The defence of britain
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Out of these conflicting views spring a rich tradition of skeptical argument and cultural achievement which is critically important, argues amartya sen, for the success of india's democracy, the defence of its secular politics, the removal of inequalities related to class, caste, gender and community, and the pursuit of sub-continental peaceit would be no surprise if it were to become as defining and as influential as work as edward said's orientalism'Â Â soumya bhattacharya, observer 'the winner of the nobel prize in economics is a star in indiathis is a book that needed to have been writtenoxfam bookshop harrogate from nobel prize-winning economist amartya sen, the argumentative indian: writings on indian culture, history and identity brings together an illuminating selection of writings on contemporary indiahe deserves the recognitionhe won the nobel prize in economics in and was master of trinity college, cambridge'profound and stimulatingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis books have been translated into thirty languagesthe product of a great mind at the peak of its power'Â Â william dalrymple, sunday times 'one of the most influential public thinkers of our timesindia is an immensely diverse country with many distinct pursuits, vastly different convictions, widely divergent customs and a veritable feast of viewpointsshows that the argumentative gene is not just a part of india's make-up that can easily be wished away'Â Â the economist amartya sen is lamont university professor at harvardhis most recent books are the idea of justice, identity and violence and development as freedom
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Horizontal strip: 900th anniversary of the battle of hasting – 14 october figures - sheetlet: 25th anniversary of the battle of britain – 13 september figures) - horizontal strip: investiture of the prince of wales - 1 july figures) - regional stamps to – ecosseare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiincluding: - sheetlet: british birds - 8 august figures) - sheetlet: british flora – 24 april figures) - horizontal strip: british ships – 15 january figures) - horizontal strip: british ships – 15 january figures) - sheetlet: british cathedrals – 28 may figures) - horizontal strip: 900th anniversary of the battle of hasting – 14 october figures)tracked shippingbook in cassette form containing 14 printed double sheets with 173 mint hinged stamps issued from tothe stamps are presented by themeswales and monmouthshire\t all articles are presentedgreat britain; album of presentation stamps offered to the delegates of the 16th () congress of the universal postal union in tokyoplease 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 won’t find in just any storesee the pictures for more detailsnorthern irelandcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam shop hebden bridge simon schama's epic, fifteen-part history of britain begins around bc, looking at what life would have been like in the stone age village of skara brae, and draws to a close in the year ad, considering the nation's attempts to find a sense of its futurethe series also covers the norman conquest, king edward i, the plague, king henry viii, queen elizabeth i, the civil wars that wracked the country in the s, the appearance of oliver cromwell, the union with scotland, the rise and fall of the british empire, and britain's role in the 20th century's two world warssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop dumfries this volume combines argument about the nature of history with case studies of how good history is written and researchedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe demolishes the wilder claims of postmodern historians who deny the possibility of any realistic grasp of history, and explains the political dangers of losing a historical perspective on the way people live their livesat a time of deep scepticism about people's ability to learn anything from the past, even to recapture any serious sense of past cultures and ways of life, richard evans shows readers why history is both possible and necessaryrichard evans is the author of "death in hamburg" (winner of the wolfson literary award for history) and "rituals of retribution"
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In 'a picture of britain', david dimbleby explores the british landscape and the writers and artists it has inspired over the generationstravelling to all corners of the british isles, from the cliffs of dover to the highlands of scotland, dimbleby explores the concepts of nationhood, travel and the romantic yearning that has influenced the work of some of britain's greatest creative mindsoxfam shop hebden bridge double-bill of bbc documentaries looking at british natural history and art'coast' explores the nature and history of all miles of the british coastline, examining the ways in which we have shaped it in the past, and the ways in which it has shaped us, with contributions from historians, geologists, and geography expertssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Shortly after his reunion with his best friends, ron (rupert grint) and hermione (emma watson), harry is introduced to yet another defence against the dark arts teacher: the grizzled mad-eye moody (brendan gleeson)oxfam bookshop carlisle fantasy adventureof course, harry's wishes for an uneventful school year are almost immediately shattered when he is unexpectedly chosen, along with fellow student cedric diggory (robert pattinson), as hogwarts' representative in the tri-wizard tournament, which awards whoever completes three magical tasks the most skilfully with a thousand-galleon purse and the admiration of the international wizard communitysee oxfam website for delivery information read morediscs and case in good conditionthe fourth instalment of this hugely popular series sees harry potter (daniel radcliffe) board the train to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, where he will attend his fourth year of magical education
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Shortly after his reunion with his best friends, ron (rupert grint) and hermione (emma watson), harry is introduced to yet another defence against the dark arts teacher: the grizzled mad-eye moody (brendan gleeson)oxfam shop kendal case condition: very good sleeve condition: very good disc condition: very good directed by mike newell, the fourth instalment of the hugely popular series sees harry potter (daniel radcliffe) board the train to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, where he will attend his fourth year of magical educationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreof course, harry's wishes for an uneventful school year are almost immediately shattered when he is unexpectedly chosen, along with fellow student cedric diggory (robert pattinson), as hogwarts' representative in the tri-wizard tournament, which awards whoever completes three magical tasks the most skilfully with a thousand-galleon purse and the admiration of the international wizard community
