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Jocelin of brakelond was a monk in the abbey of bury st edmunds, and his narrative of events between the years of and provides a unique insight into the life of a medieval religious communitysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe translation brilliantly communicates the interest and immediacy of jocelin's narrative, and the annotation is particularly clear and helpfuloxfam books & music lichfield this is the first english translation for forty years of a medieval classic, offering vivid and unique insight into the life of a great monastery in late twelfth-century england
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Now james finley, who for six years lived, prayed, and studied with brother louis, as merton was known at the abbey of gethsemani, shares with us the gifts passed on to him by this towering figure on thomas merton's path to the palace of nowheresee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis writings, which bridge eastern and western spiritual thought, continue to inspire us with their real possibilities for immediate and direct experience of the divinethere is an eastern teaching called transmission of mind, in which the enlightened mind embodied in the master is manifest in the student's awakeningthe cd's cardboard holder is a little worn around the edgesoxfam bookshop newark this is not a bookin the end we find ourselves in what the taoist sage chuang tzu called the palace of nowhere, where all the many things are onethomas merton, trappist monk, author, and student of zen, remains one of the most important and beloved figures in the modern christian contemplative movementto disappear into god; to be submerged into his peace; to be lost in the secret of his face, as merton said, through daily practices including contemplation, prayer, and faithit is in this spirit that james finley invites us to follow thomas merton's path to the palace of nowherefirst presented at a series of popular retreats, this full eight-cd program takes a participatory approach to merton's most useful teachings, helping us to discover our true self
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Oxfam books & music perth 12 pictorial postcards from the palace of holyroodhouse & abbey the blue paper envelope that the cards are in is in poor condition but the cards are unused and in good condition• the palace of holyroodhouse - queen mary’s bedroom • the palace of holyroodhouse – abbey, the nave • the palace of holyroodhouse – duchess of hamilton’s drawing room • the palace of holyroodhouse – the front of the palace • the palace of holyroodhouse – king edward memorial from the palace forecourt • the palace of holyroodhouse – lord darnley’s bedroom • the palace of holyroodhouse - lord darnley’s audience chamber • the palace of holyroodhouse – panoramic view of the palace and abbey • the palace of holyroodhouse – queen mary’s audience chamber • the palace of holyroodhouse – the fountain • the palace of holyroodhouse – the main entrance • the palace of holyroodhouse – queen mary’s bath house see oxfam website for delivery information read morehm office of works, sold for ninepence
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Other downton abbey books also available read morethe world of downton abbey the official companion to series 1 and 2good as new condition
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The abbey is the beginning of a major new series, featuring one of the most fascinating detectives in the history of crime fictionoxfam shop colne road the new york times bestselling sensationaddictive, thrilling, exhilaratingthe coroner calls it an overdose, but the case doesn't add upsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut the longer he searches, the darker the case gets - and if he doesn't solve it fast, his niece won't be the only family member he has to buryagainst orders, ash launches an investigation to find his niece's murdererdiscover for yourself the us crime novel that became a word of mouth phenomenonthat's until his niece's body is found in the property of one of the city's wealthiest citizensash rashid is a former homicide detective who can't stand the thought of handling another death investigationyou won't be able to put it down
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Argo( the choir of westminster abbey is renowned worldwide as one of the finest choirs of its typealbum cover, very good conditioncomprising up to thirty boys (all of whom attend the abbey's unique choir school) and twelve professional adult singers, known as lay vicars, its wide-ranging performing activities are rooted in centuries-old tradition and its repertoire ranges from plainsong and tudor polyphony to twentieth-century masterpieces and new commissionsoxfam shop darlington record excellent, spindle markstracklist side 1 1 preces and responses 2 psalm 84 3 first lesson: ii chronicles vi, Â magnificat 5 second lesson: i peter i, 22-ii, 9 6 nunc dimittis 7 creed, lesser litany, lord's prayer, versicles and responses 8 collects side 2 1 anthem: i was glad 2 prayers read by the precentor 3 hymn: christ is made the sure foundation 4 voluntary: toccata in f (from fifth organ symphony, op42) see oxfam website for delivery information read moresleeve excellent
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Oxfam bookshop cardiff "the girls of the abbey school" - another story from the pen of elsie jgirl in roundel on cover and girl waving on the spinethis copy is in good condition for its near one hundred yearseight pages of adverts at backsee the attached images for a good impression of this bookclean and bright internally with only a little foxingnot dated but presumed mid-scolour frontispiece and two further black and white illustrationsno marks or inscriptionssee oxfam website for delivery information read moresquare and firm in its binding
