The cathedral of palermo
List the cathedral of palermo
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Trefl view from the cathedral of notre-dame de paris jugsaw puzzle - piece
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Apostoli presso pietro bentivenga, palermowith a large and beautiful copper plate (36 x 44), engraved by antonio bova, showing the entire inside prospect of the cathedral of palermo, richly decorated and animated by many characters who took part in the ceremonycoeval parchment binding, flaws on the spineplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebeautiful red and blue cover page with light blue vignette depicting the commemorative medal on the front and backdetailed report of the event and subsequent festivities preceded by a historical study of the oaths given by the sicilian people to their monarchsdomenico schiavo - descrizione della solenne acclamazione e del giuramento di fedeltĂ prestato al re di sicilia ferdinando borbonewater stains on a few pages, flaws on the spine, rare traces of woodworm without affecting the text, the plate has some small cutsa fair copy with wide margins on strong papercatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablenational opac lists a few blank pages, missing herestamperia de' ssour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Murder in the cathedral is a verse drama by teliot, first performed in , that portrays the assassination of archbishop thomas becket in canterbury cathedral during the reign of henry ii inplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteeliot harcourt brace, ny - first american edition first printing - 86p, 18cmx15cm - condition: very good, name on ffep, in first issue price unclipped dust jacket in good condition with minor wearsome material that the producer asked eliot to remove or replace during the writing was transformed into the poem "burnt norton"catawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available"murder in the cathedral" by teliot drew heavily on the writing of edward grim, a clerk who was an eyewitness to the eventour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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The cathedral church of oxfordthere are also a couple of loose newspaper clippings in the back of the book about john wesley, a former deacon of christ church cathedralsupplemented by 34 illustrationsthe book has some wear to the spine and some of the pages are discoloured, but it is in otherwise good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepercy dearmer, ma description of its fabric and a brief history of the episcopal see by the rev
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Pair of palermo 7-panel light oak rebated internal doors with clear glass panels, varnished, fitted with opal door handles and hingesthe 10mm rebated overlap gives a total length of mmcost ÂŁ450, accept ÂŁ200 ovno for the paireach door is mm high, 765mm length, and 40mm width
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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 denmarkthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s, and sa couple of the stamps still have a little of the backing of the envelope that they were attached to still showing on the backthe 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 tornmost of the used stamps have a clearly visible printed postmark on themthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inoverall the stamps are in good conditionoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 57 stampssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe newest stamp in this collection was issued in the ssome of the stamps in this collection are a little fadeda couple of the stamps in this collection are unused
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The cathedral church of wellspercy dearmer msupplemented by 46 illustrationsthe book has some wear to the spine and some of the pages are discoloured, but is otherwise in good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe previous owner has made some small notes throughout the booka description of its fabric and a brief history of the episcopal see, by rev
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Block of two stamps cathedral of reims 3frs slate with dated die () excellent centring condition: extremely fineplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteyt value >270 read morecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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The mysteries of chartres cathedral by charpentier, louis may have limited writing in cover pages~ thriftbooks: read more, spend lesspages are unmarked
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Puzz 3d il duomo cathedral of florence italy - 802 pcs brand new sealed wrebbit
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Beata moore's glorious photographs show the charm of the cotswolds through the seasonsoxfam shop wolverhampton set in the heart of england's countryside, the cotswolds occupies the area between gloucester, bath, oxford and stratford-upon-avonthe countryside with its gentle hills and open spaces is ideal for a variety of outdoor activities such as horse-riding, cycling, ballooning and walking, making the cotswolds a dream place to live and visitthis area is a perfect blend of gentle rolling hills, plentiful archaeological sites and charming villages built from a local honey coloured limestonemost of the villages and smaller towns have survived unspoiltdespite its popularity with tourists, the cotswolds remains tranquil and serenesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe perfect, traditional cotswolds villages offer historic places, friendly pubs and craft shopstraditional museums like corinium museum in cirencester, cotswolds museum in bourton-on-the-water, gloucester cathedral, roman baths, sudeley castle or blenheim palace are complemented by fabulous gardens of westonbirt, painswick, batsford and hidcotein recognition of the beauty of this quintessentially english countryside, the area covering 790 square miles was designated an area of outstanding natural beauty in
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Reverse translation: large gaul it is vienna, near lyon, which obtained the 1st bishopric of gaul, around 160 saint maurice, the martyr who gave his name to the cathedral of viennaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelapel title: maximacatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablediameter: 17 mm (+-) title on the obversegall reverse side description: cross with four bezantsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storevienna description obverse: bare head in profile to the left of saint maurice obverse translation: saint maurice of viennaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidolphin - archbishopric of vienna silver weight; 0
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A4 size with no writing/no folding still in good/mint condition, rare item only about 300 printedcoronavirus measures packing/postage is not included within price however can be arranged, royal mail tracked/recorded servicea century in the skies booklet/order of service to celebrate the centenary of the formation of the royal air force, sunday 29 april at hereford cathedral, 26 pages (including front/back covers)
