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 pageplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe 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)[1] there are voluminous antiquarian notescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Whilst 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-dûrdiscs are in excellent conditiongandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondoroxfam shop oadby the extended edition (over 40 extra minutes) of the second film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jthe fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomtolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogymeanwhile 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 armies
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The cover shows handling and shelf wear and some sections have copious underscoring in pencil with the occasional ink margin note however this is adequate as a reading copythe 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 armadaoxfam 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 soundsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethroughout the narrative, the author reflects on the reliability of historical evidence, highlighting key interpretative issues for readers new to the periodthe 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 ireland
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If 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 orlanthe 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 meaningspecial 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 moreoxfam 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 timeit deals with the broken continuity in time from the historical baroque to the contemporary onethe recurrent actuality of the baroque is a book about visual artapart 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 aesthetics
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Some of the stamps are a little tornthe pictures shown on the stamps along with a number show a homing pigeon, a brass instrument, flowers and plants, a crown, a lion, an envelope, pretty patterns, roman gods and goddesses with their hands on a top of a globe, and a roman soldierthe countries that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the netherlands, hungary, denmark, czechoslovakia, france, argentina, turkey, belgium, norway, and romaniathe newest stamp in this collection was issued ina couple of the stamps in this collection have been usedsome of the stamps have a noticeable and clearly shown printed postmark on themsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremost of the stamps in this collection are in good conditionall the stamps in this collection have the main picture showing a bold numberthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 31 stampssome of the stamps are a little fragilethe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s,s, s, s, s, s and s
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Oxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 34 stampssome of the stamps are a little fadedthe other sporting events celebrated on the stamps are the international race of peace in poland and the pan american games inone of the stamps shows the logo of the london olympics ofa couple of the used stamps have a little of the envelope that they were attached to still on the back that can be seensome of the used stamps have a little of the printed postmark on themthe 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 yementhe empire and commonwealth games in , and the commonwealth games in edinburgh inthe newest stamp in this collection was issued inthe decades the stamps were issued in are the s, s, s, and smany of the stamps in this collection have not been usedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe sports shown on the stamps are fencing, basketball, volleyball, ski-jumping, boxing, pole-vaulting, horse jumping, gymnastics, diving, sailing, running, canoeing, weight-lifting, and wrestlingthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inthe 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 of
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The oldest stamp in this collection was issued in bosnia herzegovina inthe 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 israelthe newest stamp in this collection was issued in spain inoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 50 stampsa couple of the stamps are a little faded and a little tornthe stamps were issued in the decades of s,s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s and ssome the stamps in this collection will have some of the envelope they were attached to on the backall the stamps in this collection come from countries that have some of there coastline on the mediterranean seathe mediterranean countries in this collection of stamps are turkey, malta, italy, cyprus, spain, palestine, israel, morocco, portugal, yugoslavia, greece, bosnia herzegovina, syria, and greecesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall of the stamps have been used and so will have some of the postmark on them
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This 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 worldcarrying 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 present'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 academicsdetailed reference maps in the distinctive and respected times style provide balanced, systematic coverage of all parts of the worldall the mapping and information in this new edition has been brought fully up-to-date to give an accurate picture of today's worldoxfam shop wolverhampton a lavish pack incorporating two of the times' finest atlases and history bookssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall place names on the maps are fully indexedit is fully up-to-date with the indian ocean tsunami and the overthrow of saddam hussein
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As 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 presidentsthe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathnow 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 destructionusing 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 worldin the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominencefrom 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-stateoxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sincesee oxfam website for delivery information read more" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warat 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 vietnamwe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic power"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 leadersfor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubt
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