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The brookings institution was established in with the twin objects of "aiding constructively in the development of sound national policies andowners name on first page see oxfam website for delivery information read more the director prepared the introductory volume to a promised series, and he limits himself to outlining the basic setting of the world air transport problemaviation historyparker van zandtsome bw maps and illustrationsoxfam bookshop holmfirth america faces the air agein pursuance of these objects, it initiated in a programme of economic research in aviation under the direction of drto offer training of a super-graduate character to students of the social sciences"jacket torn and soiled as shown
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AbbĂ© jacques-joseph duguet - institution d'un prince ou traitĂ© des qualitez des vertus et des devoirs d'un souverain - pagesinside in good condition, light soiling, lovely headbands and ornamental initials, marbled endpapershe moved further and further away from the extremist jansenists, which included abbĂ© d'etemare, and died inare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki" this edition is enriched with a long biographical introductionthis posthumous work was published in under the title "institution d'un prince"upon his return to paris, he had to lead a semi-clandestine life interspersed with periods of exileopposing the bull unigenitus, he withdrew to savoy and wrote a christian-inspired treatise on politics for the duke of savoy, heir to the duke who later became the king of sardiniathis treatise on the education of a prince is the work of one of the most endearing characters of the jansenist party; saint-simon spoke at length about the conversations he had with jacques-joseph duguet at the abbey of la trappe: "we were also deprived of the graces of his conversation and at the same time appalled by the extent of his knowledgedelivery service provided by chronopost within a few daysbindings in good condition, works in their period brown full leather bindings, covers and spines in good condition, friction from use, lacks on the spine of the second volume, red edges, adorned ribbed spines, gilded titling and volume numbers on morocco labelsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam shop horsham why have continental european societies developed the idea of the abstract impersonal state as the fundamental institution of political rule? why, on the other hand, has this idea played a relatively insignificant part in the history of english-speaking countries? it is to such questions that this major study is addressedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein addition to offering a clear conceptualisation of state, he deals with such key issues as the role of the intellectual, the social function of state theories, and the difficulties of accommodating state and democracycover has some light shelfwear and a single line to the spinewith clarity and conciseness, kenneth dyson examines the fascinating tapestry of thought about public authority that the state tradition represents, and identifies the major individual contributions to that tapestryinternal pages are clean and unmarked with very slight foxing to some page edges
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00 masonic â royal masonic institution for boysshop / masonic / masonic regalia masonic â royal masonic institution for boys * * ÂŁ83 in stock - masonic - royal masonic institution for boys quantity 1 + add to basket categories: collectables, masonic, masonic jewels, masonic regalia tags: charity, collectable, craigkiddltd, knottingley, masonic, mbi
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Shop / collectables masonic â royal masonic benevolent institution masonic â royal masonic benevolent institution1 in stock 1 add to basket categories: collectables, masonic tags: charity, collectable, craigkiddltd, knottingley, masonic, mbihallmarked solid silver, quite rare
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He was president of the civil and mechanical engineers' society, the institution of mechanical engineers and the institution of civil engineersbeing a short but complete description of the duties of the young engineer in preliminary and location surveys, and in constructionborn into a seafaring family and orphaned at age 16, maw was taken into the workshops of the eastern counties railway as an assistant before progressing to the design office as a draughtsman[with the signature on the front endpaper of william henry maw, ()in he founded the journal engineering and remained an editor for the rest of his life" small thin octavo, pp (ii), 75, with the errata slip loosely attached after the title page, with blank pages at the rear for notes (unused), original green cloth, the corners very slightly worn, a very faint mark on the upper coverhe was made the head of the office and designed the first outside cylinder locomotive for use in indiaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihe left the railway and became a consulting engineer; his many works include printing presses for several newspapers and magazines] a rare book, and in remarkably good conditionpage 49 has been neatly annotated (see illustration)the title concludes:- "maw was a british civil engineer and astronomerplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Argou - institution au droit