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This latest book features work from a new series that addresses, among other themes, the atrocities committed against former slaves after the emancipation proclamation of and the reconstruction program implemented by congress between and see oxfam website for delivery information read morethese narratives are elaborated into or against geometric scenarios more abstract and compacted than previous sequences by walker, and with a more extensive use of colourwalker's art continues, in other words, to pose awkward questions straightforwardlywhere her source material parodied african-american culture with a terrifyingly casual jocularity--permitting white americans to vicariously transgress their own taboos by depicting social chaos and unbridled sexuality--walker applies that jocularity to her depictions of violence against african-americans, lending them a hollow, almost slapstick character that is very much at odds with their original functionthis is a new copy, still sealed in its original wrappingher imagery derives from the visual language of the antebellum south and the tradition of the minstrel show, which she directs to more disquieting endsoxfam books & music islington after the success of the recent touring exhibition "my complement, my enemy, my oppressor, my love," kara walker's silhouetted cut-out figures are a now-familiar but still pungent presence in contemporary art, reenacting uncomfortable, often violent episodes in american race relations and reprising, in their formal simplicity, the ways in which marginalised identities are reduced and distorted into readily legible, caricatured forms
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International delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for detailsa death in hong kong the maclennan case of and the suppression of a scandal by nigel collett (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working days
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Italy, kingdom, - proclamation of the empire, complete set with airmail 15 values with high quality full gum, centred, deluxe - catalogue value: 400++ the photos allow you to get a better idea of the lotcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Mariah carey the emancipation of mimiwe belong together remixso lonely (one & only part ii)the platinum special edition featuring 4 previously unreleased songs
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Through these teachings, readers can start to gain personal freedom and power, overcome negative habitual patterns, find the sacred dimension of everyday life, and discover the basic goodness of human lifean 16-page booklet with instructions on how the slogans can be applied to one's own life throughout the day - a 256-page unabridged edition of trungpa's classic book shambhala: the sacred path of the warrior the majority of the slogans and commentary are drawn from shambhala: the sacred path of the warriorcan post extra ÂŁ3the remainder of the slogans, which have never before been available to a general audience, were composed by chogyam trungpa to be used in shambhala training, a program that he developed as a way to train people in the path and practice of warriorshipalso a little blue has transfered from the box faintly onto the rim of pages (nothing which is going to effect the reading of it) and the same has also happened on the edges of the cardsshambhala: the sacred path of the warrior: book and card set rrp ÂŁ149 the set is practically like new apart from small tear along 2 side of lid on the crease (which lifts away like a flap) - which could be glued and you probably wouldn't noticethe box includes: 53 four-color cards, with a shambhala warrior slogan on one side and commentary from the tibetan buddhist master chĂ·gyam trungpa on the reverse sidethere is a mark on the front of box too (see all pictures) rrp ÂŁ149 since ancient times, the path of the enlightened warrior has been a powerful and inspiring ideal, showing us how we can master the challenges of life and draw power not from violence or aggression but through the cultivation of gentleness, courage, and self-knowledgethe shambhala book and card set offers readers a unique and accessible way to put the principles of the sacred warrior to practice in daily life through a series of slogans or maxims that emphasize facing the world with openness and fearlessness
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News of the discovery of the ice man and his age, which was put at over years old, fascinated the worldhow was he able to locate a living relative of a man who died thousands of years ago?;in this work, sykes gives us a first hand account of his research into a remarkable gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line and shows how it is being used to track our genetic ancestors through time and spaceoxfam bookshop cheltenham in professor brian sykes, a leading world authority on dna and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern italysykes has named them ursula, xenia, helena, velda, tara, katrine and jasmineafter plotting thousands of dna sequences from all over the world he found that they had clustered around a handful of distinct groupsin this scientific adventure story we learn exactly how our origins can be traced; how and where our ancient genetic ancestors lived; what their lives were like; and how we are each living proof of the almost miraculous strength of our dna which has survived and prospered over so many thousands of years to reach us todayit is a book that presents the story of our evolution, striking right at the heart of ourselves as individuals and of our sense of identityin europe there are only sevenbut what made the story particularly extraordinary was that professor sykes was also able to track down a living generic relative of the ice man, a woman living in britain todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe conclusions: amost everyone of native european descent, wherever they live in the world, can trace their ancestry back to one of seven women, the seven daughters of eve
