Spiritual life civil rights industrial economy
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Oxfam bookshop harrogate a "new english edition" and new translation of the second () edition of "die kernpunkte der sozialen frage", with a reprint of steiner's article "spiritual life, civil rights, industrial economy" included as forewordpage edges brownedbuff wraps have slight shelfwear, spine ends raggedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreowner names top half-title; otherwise internally unmarkedundated, circa
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Shepard fairy says about this print: "the voting rights are human rights print is a collaboration with photographer steve schapiro who documented many of the important civil rights protests in the svoting rights and racial equality were the focus of a mass movement toward a more just society in the ’60sas i looked through his numerous beautiful and powerful photos, we discussed the possibility of collaborating on the spotunfortunately, insidious racism, which never went away, has given way to more overt racism, and voter suppression, often targeting people of color, and students, is on the riseare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki24 x 18 inches (approximately 61 x 46 cm)shepard fairey (obey) in collaboration with photographer steve schapiro (see below)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeon speckle tone papercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableshipmentthe print is shipped with insurance and tracking in a sturdy tube and outer cartonexcellent conditionlimited edition of 550please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesteve and i met at the opening of the legacy museum: from enslavement to mass incarceration in montgomery, alabamasigned by shepard faireydemocracy needs to work for everyone
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"the voting rights are human rights print is a collaboration with this great potogrsteve schapiro who documented many of the important civil rights protests in the svoting rights and racial equality were the focus of a mass movement toward a more just society in the ’60sas i looked through his numerous beautiful and powerful photos, we discussed the possibility of collaborating on the spotunfortunately, insidious racism, which never went away, has given way to more overt racism, and voter suppression, often targeting people of color, and students, is on the riseare 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 storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesteve and i met at the opening of the legacy museum: from enslavement to mass incarceration in montgomery, alabamademocracy needs to work for everyone
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Shepard fairy says about this print: "the voting rights are human rights print is a collaboration with photographer steve schapiro who documented many of the important civil rights protests in the svoting rights and racial equality were the focus of a mass movement toward a more just society in the ’60sas i looked through his numerous beautiful and powerful photos, we discussed the possibility of collaborating on the spotunfortunately, insidious racism, which never went away, has given way to more overt racism, and voter suppression, often targeting people of color, and students, is on the riseare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki24 x 18 inches (approximately 61 x 46 cm)shepard fairey (obey) in collaboration with photographer steve schapiro (see below)numbered as "ap" (= artist prin) excellent conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeon speckle tone papercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableshipment the print is shipped with insurance and tracking in a sturdy tube and outer cartonlimited edition of 550please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesteve and i met at the opening of the legacy museum: from enslavement to mass incarceration in montgomery, alabamasigned by shepard faireydemocracy needs to work for everyone
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Farrell examines the life and legacy of one of america's most controversial political figureshis staff of bright young men devised forward-thinking reforms addressing health care, poverty, civil rights, and protection of the environmentin richard nixon, award-winning biographer john abut nixon had another legacy: an america divided and polarisedfinally, in august , two years after the watergate scandal, nixon became the only president to resign in disgracebeginning in , when young navy lieutenant 'nick' nixon returned from the pacific and set his cap at congress, farrell traces how this idealistic dreamer became the ruthless man we remember nixon as todayrichard nixon is a magisterial portrait of the man who embodied post-war american political cynicism - and was destroyed by ithe aspired to make his mark on the world stage instead, and his opening to china was the first great crack in the cold warit was nixon who launched the mccarthy era, who set south against north, and who spurred the silent majority to despise and distrust the country's eliteit was a fine legacy, but nixon cared little for itsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewithin four years of that first win, nixon would be a senator; in six, the vice president; and then presidentoxfam books & music lichfield a sunday independent book of the yeara deeply researched, superbly crafted biography of america's most complex president
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Job training programs, for instance, became affirmative action programs, programs to improve housing became programs to integrate housing, programs that began as community action to upgrade the quality of life in the cities were taken over by local civil rights groups" yet instead of finally instituting full democratic rights for all its citizens, the policies enacted in that turbulent decade failed dismallyturning to lyndon johnson's "unconditional war on poverty," she contends that though anti-poverty programs for job training, community action, health care, housing, and education have accomplished much, they have not been fully realized because they became inextricably intertwined with the civil rights movement of the s, which triggered a white backlashquadagno shows that nixon, who initially supported many of johnson's programs, eventually caught on that the white middle class was disenchantedoxfam bookshop hove thirty years after lyndon johnson declared a war on poverty, the united states still lags behind most western democracies in national welfare systems, lacking such basic programs as national health insurance and child care supportdrawing on extensive primary research, quadagno shows, for instance, how roosevelt, in need of support from southern congressmen, excluded african americans from the core programs