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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethe rightful heir, caspian, is in hidingin 'voyage of the dawn treader' () the child heroes, with their unpleasant cousin edmund, find themselves aboard prince caspian's ship, the 'dawn treader', on a voyage to the edge of the worldin 'the lion, the witch and the wardrobe' () it is a quiet sort of day in the english countryside when peter, susan, edmund and lucy stumble through the back of an old wardrobe into the enchanted land of narnia and embark on an extraordinary adventureoxfam bookshop swanage all four adaptations of the cthey must then face the green witch, queen of the deep realm, in order to break the spell of the silver chairfinally, in 'the silver chair' () jill and eustace search for prince rillian, aided by puddlegumlewis children's books using live action and animation to recreate the magical world of narniathe children join the rebels who want to reinstate caspian as their princewhen the white witch learns of their presence, their lives are in danger, but there is talk that aslan is on the move'prince caspian' () sees the four child heroes return to the magical land of narnia, where evil king miraz and queen punaprisma have usurped the thronethey journey to the giants of garfang, and thence underground to the land of the earthmenalong the way they learn many valuable lessons as they seek the seven lords of narnia
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See 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 overoxfam bookshop carlisle extended cut of this fantasy adaptationdiscs in good condition, packaging is good but worn with ageonce 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 gandalfin part one of the fantasy trilogy by jwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron, the dark lord of mordor, 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 handsfrodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthtogether 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 mordor
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreyoung orphan brendan (voiced by evan mcguire) is the nephew of the strict and over-protective abbot cellach (brendan gleeson)oxfam shop york animated feature based on the ancient celtic tale of the 'book of kells'when brendan meets brother aidan (mick lally), a monk from the island of iona, he is fascinated by an uncompleted book that aidan has rescued from the vikings, who have already destroyed the iona monasteryto the displeasure of his uncle, brendan shows great talent in drawing and enlists the help of magical forest sprite aisling (christen mooney) to help him finish the book and become a master illuminatorthe abbot is obsessed with building a wall to protect the township of kells from the marauding vikings
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moregandalf 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 responsibilitiesoxfam shop new street final film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jtolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - which won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplaythey 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 doom
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See 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 overonce 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 gandalfoxfam shop clitheroe director's extended cut of the famous fantasy adaptation of part one of the fantasy trilogy by jwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron, the dark lord of mordor, 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 handsfrodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthtogether 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 mordor
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop clitheroe the extended version (with 48 extra minutes) of the final film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jgandalf 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 responsibilitiestolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - which won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplaythey 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 doom
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morebilbo has to make a difficult decision when thorin puts his desire to find the royal jewel arkenstone before his loyalty to his friendsbilbo and his friends must fight for their survival as five armies meet in battleoxfam shop colne road the last of three epic instalments in director peter jackson's prequel to 'the lord of the rings' trilogyin this film, bilbo, thorin and the other dwarves have unintentionally released smaug from the lonely mountain and endangered the residents of lake-townset in middle-earth 60 years before events in 'the lord of the rings', the story follows the adventures of hobbit bilbo baggins (martin freeman), who, at the instigation of the wizard gandalf (ian mckellen), suddenly finds himself co-opted into joining a company of 13 dwarves led by thorin oakenshield (richard armitage) to help reclaim the lost kingdom of the lonely mountain from the clutches of smaug the dragon (voice of benedict cumberbatch)meanwhile, gandalf discovers that the evil sauron has returned, commanding a horde of orcs to attack the lonely mountainthe rest of the cast includes luke evans, cate blanchett, orlando bloom, evangeline lilly and christopher lee
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop oxford ralph bakshi's animated version of the seminal fantasy trilogy by jon the way he and his band of friends and cousins must do battle with black riders, a balrog and various other animated perilstolkein, made by overlaying animation on live action actors (a unique pre-computer graphics technique)set in the fictional world of middle earth, the lord of the rings tells the epic story of frodo, a hobbit who must defeat the evil figure sauron who holds the ring of power, which controls the fate of all middle earth