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Oxfam shop ulverston originally published incontents include: the three lines of criticism - rise and conditions of the philosophical theory of the state - sociological compared with philosophical theory - the paradox of political obligation; self government - the problem of political obligation more radically treated - the conception of a "real" will - the conception of liberty as illustrated by the foregoing suggestions - psychological illustration of the idea of a real or general will - nature of the end of the state and consequent limit of state action - rousseau's theory as applied to the modern state: kant, fichte, hegel - the analysis of a modern state, hegel's "philosophy of right" - institutions considered as ethical ideas formerly owned by the university of dundee library it has the wrong cover on the book this is the fourth edition, reprinted insee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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All maps are present although some maps have minor faults, such as small closed tear near inner margin join, and reddish-brown offsetting or print transfer from panel to panel within folds [map of ancient egypt has much of this], and the last map has a few splits along foldsare 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 websitethe full title is: the geographical system of herodotus examined and explained, by a comparison with those of other ancient authors, and with modern geographydespite the detached board and the minor flaws mentioned above, this is still a wonderful two volume set with blocks and maps in an overall excellent condition - very much worthy of a rebind that will most certianly rewardthis is the revised 2nd edition printed in london by crivington, and has the following page numbering: vol i pp: xxiv, pull-out maps; voll ii pp: vi, pull-out mapshowever both volumes have neat and tidy blocks with complete text and crisp, clear leaves and maps with neat foldsvolume i binding just about holding with rear board wobbly with a partial split to outer hinge, while volume ii [see last photo] has a detached rear boardcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevolumes are two octavo (220mm x 146mm) hardcovers in brown half-leather with marbled boards and marbled edgesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepetersburgh; and fellow of the royal society of gottingenscarce early 19th century two volume set on ancient or classical geography by james rennellthe whole explained by eleven maps adapted to the different subjects, and accompanied with a complete index by james rennell, esqplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contents2kg [approx] with sturdy packagingalso there is a small number of foxing specks to front end-papers of vol ilate major of engineers, and surveyor-general in bengal; fellow of the royal societies of london and edinburgh; member of the royal institute of paris, and of the imperial academy of stcondition: binding copies with decent blocksin the course of the work are introduced dissertations on the itinerary stade of the greeks, the expedition of darius hystaspes to scythia, the position and remains of ancient babylon, the alluvions of the nile, and canals of suez; the oasis and temple of jupiter ammon, the ancient circumnavigation of africa, and other subjects of history and geography
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As the divers explore their new habitat, cousteau boards his signature yellow submarine to chart the sealife of the deepest depthsin 'voyage to the edge of the world' () cousteau and his team of divers set out in the research ship 'calypso' to explore the uncharted lands and wildlife of antarticain search of new marine creatures and environments, cousteau becomes one of the first explorers ever to dive beneath the frozen surface of the south polemaking use of the latest technology, the film was the first to offer a window into the weird and wonderful world beneath the sea and kick-started a whole new movement in movie making'the silent world' () is an academy award-winning documentary co-directed by cousteau and celebrated auteur louis mallesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music winchester collection of documentary films featuring the work of legendary maritime explorer and film maker jacques cousteauthe film follows a team of divers as they attempt to live for a month in a purpose-built environment at the bottom of the red sea'the world without sun' () also won an academy award
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If the text is discreetly haunted by leibniz, ancient rome and the poetry of baudelaire, its direction of thinking is totally devoted to the understanding of visual art from bernini and velázquez to louise bourgeois, mona hatoum and orlanoxfam books & music islington there has been an increasing interest over the past 40 years in providing new interpretations of the baroque and the fruit of this interest has been the revelation of intersecting baroque aesthetics in the art and culture of our timethe text follows a comparative method of study based upon recent research in the fields of art theory and aestheticsapart from the hypotheses of walter benjamin and the epistemology of michel foucault, the book introduces and expands the most important theories about the actual baroque as they have been devised and developed by mario perniola, christine buci-glucksmann and gilles deleuzespecial attention is paid to visual artists in denmark dealing with "baroque universals" from the s up to the present day see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe problems of passage between visual forms and composition of the images are analysed in terms of simulation, rationality, space, the wildness of artistic intentionality and the folding of matter and meaningthe recurrent actuality of the baroque is a book about visual artit deals with the broken continuity in time from the historical baroque to the contemporary one
