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After several trips to different parts of the river, it became clear that what i was responding to and how i felt whilst being in china was permeating into my pictures, he records; a formalness and unease, a country that feels both at the beginning of a new era and at odds with itselfoutside with very light trace of use; very freshplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website"the yangtze river flows miles across china, traveling from its furthest westerly point in the qinghai province to shanghai in the eastone of the best photobook in which got the german photobook prize in gold inthe river is embedded in the consciousness of the chinese, and plays a significant role in both the spiritual and physical life of the peopletext: nadav kander, jean paul tchang77 colour photoscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefantastic photobook in great condition; signed by the artisthatje cantz, ostfildernintroduction by kofi annan and nadav kandercondition: inside like new and unreadour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiusing the river as a metaphor for constant change, nadav kander (born ) has photographed the landscape and people along its banks from mouth to sourcevery beautiful, sought-after photobook: martin parr, wassinklundgren, the chinese photobook from the s to the present, page 411text in english" (from the publisher) read morephotos: nadav kanderhardcover in linen without jacket (as issued)design, layout: tappin goftonfirst edition, first printingoverall very fine conditionsigned by nadav kandar
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Since the beginning of the age of sigmar, it has been the foremost goal of the god-king to reclaim his lost warhammer, ghal marazmeanwhile in rotwater blight, the sylvaneth are at war with the pestilent forces of nurglein great conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle the realmgate wars: quest for ghal maraz is the first campaign supplement of the realmgate wars series, continuing the story of the age of sigmar after the events of mighty battlesthe hammer is discovered to be in the hanging valleys of anvrok, and sigmar dispatches twelve warhosts of the stormcast eternals to reclaim it
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If you look closely you will notice that there is the beginning of a 5cm small split in the middle at the bottom of the sleeveare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia very nice copy of the nearly fifty year old second album of pink floydincluding lyrics sheet, one side printedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableon side 1 you can see two inaudible sweeping trailsthe backside of the sleeve is totally different from the other releases elsewhere in the worldi could not get them on the photoside 2 is beautiful shiny clean vinylthe sleeve is in a very nice conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethat's why i call it vgi tried to get as much details on the pictures as possibleas you can see in the pictures most of the lettering is in the japanese languagethis was the last lp with a contribution from syd barrettthe vinyl is excellentpsychedelic rockjapan emi odeon opour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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It stayed in use until the beginning of the 19th centurywith a description of each sheet with back-lit pictures of all the watermarks and a cd-rom with all the files of the pictures of the watermarksare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikione of the most popular watermarks aftercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesome names: honig, blauw, pannekoek, pieter van der ley, van gelder, koning & desjardin, proost, wendelin richel, vierevant, gerrevink, middelink, koldewyn, etcthis includes a box with 26 samples of the paper (without watermarks) as described in this catalogueplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecovering the period 15th - 19th centurysamshuijzen, jelle catalogue of a collection of 225 old watermarks 15th - 19th century rockingstone wageningen, rockingstonesome groups of watermarks: - arms of amsterdam used between - vryheit in wreath, lion, spear and seven darts - vryheit in crowned circle pro patria - garden of holland or maid of dordrecht pro patriasize of the paper samples: caa large part was made by dutch papermills, but also by english, french, german and portugese papermills¶ limited edition of 25 numbered copiesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesoftcover, oblong, 99 pp
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Title: ukulele from the beginning - pop songs (blue book)publication datebinding: paperback
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But, with the doctor's help, the thals start an attack that wipes out the daleks completelyas it becomes clear that a mechanical fault has caused the problem and is sending the tardis hurtling towards destruction, the time machine itself is able to communicate with the crew and warn them of dangerthere, they become embroiled in a dangerous conflict between groups of cavemen who have lost the secret of making firein the 'an unearthly child' episodes, the doctor takes schoolteachers ian (william russell) and barbara (jacqueline hill) back to the dawn of human history after they discover his tardis time machinethe doctor finally accepts ian and barbara as proper members of his crewin 'the daleks' episodes, the team travel to the ravaged planet of skaro, where the meet the pacifist race of thals, and the evil mutant daleksin the 'edge of destruction' episodes, the tardis is hit by a massive explosion and at first the doctor suspects ian and barbara of sabotageepisodes are: 'an unearthly child'; 'the cave of skulls'; 'the forest of fear'; 'the firemaker'; 'the dead planet'; 'the survivors'; 'the escape'; 'the ambush'; 'the expedition'; 'the ordeal'; 'the rescue'; 'the edge of destruction'; and 'the brink of disaster'see oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen the doctor interferes, the daleks learn information vital to their survival and hatch a plan to wipe out the thalsoxfam music shop byres road the first three adventures for the doctor (william hartnell) from the classic bbc television sci-fi series, including all 13 episodes