of the social security actsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat the same time, affirmative action clashed openly with organized labor, and equal housing raised protests from the white suburban middle-class, who didn't want their neighborhoods integratedthis shift of emphasis eventually alienated white, working-class americans, who had some of the same needs-for health care, subsidized housing, and job training opportunities-but who got very little from these programsthe "american creed" of liberty, justice, and equality clashed with a history of active racial discrimination, says quadagnoin the color of welfare, jill quadagno takes exception to these claims, placing race at the centre of the "american dilemma," as swedish economist gunnar myrdal did half a century agohe realized that his grand plan for welfare reform, the family assistance plan, threatened to undermine wages in the south and alienate the republican party's new constituency-white, southern democrats-and therefore dropped itsome critics have explained the failure of social programs by citing our tradition of individual freedom and libertarian values, while others point to weaknesses within the working classthe color of welfare reveals the root cause of this failure-the inability to address racial inequalityit is racism that has undermined the war on poverty, and america must come to terms with this history if there is to be any hope of addressing welfare reform todayin the s, the united states embarked on a journey to resolve the "american dilemmafrom reconstruction to lyndon johnson and beyond, quadagno reveals how american social policy has continually foundered on issues of race
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Selection of books on human rights and civil libertiescivil liberties and human rights costigan and stone 11 edn- £15 public law cases and materials (2nd edn)- £4collection or can meet in london to make exchange
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The civil rights movement was one of the most searing developments in modern american historyyet the tradition that best describes him and other leaders of the civil rights movement has been strangely overlookedoxfam bookshop ealing this magisterial follow-up to the new abolition, a grawemeyer award winner, tells the crucial second chapter in the black social gospel's historyit won a few legislative victories and had a profound impact on u in his latest book, gary dorrien continues to unearth the heyday and legacy of the black social gospel, a tradition with a shimmering history, a martyred central figure, and enduring relevance todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit abounded with noble visions, resounded with magnificent rhetoric, and ended in nightmarish despairsoared so high that he tends to overwhelm anything associated with himgood condition with pencil marking throughoutsociety, but failed to break white supremacythis part of the story centers around king and the mid-twentieth-century black church leaders who embraced the progressive, justice-oriented, internationalist social gospel from the beginning of their careers and fulfilled it, inspiring and leading america's greatest liberation movementthe symbol of the movement, martin luther king jr
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In topeka, kansas, transformations of land and life prompt a lawsuit that culminates in the momentous civil rights case of brown vin these pages, the nation's birth and development, pain and sorrow, ideals and enduring promise come to life as never before, making a once-familiar past seem newcom/ see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford in the dramatic narratives that comprise the republic of nature, mark fiege reframes the canonical account of american history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurredfor more information, visit the author's website: http://republicofnaturerevisiting historical icons so familiar that schoolchildren learn to take them for granted, he makes surprising connections that enable readers to see old stories in a new lightamong the historical moments revisited here, a revolutionary nation arises from its environment and struggles to reconcile the diversity of its people with the claim that nature is the source of libertyabraham lincoln, an unlettered citizen from the countryside, steers the union through a moment of extreme peril, guided by his clear-eyed vision of nature's capacity for improvementboard of educationthe republic of nature points to a startlingly different version of history that calls on readers to reconnect with fundamental forces that shaped the american experienceby focusing on materials and processes intrinsic to all things and by highlighting the nature of the united states, fiege recovers the forgotten and overlooked ground on which so much history has unfolded
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It is now central to these aspects of lifein , western medicine was important to philanthropy and public health, but it was marginal to the state, the industrial economy and the welfare of most individualssome concentrate on the political economy of medicine and health as it changed from period to period and varied between countries, others focus on understandings of the body, and a third set of essays explores transformations in some of the theatres of medicine and the changing experiences of different categories of practitioners and patientssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreour prospects seem increasingly dependent on the progress of bio-medical sciences and genetic technologies which promise to reshape future generationsthe editors of medicine in the twentieth century have commissioned over forty authoritative essays, written by historical specialists but intended for general audiencesoxfam shop dumfries during the twentieth century, medicine has been radically transformed and powerfully transformative
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It is now central to these aspects of lifein , western medicine was important to philanthropy and public health, but it was marginal to the state, the industrial economy and the welfare of most individualssome concentrate on the political economy of medicine and health as it changed from period to period and varied between countries, others focus on understandings of the body, and a third set of essays explores transformations in some of the theatres of medicine and the changing experiences of different categories of practitioners and patientssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreour prospects seem increasingly dependent on the progress of bio-medical sciences and genetic technologies which promise to reshape future generationsthe editors of medicine in the twentieth century have commissioned over forty authoritative essays, written by historical specialists but intended for general audiencesoxfam books & music kentish town during the twentieth century, medicine has been radically transformed and powerfully transformative