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Volume 1 focuses on the prelude to and early phases of the german invasion and allied responseit is hoped that niall cherry's new two-volume work covering the allied intervention in norway will fill this significant gapbooks on the events of the early months of are dominated by the desperate fighting undertaken by the british expeditionary force in northern france and belgium following the german invasion of may 10th and it is often overlooked that prior to this another british expeditionary force was involved in fierce fighting in norwayas in niall's previous books, detailed research has been carried out using official reports, war diaries and veterans' accounts, supported by photographs and colour mapssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop raeburn place condition as newthe author provides a detailed account of the german invasion and the allied reaction, including the land, sea and air battlesindeed, the invasion on april 9th saw the first use of airborne troops in the war and was also one of the very few amphibious operations undertaken by the germans during the second world warthis includes such actions as the sinking of hms glowworm and hms glorious, the gladiators on the frozen lakes and maurice force, the sacrifice of the territorial battalions at tretten and the independent companies, to name but a few
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book describes the statistical concepts and techniques for evaluating the accuracy of medical testsbook cover contains a few marks but item is in generally good conditioninternal pages are clean and free of marksa variety of worked examples are providedmain topics include: estimation and comparison of measures of accuracy, including receiver operating characteristic curves; regression frame-works for assessing factors that influence test accuracy and for comparing tests while adjusting for such factors; and sample size calculations and other issues pertinent to study design'the statistical evaluation of medical tests for classification and prediction' will be of interest to quantitative researchers and to practicing statisticiansadditional topics include: meta-analysis for summarizing the results of multiple studies of a test; the evaluation of markers for predicting event time data; and procedures for combining the results of multiple tests to improve classificationthe book also covers the theoretical foundations for statistical inference and will be of interest to academic statisticiansproblems relating to missing and imperfect reference data are discussed in detailoxfam books & music norwich the use of clinical and laboratory information to detect conditions and predict patient outcomes is a mainstay of medical practice
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morequestions about whether selves actually exist or have an illusory status have been raised from perspectives as diverse as neuroscience, buddhism, and narrative theoryoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the oxford handbook of the self gallagher, shaun (edthese and other issues motivate questions about how we understand, not only "the self", but also how we understand ourselves in social and cultural contexts) research on the topic of self has increased significantly in recent years across a number of disciplines, including philosophy, psychology, psychopathology, and neurosciencethe oxford handbook of the self is an interdisciplinary collection of essays that address questions in all of these areasin addition, advances in developmental psychology have pushed to the forefront questions about the ontogenetic origin of self-experience, while studies of psychopathology suggest that concepts like self and agency are central to explaining important aspects of pathological experiencein philosophy and some areas of cognitive science, the emphasis on embodied cognition has fostered a renewed interest in rethinking personal identity, mind-body dualism, and overly cartesian conceptions of selfpoststructuralist deconstructions of traditional metaphysical conceptions of subjectivity have led to debates about whether there are any grounds (moral if not metaphysical) for reconstructing the notion of selfwith respect to self-agency, similar questions arise in experimental psychology
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecomprehensive gazette all towns and villages and communities without a church called hamlets throughout england and wales showing details of each25 pages of maps and also engraved viewsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedouble-page colour maps and black and white engravings in the six volumesdioceses, parishes, and boroughs: general statistics: postal arrangements: these dated and published 6 volumes were carefully updated with new revised information at the timeeach volume has maps & engraved views protected by tissue guardsthe volume covers are a little fragile but volumes are considered as a reading copy generally in a fair conditionvolume 1 coloured chart of the bristol channel for the frontispiecethe imperial gazetteer of england and wales; six volumesvolumes 3-6 other volumes similar layoutthe 6 volumes dated contain about printed pages in each volumedouble page plan of london, metropolitan burghs and southern and eastern environs and a double page plan of the town & burgh of liverpool with birkenheadall in alphabetical order the history topography industry and situation of eachpacked with interesting information on the many towns and villages throughout england and walesvolume 2 plan of hull for the frontispiece an engraved view of liverpool coloured maps of the channel islands, and a double page plan of leedsarranged in double columns
