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John keats, the eve of saint agnes, published by sampson low,marston,searle and rivingtonoriginal publisher's cloth in good minus condition with some bubbles and peeling at marginsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiillustrated with 19 beautiful etchings by charles ogilt title is brightour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemeasures: 37x27 read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemurray, complete, with tissue guardsinterior is very good, approximat 80 pagesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefront hinge cracked but book holding
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The eve of the war 9:06the eve of the war r2h mix 6:19for this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casingthe artilleryman and the fighting machinethe title is the war of the worldsthe item format is a cd
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Forty internationally renowned specialists from various countries provide a broad introduction to the study of the eve of civilizationa truly interdisciplinary work, the history of humanity sheds new light on many hitherto unknown features of our common pastsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreafter almost fifteen years of intensive work, unesco presents an entirely revised and updated edition of this major work in seven volumesstarting from the origins of humankind to the first societies years ago, the events, chronologically charted, present a comprehensive picture of how civilization emerged and developed over this periodparticular attention is given to archeological aspectsthis major undertaking required an international commission and the co-operation of some 450 distinguished specialists, in a great number of disciplines, from all over the worldthe new edition, now called history of humanity, is a radical new work providing an account of cultural and scientific achievements in the light of new facts and methods of historiographical investigation
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Oxfam bookshop kingston upon thames this pioneering book studies the rise, heyday and demise of regionalism from the belle aepoque until the eve of the second world warshortly afterwards they were followed by architects, who constructed villas and garden cities inspired by vernacular cottagesthis book offers new perspectives to specialists of regionalism and nationalism, but will also be of interest to students of the cultural history of france, germany and spain and to specialists from the fields of politics, ethnology, art history, cultural studies and architectural historyby using a novel comparative perspective it gives a fresh view of the relationship between cultural regionalism, political regionalism and nationalismartists, architects and international exhibitions played a highly influential role in this processthey all appropriated, and in some cases perverted, the regionalist message showing that strong regional identities would ultimately reinforce national unitysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreduring the s painters began to apply the regionalist ideology by producing images of a presumably harmonious and authentic rural societystorm further illuminates how during the first decades of the twentieth century the culture of regionalism slowly lost the battle against its main rival: the avant-gardelater on regionalism was used at international exhibitions by widely differing regimes, such as the primo de rivera dictatorship in spain, the popular front government in france, and the hitler-regime in germanyregional identities, like national identities, were created and sometimes even invented; and this was equally the case in france, germany and spain
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Iris origo drew on this material to paint, in detail, a picture of italian domestic life on the eve of the renaissancefrancesco di marco datini, the 14th-century tuscan merchant who forms the central subject of iris origo's study, has now probably become the most intimately accessible figure of the later middle agesthe book is rightly celebrated as one of the most engrossing of all modern books on italian life and historyin an astonishing cache, containing some letters and great numbers of business documents, came to light
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The eve of the war 9:06the title is jeff wayne's musical version of the war of the worldsthe artilleryman and the fighting machinecd's are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, demonstration demo, not for sale, promotional promo, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versionsnew - jeff wayne - the war of the worlds - cd cd
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The eve of the war 9:06the title is jeff wayne's musical version of the war of the worldscd's are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, demonstration demo, not for sale, promotional promo, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versionsthe artilleryman and the fighting machine
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The art of knitting edited by eve harlow lots of interesting patterns taken from historic garments housed in museums in very good condition read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham summer : on the eve of a glittering society party, by the lake of a grand english country house, a young poet takes his lifea shocking secret threatens to emerge; something history has forgotten but grace never couldthe only witnesses, sisters hannah and emmeline hartford, will never speak to each other againwinter : grace bradley, 98, one-time housemaid of riverton manor, is visited by a young director making a film about the poet's suicidesee oxfam website for delivery information read morehartley's the go-between, and lovers of the film gosford parka thrilling mystery and a compelling love story, kate morton's the house at riverton will appeal to readers of ian mcewan's atonement, lghosts awaken and memories, long-consigned to the dark reaches of grace's mind, begin to sneak back through the cracks