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Westminster abbey choir - music from the coronation of her majesty queen elizabeth ii [cd] genre: classical music westminster abbey choir - music from the coronation of her majesty queen elizabeth ii [cd]
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Oxfam bookshop lymington paperback published by the abbey school inillustrated green card covers with white title on front coverslight wear to extremities of coverssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreclean and tightly bound with no inscriptions
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5 seater bought from the english sofa company, made in manchesterleather corner sofavery good conditionsee website for measurements
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Double sided pub sign the abbey in good condition metal mm x 900 mm please see my other signs for sale thanks chris read more
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Pub sign welcome to the abbey in good used condition mm x 725 mm i have other signs for sale thanks chris read more
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The places shown on the stamps in this collection are the norder gate in flensburg and schleswig, the lammi church in finland, the bogo windmill in denmark, the riquewhr commune in the haut-rhin in alsace in france, arbois and le quesnoy in france, the olavinlinna fortress in finland, the la tour de cesar provins in france, brasov-biserica neagra in romania, the basilica of mariazell in austria, kalisz in poland, the barbican githic-renaissance in warsaw in poland, dresden in germany, the silbermann-orgel in freiberg in germany, the kost castle in czechoslovakia, liege in belgium, reims cathedral in france, tampere in finland, the sevojno steel pant and copper works in the former yugoslavia, the keuru church in finland, the castle of mussomeli in italy, the romanian athenaeum buildings in bucares in romania, turgu mures citadel in romania, lehel street in budapest in hungary, the post office in csepele in hungary, the ct1 bank in bulgaria, kaposvar in hungary, the feuler palace in mafels in switzerland, the brandenburg gate in germany, bordeaux in france, the facde de la maison, the cathedral of saint peter in regensburg in germany, tegel castle in berlin in germany, the wallsfahrtsakapelle altotting in germany, epidavros in greece, silbermann-orgel in fraureth with werdau in germany, silbermann_orgel in rotha in leipzig in germany, the mohne reservoir in germany, the university of coimbra in portugal, the museum for the macedonian struggle in thessaloniki in greece, the orchard in bloom in romania, the abbey of hohenfurth and mariens church in stift-rein in hohenfurth in germany, the marienkirche in bauwerke in berlin in germany, the staszica siedziba palace in warsaw in poland, the old city hall in ratusz in poland, the curch of nykarleby in finland, the paining of the church of moret by alfred sislev in romania, the lighthouse at morska in poland, tarnow in poland, the mining academy in kielce in poland, and the cliffs on moen island in denmarka couple of the stamps in this collection are unusedoverall the stamps are in good conditiona couple of the stamps still have a little of the backing of the envelope that they were attached to still showing on the backsome of the stamps in this collection are a little fadedthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 57 stampsmost of the used stamps have a clearly visible printed postmark on themthe countries that the stamps in this collection were issued in are france, sweden, germany, portugal, finland, austria, romania, poland, greece, bulgaria, italy, former yugoslavia, hungary, switzerland, belgium, and denmarkone of the stamps in this collection is a little tornsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe newest stamp in this collection was issued in the sthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s, and s
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Idlestre and borham were much influenced by the great abbey of st albans, and indeed by alban's martyrdom and the roman muncipium of verulamium, so that the area's past is inextricably entwined with the great and the good of times ancient and latersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreuntil recently, medieval elstree had survived largely intact, but post-war reconstruction brought considerable mutilationcondition: as newoxfam books & music hereford signed limited subscriber edition, numbered 44boreham wood's origins are mistier, but technology brought massive change and development with the coming of the railway in , and again, when cinema created britain's hollywood in this pleasant parishnot long after the normans came, there was a flourishing settlement at elstree hillvery minor marks to dj otherwise clean and bright throughoutsigned by stephen castlehappily, a few fine late medieval buildings escaped the developer's insensitive eyethe book of elstree & boreham wood brings them all to life, recapturing the history of these two places, in a fluent and considered narrative and very many fascinating pictureshere are the people behind that past - edward de kendale, adam scippe, thomas newchapman and agnes, his wife; sir anthony denny and rev canon eales; george byng and wortley-montagu; murderers thurtell and hunt; macready the great actor; burton the great explorer and the photographer wellington; and of course, the legendary giants of british cinema - men like rank, danziger, balcon and blattnerthe hills and valleys of this busy corner of herts have been home to people for some years, and the romans chose elstree hill as a major tile-manufacturing centre