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Ann atwater, a single mother from the poor black part of town, quit her job as a household domestic to join the civil rights fightrich with details about the rhythms of daily life in the mid-twentieth-century south, the best of enemies offers a vivid portrait of a relationship that defied all oddsby placing this very personal story into broader context, osha gray davidson demonstrates that race is intimately tied to issues of class, and that cooperation is possible--even in the most divisive situations--when people begin to listen to one anotherthe page block is yellowing and the edges are slightly marked but otherwise appears to be free from annotationsellis grew up in the poor white section of durham, north carolina, and as a young man joined the ku klux klansee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis hardback first edition is in a good, used condition overallthe front inside flap is creased, all edges are rubbed and the corners are a little bumpedthe dustjacket is unpriceclipped but shows some signs of shelf-wearduring the s, as the country struggled with the explosive issue of race, atwater and ellis met on opposite sides of the public school integration issuethe blue and black cloth boards are gilt-stamped on the spinein an amazing set of transformations, however, each of them came to see how the other had been exploited by the south's rigid power structure, and they forged a friendship that flourished against a backdrop of unrelenting bigotrytheir encounters were charged with hatred and suspicionoxfam bookshop hexham c
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Telling the stories of america's civil rights leader martin luther king, robert kennedy - who, after his brother's assassination, remade himself as a politician of compassion - and nelson mandela, he considers great courage over a long period against daunting odds finally, he explores the life of aung san suu kyi, who for twenty years, much of that time under house arrest in rangoon, has led her country's democratic opposition to military dictatorship, and continues to do so todayoxfam shop dumfries what is it that makes some men and women take difficult decisions and do the right thing against the odds when easier and far less dangerous alternatives are open to them? why is it that some people - like the undercover heroes working for soe in occupied france or the passengers of the united 93 flight on 9/11 - have the courage to dare? to answer these questions, gordon brown explores the lives of eight outstanding twentieth-century figuressee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese eight heroes are very different people, with very different strengths and frailties, but all share an inspirational courage that gordon brown celebrates in these fascinating and moving portraitsstarting with edith cavell, who nursed the wounded of world war i in belgium and helped allied soldiers escape back to england, he goes on to consider the protestant pastor dietrich bonhoeffer, who in returned to nazi germany from new york to lead the christian opposition against the nazi regime, and the wealthy businessman raoul wallenberg, who left neutral sweden in to go to budapest to try save the lives of hungarian jewsall three paid the ultimate priceand then there is the legacy of dame cicely saunders, who changed the way we care for the dying by founding and leading the hospice movement
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She struck a chord with bluesy jazz ballads like "put a little sugar in my bowl" and powerful protest songs such as "mississippi goddam" and "to be young, gifted, and black," the anthem of the american civil rights movementcoinciding with the re-release of her famous philips recordings, here are the reflections of the "high priestess of soul" on her own lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop inverness a gorgeous, inimitable singer and songwriter, nina simone () changed the face of both music and race relations in america
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Oxfam bookshop cardiff this biography of the saint and iman abdallah al-haddad takes readers into the fascinating world and spiritual life of 17th- and early 18th-century yementhe biographical facts of al-haddad's life are interspersed with 35 black and white photographs and ruminations on his spiritual teachings, including his take on the "nine stages of certainty," the five investitures of taqwa, the stages of gnosis, and karamat and super natural eventsthe life of this renown spiritual master-whose teachings and personal example continue to influence lives around the world-is examined, from his early attraction to sufi poetry and visit to the tomb of the prophet hud to his rise as a sufi master, his hajj journey to mecca, and his deathsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresufi practitioners, historians, and anthropologists will come to a deeper understanding of this timeless and enduring tradition with this fascinating record of a seminal sufi master
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In the aftermath of the civil rights movement and the vietnam war, rawls's a theory of justice made a particular kind of liberalism essential to political philosophyshe traces the roots of contemporary theories of justice and inequality, civil disobedience, just war, global and intergenerational justice, and population ethics in the s and '70s and beyondpages are clean and tight with no tears, bumps, or nicksfine unclipped dust-wrapperusing archival sources, forrester explores the ascent and legacy of this form of liberalism by examining its origins in midcentury debates among american antistatists and british egalitariansthese thinkers remade political philosophy in ways that influenced not only their own trajectory but also that of their criticsoxfam bookshop cotham hill black boards with gold-embossed spine which is unbrokenin these years, political philosophers extended, developed, and reshaped this liberalism as they responded to challenges and alternatives on the left and right-from the new international economic order to the rise of the new rightsee oxfam website for delivery information read more"-michael eric dyson, new york times a history of how political philosophy was recast by the rise of postwar liberalism and irrevocably changed by john rawls's a theory of justicein the shadow of justice tells the story of how liberal political philosophy was transformed in the second half of the twentieth century under the influence of john rawlsrecasting the history of late twentieth-century political thought and providing novel interpretations and fresh perspectives on major political philosophers, in the shadow of justice offers a rigorous look at liberalism's ambitions and limits "a forceful, encyclopedic studyin this first-ever history of contemporary liberal theory, katrina forrester shows how liberal egalitarianism-a set of ideas about justice, equality, obligation, and the state-became dominant, and traces its emergence from the political and ideological context of the postwar united states and britain