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New york, - sara smythe, a young, beautiful and intelligent woman, ready to make her own way in the big city, attends her brother's thanksgiving eve partysee oxfam website for delivery information read morein post-war america chance meetings aren't always as they seem, and people's choices can often have profound repercussionssara and jack find they are subject to forces beyond their control and that their destinies are formed by more than just circumstanceoxfam bookshop cheltenham the critically acclaimed bestseller from the number one bestselling author of the moment and a special relationshipa powerful romantic novel set in the tumultuous world of post-war americabut finding love isn't the same as finding happiness - as sara and jack soon find outin this world of intrigue and emotional conflict, sara must fight to survive - against jack, as much as for himas the party gets into full swing, in walks jack malone, a us army journalist back from a defeated germany and a man unlike any sara has ever met before - one who is destined to change sara's future foreverin this mesmerising tale of longing and betrayal, the pursuit of happiness is a great tragic love story; a tale of divided loyalties, decisive moral choices, and the random workings of destiny
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On the eve of making the most momentous decision of his life, he is on his way home, a little worse for drink, when he chances upon a beautiful young fugitive climbing out of a window by means of knotted sheets - and so finds a perfect opportunity for his own escapesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe corinthian has eveything that georgette heyer's devoted readership came to expect and that made her one of the most popular novelists of her day, and still adored by a huge audienceoxfam bookshop cheltenham the only question which hangs over the life of sir richard wyndham, notable whip, dandy and corinthian, is one of marriage
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham carriglas is the island estate off county cork where sarah pollexfen goes to live as governess to her wealthy cousins on the eve of the first world warhelplessly, sarah watches her cousins lead increasingly isolated and empty lives as if punishing themselves for a past crimesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreand somewhere in the tranquil garden of carriglas there are secrets waiting to be discovered'the silence in the garden' won the yorkshire post book of the year awardhe is devoted to ireland, to its soft speech and its frequently ugly deeds, and he combines them in a sort of elegy'writing in the spectator, anita brookner said, 'trevor is a specialist in brooding regret and a discoverer of past crimes
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Oxfam shop evesham on the eve of her ninth birthday, rose edelstein bites into her mother's homemade lemon-chocolate cake and discovers she has a magical gift: she can taste her mother's emotions in the slicesuddenly, and for the rest of her life, food becomes perilousrose's gift forces her to confront the truth behind her family's emotions - her mother's sadness, her father's detachment and her brother's clash with the worldthe particular sadness of lemon cake is about the pain of loving those whom you know too much about, and the secrets that exist within every familyat once profound, funny, wise and sad, this is a novel to savourbut as rose grows up, she learns that there are some secrets even her taste buds cannot discernanything can be revealed at any mealall at once her cheerful, can-do mother tastes of despair and desperationnow available to preorder: aimee bender's new novel, the butterfly lampshade see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop hertford summer : on the eve of a glittering society party, by the lake of a grand english country house, a young poet takes his lifea shocking secret threatens to emerge; something history has forgotten but grace never couldthe only witnesses, sisters hannah and emmeline hartford, will never speak to each other againwinter : grace bradley, 98, one-time housemaid of riverton manor, is visited by a young director making a film about the poet's suicidesee oxfam website for delivery information read morehartley's the go-between, and lovers of the film gosford parka thrilling mystery and a compelling love story, kate morton's the house at riverton will appeal to readers of ian mcewan's atonement, lghosts awaken and memories, long-consigned to the dark reaches of grace's mind, begin to sneak back through the cracks
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Cobb, lola falana, anthony zerbe, lee majors, arch johnson, yaphet kotto, eve mcveagh, chill wills and barbara hershey in an early rolealbum in excellent conditionthis was the third movie that real-life spouses paul newman and joanne woodward made togetherthe film stars roscoe lee browne, lee jtracklist side 1 1 from the terrace side 2 1the liberation of lthe novel, in turn, was based on events that happened in a southern town where writer ford livedthe screenplay by jesse hill ford and stirling silliphant is based on ford's novel the liberation of lord byron jonesjones see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe screenplay was written by ernest lehman, based on the novel by john o'hara that tells the story of the estranged son of a pennsylvania factory owner who marries into a prestigious family and moves to new york to seek his fortuneafter he wrote the book, he was verbally attacked for writing about the events that had occurred in his townoxfam shop darlington record in excellent condition, spindle marks, sleeve in excellent condition  cinema records-undated from the terrace is a american deluxe color drama film in cinemascope directed by mark robson, and starring paul newman, joanne woodward, myrna loy, ina balin, george grizzard, and leon ames, with a young barbara eden appearing in one scenethe motion picture's release added to the controversy, especially in humboldt, tennessee, where ford livedthe liberation of ljones is a american neo noir crime film directed by william wyler, his final project in a career that spanned 45 years
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On the eve of the first world war, a little girl is found abandoned after a gruelling ocean voyage from england to australiabut the authoress has vanished without a tracenow an old lady, nell travels to england to discover the truth about her parentagewhat has prompted nell's journey after all these years?on nell's death, her granddaughter, cassandra, comes into a surprise inheritancesee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut it is at cliff cottage, abandoned for years, and in its forgotten garden, that cassandra will uncover the truth about the family and why the young nell was abandoned all those decades beforeall she can remember of the journey is that a mysterious woman she calls the authoress had promised to look after hercliff cottage, in the grounds of blackhurst manor, is notorious amongst the locals for the secrets it holds - secrets about the doomed mountrachet familyoxfam bookshop cheltenham a moving and powerful mystery, the forgotten garden is the bestselling second novel from author of the house at riverton, kate mortonher quest leads her to cornwall, and to a beautiful estate called blackhurst manor, which had been owned by the mountrachet family
