The earthscan reader in forestry and development
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Oxfam shop fulwood road provides an overview of pastoral and practical theology in the form of articles and extracts with commentarypresents pastoral and practical theology within a theoretical framework contains classic readings together with newly commissioned articles engages with practical theologies from both sides of the atlantic see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The book describes important developments in twentieth-century danish and scandinavian architectural historyit moreover provides fascinating insights into the theory and practice of restoration of modern buildingsoxfam bookshop hove very good condition, appears unreadthe danish academy in rome became his last official commission, and fisker put all of his knowledge and artistic skills into its design; he wanted it to be his "crowning work"see oxfam website for delivery information read moreas a young man, fisker worked with gunnar asplund and sigurd leverentz, the two most important architects of the younger generation in sweden, and he never forgot his scandinavian rootshe later developed his distinctive style that has been called danish or vernacular modernismkay fisker was a leading figure in danish architecture in the decades around the middle of the last century
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The dust jacket is undamaged and very clean see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music wells this hard cover book is in good condition with no internal markings or annotations
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In particular it challenges one to re-examine and take seriously the intimate connection between scientific development and the practical goals of managing and improving - perhaps even recreating - the living world to serve human endsthe life sciences considered include genetics, microbiology, ecology, entomology, forestry, and deal with us, european, russian, japanese, indonesian, chinese contextsoxfam books & music crouch end this volume explores problems in the history of science at the intersection of life sciences and agriculture, from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read morewithout close attention to this zone it is not possible to understand the emergence of new disciplines and transformation of old disciplines, to evaluate the role and impact of such major figures of science as humboldt and mendel, or to appreciate how much of the history of modern biology has been driven by national ambitions and imperialist expansion in competition with rival nationsthe book shows that the investigation of the border zone of life sciences and agriculture raises many interesting questions about how science developstaking a comparative national perspective, the book examines agricultural practices in a broad sense, including the practices and disciplines devoted to land management, forestry, soil science, and the improvement and management of crops and livestock
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Mark jancovich's introduction traces the development of horror film from the cabinet of droxfam shop ulverston horror, the film reader brings together key articles to provide a comprehensive resource for students of horror cinemacombining classic and recent articles, each section explores a central issue of horror film, and features an editor's introduction outlining the context of debatescaligari to the blair witch project, and outlines the main critical debatessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It offers a powerful example of how philosophy of education can be brought to bear on real problems of educational research and practice - pointing the reader to re-envision what it means to educate children (and how we might prepare teachers to take on such a role) by developing the person, instead of simply knowledge and skillsoxfam bookshop glossop road slight shelf wear and creasing to cover and spine, inscriptions to title pages, good overall condition the challenge this book addresses is to demonstrate how, in teaching content knowledge, the development of intellectual and moral dispositions as virtues is not merely a good idea, or peripheral to that content, but deeply embedded in the logic of searching for knowledge and truthconnected intimately to the practice of teaching and teacher education, the book sets forth an alternative theory of education where the developing person is at the center of education set in a moral space and a political orderthe book's pedagogy is invitational, welcoming its readers as companions in inquiry and thought about the moral aspects of what we teach as knowledgesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreto this end, a framework of public and personal knowledge forms the content, to which personal dispositions are integral, not peripheral
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Com/ web designing and development, web designing and development in usa, web designing and development in canada, web designing and development in london, web designing and development in california, web designing and development in uk, etc
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It will appeal to all those studying development economics, with particular interest in areas such as diversification, poverty and female empowermentthe book centres on country-specific chapters that provide an in-depth focus on an issue of relevance to the location and that tease out the interplay between female empowerment and development in that contextthis book uses the information collected in original household surveys conducted in rural areas in four countries to investigate the links between women's position in the household, diversification strategies, labour market participation and poverty reductionin particular, the chapters examine: landlessness in ethiopia feminization of the agricultural labour market in andhra pradesh, india female labour supply and women's power within the household in uganda disadvantages faced by female-headed households in zimbabwe the analysis calls for caution in assuming that labour market expansion necessarily acts to empower women and emphasizes the role female access to assets can have in facilitating diversification and escaping povertysee oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever, achieving diversification is not necessarily empowering for women and some initiatives may worsen their positionthe empowerment of women has been identified as a way to overcome inefficiencies in the allocation of resources within the family and so improve agrarian households' productivityoxfam bookshop beverley accumulation of assets to enable the diversification of activities has been established as crucial in helping the rural poor escape poverty