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Oxfam bookshop lymington this book traces the life and work of a painter twenty years old at the beginning of the twentieth centuryit would have taken any other artist decades of reflection and formulation51 colour reproductions - oils, gouaches, pastel; 20 pen & pencil drawings in two tones show the full range of the artist's styleart series which offers a series of monographs on the great masters of modern artthe work of the blue and rose periods was produced by a very young man in a span of hardly more than four yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe four years were full of travel and abrupt changes of location, passion, poverty, depression and inspirationvery good condition with just some light tanning to the white parts of the dust jacket and some light edge wear to the jacket
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It contains much lore of the late classical world beginning with the seven liberal arts, including rhetoric, and touches on thousands of topics ranging from the names of god, the terminology of the law, the technologies of fabrics, ships and agriculture to the names of cities and rivers, the theatrical arts, and cooking utensils615 and the early 630s and it takes the form of an encyclopedia, arranged by subject matteroxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear this work is a complete english translation of the latin etymologies of isidore, bishop of seville (cisidore provides etymologies for most of the terms he explains, finding in the causes of words the underlying key to their meaningisidore compiled the work between csee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book offers a highly readable translation of the twenty books of the etymologies, one of the most widely known texts for a thousand years from isidore's time
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In "open mind, open heart", father keating presents the beginning of a process of spiritual growthcover has rubbed edges and slight surface marks"open mind, open heart" aims to lead the reader into a deep, living relationship with godcontents clean and unmarkedoxfam bookshop chelmsford this volume contains three works by thomas keating on centring prayeroriginal price sticker on back coverspecial attention is paid to the role of the sacred word, christian growth and transformation, and active prayersee oxfam website for delivery information read morekeating gives an overview of the history of contemplative prayer in the christian tradition, and step-by-step guidance in the method of centring prayer"invitation to love: the way of christian contemplation" is the natural next stepnote: a three-inch tear on the cover spine has been repaired with clear tapein this book, he outlines and explains the actual stages of this process, tackling questions such as: how will it affect my life? where does it lead us spiritually? what obstacles will i encounter along the way? why is it necessary? how does it work?;the third book, "intimacy with god", offers practical advice on the way that centring prayer can deepen our intimacy with god
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But the eventful journey back to school is just the beginning and when rumours about the mysterious chamber of secrets start to spread harry realises that his second year is going to be just as eventful as the firstafter surviving his first year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and then enduring a summer holiday with the dreadful dursleys, harry is ready and raring to get back to his school friendsreturning to the castle nevertheless, harry hears a rumour about a chamber of secrets, holding unknown horrors to wizards of muggle parentagebut something much darker has yet to be unleashedmatching stephen fry's endearingly snooty vocal chords with rowling's superb storytelling skills was a stroke of genius: fry manages to give further depth to an already complex and utterly absorbing plot by adding an irreverent wit and a deep-rooted touch of class to a compelling and magical talereview:harry potter and the chamber of secrets is the second book in the phenomenally successful harry potter series by jk rowling, and after listening to this fantastic reading of what is sure to become an absolute classic, there is little doubt that rowling's stories will continue to capture the imaginations of generations of young readers long into the futuresee oxfam website for delivery information read morenow someone is casting spells that turn people to stone, and a terrible warning is found painted on the wallthe chief suspect - always in the wrong place - is harrybut a small, self-punishing house-elf warns harry of mortal danger awaiting him at hogwarts schoolbut something is trying to stop him, and after missing the hogwart's express he just about makes it to the school gates on time courtesy of a flying car and rather a lot of magicoxfam shop dorchester harry can't wait for his holidays with the dire dursleys to end
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Contents in three parts: from ca bc to ca 500 bc, from 500 bc to the christian era & from the beginning of the christian era to ca ad 500finally the authors analyze the emergence of literature & artthe concept of the greek polis, the formulation of the roman res publica (including the gradual evolution of roman law), the constitution of chinese public administration, are noted in detail as so many important contributions to the conduct of affairsafter an introduction which summarizes briefly the main historical events of the period, the authors deal with such fundamental questions as the formation of the greek & latin tongues, the evolution of the indo-aryan & indo-chinese languagestechniques & technology are examined within the context of the societies that created & utilized themthe philosophers who laid the basis of all thinking are studied in detailspecial chapters are devoted to the development of religion, which both in the east & in the west was to shape spiritual life for millenniathis is from a multivolume work produced under the auspices of unescoit gives a lively, readable global history, illustrated with 80 plates, 14 figures & 17 mapssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey describe classical science, which in greece & india created a new relationship between humans & nature