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Children play with earth5) - ranked #1 in the village voice's list of the 40 best albums ofraining revolutionvillage voice (, prelease date: 17 marchman's final frontiergive a man a fishdawn of the dreads
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On the eve of his execution, disgraced templar knight johannes von hartelius writes a last confessionaccompanied only by his beautiful kurdish translator, hart sets out to find the copper scrolloxfam bookshop st albans a templar secret, hidden for centuriesjohn hart must travel in his forefather's footsteps to iran and the hollow mountain known as solomon's prisonbut will he share the templar's fate? see oxfam website for delivery information read morein present-day iraq, john hart discovers the message hidden in his ancestor's testamentthe parchment conceals the location of the copper scroll, said to hold the secret of solomon's treasure
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Oxfam bookshop tavistock on the eve of the citroen 2cv's fiftieth birthday, this book chronicles the conception, life and death of this revolutionary french peoples's car, a story that can be traced back over sixty years to foreword by l j k sterightsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreboth dust jacket and book in very good condition, contents clean and unmarked
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Detective constable ash henderson has a dark secret five years ago his daughter, rebecca, went missing on the eve of her thirteenth birthdaybut ash hasn't told anyone what really happened to rebecca - they all think she ran away - because if anyone finds out, he'll be taken off the investigationevery year another card: each one worse than the lasttwelve dead girlsa year later the first card arrived: home-made, with a polaroid picture stuck to the front - rebecca, strapped to a chair, gagged and terrifiedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road twelve yearshe's been snatching girls for twelve years, always just before their thirteenth birthday, killing them slowly, then torturing their families with his homemade cardsand he's sacrificed too much to give up before his daughter's murderer gets what he deservesa bloody, brilliant and brutal story of murder, kidnap and revengethe tabloids call him 'the birthday boy'thirteen will be unlucky for some1 bestselling crime thriller from the award-winning stuart macbride
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square when mary gooch's kindly husband disappears on the eve of their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, she is shocked out of her inertiaon her journey, mary's world expands in wondrous ways, and unexpected surprises - both good and bad - greet her at every turnsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe takes her first flight, abandoning her comfortable isolation in pursuit of him across america
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Oxfam bookshop newport sub-titled: "being an account of the events that took place on the eve of the third sunday in advent in in a hertfordshire village"see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicatedthe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousit covers the coast of north americathis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication inall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust coververy small tear to spine on volume iivancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from lower california to cook inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of puget sound and the western coast of mainland canadathe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoveryvolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoverythese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsthe third volume in the set includes the remainder of book 3, all book 4, part of book 5, covering the pacific coast of north america and return to hawaiias a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands involume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsthe voyage to australia and tahitithey attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise manyall four visited the northwest coast of north america, but weather and circumstances prevented cook from making more than what beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; la perouse only touched the coast in a significant way at yakutat bay and lituya bay, and malasina's memorable visits were to yakutat bay and nootka soundoxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoveryappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companythe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedthe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksit was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyors
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Whilst 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-dûronce 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 gandalfsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'the fellowship of the ring' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthmeanwhile 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 armiesgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomtogether 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 mordoroxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jtolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearsfinally, 'the return of the king' () 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 doomfrodo 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 overin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handsgandalf 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 responsibilities