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Book is in good condition, few white marks on the spinegoebel then goes on to depict the constitutional convention, the ensuing debate over ratification, and the framing of the bill of rights antecedents and beginnings to is the first of twelve volumes in the oliver wendell holmes devise history of the supreme court of the united statesdetails the creation of a national judiciary in the united states under the act of and traces the supreme court's development through its first decade of existencein this first volume, julius goebel jroxfam bookshop hampstead history of the supreme court of the united states: volume 1 by julius goebel jrthe first part describes the background of american constitutionalismthese three parts are divided into seventeen chapters, together with a statistical analysis of the business of the supreme court from to and substantial notes on manuscript sourcesthe book is organised into three partsin the final part of the book, he explains how early legislation affected the judiciary and the initial experience of the circuit courts and of the supreme courtsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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But, though plenty has been written about the boffins, and the codebreaking, fictional and non-fiction  from robert harris and ian mcewan to andrew hodges' biography of turing what of the thousands of men and women who lived and worked there during the war? what was life like for them an odd, secret territory between the civilian and the military? sinclair mckay's book is the first history for the general reader of life at bletchley park, and an amazing compendium of memories from people now in their eighties of skating on the frozen lake in the grounds (a depressed angus wilson, the novelist, once threw himself in) of a youthful roy jenkins, useless at codebreaking, of the high jinks at nearby accommodation hostels and of the implacable secrecy that meant girlfriend and boyfriend working in adjacent huts knew nothing about each other's workthe military codes deciphered there were instrumental in turning both the battle of the atlantic and the war in north africathis country house in the buckinghamshire countryside was home to britain's most brilliant mathematical brains, like alan turing, and the scene of immense advances in technology  indeed, the birth of modern computingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham bletchley park was where one of the war's most famous  and crucial  achievements was made: the cracking of germany's enigma code in which its most important military communications were couched
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Victorious in the battles of blenheim (), ramillies (), and countless other campaigns, marlborough, whose political intrigues were almost as legendary as his military skill, never fought a battle he didn't winthis two-volume edition includes the entire text and almost all the original mapsalthough he helped james ii crush the rebellion of the duke of monmouth, marlborough later supported william of orange against james ii in the glorious revolution of and brilliantly managed england's diplomatic triumphs during the war of the spanish succession" from the preface to volume onejohn churchill, the duke of marlborough (), was one of the greatest military commanders and statesmen in the history of englandsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremarlborough also bequeathed the world another great british military strategist and diplomat - his descendant, winston sone million words long and ten years in the making, churchill's marlborough stands as both a literary and historical masterpiece, giving us unique insights into the churchill of world war ii, for just as churchill's literary skill helps us understand the complexities of marlborough's life, so too did his writing of marlborough help churchill master the arts of military strategy and diplomacychurchill, who wrote this book to redeem marlborough's reputation from macaulay's smearsoxfam bookshop knutsford "it is my hope to recall this great shade from the past, and not only invest him with his panoply, but make him living and intimate to modern eyes
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In the following centuries came arab conquest, the crusades, neglect and decay, rediscovery in the 19th century by european travellers and finally its destruction in the six days war after being occupied by israeli forcesits story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near eastjohn francis wilson brings us the story of banias, or ancient caesarea philippi, the city that sat at the source of the jordan river in what are now known as the golan heights regionin doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itself"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebrationoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firmunder herod phillip(died ad 34)it became caesarea philippi and was a focal point for the cult of the god pan throughout the roman periodjohn francis wilson has had complete access to the site, and has drawn upon a wealth of sources in order to provide the first comprehensive history of this remarkable citywith the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianity" see oxfam website for delivery information read morebanias' story starts in canaanite timeswilson reminds us that cities without people are desolate: interspersed amongst the invasions and religious conflicts are the people whose lives touched the life of this city: herod the great and his sons, jesus of nazareth, the emperors vespasian and titus, saladin and even samuel clemens, otherwise known as mark twain
