Scorn of the women
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Contains 12 tracksoxfam books & music beaconsfield used copy of "scorn of the women"see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Contains black and white photographshas complete dust jacket, fee of tears, some age related foxing to dj and inside few pages -but otherwise very nice example throughoutoxfam bookshop ludlow lovely copy of a historically important record of the timber corp of the women's land armysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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She shows how political and military decision-making within the fluctuating national security situation, coupled with a growing cultural acceptability of women taking on military roles, allowed for the growth of the service in world war ii into realms never expected of womenalthough it shared a similar pattern in its formation to the auxiliary territorial service (ats) and had a similar ethos to its air force counterpart, the waaf, the wrns took on a wider-ranging role in the war, in part due to the latitude afforded to the service because of its uniquely independent originsthis book determines for the first time the reasons for the expansion and contraction of the service and the impact key individuals had on it and in turn the influence it had on its membersoxfam shop nether edge the women's royal naval service (wrns) was created in , re-formed in and maintained aftersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreusing twenty-one new oral histories and a multitude of archived personal documents, this book demonstrates the pivotal importance of the women's royal naval service in both the world warsfrom onward the wrns spread internationally and subverted the combat taboo by adopting semi-combatant roleshannah roberts offers new insights into a previously little studied british military institution, which celebrates its centenary in
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The conditions in which many women gave birth just half a century ago were horrifying, not only because of their grimly impoverished surroundings, but also because of what they were expected to endureattached to an order of nuns who had been working in the slums since the s, jennifer tells the story not only of the women she treated, but also of the community of nuns (including one who was accused of stealing jewels from hatton garden) and the camaraderie of the midwives with whom she trainedoxfam shop clitheroe jennifer worth's tales of being a midwife in s london, now a major bbc tv seriesfunny, disturbing and incredibly moving, jennifer's stories bring to life the colourful world of the east end in the ssee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut while jennifer witnessed brutality and tragedy, she also met with amazing kindness and understanding, tempered by a great deal of cockney humourjennifer worth came from a sheltered background when she became a midwife in the docklands in the sshe also earned the confidences of some whose lives were truly stranger, more poignant and more terrifying than could ever be recounted in fiction
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Three young women are on their way to india, each with a new life in mindoxfam bookshop cheltenham an utterly captivating story of three young british women in search of freedom and love in s indiaautumnand viva, their inexperienced chaperone, is in search of the india of her childhood, ghosts from the past and freedomrose, a beautiful but naïve bride-to-be, is anxious about leaving her family and marrying a man she hardly knowsvictoria, her bridesmaid couldn't be happier to get away from her overbearing mother, and is determined to find herself a husbandsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeach of them has their own reason for leaving their homeland but the hopes and secrets they carry can do little to prepare them for what lies ahead in indiafrom the parties of the wealthy bombay socialites, to the ragged orphans on tamarind street, east of the sun is an utterly engaging novel that will captivate readers everywhere
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham 'the female eunuch retains that power of transformation; it asserts the possibility of creativity within female experience' guardian a worldwide bestseller, translated into over twelve languages, the female eunuch is a landmark in the history of the women's movementdrawing liberally from history, literature and popular culture, past and present, germaine greer's searing examination of women's oppression is at once an important social commentary and a passionately argued masterpiece of polemicprobably the most famous, most widely read book on feminism eversee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Set during the wars of the roses, a dynastic struggle for power that dominated the latter part of the 15th century and threatened to tear england apart, the series follows the fortunes of three women who are determined to have their say in the politics of their age, elizabeth woodville (rebecca ferguson), margaret beaufort (amanda hale) and anne neville (faye marsay)with even king edward iv (max irons) and his manipulative advisor lord warwick (james frain) subject to the ploys of the women, who will prevail in the struggle for power? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road the complete series of the bbc drama based on the historical novels by philippa gregory