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While the correspondence provides valuable evidence of the development of britten's works, more significant is the insight into his relationship with pears and their day-to-day life togetherentertaining to read, domestic and intimate, the letters provide glimpses of cultural and artistic life in the twentieth century, including pacifism and conscientious objection, critical assessments of music and other artists, transport and communications development in the twentieth century, the 'aldeburgh corpses', art collecting, gossip, everyday life in an english country house, the development of the aldeburgh festival, performance practice in early music, looking after dachshunds, travel, and a host of other topics' from the foreword by fiona shawoxfam shop magdelen street 'to read these letters is to climb up a wall and peer into the secret garden of two giantsthis volume comprises the complete surviving correspondence between benjamin britten and peter pears nicholas clark is the librarian at the britten-pears foundation at the red house, britten and pears's home in aldeburgh, suffolkthe 365 letters written throughout their 39-year relationship are here brought together and published, as pears intended, for the first timesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreabove all, when read together, britten and pears's letters allow the clearest possible look 'behind the scenes' of one of the most productive creative partnerships of the twentieth centurystroeher is professor of music history at marshall university where she is also coordinator of the music history & literature area jude brimmer is an archivist at the britten-pears foundation
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In lively style, rackham takes us through: - how woods evolved and how they are managed,- the basic botany (understanding roots, partnerships, longevity, tree-rings),- outline of woodland history,- pollen analysis and wildwood,- archives of woodland and how to study them,- different types of woodland,- the rise and fall of modern forestryaimed at the non-specialist, 'new naturalist woodlands' investigates what woods are and how they functionillustrated with beautiful colour photographs throughout, this new naturalist is set to be a classic for collectors and general readers alikelooking at such diverse evidence as the woods used in buildings and ships, and how woodland has been portrayed in pictures and photographs, rackham reconstructs british woodland through the ages' this 100th volume of the new naturalist series presents a landmark in natural history publishingthere does not appear to be any damagethis copy is new and sealed in polythene so we are unable to establish the publication date see oxfam website for delivery information read moreeach species has its own agenda and its own interactions with human activitiesoxfam books & music beaconsfield the 100th volume of the prestigious new naturalist series, written by one of britain's best-known naturalists, explores the significance and history of woodlands on the british landscape 'trees are wildlife just as deer or primroses are wildlife
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This volume investigates the relationships between rural poverty, risk, and developmentways in which these strategies may be re-examined and improved by governments and international organizations are proposedin "fine" condition with no marks and good bindingin particular the book examines what we do and do not know about risk coping strategies among modern poor rural societiessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreedward elgar hardback with intact djoxfam books & music totnes throughout their lifetime, men and women are subject to a wide variety of risks, such as illness, accident, death, or less directly, unemployment, crop failure, loss of property, disability, business failure and skill obsolescencebuilding upon the author's work in the area, it summarizes the contributions of recent theoretical and empirical work to our understanding of how risk affects rural poverty levels in developing countries
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Hokkaido a history of ethnic transition and development on japan's northern island by ann birish (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 12 to 14 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Stress, coping, and development, second edition an integrative perspective by carolyn minternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for detailsaldwin (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 7 to 9 working days
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Product design and development (paperback) by karl ulrich (author), steven eppinger (author) used but in very good condition
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Bnib taf toys 3 in 1 baby development book kids tummy time play teether toy condition is new duplicate gift dispatched with royal mail signed for® 2nd class from smoke and pet free home thanks
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Heinenmann s/nvq level 2 children's care, learning and developmentin very good condition, pet and smoke free home