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethan returned to haarlem where he stayed the rest of his lifeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeworked in paris with van der meulen and enjoyed great successhe itood for a renewal of print art and rejected the somewhat dull french style from the periodplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefrom a series of wrestling scenes invented by the famous wrestler and wine merchant nicolaes petter who had great interest in classical greece and began to give wrestling lessons to other merchants in his wine shop on the prinsengracht in amsterdammost known for his graphic workromeyn de hooghe () painter, engraver and sculptor of amsterdamreference: hollstein landwehr litright wrestlerl lying on the ground and kicking the left of the other wrestler with his right leg, while pulling the latter towards the ground by his hairthis series: ' klare onderrichte der voortreffelijcke worstel-konst, published in , is considered one of the most important books about the unarmed struggle of the periodetching by romeyn d'hooghe, important innovator of dutch printmakingreceived patent of nobility from the king of polen in), zwolle/amsterdam, , ppin a handpainted/guilded passe-partoutexcellent good black inked impression on laid paper with no folds or tears; a few small stainskolfin, 'tot uitpersing van tranen, de verbeelding van de hartstochten', in 'romeyn de hooghe, de verbeelding van de late gouden eeuw' (hvan nierop et al
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford the works of no great composer between the twentieth and the twenty-first centuries have undergone a more spectacular reassessment than those of giuseppe verdiit is primarily for these researchers that this volume is intended, although it is hoped that specialists will also find it to be usefultoday, verdi scholars build their work on a vast foundation of earlier researchit is not surprising that a figure such as verdi should have inspired an enormous amount of books, articles, essays, and critical evaluationthis verdi biography is dealt with as a simple story to be read in one go - in which thoughts concerning personal and professional events in his life flow in simplicity, while continuing to respect the importance of chronological orderfor those who have not spent years with verdi literature or who may just be starting to explore some aspect of the giant's life and works, this foundation may seem daunting indeedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis death brought a crowd of several hundred thousand people to mourn not only the passing of a great artist but also a beloved national heroits purpose is to index and describe some of the most significant studies about the composer and his music, presenting enough material - in a sort of stream of consciousness, using annotations that readers may survey the myriad directions verdi research has gone, ascertain the relevance of individual items to their individual interests, and easily pursue significant patterns and threads in which they are interested
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Over the years, it has been studied and cherished by buddhists and non-buddhists alikethe entire world of our experience is constantly appearing and disappearing at every momentluminous emptiness is a detailed guide to this classic work, elucidating its mysterious concepts, terms, and imageryaccording to the buddhist view, nothing is permanent or fixedluminous emptiness features in-depth explanations of: the tibetan buddhist notions of death and rebirth the meaning of the five energies and the five elements in tibetan buddhism the mental and physical experience of dying, according to the tibetan buddhist tradition see oxfam website for delivery information read morefremantle relates the symbolic world of the tibetan book of the dead to the experiences of everyday life, presenting the text not as a scripture for the dying, but as a guide for the livinghere, fremantle, who worked closely with chögyam trungpa on the translation of the tibetan book of the dead (shambhala), brings the expertise of a lifetime of study to rendering this intriguing classic more accessible and meaningful to the livingusing vivid and dramatic imagery, the tibetan book of the dead presents the notion that most of us are living in a dream that will continue from lifetime to lifetime until we truly awaken by becoming enlightenedoxfam books & music beeston shambhala, , paperback good condition, some stains to front cover the tibetan book of the dead, a best-seller for three decades, is one of the most widely read texts of tibetan buddhism