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The author shows how time has shaped and changed them, how national events have occasionally touched them - from the fall of the roman empire (with its villa under the fields in burcot), the rule of dorchester abbey nearby and civil war carnageoxfam bookshop wallingford a history of clifton hampden and burcot, two villages of very different character, knit together by the thames see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 store"the works of jane austen" by jane austen - illustrated library midpoint press, london - limited edition - 30cmx20cm (heavy book over 5 kilos) - p - condition: very good, minor wear contains jane austen's famous five novels: sense and sensibility, pride and prejudice, emma, northanger abbey, mansfield park all plates and illustrations are present read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 storesent by registered mail with trackingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesassone , catalogue €950the stamps are as shown in the photos, in good condition; the high values are signed
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Oxfam shop ulverston the choir of paisley abbey, plus the antonine brass ensemble and orchestra conducted by george mcphee, perform 15 hymns, excerpts from the church hymnary, third edition including soloists rachel rough and neil mackie organist john langdon includes the lord's my shepherd, god be in my head, praise ye the lord, christ who knows all his sheep, and good christian men, rejoice and sing see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Author:mathews, pbook binding:paperbackwe all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!we appreciate the impact a good book can have
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It has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicatedthe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksthis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication insee oxfam website for delivery information read morevery small tear to spine on volume iiall four visited the northwest coast of north america, but weather and circumstances prevented cook from making more than what beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; la perouse only touched the coast in a significant way at yakutat bay and lituya bay, and malasina's memorable visits were to yakutat bay and nootka soundall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsvolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoveryit covers the coast of north americathe third volume in the set includes the remainder of book 3, all book 4, part of book 5, covering the pacific coast of north america and return to hawaiias a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands inoxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoverythe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companyall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust covervolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastvancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from lower california to cook inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of puget sound and the western coast of mainland canadathey attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise manythe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoverythe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousthese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsthe voyage to australia and tahitiit was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyors
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Gandalf 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 responsibilitiessee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'the fellowship of the ring' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthtolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearsthey 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 doommeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiesthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomoxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jwhilst 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-dûrtogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordorgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorfrodo 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 overfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplaywhen 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 handsin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilonce 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 gandalf
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteregiment of the line, by king and countrytomas picton by britains, referencebritish coldstream guards light company, by britains, recreating the defense of hougoumontreferences na064, na065 and na066 (the whole series)characteristics of the items the majority of these figures do not have the original boxit includes close to 31 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squarescoldstream guards (the 2nd regiment of the foot guards), integrating close to 60 soldiers 60 by king and country, references na125, na126, na126, na128, na 129, na 130, na 131, na 132, na 133, na 134, na 135, na 136 (these references represent the whole series “on campaign”)the 71th, integrating close to 35 soldiers square by king and country, references na001, na002, na003, na004, na05, na006, na007, na008, na009, na010, na011, na012, na030, na031, na032 (these references represent the whole series “scum of the earth”)it consists of close to 45 figures recreating the defense from the scot greys chargeit includes 16 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresreferences andit consists of 11 figuresall of them have been sold out and retiredit consists of close to 32 figuresthey are in mint to very good condition, since they were used exclusively to be displayed in the dioramathese figures have been exclusively displayed in a toy soldier museum (museo l´iber, valencia, spain)it also includes srcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefrench artillery, by king and countryit includes close to 30 figures, references (published in the collection supplement)garde impériale (dragons de l´emperatrice), by king and