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Oxfam shop hebden bridge harley davidson (design and development) by john tipler see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It also contributes to the understanding of the problems of post-disaster reconstruction and development projectssuch new dynamics of stratification are central to contemporary processes of globalization in the pacific, and more widelythrough detailed ethnography of the transactions that a displaced people entered into in seeking to rebuild their lives, this book analyses how people re-make sociality in an era of post-colonial neoliberalism without taking either the transformative power of globalization or the resilience of indigenous culture as its starting pointsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis study focuses on the subsequent reconstruction and contests over the morality of exchanges that are generative of new forms of social stratificationoxfam bookshop beverley in , the pacific island village of matupit was partially destroyed by a volcanic eruption
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But robert woods also considers the variable quality of the victorian registration system; the changing role of what robert malthus termed the preventive check; variations in occupational mortality and the development of the twentieth-century class mortality gradient; and the effects of urbanisation associated with the significance of distinctive disease environmentssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop chelmsford the demography of victorian england and wales uses the full range of nineteenth-century civil registration material to describe in detail for the first time the changing population history of england and wales between andthis invaluable reference tool is lavishly illustrated with numerous tables, figures and maps, many of which are reproduced in full colourits principal focus is the great demographic revolution which occurred during those years, especially the secular decline of fertility and the origins of the modern rise in life expectancythe volume also illustrates the fundamental importance of geographical variations between urban and rural areas
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Drawing primarily upon the archaeological record, and supported by ethnographic, linguistic and historical evidence, the authors trace the origins and development of culture in india and pakistan from its earliest roots in palaeolithic times, through the rise and disintegration of the great indus civilization to the emergence of regional cultures, and the arrival and spread of indo-aryan speaking peoplescambridge world archeologythey conclude with the early buddhist period and the appearance of city states right across pakistan and north india, establishing the pattern of subcontinental unity and regional diversity that was to characterize the country henceforwardin the rise of civilization in india and pakistan the authors have completely revised and rewritten their earlier work to present an integrated and dynamic account of human culture in south asiathe authors have made every attempt to incorporate the results of the most recent research and their book is illustrated throughout with photographs, maps and line diagramssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop leeds 379ppadvances in related fields, particularly in geomorphology, palaeobotany and palaeoclimatology, have also radically altered our picture of the emergence of indian civilisationit will also appeal to anyone interested in historical geography, world prehistory and archaeology in generaloffering an original and stimulating perspective on the archaeology of the subcontinent, the rise of civilization in india and pakistan will be invaluable to students of south asian culture and early historymany spectacular discoveries of archaeological significance have been made in the indian subcontinent since the first appearance of raymond and bridget allchin's book the birth of indian civilization, for long the most authoritative and widely read text on its subject
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This is followed by an analysis of the military and economic constraints on the political integration of space through the formation of geographically extensive political units, and the volume concludes with a section on the demographic and economic consequences of the investment of manpower and resources in warexisting accounts of organic economies emphasize their restricted potential to support economic and political development, but this volume also considers why so much potential remained unrealizedthe opening section considers the ensuing constraints on productivity, transportation, and the spatial organization of the economyresource shortages prevented rulers from establishing a fiscal apparatus capable of appropriating such resources as were physically availablebased on an original synthesis of 'structural' economic and demographic history with traditionally 'event driven' political and military history, it takes as its starting point eendemic mass poverty curtailed demand, limiting incentives for investment and innovation, and keeping output growth below what was technologically possiblesee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut economic inefficiency also created a pool of under-utilized resources that could potentially be mobilized in pursuit of political powerthe volume gives an innovative account of this potential - and why it was realized in the ancient world rather than the medieval west - together with a new analysis of the gunpowder revolution and the inability of rulers to meet the consequential costs within the confines of an organic economyoxfam bookshop wallingford the field and the forge offers a new approach to the pre-industrial past in europe and the mediterranean basin from the roman republic to the fall of napoleonthe second section analyses the constraints imposed by muscle-powered military technology and by the organic economy on the tactical, operational, and strategic use of armed force, and the consequences of the spread of firearms in recorded history's first energy revolutionwrigley's concept of 'organic economies' and their reliance on the land for energy and raw materials
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Siemens pocket reader with instructions and disk ~ complete in boxhas been tested is a little fiddly but works as it should ~ comes with instructions please contact me with any questions