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The book goes on to explore some of the practical implications that this international treaty is beginning to have for the ways that culture is (and is not) being integrated into contemporary development policy and practicethis book will be useful for students, academics and policymakers in the fields of international development, international relations, international political economy, cultural policy and cultural theoryoxfam shop nether edge there is a growing recognition of the role that culture can play in sustainable development strategiesnote: has dedication to inner leaf, otherwise as newthis development has generally been welcomed, but also raises a number of questions: what are the implications in policy and practice? who are the most influential voices in promoting a global agenda for culture and development, and to what extent has the creation of new international policy instruments reflected a consensus? more fundamentally, what is meant by "culture" in these discussions and who has the power to give particular definitions political and legal authority? the politics of cultural development seeks to provide a theoretically and historically informed response to such questions, illustrated by reference to case studies (including the european union, the caribbean and china)particular attention is paid to the formation of the unesco convention on the protection and the promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions, a landmark instrument in debates about culture and developmentsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Brian sibley's famous adaptation has been divided into three corresponding parts, with newly-recorded beginning and end narration by ian holm, who now stars as bilbo in the feature films based on the lord of the ringsfrodo must do everything he can to prevent this, and with the help of gandalf the wizard and a band of loyal companions he begins a perilous journey across middle-earthit is the ruling ring, taken long ago from the dark lord, sauron, who now seeks to possess it againpart one, the fellowship of the ring, introduces us to frodo bagginsas new in shelfworn jewel caseoxfam shop colne road with its first broadcast on bbc radio 4 on march , this dramatised tale of middle earth became an instant global classicsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresauron's black riders are on their trail as they travel to rivendell, attempt to cross the snow-swept misty mountains and, in desperation, enter the terrifying mines of moriait boasts a truly outstanding cast including ian holm (as frodo), sir michael hordern (as gandalf), robert stephens (as aragorn), bill nighy (as sam gamgee) and john le mesurier (as bilbo)with his uncle bilbo having mysteriously disappeared, frodo finds himself in possession of a simple gold ring that has great and evil power
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A history of the english-speaking peoples is a four-volume history of britain and its former colonies and possessions throughout the world, written by winston churchill, covering the period from caesar's invasions of britain (55 bc) to the beginning of the first world war ()pages are bright and cleancomplete in four volumescondition: goodit was started in and finally published , delayed several times by war and work on other textsvolume i is on the birth of britain, volume ii is on the new world, volume iii is on the age of revolution and volume iv is on the great democracieswith numerous black and white maps throughout all volumeschurchill's mother was american, and he excelled in history as a child which underpinned his firm belief in a so-called special relationship between the people of britain with the commonwealth of nations united under the crown (new zealand, canada, australia, south africa etc) and the people of the united states who had broken with the crown and gone their own wayoxfam shop balham  london - cassell and company ltd condition: in red cloth bindings with unclipped dustwrappers, edges are worn at edges and covers are agedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit was a bestseller, reviewed favourably on both sides of the atlanticthis work dealt with the resulting two divisions of the english-speaking peoplesa collection of first editions of this historical works by former prime minister winston churchill
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' this is a hardbound book with some discolouration on the outer boards and spine, and the front board is beginning to come away from the spine at the bottomit also states that it has been 'designed for students in the universities'there is some foxing to the back pages and the top of the page edges are also discolouredthere are also several inscriptions on the front page, seemingly the names of previous owners see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe title page is coming away from the binding, however the rest of the pages are in relatively good conditionthe book contains some passages from 'famous poets and orators' with 'critical remarks on them this is an unusual book which is still valuable to students and scholars today, as it is still being reprintedthis copy would appeal to those who value old books, and collectorsthe book is subtitled as 'an introduction of languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physics, etc'there are no pencil, pen, or highlighter marksoxfam bookshop lincoln published in , this is the fifth edition of the third volume of 'the method of teaching and studying the belles lettres'the edges along the bottom and sides are a faint redinside, there is also some discolouration to the edges of the first few pages
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It spans garcĂa márquez's life from his birth in through the beginning of his career as a writer to the moment in the s when he proposed to the woman who would become his wifeand as in his fiction, the narrator here is an inspired observer of the physical world, able to make clear the emotions and passions that lie at the heart of a life - in this instance, his ownit has the shape, the quality, the aliveness of a conversation with the reader: a tale of people, places and events as they occur to him: family, work, politics, books and music, his beloved colombia, parts of his history until now undisclosed and incidents that would later appear, transmuted and transposed, in his fictionlike all his work, living to tell the tale is a magnificent piece of writingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea vivid, powerful, beguiling memoir that gives us the formation of gabriel garcĂa márquez as a writer and as a manoxfam shop lytham he is perhaps the most acclaimed, revered and widely read writer of our time, and in this first volume of a planned trilogy - a book that has already become a bestseller in its spanish-language edition both abroad and in the united states - the nobel laureate gabriel garcĂa márquez begins to tell us the story of his life