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethe annual panto in royston vasey is at least as creepy and wacky as you'd expect'the league of gentlemen's apocalypse' () is the big screen version of the programme in which misanthropic vicar bernice (reece shearsmith) discovers a prophecy that warns of the destruction of royston vaseyin 'the league of gentlemen are behind you' () the tradition of the great british panto is lampooned by the crackpot crewthe town of royston vasey is populated by many strange and eccentric individualsoxfam shop edenbridge box set featuring the feature film and two specials from the cult tv programmemaking their way through a mysterious portal into the real world, murderous butcher hilary briss (mark gatiss), embittered businessman geoff tipps (shearsmith) and sinister pederast herr lipp (steve pemberton) confront their creators in an effort to force them to continue writing about royston vasey'league of gentlemen at drury lane'() is the live stage adaptation of the popular tv seriesthe locals then discover that they are in fact fictional creations of the 'league of gentlemen' comedy troupe
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• the palace of holyroodhouse - queen mary’s bedroom • the palace of holyroodhouse – abbey, the nave • the palace of holyroodhouse – duchess of hamilton’s drawing room • the palace of holyroodhouse – the front of the palace • the palace of holyroodhouse – king edward memorial from the palace forecourt • the palace of holyroodhouse – lord darnley’s bedroom • the palace of holyroodhouse - lord darnley’s audience chamber • the palace of holyroodhouse – panoramic view of the palace and abbey • the palace of holyroodhouse – queen mary’s audience chamber • the palace of holyroodhouse – the fountain • the palace of holyroodhouse – the main entrance • the palace of holyroodhouse – queen mary’s bath house see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music perth 12 pictorial postcards from the palace of holyroodhouse & abbey the blue paper envelope that the cards are in is in poor condition but the cards are unused and in good conditionhm office of works, sold for ninepence
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See oxfam website for delivery information read more• live the epic adventure while playing as one of four heroes (lucy, peter, edmond, susan) in a team-based action adventure • battle the evil forces of the white witch by waging war against a huge variety of creatures, including centaurs, minotaurs, minoboars and more • utilise the unique combat skills, weaponry and special moves of each character to fight and fend off hordes of dark mythical beasts, or solve intricate puzzles and progress through the adventure • two-player action featuring all four characters • seamless game play integration of film footage with music and voice talent plus unlockable secrets to open exclusive content and morethese four unlikely heroes must battle the evil forces of the white witch by waging war against a vast variety of creatures, including centaurs, minotaurs, minoboars, cyclops, werewolves, wraiths, ankleslicers, wolves, satyrs, boggles and moreit will become the destiny of four young siblings from our world: peter, susan, edmund and lucy pevensie to work together and use their unique combat skills, weaponry and abilities to defeat the witch and her armies and save narniaoxfam shop clitheroe the chronicles of narnia: the lion, the witch and the wardrobe is a definitive action adventure based on the walt disney pictures and walden media film capturing the renowned and beloved book series from author cin order to end this frigid captivity and free his people, the mighty lion aslan, true ruler of narnia, invokes an ancient prophecyplayers enter the world of narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter by the evil powers of the malevolent and evil white witch
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We can hardly wait! see oxfam website for delivery information read morefellowship of the ring will be very much an adventure title, but features heavy elements of role-playing, such non-playable characters and extensive dialogueon their quest to protect the one ring from the dark lord sauron, players will explore the massive environments of middle-earth while solving puzzles and fighting enemies such as orcs, black riders and an evil balrogoxfam shop ulverston fellowship of the ring, in development by seattle-based surreal software, is one of 's hottest releases and is scheduled for release this fall for playstation 2making excellent use of the playstation 2 hardware, gamers can be sure of an immersive, involving and thoroughly addictive experiencean action adventure, the game features three members of the fellowship as playable charactersin a storyline faithful to the first part of tolkien's epic novel, players relive the experiences of frodo, aragorn and gandalf as they journey from the peaceful lands of the shire through the darkness of moria to the river anduin
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreorder of the phoenix charges you with taking up harry's wand to explore the dark corridors, secret rooms and extensive grounds of hogwartsoxfam bookshop chipping norton "the order of the phoenix is billed as potter's most dangerous year in school yetyou can compete in minigames, talk to enchanted portraits and perfect your spell-castingfrom the dementor attack in little whinging to the epic battles at the ministry of magic, this game lets you experience all of the harrowing action of harry's fifth year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardrywith the wizarding world in denial about voldemort's return, harry recruits a small group of his fellow students and secretly trains them in practical defensive magicthe group christen themselves dumbledore's armyso, sharpen your wizarding skills, boost your courage, and prepare to battle lord voldemort and his fearsome death eaters in harry's most demanding and dangerous year yet" case, inserts & disc in excellent condition