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Shortly after his reunion with his best friends, ron (rupert grint) and hermione (emma watson), harry is introduced to yet another defence against the dark arts teacher: the grizzled mad-eye moody (brendan gleeson)oxfam shop salisbury directed by mike newell, the fourth instalment of the hugely popular series sees harry potter (daniel radcliffe) board the train to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, where he will attend his fourth year of magical educationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreof course, harry's wishes for an uneventful school year are almost immediately shattered when he is unexpectedly chosen, along with fellow student cedric diggory (robert pattinson), as hogwarts' representative in the tri-wizard tournament, which awards whoever completes three magical tasks the most skilfully with a thousand-galleon purse and the admiration of the international wizard community
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The author charts the rapid growth of this fundamentalist order and explores the profound effect it had on the people and landscape of britainoxfam bookshop st albans the spectacular ruins of rievaulx and fountains abbeys are just two of the 50 cistercian monasteries in britain with significant remainssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The grasses of great britain by charles johnson illustrated by john epp: [2], xxxii, 192pp, 144 colour platesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidescribed, with observations on their natural history and uses, by charles johnsona beautiful bright copythe pages are complete with 144 colour plates by john enot only the history of plants but also their uses, medicines, edible plants, healing etcvery clean pages and colour plates on bright paperrobert hardwickehalf leather binding with marbled plates and gold title on the spineplease 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 won’t find in just any storeimportant english herbarium with 144 colour plates by john ewith observations on their natural history and usescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Shortly after his reunion with his best friends, ron (rupert grint) and hermione (emma watson), harry is introduced to yet another defence against the dark arts teacher: the grizzled mad-eye moody (brendan gleeson)see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop byres road directed by mike newell, the fourth instalment of the hugely popular series sees harry potter (daniel radcliffe) board the train to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, where he will attend his fourth year of magical educationof course, harry's wishes for an uneventful school year are almost immediately shattered when he is unexpectedly chosen, along with fellow student cedric diggory (robert pattinson), as hogwarts' representative in the tri-wizard tournament, which awards whoever completes three magical tasks the most skilfully with a thousand-galleon purse and the admiration of the international wizard community
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Oxfam shop poole waddingtons quiz card games - tour of britain "test your knowledge of britain" this is a vintage card game from so the information here could be slightly out of date or no longer relevant but non the less enjoyable the cards are all in good condition but box is showing its age, there is creasing, foxing and some marks from stickers on it but still is very much structurally intact see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The penguin history of britain: the struggle for mastery britain by david carpenter (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 12 to 14 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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58 - roman britain - mint conditionbradbury history of britain stamp sheet - extremely rare nobradbury has sold out - now very scarce - this sheet is an investment if you are collecting bradbury history of britain ! please make me an offer ! read more
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Lot containing the defence of madrid block sheet and a block sheet honouring the army and navy from the yearare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiregistered shippingedifil catalogue value: €130new sheets without hinge with good preservationplease 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 won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Third issue of the series "landmarks of britain" country of issue: great britain year of minting: nominal value: £2 material: silver grade: 99are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store1 g mintage quality: bu mintage: read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Once you discover these museums and get to know their curators, great britain won't look quite the same againas he explores these hidden gems he soon discovers that they are everywhere and that they celebrate just about everything, from lawnmowers in southport to pencils in keswickwhether they're a man who loves his heinz so much he's changed his name to captain beany or a kleptomaniac vintage radio buff, these eccentric collectors are britain's finest and could live in no other country in the worldhow did they do it and why?'driven by his own passion for collecting hunter davies has packed his notepad and set off in search of britain's maddest museumssee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut as hunter travels up and down the country he comes to realise that it isn't only the collections that are fascinating, it's also the people who have put them togetheroxfam shop evesham 'i am fascinated by people turning their daft dreams into a reality
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58 - roman britain - mint conditionbradbury history of britain stamp sheet - extremely rare nobradbury has sold out - now very scarce - this sheet is an investment if you are collecting bradbury history of britain ! please make me an offer ! free tracked postage read more
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58 - roman britain - mint conditionbradbury history of britain smiler stamp sheet - extremely rare nobradbury has sold out - now very scarce - this sheet is an investment if you are collecting bradbury history of britain ! please make me an offer ! free tracked postage read more
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The brands that made britain jigsaw puzzle immaculate condition box and pieces all pieces are in the box a look back at brands and packaging gone by and some you will still recognise today on the back of the box it explains about the brands of britain read more
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Price includes signed for postage the brands that made britain jigsaw puzzle immaculate condition box and pieces all pieces are in the box a look back at brands and packaging gone by and some you will still recognise today on the back of the box it explains about the brands of britain read more
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Bradbury history of britain stamp sheet - nobradbury has sold out - now scarce - this sheet is an investment if you are collecting bradbury history of britain ! please make me an offer ! read more12 - the great war - mint condition