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Emotive and emotional from the very beginning of the conflict, the debate and the passions aroused in response to such issues as the 'war-guilt paragraph' of the treaty of versailles, are set in the context of the times in which they were proposedoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the origins of the first world war annika mombauer very good condition paperbackthe seminal event of the 20th century, the origins of the first world war have always been difficult to establish and have aroused deep controversysimilarly, the argument has been fuelled by concerns over the sacrifices that were made and the casualities that were sufferedwere they really justified? see oxfam website for delivery information read more there a sticky label on the backcover over the barcode that has been mostly removedtext is unmarkedannika mombauer tracks the impassioned debates as they developed at critical points through the twentieth century the book focuses on the controversy itself, rather than the specific events leading up to the war
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For the lovatt family - james, seconded on a hush-hush assignment to work with churchill, and his brother harry, a naval officer - for bess spofford, joanne schorner, graham smit and all the inhabitants of the history villages of the new forest, it was the beginning of the most bizarre, funny and tragic episode of their livesand on the english home front, men, women and children found themselves swept into a maelstrom of fear and uncertainty while events abroad led inexorably from the debacles of norway and dunkirk to the horror and glory of the battle of britainsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans in the spring of , the spectre of war turned into grim reality
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Oxfam books & music aberdeen martin luther king jr was the most powerful and eloquent champion of the poor and oppressed in us history, and at the height of his fame in the mid-sixties seemed to offer the real possibility of a new and radical beginning for liberal politics in the usathe conviction of james earl ray for his murder has never looked even remotely safe, and when william pepper began to investigate the case it was the start of a twenty-five year campaign for justicean act of state lays out the extraordinary facts of the king story of the huge groundswell of optimism engendered by his charismatic radicalism, of how plans for his execution were laid at the very heart of government and the military, of the disinformation and media cover-ups that followed every attempt to search out the truthat a civil trial in , supported by the king family, seventy witnesses under oath set out the details of the conspiracy pepper had unearthed: the jury took just one hour to find that ray was not responsible for the assassination, that a wide-ranging conspiracy existed, and that government agents were involvedpublished in first edition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreas shocking as it is tragic, an act of state remains the most compelling and authoritative account of how king's challenge to the us establishment led inexorably to his murderin , he was assassinated; the movement for social and economic change has never recovered
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It provides new insights into the making and breaking of relationships, beginning with the formation of courtships using the language of love, the development of intimacy through the exchange of love letters, and sensory engagement with love tokens such as flowers, portrait miniatures, and locks of hairthe book concludes with the rituals of disintegration when engagements went awry, and pursuit of damages for breach of promise in the civil courtsit also charts the increasing modernization of romantic customs over the georgian era - most notably with the arrival of the printed valentine's card - revealing how love developed into a commercial industrythis volume brings to life the emotional experience of courtship using the words and objects selected by men and women to navigate this potentially fraught processcourtship in georgian england was a decisive moment in the life cycle, imagined as a tactical game, an invigorating sport, and a perilous journey across a turbulent seaoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; some shelf wearlove emerges as something that we do in practice, enacted by couples through particular socially and historically determined ritualssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book demonstrates the importance of courtship to studies of marriage, relationships, and emotions in history, and how we write histories of emotions using objectsthe game of love in georgian england brings together love letters, diaries, valentines, and proposals of marriage from sixty courtships sourced from thirty archives and museum collections, alongside an extensive range of sources including ballads, conduct literature, court cases, material objects, newspaper reports, novels, periodicals, philosophical discourses, plays, poems, and prints, to create a vivid social and cultural history of romantic emotions
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Written to appeal to the ordinary reader, this first edition two volume set has a wealth of history relating to the isle of bute beginning with the origins of the island's name and its prehistoric inhabitants through to the 19th centuryoxfam bookshop lymington a rare first edition set of vol i & vol ii , with illustrations, maps and plansvol i is celtic saints and heroes; vol ii is the royal stewards and the brandanesvol i front board has some water spotting and vol ii front board has some light, uneven sunningheads and tails of spines are worn and chipped and both are sunnedfoxing on the endpapersbindings of both volumes are soundburgundy cloth hard covers have edge and corner wearsee oxfam website for delivery information read moregilt titles on the spines and gilt illustration of a standing stone on the fronts