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteage: beginning xix century () size: sheet in (cm ); plate mark in (cm ) diffused burnishings on the margins; over all discretely preservedcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablethe etching represents the coronation of napolĂ©on bonaparte, in , in notre-dame cathedral, parisâthe coronation of napolĂ©on bonaparteâ âle couronnementâ âdessinĂ© par isabey et fontaine, gravĂ© par lavalĂ©â original etching, by jacques lavallĂ©e (active ), after charles percier () and jean baptiste isabey ()our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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The triumphal arch the cathedral of reims mont saint michel the port of la rochelle the pont du gard mostly with imperceptible hingesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecomplete new* collection of the 5 sites and monuments fromphilatelic frankingcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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The main pagination of all four volumes is continuousit 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 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 hawaiithe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksvery small tear to spine on volume iithe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoveryvolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoverysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsthis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication inthe voyage to australia and tahitioxfam 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 discoveryall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust coverthese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companyvancouver, 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 canadaas a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands inthe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedall 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 soundit covers the coast of north americathey 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 manyvolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coast
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Oxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jonce 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 gandalfgandalf 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 responsibilitiesfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplaytolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearsmeanwhile 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 armiesin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilin 'the fellowship of the ring' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthwhen 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 handstogether 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 gondorwhilst 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-dûrsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrodo 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 overthey 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 doomthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doom
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It includes close to 31 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresreferences na067, na068, na069, na070, na071, na072, na073, na074, na075, na076 and na077 (the whole âto take the kingÂŽs shilling series)references na064, na065 and na066 (the whole series)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 âvive lÂŽempereurâ)catawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availabletomas picton by britains, referencethese figures have been exclusively displayed in a toy soldier museum (museo lÂŽiber, valencia, spain)they are in mint to very good condition, since they were used exclusively to be displayed in the dioramana112, na113, na114, na115, na116, na117, na118, na120 and na121 (the whole series âcuirassiersâ)british coldstream guards light company, by britains, recreating the defense of hougoumontare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe royal horse artillery, by king and country, references na096, na097, na098 and na099 (the whole series)cuirassiers (les gros freres), by king and countryregiment of the line, by king and countryit includes close to 30 figures, references (published in the collection supplement)garde impĂ©riale (dragons de lÂŽemperatrice), by king and coubtrycoldstream 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 âon campaignâ)it includes 16 figures, references na083, na084, na085, na086, na087, na088, na089, na090 (these references represent the whole series âbold chevaliers)french light infantry, by britains, participating in the attack to hougoumontit consists of close to 45 figures recreating the defense from the scot greys chargeeach king and country series is complete, retired and sold out and includes the original cataloguereferences na039, na042, na043, na044, na078, na079, na080, na081 (the whole series ÂĄâvive lÂŽemperatrice!â) - 7threferences na111french artillery, by king and countryit includes 16 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squarescharacteristics of the items the majority of these figures do not have the original boxthe 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 âscotland the braveâ)all of them have been sold out and retiredthe scots greys (the 2nd north british dragons), by king and country, representing the âcharge of the greysâit also includes srplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe french army commanded by napoleĂłn - the french 3rdthe kingÂŽs 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)it consists of close to 32 figuresthe 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 âscum of the earthâ)references andour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeit consists of 11 figures
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Two uniformly bound books in the original bindings with original endpapers - xxxi, 464 + folding 'map of morocco' ( cm), xxii, 503 ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition: both books from new college library oxford with features: embossed marking on the front cover, traces at the bottom of the spine, bookplate and coding inside front and back cover, map with a stamp in the marginâjames edward budgett meakin () was an english journalistthe moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -social, ethical, supplementary) he was fascinated by the people and culture of morocco and soon after his arrival there he started to write about everything he saw and experienced(total of 2 books) read morecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablehe wrote extensively about morocco (see pictures of the table of contentsâ registered shippingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storehe adopted local clothes, gave himself a local name (tahar bel mikki) and learned the local customs and languageotherwise the books look good, bookblocks are solidcontents (summary): land of the moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -natural and physical, political, experimental, appendixare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea study or reference literature for true lovers or specialists of french furniture or those who want to become itour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablepart two includes: - "the period of the seventeenth (xvii), eighteenth (xviii) and nineteenth (xix) century" and also 317 pages and contains 108 drawn images, followed by a table of contentsthe two parts are nicely bound in a red hard cover with gold and black printtwo specialist books on french furniture in two parts written in the french language by alfred champeaux curator of the library of the association of decorative arts in paristhis edition is fromare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipart one describes: - "the period of the antiques, the middle ages and the renaissance" - 317 pages and contains 75 drawn images, followed by a table of contents