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Set during the wars of the roses, a dynastic struggle for power that dominated the latter part of the 15th century and threatened to tear england apart, the series follows the fortunes of three women who are determined to have their say in the politics of their age, elizabeth woodville (rebecca ferguson), margaret beaufort (amanda hale) and anne neville (faye marsay)oxfam shop dumfries the complete series of the bbc drama based on the historical novels by philippa gregorywith even king edward iv (max irons) and his manipulative advisor lord warwick (james frain) subject to the ploys of the women, who will prevail in the struggle for power? see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop victoria an account of the experiences of the women internees of the japanese in sumatra, most of whom were refugees from the last-minute evacuation of singapore and fewer than half of whom survived in the jungle camps to the end of wwiisee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The promise of patriarchy women and the nation of islam by ula yvette taylor (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Oxfam bookshop newport a collection of short biographies of the significant women in shakespeare's lifevarious scuffs, marks and discolourationpart of spine partially torn away, although the binding is still intactsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst signature slightly loosered cloth covered paper coversshelf wear to top and bottom edges of spine and edges of coverslight discolouration within text blockgilt titles to front and spine
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Edmunds an unprecedented exploration of the lives,and secret histories of the long-overlooked women of the beat generationoxfam books & music bury stsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop kingston upon thames supported by the wakefield trust, the library has conducted its first oral history project recording the contemporary lives and experiences of older women living in the east end of londonsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The gender of the gift: problems with women and problems with society in melanesia see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hove good condition, slight shelf wear and minor spotting to page edges, appears only lightly read
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Battle of the sexes men vs women ultimate showdown adult board game
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Of all the little-known but important women of the period, her dramatic story is the most neglectedwith 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 heroinesoxfam 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 visee oxfam website for delivery information read morewidowed 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 iv
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Of all the little-known but important women of the period, her dramatic story is the most neglectedwith 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 heroinessee oxfam website for delivery information read morewidowed 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 ivoxfam bookshop cheltenham 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 vi
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Forced to confront some of the biggest events of the twentieth century and rethink everything she knows of herself, katherine strives to take her place in the world of higher mathematics, reclaiming the voices of the women who came before her whose love of the language of numbers connects them across generationsthe tenth muse is a brilliant, involving novel asking questions about who gets to tell the story of intellectual endeavour, and about those who lost everything during world war iioxfam shop colne road 'a young woman's battle for acceptance in a male-dominated world; her misadventures in love; and her torturous journey to track down her real parents in germany' mail on sunday best new fiction'what had seemed to be a hidden figures-style female-genius-in-a-male-world narrative turns into a thrilling back-to-my-roots mystery' daily telegraphfrom childhood, katherine knows she is different, and that her parents are not who they seem to besee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut as she grows up and becomes a mathematician, she faces the most human of problems - who is she? what is the cost of love, and what is the cost of ambition? on her quest to conquer the riemann hypothesis, the greatest unsolved mathematical problem of her time, she turns to a theorem with a mysterious history that holds both the lock and key to her identity, and to secrets long buried during world war ii
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Will shaun be able to rise from his sofa to save the lives of the two women he loves - liz and his dear old mum? disc and case in very good conditionwritten by simon pegg, creator of the hit tv series 'spaced', the film fuses the style (and copious bloodshed) of classic zombie films with observational suburban comedyoxfam bookshop carlisle horror comedy, described by its makers as 'a romantic comedy with zombies'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreshaun (pegg) is a useless but likeable thirty-something who works in an electronics shop in crouch endhe doesn't get much respect from his fellow staff, even though he's standing in as temporary boss; his girlfriend liz (kate ashfield) has had enough of his lack of direction and penchant for downing pints in the local pub; and he doesn't get on with his stepdad (bill nighy)things get worse when the living dead make their appearance, threatening to spread their zombie curse across the nation
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Oxfam 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 caribbeanthese latest exploits on the high seas take in the action of both dead man's chest and the final instalment of the seriesbetween 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 morethere's pirating to be donethings were looking a bit bleak for the notorious captain jack sparrow by the end of dead man's chestsavvy? more specifically, its pirates of the caribbean: at world's endwith characters modelled uncannily on their film counterparts you'll swash, buckle and leap your way through action lifted directly from the filmsafter 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 rescue
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Goddess " juno " wife of jupiter, goddess of fertility and marriage, protector of womenvery refined and detailed carved oakare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiset of high relief panels of roman goddessesboth panels are in excellent condition with beautiful patinabeautiful patinaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethese hand-carved panels in high relief have a roman goddesses décor and were manufactured in france in the second half of the 19th centuryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelook carefully at the extensive photo series to give you a good impression of these art objectsthe lot will be very carefully packaged with environmentally friendly materials and will be sent with track & trace and insurancegoddess " diane " sister of apollo and goddess of hunting and mooncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablelined with red velvet at the back