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethe product is used however the casing, manual and disks are in good conditionthe improved, easy-to-use turn-based combat system speeds up gameplayoxfam shop wetherby the temple of elemental evil: a classic greyhawk adventure is a literal computer translation of one of the world's most beloved campaign settings, the realm of greyhawkgamers will also be able to explore over 50 side quests and battle more than 100 monstersplayers assemble a party of adventurers to uncover the source of evil and ominous activity in the land of flanaessthis is the first and only pc game to utilize the newly released dungeons and dragons 3the game has options for creating up to five characters per party, in a reactive world filled with nonplayable characters (npcs) that react differently to the unique attributes of the adventuring partythere are also dozens of skills and class abilities, over 50 feats and hundreds of spells from which to choosein addition, multiple quest solutions lead to different paths for different parties
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hexham based on new line cinema and peter jackson's acclaimed film adaptations of jparties will traverse through both familiar and seldom-glimpsed locations, using an innovative turn-based battle system as they fight, encountering the demonic balrog in the mines of moria, defending the fallen city of osgiliath, or trying to destroy helm's deepthe lord the rings, the third age, is being developed by ea's redwood shores studio, the same studio that developed the hit the lord of the rings; the return of the king gameplayers battle on the side of the fellowship, but can unlock additional encounters where they fight on the side of sauron as they progresstolkien's classic the lord of the rings trilogy, the lord of the rings, the third age videogame allows players to adventure through middle-earth, building a party of heroes as they journeyin the game, players will interact with the characters of the fellowship in a unique structure, taking on individual quests while intersecting the major events of the film trilogy that drive the story forward
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See oxfam website for delivery information read more dom philip justin mccann () was born in ireland and educated at ampleforth collegeclothed as a monk in , he devoted his life to the benedictine way, and, after completing a degree at oxford, spent 12 years teaching classics at ampleforth, and leading it as prior for the final 3 of those yearsthe yellow cloth covers are rather grubby and darkened, particularly at edges & angles; there are two small punctures on the spine (see photo), and a 'catholic book-a-month club' stamp on the back107 is torn at the bottom, but with no frank loss  previous owner's name neatly inscribed at the top of the front fepvery occasional spots of foxing notedin he was appointed master of st benet's hall in oxford, where he remained for 27 years, and was able to spend much time in translating texts such as 'the spirit of catholicism'  previous sale price of 1/6, circled, at top of front pastedown  the back cover may have sufferedsome water damage, as there is a stain both inside and out, with slight puckering of the pastedownthe author is presenting to the laity a straightforward narrative of the catholic faith and the catholic church as keeper of that faith our book is in good condition for its age, despite lacking a dust jacketit has been widely translated, and remains in print todayoxfam books & music islington the spirit of catholicism (karl adam, transdom justin mccann) -1st edition thusthis is the best known of the author's workstitle etc in black lettering on spineit contains the texts of 11 lectures delivered at the university of tubingen in , with two additional lectures from and respectivelyinside, the binding is firm with no loose pages; pages clean apart from some annotations between ppkarl borromäus adam () was a german catholic theologian of the early 20th century
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreinside images are in colour and black and white documenting the political and geographical impact of borders through photography and mixed mediathis is a clean edition with some slight shelf wear on the spinealthough there is nothing new in questioning the supposed neutrality and scientific rigour of geographical lines, which legitimise frontiers as containers of those ideologies linked to the territoriality of the nation-state, various recent developments have pointed to the urgency of finding new ways to locate or map an increasing number of intermediate spaces arising from the hybridisation, superimposition, and crossing of peoples flowing between more stable territorieswith contributions by hans-ulrich obrist, magali arriola, adrian notz, and hkan nilssonoxfam books & music islington proclaimed in by swedish artists carl michael von hausswolff and leif elggren, the kingdoms of elgaland-vargaland (krev) consist of all border territories: geographical, mental, and digital
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is the most complete and informative book on hangovers that you are likely to needdiscover why we get hangovers, what they are and they're not, what precautionary measures you need to take to avoid them, how you can cure them (from food to exercise), what drinks can zap you back to your usual sparkling form (from the non-alcoholic to hair of the dog cocktails) and what the wits of the world have said about their hangoversoxfam shop ulverston the complete guide to getting through the morning after the night beforein its pages you will find all you need to know to get the better of a retribution that has dogged mankind since noah planted the first vineyardthis is the product of personal experience but also draws on the accumulated wisdom of the centuries - from the days of ancient rome when cabbage and a necklace of garlic was recommended up to today's time-honoured cures