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Dust jacket is in good condition with fading and small tears at the bottom if the spine(see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop malvern very good condition, some rubbing at top and bottom of the spine
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Furthermore no reader could fail to be struck by the parallels in the problematic relationship between poland and russia in the 18th century and todayoxfam bookshop wallingford in the closing years of the 18th century, the old polish state paid the price of over 100 years of ungovernability in political extinctionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morenot only does this book illuminate a much neglected area of european history, and assist those trying to make sense of poland's heritage, it also provides much comparative material for students of early modern history in generalat the very time that monarchial absolutism seemed to be collapsing in western europe, the dismemberment of the polish "noble democracy" affirmed absolutism's triumph in the eastbetween and an area of eastern europe larger than france was divided among russia, prussia and austriabringing together polish scholarship previously inaccessible to english-speaking readers, the author examines the economy, the society and the institutional structure of early modern poland and analyzes her loss of national sovereignty in the light of poland's lack of political centralization and dynastic strength
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The reader who works systematically through the book will be equipped to handle the latin of the documents encountered by the do-it-yourself local or family historianthe book is uniquely user-friendly, as the pace of instruction is never rushed, and the passages for translation are carefully graded for grammar and vocabulary and selected both for their intrinsic interest and for their representative characterdespite the widespread popular interest in research into local and family history there has been no recent textbook to help the beginner to cope with the great barrier preventing access to that wealth of information-medieval latingood clean copyit embodies the author's experience as a university teacher of latin and local history over 20 years, deriving from the notes and material developed for the latin examination in the local history certificate courses which he organizedafter dealing with the basic grammar of latin, this very practical book examines the structure and vocabulary of the records use in local and family research, including episcopal visitation, church court records, sepulchral inscriptions, wills, manorial court rolls, charters, and deedsfine dust jackettight binding see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book remedies the omissionthe book is complete in itself and contains all the necessary tables of declensions and conjugations plus a glossary of more than 800 wordsno inscriptionsa final chapter explains the abbreviations used in medieval latinoxfam bookshop skipton "latin is the language of a vast quantity of untouched source material
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A unique feature of science education in europe is the impact of the european union on research and development over many yearsoxfam bookshop reading 15 articles consider the historical, social and political contexts that have driven developments in science education research over the yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This book describes the design, development and racing history of the ferrari flat 12 engine, the cars and the drivers that drove them between andthe price includes second class post and packingthe formula 1 cars include the 512fb, 312bbt, 312ttt4 and 312t5 f1the book is a hardback 234 x 312 x 15 mm and has 184 pagesthe drivers included giunti, merzario, ickz, andretti, regazzoni, redman, peterson, schenken, munari, pace, marko, reutemann, vaccarella and many othersthe sports cars include the 312pb, 365 gt/bb, bb512 (and 212e montagna)the bottom of some pages and the dust cover have a slight ripple due to an accidental water splash but it does not detract from the legibility of the contentsone chapter contains technical specifications which include cutaway drawings and another contains a racing recordit contains many historic black and white photos and a few colour photos of the machinery, drivers and eventsit was published by osprey ltd inthe drivers included bandini, suttees, rodriguez, ickx, giunti, regazzoni, andretti, galli, merzario, lauda, reutemann, villeneuve and scheckter
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Oxfam bookshop newport the aim of this series it to interest the general reader in the wild life of britain by recapturing the inquiring spirit of the old naturaliststext block is clean and tight and free from annotation and marginaliasee oxfam website for delivery information read moresuperficial scuffs, marks and discolourationgreen cloth covered boards with gilt text to spinethis volume focuses on the flora and fauna of coastal areasthe plants and animals are described in relation to their homes and bahitatslightly and evenly tanned
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It reveals the struggles over land ownership in the county, and introduces the reader to little known historical characters including william de marisco, revealing his struggle with the templars, and claim to the throne of englandoxfam bookshop cheltenham this fascinating new book explores what life was like during the templars' stay in somerset during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuriesthe final chapter explores the controversy surrounding a carved wooden man's head discovered in a somerset churchsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe author has found compelling evidence to suggest the church was not only built on templar land, but had a connection with the grand master of the order himselfrichly illustrated and compiled using original research, this book is sure to appeal to everyone interested in medieval history
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