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Will shaun be able to rise from his sofa to save the lives of the two women he loves - liz and his dear old mum? see oxfam website for delivery information read morewritten by simon pegg, creator of the hit tv series 'spaced', the film fuses the style (and copious bloodshed) of classic zombie films with observational suburban comedyshaun (pegg) is a useless but likeable thirty-something who works in an electronics shop in crouch endhe doesn't get much respect from his fellow staff, even though he's standing in as temporary boss; his girlfriend liz (kate ashfield) has had enough of his lack of direction and penchant for downing pints in the local pub; and he doesn't get on with his stepdad (bill nighy)oxfam shop canterbury much-lauded comedy, described by its makers as 'a romantic comedy - with zombies'things get worse when the living dead make their appearance, threatening to spread their zombie curse across the nation
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Five hundred years of conflict, from the first crusade in to the last confrontation in the 16th century, in the words of observers, commentators and the men and women who took part in this struggle between opposing faithssee oxfam website for delivery information read morelinking text and essays are written by a team of leading authorities and, with lavish illustrations, provide insights into the social, political and artistic background of one of the most enthralling and extraordinary eras in world historyoxfam shop worcester chronicles of the crusades: eye-witness accounts of the wars between christiabity and islam
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Oxfam shop kingsthorpe what do you get if you mix swordplay, sailing, men with tentacle beards, beautiful women and keith richardsthese latest exploits on the high seas take in the action of both dead man's chest and the final instalment of the seriesit's pirates of the caribbeanbetween 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 morethere's pirating to be donethings were looking a bit bleak for the notorious captain jack sparrow by the end of dead man's chestsavvy? more specifically, its pirates of the caribbean: at world's endwith characters modelled uncannily on their film counterparts you'll swash, buckle and leap your way through action lifted directly from the filmsafter 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 rescue
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Documenting the lives and travels of these personalities, professor chaney's remarkable book provides a complete picture of one of the most fascinating phenomena in the history of western civilisationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morealthough traditionally associated with the eighteenth century, when wealthy englishmen would complete their education on the continent, the grand tour is here investigated in a wider context, from the decline of the roman empire to recent timesfamous men, and an increasing proportion of women, all contributed to establishing a convention which eventually came to dominate european culturethe english had previously travelled to italy to study the classics; now they travelled to learn italian and study medicine, diplomacy, dancing, riding, fencing, and, eventually, art and architectureauthors from chaucer to erasmus came to mock the custom but even the reformation did not stop the urge to travelit has very minor fading but is otherwise in very good conditionoxfam shop devizes the grand tour has become a subject of major interest to scholars and general readers interested in exploring the historic connections between nations and their intellectual and artistic productionthis copy is complete with uncut dust jacketfrom the mid-sixteenth century, northern europeans justified travel to the south in terms of education
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Oxfam shop ulverston what do you get if you mix swordplay, sailing, men with tentacle beards, beautiful women and keith richardsthese latest exploits on the high seas take in the action of both dead man's chest and the final instalment of the seriesit's pirates of the caribbeanbetween 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 morethere's pirating to be donethings were looking a bit bleak for the notorious captain jack sparrow by the end of dead man's chestsavvy? more specifically, its pirates of the caribbean: at world's endwith characters modelled uncannily on their film counterparts you'll swash, buckle and leap your way through action lifted directly from the filmsafter 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 rescue
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03 x cm "this book will present the reader with a fascinating insight into raf life, showing all of the raf's combat and support aircraft in operation, combined with captivating images of the dedicated men and women who work with these warplanes both in the air and on the groundfor the very first time, this innovative publication will illustrate the raf at work and in action, including some truly stunning aerial photographs, providing a truly ground-breaking insight into the activities of the youngest (and arguably the most important) of the united kingdom's armed services at this most significant time in the royal air force's illustrious history" can deliver within north/west kent, west sussex areas"fighting force: 90th anniversary of the royal air force touchstone books ltd; first edition (11 marpages, hardcover x 2
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Black pair of zakti women's shoes, size 4, never worn before, ideal for travelling
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Two pairs of designer women's cropped jeans by bodenin good condition
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