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moremany writers and intellectuals have always understood this, but instead of embracing our condition we battle against it, with everyone from world conquerors to modern scientists dreaming of a 'human dominion' almost comically at odds with our true stateoxfam bookshop raeburn place signed with signature to title pagewe flatter ourselves about the nature of free will and yet the most enormous forces - biological, physical, metaphysical - constrain our every actiontimes literary supplement books of the year in the soul of the marionette, john gray draws together the religious, philosophic and fantastical traditions that question the very idea of human freedomthis is a stimulating and enraging meditation on everything from cybernetics to the fairground marionettes of the titledustjacket price unclippedvery good condition
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moretheir plan was simple: to drive an old destroyer packed with three tons of explosives at full speed into the outer gate of the dockoxfam bookshop royal exchange square on the night of march the royal navy and british commandos assaulted the german held french atlantic port of saint-nazaire in one of the most audacious raids of the second world warit's complement of commandos would then rush out to engage the town's garrison and blow up a series of carefully selected targets
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morebut, making good on his threat, grindelwald escapes custody and sets about gathering followers, most of whom are unsuspecting of his true agenda: to raise pure-blood wizards up to rule over all non-magical beingsset in , a few months after the events of fantastic beasts and where to find them, and moving from new york to london, paris and even back to hogwarts, this story of mystery and magic reveals an extraordinary new chapter in the wizarding worldoxfam shop worcester the wizarding world journey continues the powerful dark wizard gellert grindelwald was captured in new york with the help of newt scamanderillustrated with stunning line art from minalima with some surprising nods to the harry potter stories that will delight fans of both the books and filmsfantastic beasts: the crimes of grindelwald is the second screenplay in a five-film series to be written by jlines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding worldin an effort to thwart grindelwald's plans, albus dumbledore enlists newt, his former hogwarts student, who agrees to help once again, unaware of the dangers that lie aheadrowling, author of the internationally bestselling harry potter books
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But farrell manages just this here: his imaginative insight and technical virtuosity combine to produce a novel of quite outstanding quality' the times' see oxfam website for delivery information read morethey prepare to fight for their lives with what weapons they can musterfor the british there, life is orderly and genteel'suspense and subtlety, humour and horror, the near-neighbourliness of heroism and insanity: it is rare to find such divergent elements being controlled in one hand and being raced, as it were, in one yokethe siege of krishnapur is a modern classic of narrative excitement that also digs deep to explore some fundamental questions of civilisation and lifethen the sepoys at the nearest military cantonment rise in revolt and the british community retreats with shock into the residencyas food and ammunition grow short, the residency, its defences battered by shot and shell and eroded by the rains, becomes ever more vulnerableoxfam bookshop cheltenham in the spring of , with india on the brink of a violent and bloody mutiny, krishnapur is a remote town on the vast north indian plain
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Translated from the french it contains accounts relative to the agriculture, natural productions and information about the commercial relations of these regions with othersare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiif you also need assistance to sell your collection at auction, ask for our terms directly at this seller's account! #bookspartnership read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available* françois andré michaux () was a french botanist and the namesake of michaux state forest in pennsylvaniaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemichaux first trekked the allegheny mountains in when trans-allegheny travel was limited to indigenous peoples' trails and one military trail, braddock road, built inin he undertook more extensive travels of which this is his reportsabion quotes this edition, however with a folding map that is missing heremost editions of this monograph are of a different formatrare early monograph on the american regionsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store** this lot is part of an important collection that will be auctioned in the coming months through the catawiki collection servicehalf calf with some wear, some foxing and soiling throughout
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethe fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doommeanwhile 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 armiesoxfam shop oadby the extended edition (over 40 extra minutes) of the second film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jgandalf 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-dûrdiscs are in excellent conditiontolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is the firstcomprehensive field guide to cover the birds of this exciting region,and will enable birders to identify any species found in any of thecountries coveredthe book also has an updated colour distribution map for each species,conveniently placed on interleaved pages within the colour platesoxfam bookshop glossop road cover heavily creased with slight tears and sellotape repair attempts, pages very slightly creased, good overall condition this new field guide uses all of the plates from birds of western africa, with a concise, authoritative text on facing pages, to create a conveniently-sized, lightweight field reference covering all species found in the regionbirds of western africa (helm, ) was the firstsingle-volume guide to cover all species of this region, whichcomprises all countries from senegal and southern mauritania east tochad and the central african republic and south to congoanumber of new images have been painted for this new field guide andseveral of the plates have been replaced