françois - - second volumeâ (dezobry and bachelet, i, p"this book enjoyed an excellent reputation and gave rise to several reissuesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibinding in good condition, book in its period brown full leather binding, visible lacks on the headcap, rubbed corners, lacks, marbled edges, adorned ribbed spine, gilded titling and volume numberargou sums up and clearly condenses the principles of french law, such as previous works did for the 18th century, and thus expresses the movement towards unity and the fusion of various elements of old france, that was becoming popular at the timeinside in good condition, light soiling, lovely headbands, marbled endpapersdelivery service provided by chronopost within a few daysplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Argou - institution au droit françois - - first volumeâ (dezobry and bachelet, iare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiinside in good condition, light soiling, lovely headbands and culs-de-lampe, charming initials, handwritten additions on one page, in lovely overall conditionargou sums up and clearly condenses the principles of french law, such as previous works did for the 18th century, and thus expresses the movement towards unity and the fusion of various elements of old france, that was becoming popular at the timeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storebinding in good condition, work in its period brown full leather binding, covers and spine in good condition, friction from use, pigmented red edges, adorned ribbed spine, gilded titlingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea lovely edition of this book which enjoyed an excellent reputation and gave rise to several reissuescatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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âlooking at earthâ by priscilla strain and national air & space museum smithsonian institutionâfrom the unique and dramatic perspective of space, the new book, published in conjunction with the smithsonian institution / national air & space museum, reveals as never before the patterns and symmetry of earthly landscapesin good condition, no torn pagessatellite images, dynamic colour photographs and photo mosaics show the magnificent diversity of human-created features and natural processes that have shaped our planeta large book with over 300 pagesthis is a fantastic book !! stunning visual images collected by spacecraft and remote-sensing equipment290 photos, many in full colour
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âlooking at earthâ by priscilla strain and national air & space museum smithsonian institutionâfrom the unique and dramatic perspective of space, the new book, published in conjunction with the smithsonian institution / national air & space museum, reveals as never before the patterns and symmetry of earthly landscapessatellite images, dynamic colour photographs and photo mosaics show the magnificent diversity of human-created features and natural processes that have shaped our planeta large book with over 300 pagescan post if requiredgreat condition, no torn pagesa fantastic book !! stunning visual images collected by spacecraft and remote-sensing equipment
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The episodes are: 'welcome to briarcliff', 'tricks and treats', 'nor'easter', 'i am anne frank: part 1', 'i am anne frank: part 2', 'the origins of monstrosity', 'dark cousin', 'unholy night', 'the coat hanger', 'the name game', 'spilt milk', 'continuum' and 'madness ends'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit's not long, however, before she finds herself confronting untold horrors as the evil that permeates the building, along with the deranged serial killer known as bloody face (zachary quinto), begin to make their presence feltat the briarcliff mental institution, run by the catholic church and its founder monsignor timothy howard (joseph fiennes), journalist lana winters (sarah paulson) arrives to investigate claims of patient mistreatmentoxfam shop colne road all 13 episodes from the second season of the american horror anthology that follows the past and present events at a massachusetts asylum for the criminally insane
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The episodes are: 'welcome to briarcliff', 'tricks and treats', 'nor'easter', 'i am anne frank: part 1', 'i am anne frank: part 2', 'the origins of monstrosity', 'dark cousin', 'unholy night', 'the coat hanger', 'the name game', 'spilt milk', 'continuum' and 'madness ends'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit's not long, however, before she finds herself confronting untold horrors as the evil that permeates the building, along with the deranged serial killer known as bloody face (zachary quinto), begin to make their presence feltat the briarcliff mental institution, run by the catholic church and its founder monsignor timothy howard (joseph fiennes), journalist lana winters (sarah paulson) arrives to investigate claims of patient mistreatmentdiscs and case in very good conditionoxfam bookshop carlisle the second season of american horror story (-present), that follows the past and present events at a massachusetts asylum for the criminally insane