coubtryour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe royal horse artillery, by king and country, references na096, na097, na098 and na099 (the whole series)references na111references na067, na068, na069, na070, na071, na072, na073, na074, na075, na076 and na077 (the whole “to take the king´s shilling series)na112, na113, na114, na115, na116, na117, na118, na120 and na121 (the whole series “cuirassiers”)the scots greys (the 2nd north british dragons), by king and country, representing the “charge of the greys”the king´s german legion (recruited mostly from the german state of hannover), by king and countryit contains 380 items, 318 by king and country (recreating the typical british squares defending themselves against the french cavalry charges) ang 62 by britains (recreating the defense of hougoumont)french light infantry, by britains, participating in the attack to hougoumontit includes 16 figures, references na083, na084, na085, na086, na087, na088, na089, na090 (these references represent the whole series “bold chevaliers)references na013, na014, na015, na016, na017, na018, na019, na020, na021, na022, na023, na024, na028, na033, na034, na100, na101, na102, na103, na104, na105, na106, na107, na108, na109, na110 (the whole series “vive l´empereur”)each king and country series is complete, retired and sold out and includes the original cataloguecuirassiers (les gros freres), by king and countrythe british and ally army commanded by wellington: - black watch (royal highland regiment), integrating close to 80 soldiers square by king and country, references na035, na036, na037, na 38, na047, na048, na049, na050, na051, na052, na053, na054, na055, na067, na068 and na077 (these references represent the whole series “scotland the brave”)references na039, na042, na043, na044, na078, na079, na080, na081 (the whole series ¡“vive l´emperatrice!”) - 7ththe french army commanded by napoleón - the french 3rd
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The yeomen of the guard vhs video tapeit was also produced by george walker and starred william conrad, clive revill, stafford dean, john stewart and kate flowersshould it also be of interest, i also have a video tape for sale in the same condition at the same price of the guilbert & sullivan opera the mikado, which is also one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by at video gems in , this classical musical version of the gilbert & sullivan opera is numbered vhs s and was produced by george walker and starred joel grey, alfred marks, elizabeth gale, david hillman and elizabeth bainbridge70; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: ÂŁ3the video tape is in excellent condition and is made available inclusive of the cost of packaging but exclusive of the cost of postage which will be one of the following: royal mail 'uk standard' 1st class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: ÂŁ3one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by a
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 storeiron maiden ?– the book of souls: live chapter label: parlophone ?– format: 2 × cd, album, deluxe edition country: europe released: 17 nov tracklist 1-1 if eternity should fail (qudos bank arena, sydney, australia, speed of light (grand arena, grandwest, cape town, south africa, wrathchild (3arena, dublin, ireland, children of the damned (bell centre, montreal, canada, death or glory (wroclaw stadium, wroclaw, poland, the red and the black (ryogoku kokugikan, tokyo, japan, the trooper (estadio jorge magico gonzalez, san salvador, el salvador, powerslave (piazza dell’unita d’italia, trieste, italy, the great unknown (metro radio arena, newcastle, uk, the book of souls (download festival, donington, uk, fear of the dark (arena castelao, fortaleza, brazil, iron maiden (estadio velez sarsfield, buenos aires, argentina, the number of the beast (wacken open air, wacken, germany, blood brothers (download festival, donington, uk, wasted years (hsbc arena, rio de janeiro, brazil, ) item will be shippd by registrated mailplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteiron maiden ?– the number of the beast label: parlophone ?– series: iron maiden the studio collection remastered – format: cd, album, limited edition, reissue, remastered box set country: europe released: 16 nov tracklist 1 invaders 2 children of the damned 3 the prisoner 4 22 acacia avenue 5 the number of the beast 6 run to the hills 7 gangland 8 hallowed be thy name with eddie 1:24 scale figurine, beast collectors patch & cd
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Morgan shows how radical and revisionist scholars in the s and s first challenged the paradigm of denying an american empireas the vietnam war created a critical flashpoint, bringing the idea of american imperialism into the us mainstream, radical students of the new left turned toward marxist critiques, admiring revolutionaries like che guevarait is this more sophisticated strand of thinking, morgan argues, which demonstrated that empire can be an effective analytical framework for studying us foreign policy, thus convincing american scholars to engage with the subject seriously for the first timeó how did this dramatic change come about?tracing the emergence of the concept of us imperialism, james gsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresimultaneously, a small school of revisionist scholars, led by historian william appleman williams at the university of wisconsin, put forward a progressive, nuanced critique of american empire grounded in psychology, economics, and broader historical contextoxfam bookshop knutsford the idea that the united states-a nation founded after a war of independence-operates as an imperialist power on the world stage has gained considerable traction since the turn of the twenty-first centurybut just a few decades earlier, this position was considered radical and even òun-american