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Using political economy analysis, gerard demonstrates that asean's people-oriented agenda builds legitimacy, while sidelining its detractorsoxfam bookshop beverley this book offers an innovative framework for understanding the role of civil society in regional and global policymakingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A great spiritual book called the secret about how to better your life in many ways regarding every aspect of life including wealth, happiness, health & many other aspectswritten by rhonda byrne & original cost 10 pound
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That you might have life 12 spiritual practices to nurture your call to holiness by david haas (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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This job lot consists of: constrado structural steelwork design booklets workshop with eot crane medium rise building simply supported composite plate girder highway bridge introduction to the welding of structural steelwork introduction to the deisgn of industrial buildings an introduction to geological maps a geology for engineers the mechanics of engineering soils problems in engineering soils construction principles civil engineering procedure introduction to structural mechanics movements in buildings structural steelwork handbook structural steelwork handbook tables designed and detailed the structural use of concrete reinforced and prestressed concrete concrete practice properties of concrete mathematics for engineers and scientists an introduction to experimentation principles of electricity in si units computing for engineers chartwell surveyor's notebook collection from haverfordwest, or buyer to organise and pay for a courierall are in good condition, with some hardly thumbed
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For sale complete set time life books the civil war 28 volumes in nice clean condition great books for the infusiast read more
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The life of harriet tubman, focusing on her civil war activity and underground railroadduring the american civil war, she served as an armed scout and spy for the union armyshe was an american abolitionist and political activistborn into slavery, tubman escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the underground railroadsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein her later years, tubman was an activist in the movement for women's suffrageinternally the book is inscribed on the title pageoxfam books & music beeston this rare and signed book is in very good conditionpage 97-8 has been mis-trimmed but otherwise all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedexternally there is a mark on the front cover as can be seen in the photo, but otherwise the book shows little signs of wear
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Lamp life is 60 hourseveready led economy flashlight - d - polypropylenecasing - assorted eveready economy flashlight is a great general-purpose flashlight to keep on handeach flashlight runs on one d alkaline battery and has a durable polypropylene casingbright-white led runs up to eight times longer than the incandescent lights in standard flashlightsribbed texture along the casing creates a nonslip gripset includes one flashlight and one eveready super heavy-duty d batterybeam distance is 35 meters (')the led's wide diameter illuminates a large area with 25 lumens
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Playmobil city life economy car w/mom teddy bear, car seat basket 3 bottlesincomplete set! i have crossed out everything not includedthis comes from a smoke free pet free home
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It's industrialwhere space is needed, style is desired and function is imperative, industrial kitchen is the industrial look in a modern lifethis sturdy rack takes inspiration from the trend for modern industrial luxegive your kitchen a trend-setting makeover with this ceiling-mounted pot rack from kitchencraft’s industrial kitchen collectionit’s a practical and beautiful way to maximise kitchen storage space, and create an eye-catching centrepiece in the hub of your homeit's not just the standardwhether you’re redecorating your kitchen or just looking for a handsome storage solution, this hanging rack is a great way to show off a style that’s authentically ‘you’reclaimed natural materials imaginatively handcrafted for the contemporary kitchenit’s a mash-up of clean, contemporary lines and antique-look features, with a no-frills wrought iron body and reclaimed mango wood hanging barfeatures & benefits comes with all fixings & full instructions see pics for size and dimensions
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Second hand book in good condition apart from the edges where a bit crumpled
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The series explores six successful nonviolent movements in the 20th century, including mohandas gandhi's leadership of the indian independence movement, the civil rights movement, the boycotts in the eastern cape province as part of the anti-apartheid movement in south africa, the danish resistance to nazi occupation, the polish solidarity movement, and the chilean democracy movement to oust augusto pinochetoxfam bookshop ilkley a force more powerful is a feature-length documentary film and a pbs series written and directed by steve york about nonviolent resistance movements around the worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam books & music winchester matt norman, nephew of olympic silver medallist peter norman, directs this documentary about an iconic moment in the civil rights movement that took place at the olympic gamessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreaustralian track athlete peter norman was standing on the winners' podium after the 200m final with united states athletes tommie smith and john carlos when they famously raised their black gloved fists in salute against the inequality and black poverty in their home countrythe film focuses predominantly on the part played by norman in the incident and the political furore that followed it
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Voices from the mississippi hill country the benton county civil rights movement by roy deberry (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is within 4 to 6 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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