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' jill mansell see oxfam website for delivery information read morei tattooed a number on her armand he was determined not only to survive himself, but to ensure this woman, gita, did, too waiting in line to be tattooed, terrified and shaking, was a young girlso begins one of the most life-affirming, courageous, unforgettable and human stories of the holocaust: the love story of the tattooist of auschwitzhe was given the job of tattooing the prisoners marked for survival - scratching numbers into his fellow victims' arms in indelible ink to create what would become one of the most potent symbols of the holocaustfor lale - a dandy, a jack-the-lad, a bit of a chancer - it was love at first sightin , lale sokolov arrived in auschwitz-birkenau'extraordinary - moving, confronting and upliftingoxfam shop pershore the five million copy bestseller and one of the bestselling books of the 21st centuryshe tattooed her name on my hearti recommend it unreservedly' greame simsion 'a moving and ultimately uplifting story of love, loyalties and friendship amidst the horrors of war
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moredrawing on research in four continents and dozens of archives, and bringing to life a global network of nationalists, humanitarians, international bureaucrats, and imperial statesmen, the guardians offers an entirely new interpretation of the importance of international organizations in the emergence of the modern world orderbritain, france, belgium, japan, and the british dominions wanted to keep the new states, but woodrow wilson and the millions converted to the ideal of self-determination thought otherwiseat the paris peace conference of , the allies agreed reluctantly to govern their new conquests according to international and humanitarian norms and under 'mandate' from the league of nationsas imperial politicians wearied of continual scandals and crises - revolts in south west africa, syria, samoa, and palestine; famine in rwanda; labour abuses in new guinea; extortionate oil contracts in iraq - they began to question whether independent states might be easier to deal with than territories subject to international scrutinyas the guardians shows, this decision had enormous consequencesthe first world war threw the imperial order into crisisthe allies sought to use the league to safeguard imperial authority, but that authority was undermined by the mechanisms for international oversight they had themselves createdoxfam bookshop bath a paperback in very good conditionminor signs of shelf wearnew states emerged from the great european land empires, while germany's african and pacific colonies, and the ottoman provinces in the middle east fell into allied handscolonial nationalists and humanitarians exploited new rights of petition or opportunities for publicity to expose abuses or scandals; germans resentful of the loss of their colonies and italians eager to found a new empire arrived in geneva to demand a repartition of the spoilsthe pages are clean and tight and appear unread
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morea contemporary classic, the remains of the day is kazuo ishiguro's beautiful and haunting evocation of life between the wars in a great english house, of lost causes and lost loveoxfam bookshop hertford *kazuo ishiguro's new novel klara and the sun is now available to preorder*winner of the booker prize by the nobel-prize winning authorone of the bbc's '100 novels that shaped our world'in the summer of , stevens, the ageing butler of darlington hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the countryside and into his past
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham an empire in declinecan castus keep his promise to a woman he has sworn to help? and is anything about this doomed enterprise what it seems? war at the edge of the world is the epic first instalment in a sequence of novels set at the end of the roman empire, during the reign of the emperor constantinecenturion aurelius castus - once a soldier in the elite legions of the danube - believes his glory days are over, as he finds himself in the cold, grey wastes of northern britain, battling to protect an empire in declinehere he must face the barbarians beyond hadrian's wall, in a mission riven with bloodshed and treachery
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreblue boards with silver decorationgombrich examines, questions and re-evaluates old and new ideas on such matters as the imitation of nature, the function of tradition, the problem of abstraction, the validity of perspective and the interpretation of expression: all of which reveal that pictorial representation is far from being a straightforward matterin applying the findings of experimental science to a nuanced understanding of art and in tackling complex ideas and theoretical issues, gombrich is rigorousfirst published more than 40 years ago, art and illusion has lost none of its vitality and importanceno inscriptionsdecorated endpapersit seeks to answer a simple question: why is there such a thing as style? the question may be simple but there is no easy answer, and professor gombrich's brilliant and wide-ranging exploration of the history and psychology of pictorial representation leads him into countless crucial areasoxfam bookshop skipton "described by kenneth clark as 'one of the most brilliant books of art criticism that i have ever read', art and illusion is a classic study of image-making
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