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From onward the wrns spread internationally and subverted the combat taboo by adopting semi-combatant rolessee oxfam website for delivery information read morealthough it shared a similar pattern in its formation to the auxiliary territorial service (ats) and had a similar ethos to its air force counterpart, the waaf, the wrns took on a wider-ranging role in the war, in part due to the latitude afforded to the service because of its uniquely independent originsshe shows how political and military decision-making within the fluctuating national security situation, coupled with a growing cultural acceptability of women taking on military roles, allowed for the growth of the service in world war ii into realms never expected of womenusing twenty-one new oral histories and a multitude of archived personal documents, this book demonstrates the pivotal importance of the women's royal naval service in both the world warshannah roberts offers new insights into a previously little studied british military institution, which celebrates its centenary inthis book determines for the first time the reasons for the expansion and contraction of the service and the impact key individuals had on it and in turn the influence it had on its membersoxfam shop nether edge the women's royal naval service (wrns) was created in , re-formed in and maintained after
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Containing illuminating examinations of wyndham lewis, laura riding and henry miller, this study will be invaluable reading for those interested in modernism and its complicated legacymodernism remains deeply connected to ideas of innovation, and this has created problems for successive generations of writersoxfam bookshop canterbury rod rosenquist cambridge university press (30 augan as new unread copy see oxfam website for delivery information read morefor example, how does one create an original work when the 'new' has already been established, marketed and institutionalised? rod rosenquist's study focuses on the writers and poets who emerged after modernism's high-water mark year of , in which ulysses, the waste land and the early cantos were publishedseeking to refine our own understanding of the high modernists through the frequent difficulties encountered by the generation that succeeded them, this study discusses issues of cultural value, the relationship of history to innovation, and the market for new works in an era already dominated by the likes of joyce, eliot and pound
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Fbi agent olivia dunham (torv) suspects a sinister presence behind the bizarre and unexplained goings on which have been occurring and enlists the help of a scientist who has been in a mental institution for the last 17 years, walter bishop (noble), along with his son peter (jackson)jones', 'the equation', 'the dreamscape', 'safe', 'bound', 'the no-brainer', 'the transformation', 'ability', 'inner child', 'unleashed', 'bad dreams', 'midnight', 'the road not taken' and 'there's more than one of everything'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreepisodes comprise: 'pilot', 'the same old story', 'the ghost network', 'the arrival', 'power hungry', 'the cure', 'in which we meet mroxfam bookshop ipswich sci-fi television series, co-created by jj abrams and starring anna torv, joshua jackson and john noble, about a team which investigates cases of strange phenomena that exist on the fringes of sciencetogether the team investigates various cases which go beyond the realms of normal police work and soon begins to uncover a trail leading to a global corporation called massive dynamic
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The ambulance of the psychiatric institution tintin and cigars of the pharaohlincoln torpedothe red racing carpackaging missing (though a box)all cars are in very good condition, packaging can be damagedthe blue lotusare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitintin and cigars of the pharaohtintin in tibettintin and the land of black gold the jeep of tintin and the land of black goldstill sealed in foilthe taxi of new delhiwill be packaged with care and shipped quickly with registered track & tracetintin in americathe berline of mitsuhiratothe castafiore emerald the 2cv citroĂ«n crashed8 tintin cars scale 1:43 herge - moulinsartplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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24 - the deterioration institution - st edition - sc - reading fold no33 - the oeuvre of hors d'oeuvre - st edition - sc - no19 - dieselman - st edition - sc - no35 - the forced urbanus - st edition - sc - no119 - it's clean again - st edition - sc - no160 - juul crapuul - st edition - sc - no17 - the little tyrant - st edition - sc - no120 - rachidje is flat - st edition - sc - no34 - the flying gold ring - st edition - sc - reading fold and damage, name on inner cover no04 - urbanus on uranus - ? - reprint - sc - black / white no48 - the tyranny of eufrazie - st edition - sc - no41 - urbanus' daughter - st edition - sc - no76 - the know-it-all - st edition - sc - no36 - aroffnogneu - st edition - sc - no37 - thirty regions of the pig - st edition - sc - no05 - the failed mirakel - st edition - stapled - black and white no39 - leute for the mob - st edition - sc - no03 - the daddy school genius - - reprint - sc - noour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any store22 - the closed case - st edition - sc - no51 - farewell, eufrazie - st edition - sc - no161 - the milked pigeons - st edition - sc - read moreand you