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The volume concludes with a section on self, personhood, and agencyan outstanding international team of contributors offer 45 specially written critical surveys of a wide range of topics relating to the mindoxford university press now presents the most authoritative and comprehensive guide ever published to the philosophy of mindsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe third section focuses on the much-debated subjects of content and intentionalityoxfam bookshop preston the study of the mind has always been one of the main preoccupations of philosophers, and has been a booming area of research in recent decades, with remarkable advances in psychology and neurosciencethe fifth section looks at epistemic issues, in particular regarding knowledge of one's own and other mindsthe fourth section examines a variety of mental capacities, including memory, imagination, and emotionthe oxford handbook of philosophy of mind will be an invaluable resource for advanced students and scholars of philosophy, and also for researchers in neighbouring disciplines seeking a high-level survey of the state of the art in this flourishing fieldthe first two sections cover the place of the mind in the natural world: its ontological status, how it fits into the causal fabric of the universe, and the nature of consciousness
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He made a number of discoveries in the south west, but was too late to discover tahiti, where samuel wallis had preceded him by less than a yearalthough bougainville published an account of his voyage in , his original journal was published only in ; the present volume makes the latter text available for the first time in english translationfrance's concerns that britain might establish its superiority in the area, meant they welcomed louis de bougainville's voyage of exploration undertaken inthe book is in very good condition with some fading to spine and minimal foxing to topreports on bougainville's reception there and on life in the island were to create wide interest and controversy in europeoxfam shop haverfordwest the french entered the pacific in the late 17th century, but the ocean remained largely a spanish preserve until british navigators began to cross its vast expanse in the mid safter handing over the colony he had established in the falkland islands to spain, he sailed through the still relatively unknown straits of magellan into the poorly charted south pacifiche then sailed to the samoan islands and on to vanuatu, as far as the great barrier reef, and north towards new guinea and the samoan islands making a number of discoveries and all the while leaving his name to a number of features, the best known of which are the island of bougainville and the bougainvillea flowersee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe returned home by way of the dutch east indies and the indian ocean
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Comthis book is a reproduction of an important historical workwe do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical worksabout the publisherforgotten books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic booksthe writer was a member of the party and, as curator of anthropology in the field colum bian museum, was expected to examine and describe such archaeologic remains as happened to be encountered during the journeythree months were spent in that most interesting country, mainly in the states of yucatan, chiapas and oaxacathe following report, issued for convenience in two parts, is the resultoxfam bookshop wallingford excerpt from archaeological studies among the ancient cities of mexicoin december, , a number of gentlemen, representing different branches of scientific research, were invited by mrin rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our editionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morearmour to accompany him in his steam yacht ituna on a voyage to mexicofind more at wwwforgotten books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copybesides this a short paper treating of the geology, and particularly of the cenotes or natural wells of yucatan, will appear in the journal of geology of the university of chicago
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The oxford handbook of language evolution will be valued by everyone interested in one of the most productive and fascinating fields in natural and cognitive scienceoxfam bookshop preston in the oxford handbook of language evolution, sixty leading scholars present critical accounts of every aspect of the fieldthis book presents a wide-ranging summation of work in all the disciplines involvedinterdisciplinary activity has produced fundamental advances in the understanding of language evolution and in the evolution of human andanimal communication more generallyresearch on language evolution has burgeoned over the last three decadesits five parts are devoted to insights from comparative animal behaviour; the biology of language evolution; the prehistory of language; the development of a linguistic species; and language creation, transmission, and changesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit highlights the links between different lines of research, shows what has been achieved, and considers promising directions for the future
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Nor does gibson forget the fascination they hold for science, as the galapagos finches did for darwinhe went into the garden to listen more closely, and when he returned, after what he thought were only a few minutes, he discovered that a century had gone by, that his fellow monks were dead and his ink had turned to dustthey've been omens, allegories, disguises and guides; they've been worshipped, eaten, feared and lovedfrom the book: "stevenson remembered the story of a monk who had been distracted from his copy-work by the song of a birdas divine messengers, symbols of our yearning for the heavens, or avatars of glorious song and colour, they have stirred our imaginations from the moment we first looked into the skybirds have ever been the symbols of our highest aspirationsoxfam bookshop knutsford in this stunning assemblage of words and images, novelist and avid birdwatcher graeme gibson has crafted an extraordinary tribute to the