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It chronicles the pacific war against the japanese, , including the battle of the phillipine sea, nicknamed the marianas turkey shoot because of the high losses inflictedthe book details the crucial role played by the us strategic air force in wwii - the 8th and 9th air force in britain, the 12th and 15th in the mediterranean, and the 20th in the far eastoxfam bookshop cheltenham this is a tribute to american air powerthere are alos reports on the gulf war including dramatic accounts from airmen flying f15s, f16s, f111s and stelath fightersthe book covers the cold war, the korean war and the vietnam war, also publishing a selection of biographies of us airmen still missing in vietnamsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe author lifts the veil on reconnaissance work over the soviet bloc, such as covert operations by u2 aircraft, the so-called black lady of espionageappendices provide complete lists of us airmen in the battle of britain, medal of honour recipients, us aces in ww2 and korea, plus us losses and victories in the gulf warthe book spans the period from the lend-lease act which made american funds available for allied aircraft contracts during world war ii, right through to the present day and america's contribution to relief work throughout the world
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Drawing on long-term ethnographic fieldwork, it moves the question from 'why' liberal democracy has taken a punitive turn to the 'how' and the 'what': to how citizens experience democracy in the first place and what grassroots understandings of politics and care they bring to their encounters with the stateit reveals the murky, sometimes contradictory desires for a personalized state that cannot easily be collapsed with popular support for authoritarian interventionsliberal democracy appears in crisisotherwise clean textoxfam bookshop leeds 274ppthese popular forms of engagement reflect, in turn, a longer history of state control exercised against working-class peoplesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom the rise of 'law and order' and ever tougher forms of means-testing under 'austerity politics' to the outcome of britain's referendum on leaving the eu, commentators have rushed to explain the current conjuncturea little stain on a few pages, a little tear at the back of djthis book goes to where much of the commentary has stopped short: to the lived experiences of citizens who inhabit some of britain's most stigmatized urban neighborhoods, namely its council estates that were once built to house the working classespersonalizing the state challenges dominant narratives of exceptionalism that have portrayed the people as a threat to the democratic orderabove all, the book exposes the state's disavowal of its political and moral responsibilities at a time when mechanisms for collectivizing redistributive demands have been silencedstarting with dominant theories that have seen these developments as indicative of a rise in 'penal populism' or 'popular authoritarianism', personalizing the state revisits one of the central paradoxes of our times: the illiberal turn that liberal democracy has taken
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The penguin history of britain: a monarchy transformed, britain bycondition is very gooddispatched with royal mail 2nd class large letter
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Ed gorman and simon pearson paint a vivid picture of the men and their machines as the battle for air superiority over britain is played out across the skies of europe, from the west of ireland to the german capitalthere is a small worn patch near the top of the spine of the dust jacket and slight bumping to the top of the spine and the corners of the front coverwe experience the battle chronologically through the remarkable stories of seventeen airmen from across the worldotherwise the book is in very good condition with sound binding and clean, unmarked pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome will be new to many readers: the new zealander who "borrowed" a seaplane from the royal navy to set up a freelance air-sea rescue service that saved the lives of dozens of british and german pilots; the swiss baron who claimed to have destroyed six british fighters in a day; the vainglorious commander whose raf squadron was wiped out trying to disrupt nazi invasion plans; and the german bomber pilot who fought the first battle involving foreign troops on british soil since culloden - before repairing to a pub for a pint with soldiers who had taken him prisoneroxfam bookshop new milton used, very good condition, hard cover with dust jacket, publishedillustrated with contemporary photographs of the pilots and their aircraft, this is an enthralling and original account from both sides of a conflict that shaped the modern world, full of courage, endeavour and, above all, humanity
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Embodied in the hugely popular league of nations union, this pro-league movement touched britain in profound waysoxfam bookshop chelmsford in the decades following europe's first total war, millions of british men and women looked to the league of nations as the symbol and guardian of a new world order based on international co-operationforemost amongst the league societies, the union became one of britain's largest voluntary associations and a powerful advocate of democratic accountability and popular engagement in the making of foreign policysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebased on extensive archival research, the british people and the league of nations offers a vivid account of this popular league consciousness and in so doing reveals the vibrant character of associational life between the warsfounded in to preserve peace between its member-states, the league inspired a rich, participatory culture of political protest, popular education and civic ritual which found expression through the establishment of voluntary societies in dozens of countries across europe and beyond
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Bradbury history of britain stamp sheet - nobradbury has sold out - now scarce - this sheet is an investment if you are collecting bradbury history of britain ! please make me an offer ! free tracked postage read more12 - the great war - mint condition
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Bradbury history of britain smiler stamp sheet - nobradbury has sold out - now scarce - this sheet is an investment if you are collecting bradbury history of britain ! please make me an offer ! free tracked postage read more12 - the great war - mint condition
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This edition celebrates 40 years after the battle of britainthis is available for cash on collection or p&p £3it is a copy of the original paper of the time (16th aug th aug )it is a double issue and tells of the happenings during the times of the "battle of britain"
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