can comb your hair with it - st edition - sc - no61 - candy depoo - - reprint - sc - no12 - must get married! - ? - reprint - sc - name stamp on front page20 - the artificial orphan - st edition - sc - without single no47 - the harem of urbanus - - reprint - sc - noare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki38 - urbanio and oktaviĂ«tta - st edition - sc - no23 - urbanellalala - st edition - sc - no16 - the slum cop - st edition - sc - no26 - de spellekeszot - st edition - sc - no07 - against the thick decks - st edition - sc - black / white no08 - the guinea pigs - st edition - sc - black / white no14 - the birth of urbanus - st edition - sc - no11 - the tenor of tollembeek - st edition - sc - black / white - name sticker on the front page53 - game over! - st edition - sc - no30 - thirty flops - st edition - sc - no122 - the pepper bulb cure - st edition - sc - no10 - ambras in the class - st edition - sc - black / white no49 - nabuko donosor gets in the way - st edition - sc - no13 - radio salami - st edition - sc - no27 - the jef patatten invasion - st edition - sc - no42 - the depression of urbanus - - reprint - sc - no02 - the hittentitten are not in favor - - reprint - sc - no45 - the greasy vampires - st edition - sc - no18 - the merry little cap - st edition - sc - no32 - urbanus advertises - st edition - sc - no21 - de sponskes race - st edition - sc - no136 - the killer cook - st edition - sc - no52 - urbanus' stepmother - st edition - sc - no44 - a handsome black is also not wrong - st edition - sc - no50 - the hot urbanus - - reprint - sc - no15 - the flea circus - st edition - sc - noplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website25 - the seven plagues - st edition - sc - z31 - the six turves - st edition - sc - no43 - tomato paste - st edition - sc - no01 - the chip shop mystery - - reprint - sc - no09 - the fooling with the bag - st edition - sc - black / white no46 - urbanus stretching his snippelepipke - st edition - sc - no29 - the slave of tollembeek - - reprint - sc - sticker print on back cover no40 - the sewers of tollembeek - - reprint - sc - r06 - the amusement park squirters - st edition - stapled - black / white no54 - the last days of urbanus - st edition - sc - no55 - the ghost in the coffee pot - st edition - sc - nocatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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With increasing doubts about the institution of slaveryoxfam 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 purposelesch, 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 readallison'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 saddamfocusing 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 governmenteaton, eighteenth century studies see oxfam website for delivery information read more"a powerful ending that explains how the experience with the barbary states compelled many americans to look inward
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Together they cover the institution in manifold ways: the history, architecture, the poetics, prominent pupils, cultural traditions etcthe editorial note is done by margrit pernau
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Friend of elvis and the beatles, the iconic figure of dewey cox bestrides the decades, churning out the hits in a career that has taken him from hick balladeer to national institutionreilly plays it strictly for laughs in this irreverent spoof biopic of fictional rock and roll legend dewey coxoxfam shop colne road john cbut with his popularity showing no signs of abating, will the rock and roll maverick finally be able to put his hell-raising life behind him and settle down to a life of domestic bliss? see oxfam website for delivery information read morealthough he's tried every drug known to man, and bedded more than his fair share of beautiful women, the time has come for dewey to face his greatest test - trying to win the heart of his beautiful backing singer darlene (jenna fischer)
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This london institution is steeped in history and tradition, and its origins can be traced back to when edward iii granted london's citizens a charter concerning the market rights of the city of londontoday billingsgate market is based in london's docklands where, at 5 ajackson's invaluable advice on selecting fish, sustainability, techniques for fish preparation and over 80 delicious recipessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreevery monday to saturday, a bell is tolled and london's "free and open market for all sorts of fish whatsoever" opens for businessoxfam bookshop royal exchange square billingsgate is the uk's largest and most famous inland fish market, offering buyers the opportunity to see the widest selection of fish in the united kingdomthis is essential reading for anyone with a love of cooking and an interest in the history of one of london's greatest marketsamusing stories from the floor and facts and trivia about the market are combined with cthis unique and exciting book celebrates the market's fascinating history and explores market life today