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Should 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 ait was also produced by george walker and starred william conrad, clive revill, stafford dean, john stewart and kate flowersone 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 bainbridgethe 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: ÂŁ370; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: ÂŁ3the yeomen of the guard vhs video tape
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However, it can also be spread through contact with infected materialthis second infection path is where the smartbunker could be highly beneficialsome of the key benefits include being fully vermin proof and fully waterproof for indoor and outdoor usageit will also reduce labour costs for staff as the feed will be outside of the horseâs stable and close at hand, if multiple smartbunkers are purchasedits main goals are to keep feed safe and reduce the risk of spreading infectionsmartbunker can help lessen part of the risk of equine influenza by cutting out unnecessary contact between vulnerable and transmitting animalsworking together, itâs a win-win situation for everyone involvedwhatâs more, the smartbunker allows each horseâs feed and feed bucket to be kept separate, therefore reducing the risk of cross contamination(click to reveal full phone number) click to contact wwwit has a unique dispensing system with an easy to use pull arm, which distributes the necessary amount of product with very little forcefurthermore, feed can be weighed out, which reduces waste and also allows monitoring of overfeeding or underfeeding, and before refilling the smartbunker can be fully washed down, allowed to dry, and then refilled to keep feed fresh and cleanin fact, smartbunkers could also help to reduce the risk of any further outbreaks of equine influenza if used consistentlythe award winning smartbunker is practical for a range of animal feedsthe virus is predominantly spread via infected bodily fluids and secretions, such as nasal discharge, coughing and foetal fluids
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteiron maiden ?â the book of souls: live chapter label: parlophone ?â format: 2 Ă 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 dellâunita dâitalia, 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 mailcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeiron maiden ?â the number of the beast label: parlophone ?â series: iron maiden the studio collection remastered â 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 & cdare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Morgan shows how radical and revisionist scholars in the s and s first challenged the paradigm of denying an american empirebut just a few decades earlier, this position was considered radical and even ĂČun-americansimultaneously, 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 contextsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 centuryit 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 timeĂł how did this dramatic change come about?tracing the emergence of the concept of us imperialism, james gas 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 guevara
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Karim lives with his mum and dad in a suburb of south london and dreams of making his escape to the bright lights of the big cityoxfam bookshop cheltenham the buddha of suburbia, hanif kureishi's first novel, is a tour de force of comic invention, a bizarre, often hilarious, and totally original picture of the life of a young pakistani growing up in s britainbut his father is no ordinary dad, he is 'the buddha of suburbia', a strange and compelling figure whose powers of meditation hold a circle of would-be mystics spellbound with the fascinations of the eastsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreamong his disciples is the glamorous and ambitious eva, and when 'the buddha of suburbia' runs off with her to a crumbling flat in barons court, karim's life becomes changed in ways that even he had never dreamed of
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Oxfam bookshop lower petergate a personal account of the spring offensive of that culminated in the capture of saigon and the end of the vietnam warwritten by general van tien dung, chief of staff in the vietnam people's army and the officer in charge of the offensive, the narrative offers valuable insight into the vietnamese side of these historic eventssee oxfam website for delivery information read moretranslated by john spragens jr, with an afterword by cora weiss and don lucein good condition, there are a number of small tears to the edge of the dust jacket, and some discolouration to the edges of the pages
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His 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 sourcesjones 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 museumsthe 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 classicat 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 todayjones'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 carvingssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreits 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 color
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On the front cover there is a small deep indentation and on the back cover there are some slight signs of wearit marks the culmination of over 50 years of field recording by local botanists and over 18 years of fieldwork and in-depth search of historical records by the authoroxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good condition this is the first full flora of the vice county of renfrewshire (renfrewshire, east renfrewshire, inverdyde and parts of southend north-west glasgow)internally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe flora contains:- over species accounts that include first record, status, distribution and ecology;- more than 660 dot maps of native and frequently encountered alien spieces;- introductory chapters on geology soils, landscape, climate, historical recording and the changing environment;- discussion chapters on distribution patterns, floristic distribution patterns, floristic conservation;- 24 pages of colour plates of maps and photographs showing botanical hot spots and local notable species
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First 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 morehe 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 planetoxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transitionosterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railwaysindispensable 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 developmentsjĂŒrgen 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 eruditionthis 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 french
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Signed by stephen castleidlestre 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 laterboreham 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 parishthe 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 picturesvery minor marks to dj otherwise clean and bright throughoutcondition: as newuntil recently, medieval elstree had survived largely intact, but post-war reconstruction brought considerable mutilationnot long after the normans came, there was a flourishing settlement at elstree hillsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehappily, a few fine late medieval buildings escaped the developer's insensitive eyeoxfam books & music hereford signed limited subscriber edition, numbered 44the 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 centrehere 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 blattner
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