venerable relationship between humans and birdswas the same true of time in hell, stevenson asked himselfthe song of the bird had given him a taste of paradise, where an instant is as a hundred years of earthly timebirds appear again and again in mythology and folk tales, and in literature by writers as diverse as ovid, thomas hardy, kafka, thoreau and tgorgeously illustrated, woven from centuries of human response to the delights of the feathered tribes, the bedside book of birds is for anyone who is aware of birds, and for everyone who is intrigued by the artistic forms that humanity has created to represent its soulbirds figure charmingly and tellingly in the work of such nature writers as gilbert white, peter matthiessen, farley mowat and barry lopezsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith the passion of a birdwatcher and hoarder of words, gibson has spent fifteen years collecting the literary and artistic forms our affinity for birds has taken over the centurieswhether as the christian dove, or quetzalcoatl the aztec plumed serpent or in plato s vision of the human soul growing wings and feathers, religion and philosophy have looked to birds as representatives of our better selves that part of us not bound to the earth
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop preston the oxford handbook of contemporary phenomenology presents twenty-eight essays by some of the leading figures in the field, and gives an authoritative overview of the type of work and range of topics found and discussed in contemporary phenomenologyit includes discussions of such diverse topics as intentionality, embodiment, perception, naturalism, temporality, self-consciousness, language, knowledge, ethics, politics, art and religion, and will make it clear that phenomenology, far from being a tradition of the past, is alive and in a position to make valuable contributions to contemporary thoughtit is the definitive guide to what is currently going on in phenomenologythe handbook will be a rich source of insight and stimulation for philosophers, students of philosophy, and for people working in other disciplines of the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, who are interested in the state of phenomenology todaysome offer detailed analyses of concrete phenomena; others take a more comprehensive perspective and seek to outline and motivate the future direction of phenomenologythe essays aim to articulate and develop original theoretical perspectivessome of them are concerned with issues and questions typical and distinctive of phenomenological philosophy, while others address questions familiar to analytic philosophers, but do so with arguments and ideas taken from phenomenology
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First introduced to the west by the british orientalist henry thomas colebrooke, the yoga sutra was revived largely in europe and america, and predominantly in englishoxfam bookshop cotham hill first edition grey boards and spine with gilt embossed title to spine light shelf-wear to corners and top and bottom of spine but otherwise clean small marks to dust cover which is not price-clipped light bumps to edges of cover rough-cut pages are clean and bright with no marks, creases, or tears book and spine are bright and tight previous owner's pencil commentary to front end flap ("far outshines any since") consisting of fewer than two hundred verses written in an obscure if not impenetrable language and style, patanjali's yoga sutra is today extolled by the yoga establishment as a perennial classic and guide to yoga practicevirtually forgotten in india for hundreds of years and maligned when it was first discovered in the west, the yoga sutra has been elevated to its present iconic status-and translated into more than forty languages-only in the course of the past forty yearsas david gordon white demonstrates in this groundbreaking study, both of these assumptions are incorrectwhite retraces the strange and circuitous journey of this confounding work from its ancient origins down through its heyday in the seventh through eleventh centuries, its gradual fall into obscurity, and its modern resurgence since the nineteenth centurytracing the remarkable trajectory of this enigmatic work, white's exhaustively researched book also demonstrates why the yoga of india's past bears little resemblance to the yoga practiced todaywhite brings to life the improbable cast of characters whose interpretations-and misappropriations-of the yoga sutra led to its revered place in popular culture todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Scholars have traditionally thought that revelation was written in order to encourage believers to stand fast in the face of the roman persecutation of the early churchin support of this argument duff marshals evidence from the social and economic context of the time, and from literary and rhetorical analyses of the textin this study, paul duff offers a different viewpoint on the origin of the book of revelation is a rhetorically sophisticated response to an internal leadership crisis within the churchesmore recently, however, it has been argued that no such crisis existed at the time the book was writtenthe result is a work that substantially advances the implication of the current consensus and sheds new light on this influential yet enigmatic textoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear the book of revelation presents the reader with a frightening narrative world in which the people of god are tormented, threatened, and sometimes killed by various agents of satansee oxfam website for delivery information read morethroughout the work, the apocalyse points to rome as the predominant demonic agent
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