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It is intended to inform fellows and students of the founding and evolution of the institutionoxfam shop mutley plain the book marks the 20th year of the council of the college of optometristsboth book and dust jacket are in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This book is the first to directly address this trend's impact upon the institution of local government, a crucial element in the democratic viability of a unitary statehowever, there has been no study exploring in detail its impact, and, equally important, suggesting ways in which the growing imbalance between the powers of central and local government should be rectifiedthis text will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners of local government, and more generally to those interested in what has been happening to british politics and governanceoxfam bookshop holmfirth english local government is in a state of decline after 40 years of incremental but cumulative centralisation by central governmentno inscriptions see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe process of centralisation, and its corrosive effect on the status and responsibilities of local government, have been widely recognised and deplored among politicians and senior officers within local government, and by academics with an interest in this fieldthis book fills this gap
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Grant hayter-menzies chronicles not only the lives and eventual rescue of these noble creatures, who after years of deprivation and suffering found respite in the old war horse memorial hospital established by dorothy, but also the story of the challenges of founding and maintaining an animal-rescue institution on this scalethe legacy of the old war horse memorial hospital and its founder endures today in the dozens of international brooke animal-welfare facilities dedicated to improving the lives of working horses, donkeys and mules across africa, asia and latin americasee oxfam website for delivery information read morebrought to the middle east by british forces during the great war, these ex-cavalry horses had been left behind at the war's end, abandoned as used equipment too costly to send homeoxfam shop arnold in wealthy scottish socialite dorothy brooke followed her new husband to cairo, where she discovered thousands of suffering former british war horses leading lives of toil and misery
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However, this institution is today coming to an end, not in the sense that states are disappearing, but in the sense that they are increasingly failing to protect us from our own violenceyet it is the states that essentially commit major forms of violence, such as genocides, ethnic cleansings, and large-scale massacres, against their own citizenssee oxfam website for delivery information read moremodern states need enemies to exist and to persist, not because they are essentially evil but because modern politics constitutes a violent means of protecting us against our own violenceoxfam books & music lancaster according to political theory, the primary function of the modern state is to protect its citizens-both from each other and from external enemiesthat is why the violent sacrifices that they ask from us, in wars and even in times of peace, have now become barrenin this book paul dumouchel argues that this paradoxical reversal of the state's primary function into violence against its own members is not a mere accident but an ever-present possibility that is inscribed in the structure of the modern stateif they cannot-if we cannot-find enemies outside the state, they will find them inside
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He was trained in the western tradition of figurative artbruce onobrakpeya ame evie erlme, size: 106 x 78 cm media: lithography (plastograph) signed by the artist very good condition, some foxing bruce obomeyoma onobrakpeya (born august ) is a nigerian engraver, painter, and sculptorare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihe has exhibited at the tate modern in london, at the smithsonian institution's national museum of african art in washington, dhis work explores forms related to nigerian folklore, myths, and legendsand at the malmö konsthall in malmö, swedenvery rare lithograph of one of africa's greatest artistsa large part of his work uses stylistic elements and compositions derived from traditional african sculpture and decorative artsonobrakpeya is not only the grandfather of modern nigerian art, but is also widely regarded as a national heroplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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A civilisation's decline is not inevitable but occurs when its instrument of expansion is transformed into an institution -- that is, when social arrangements that meet real social needs are transformed into social institutions serving their own purposes regardless of real social needssee oxfam website for delivery information read more"the evolution of civilizations" is a comprehensive and perceptive look at the factors behind the rise and fall of civilisationsquigley defines a civilisation as "a producing society with an instrument of expansion"
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Book is in very good condition, with some slight wear including a small crease on the top right hand corner of the covercontains all of jelly roll morton's piano music, alongside photos and essays about the composer and his musicsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop truro "a stunning, comprehensive volume prepared in cooperation with the smithsonian institution"
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