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Oxfam shop malvern the times newspaper royal edition dated 21 august in a green hard folder with the name 'pamela waltonwith certificate of authenticity inside the certificate with signature p  in extremely good condition, just has a 2cm tear at the bottom of the pages on the centre foldsee oxfam website for delivery information read more  memories', in gilt on the frontdruce (historic newspaper)
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A stone pillar tells us about a great indian emperor preaching tolerance to his people; spanish pieces of eight tell us about the beginning of a global currency; and an early victorian tea-set speaks to us about the impact of empireseen through macgregor's eyes, history is a kaleidoscope - shifting, interconnected, constantly surprising, and shaping our world today in ways that most of us have never imaginedoxfam bookshop ealing neil macgregor's a history of the world in 100 objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined themsee oxfam website for delivery information read morean intellectual and visual feast, this is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in yearsencompassing a grand sweep of human history, a history of the world in 100 objects begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the olduvai gorge in africa, and ends with objects which characterise the world we live in today
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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 fictiondiscover 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 citizensagainst orders, ash launches an investigation to find his niece's murdereryou won't be able to put it downsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road the new york times bestselling sensationaddictive, thrilling, exhilaratingash rashid is a former homicide detective who can't stand the thought of handling another death investigationbut 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 burythe coroner calls it an overdose, but the case doesn't add up
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford from the beginning of the colonial period to the recent conflicts in the middle east, encounters with the muslim world have helped americans define national identity and purpose"a powerful ending that explains how the experience with the barbary states compelled many americans to look inwardfocusing on america's encounter with the barbary states of north africa from to , robert allison traces the perceptions and mis-perceptions of islam in the american mind as the new nation constructed its ideology and system of governmentallison's study provides a context for understanding more recent developments, such as america's tendency to demonize figures like iran's khumaini, libya's qaddafi, and iraq's saddamwith increasing doubts about the institution of slaverylesch, middle east journal"allison's incisive and informative account of the fledgling republic's encounter with the muslim world is a revelation with a special pertinence to today's international scenebulliet, journal of interdisciplinary history"this book should be widely readeaton, eighteenth century studies see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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At the beginning of the fourteenth century anarchy in italy led to the capital of the christian world being moved from rome for the first and only time in historyand at the centre of the picture is avignon itself, as it grew from being a relatively insignificant town on the rhĂ´ne to become, albeit briefly, one of the great capitals of the worldit was a critical moment, and it resulted in seven successive popes remaining "in exile" for the next seventy yearsthis is a portrait sketch of that eraillustrated in b&wdustwrapper clean, small mark of glue left by old label on back boardsmall marks to pageblockthe city chosen to replace rome was avignonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreand depending on where you stood at the time they were seventy years of heaven, or of hell opinions invariably ran to extremes, as did the behaviour of the popes themselvesoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback, , signal books
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Martin's rejection of the superficial establishment christianity of the crumbling roman empire in favour of creating communities of believers as found in the new testament, marked the beginning of a dynamic new era for western christianity and ignited a flame that continues to burn brightly to this daytoday, not only are hundreds of churches dedicated in his honour, but on iona and throughout the british isles, celtic crosses and other ancient monuments can be found to this wise and generous saint whose dynamic leadership of the monastic community he founded directly inspired patrick and columba to their great missionary endeavoursthe story of st martin is the story of the passion and energy of the celtic people encountering the simplicity, heroism and joy of the early church and responding to it in mass conversionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham sixteen hundred years after his death, martin of tours - soldier turned holy man and hermit - continues to exert a profound influence on our contemporary experience of the christian faith as we increasingly embrace the celtic spirituality which he inspiredchristopher donaldson's vivid and compelling portrait re-establishes martin of tours as a spiritual leader with a message for our own day
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Covering saxon times & the domesday book; the middle ages - the manor and church; the manor in later times; the place and people to the end of the eighteenth century, including mining, industries, communications and trade; the parish and the poor; the church from the reformation to john wesley; industries in the first half of the 19thc and the last 100 years; the churches since the early 19thc; the beginning of modern town government; schools and colleges; wednesbury corporation; appendicesmany illustrations, maps, and reproductionsno dust jacket, black cloth, spine a little sunned, page edges slightly tanned with some spotting see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop kingsbridge published in , this is a very comprehensive history of the town of wednesbury, west midlands, historically part of staffordshireinscription inked inside; heavy foxing to frontispiece, frontispiece verso and facing page, light foxing to title page and the occasional text page, but overall, the text pages are clean and good
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