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Jones made detailed observations of decorative arts on his travels in europe, the middle east, and in his native london, where he studied objects on display at the great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations in and at local museumshis aim was to improve the quality of western design by changing the habits of victorian designers, who indiscriminately mixed elements from a wide variety of sourcesat once splendidly victorian and insistently modern, the grammar of ornament celebrates objects of beauty from across time periods and continents, and remains an indispensable sourcebook todaythe studio library of decorative art, the grammar of ornament owen jones hardcover with dust jacket good condition - some tears to the dust jacket first published in , the grammar of ornament remains a design classicjones's resulting study is a comprehensive analysis of styles of ornamental design, presenting key examples ranging from maori tattoos, egyptian columns, and greek borders to byzantine mosaic, indian embroidery, and elizabethan carvingsits inspiration came from pioneering british architect and designer owen jones (), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid chromolithographic colorsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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He examines the powerful and complex forces that drove global change during the "long nineteenth century," taking readers from new york to new delhi, from the latin american revolutions to the taiping rebellion, from the perils and promise of europe's transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planetjĂĽrgen osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering eruditionindispensable for any historian, the transformation of the world sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, and a host of other crucial developmentsoxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transitionthis is the highly anticipated english edition of the spectacularly successful and critically acclaimed german book, which is also being translated into chinese, polish, russian, and frenchfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe explores the changing relationship between human beings and nature, looks at the importance of cities, explains the role slavery and its abolition played in the emergence of new nations, challenges the widely held belief that the nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of the nation-state, and much moreosterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railways
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See oxfam website for delivery information read more condition good, some minor warping to front cover as can be seen in digital imagethe religious violence of the nineteenth century, which culminated in sectarian mobilizations and massacres in , was a complex, multilayered, subaltern expression of modernization, he says, not a primordial reaction to itmakdisi's book is important to our understanding of lebanese society today, but it also makes a significant contribution to the discussion of the importance of religious discourse in the formation and dissolution of social and national identities in the modern worldhis study challenges those who have viewed sectarian violence as an islamic response to westernization or simply as a product of social and economic inequities among religious groupsmakdisi argues that sectarianism represented a deliberate mobilization of religious identities for political and social purposesthe ottoman reform movement launched in and the growing european presence in the middle east contributed to the disintegration of the traditional lebanese social order based on a hierarchy that bridged religious differencesmakdisi highlights how european colonialism and orientalism, with their emphasis on christian salvation and islamic despotism, and ottoman and local nationalisms each created and used narratives of sectarianism as foils to their own visions of modernity and to their own projects of colonial, imperial, and national developmentoxfam bookshop knutsford focusing on ottoman lebanon, ussama makdisi shows how sectarianism was a manifestation of modernity that transcended the physical boundaries of a particular country
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Written with the support of squadron association members, the author has collected individual stories to capture the flavour of past eras and events, such as the early days of the air force during the first world war, the bomber attacks of and the berlin airlift ofsee oxfam website for delivery information read more99 squadron of the royal air force, from 197 tothe book has been signed by the author with an inscriptionoxfam bookshop lower petergate a very nice signed copy of this work charting the history of noin good condition, there is one medium tear to the top of the dust jacketthe author was recruited into the squadron at the outset of the second world war, and continued a distinguished career in the years after the war
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Abraham 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 improvementoxfam 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 occurredthe republic of nature points to a startlingly different version of history that calls on readers to reconnect with fundamental forces that shaped the american experiencefor more information, visit the author's website: http://republicofnaturein topeka, kansas, transformations of land and life prompt a lawsuit that culminates in the momentous civil rights case of brown vby 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 unfoldedamong 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 libertyboard of educationrevisiting 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 lightcom/ see oxfam website for delivery information read morein 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 new
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