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Cuirassiers (les gros freres), by king and countryreferences na013, na014, na015, na016, na017, na018, na019, na020, na021, na022, na023, na024, na028, na033, na034, na100, na101, na102, na103, na104, na105, na106, na107, na108, na109, na110 (the whole series “vive l´empereur”)references na039, na042, na043, na044, na078, na079, na080, na081 (the whole series ¡“vive l´emperatrice!”) - 7thit consists of close to 32 figuresregiment of the line, by king and countrythe royal horse artillery, by king and country, references na096, na097, na098 and na099 (the whole series)references andare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifrench artillery, by king and countryreferences na067, na068, na069, na070, na071, na072, na073, na074, na075, na076 and na077 (the whole “to take the king´s shilling series)it includes 16 figures, references na083, na084, na085, na086, na087, na088, na089, na090 (these references represent the whole series “bold chevaliers)characteristics of the items the majority of these figures do not have the original boxit consists of 11 figurestomas picton by britains, referencecoldstream guards (the 2nd regiment of the foot guards), integrating close to 60 soldiers 60 by king and country, references na125, na126, na126, na128, na 129, na 130, na 131, na 132, na 133, na 134, na 135, na 136 (these references represent the whole series “on campaign”)the 71th, integrating close to 35 soldiers square by king and country, references na001, na002, na003, na004, na05, na006, na007, na008, na009, na010, na011, na012, na030, na031, na032 (these references represent the whole series “scum of the earth”)the king´s german legion (recruited mostly from the german state of hannover), by king and countryit contains 380 items, 318 by king and country (recreating the typical british squares defending themselves against the french cavalry charges) ang 62 by britains (recreating the defense of hougoumont)the scots greys (the 2nd north british dragons), by king and country, representing the “charge of the greys”our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storegarde impériale (dragons de l´emperatrice), by king and coubtryit consists of close to 45 figures recreating the defense from the scot greys chargeit includes 16 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresthese figures have been exclusively displayed in a toy soldier museum (museo l´iber, valencia, spain)french light infantry, by britains, participating in the attack to hougoumontthe french army commanded by napoleón - the french 3rdit includes close to 31 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresreferences na111all of them have been sold out and retiredthe british and ally army commanded by wellington: - black watch (royal highland regiment), integrating close to 80 soldiers square by king and country, references na035, na036, na037, na 38, na047, na048, na049, na050, na051, na052, na053, na054, na055, na067, na068 and na077 (these references represent the whole series “scotland the brave”)it also includes srbritish coldstream guards light company, by britains, recreating the defense of hougoumontcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablereferences na064, na065 and na066 (the whole series)it includes close to 30 figures, references (published in the collection supplement)they are in mint to very good condition, since they were used exclusively to be displayed in the dioramaeach king and country series is complete, retired and sold out and includes the original catalogueplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitena112, na113, na114, na115, na116, na117, na118, na120 and na121 (the whole series “cuirassiers”)
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T video gems in , this classical musical version of the gilbert & sullivan opera is numbered vhs s and was produced by george walker and starred joel grey, alfred marks, elizabeth gale, david hillman and elizabeth bainbridge70; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: ÂŁ3the video tape is in excellent condition and is made available inclusive of the cost of packaging but exclusive of the cost of postage which will be one of the following: royal mail 'uk standard' 1st class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: ÂŁ3one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by ashould it also be of interest, i also have a video tape for sale in the same condition at the same price of the guilbert & sullivan opera the mikado, which is also one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by ait was also produced by george walker and starred william conrad, clive revill, stafford dean, john stewart and kate flowersthe yeomen of the guard vhs video tape
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Iron maiden ?– the number of the beast label: parlophone ?– series: iron maiden the studio collection remastered – format: cd, album, limited edition, reissue, remastered box set country: europe released: 16 nov tracklist 1 invaders 2 children of the damned 3 the prisoner 4 22 acacia avenue 5 the number of the beast 6 run to the hills 7 gangland 8 hallowed be thy name with eddie 1:24 scale figurine, beast collectors patch & cdare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableiron maiden ?– the book of souls: live chapter label: parlophone ?– format: 2 × cd, album, deluxe edition country: europe released: 17 nov tracklist 1-1 if eternity should fail (qudos bank arena, sydney, australia, speed of light (grand arena, grandwest, cape town, south africa, wrathchild (3arena, dublin, ireland, children of the damned (bell centre, montreal, canada, death or glory (wroclaw stadium, wroclaw, poland, the red and the black (ryogoku kokugikan, tokyo, japan, the trooper (estadio jorge magico gonzalez, san salvador, el salvador, powerslave (piazza dell’unita d’italia, trieste, italy, the great unknown (metro radio arena, newcastle, uk, the book of souls (download festival, donington, uk, fear of the dark (arena castelao, fortaleza, brazil, iron maiden (estadio velez sarsfield, buenos aires, argentina, the number of the beast (wacken open air, wacken, germany, blood brothers (download festival, donington, uk, wasted years (hsbc arena, rio de janeiro, brazil, ) item will be shippd by registrated mailplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Morgan shows how radical and revisionist scholars in the s and s first challenged the paradigm of denying an american empireoxfam bookshop knutsford the idea that the united states-a nation founded after a war of independence-operates as an imperialist power on the world stage has gained considerable traction since the turn of the twenty-first centuryit is this more sophisticated strand of thinking, morgan argues, which demonstrated that empire can be an effective analytical framework for studying us foreign policy, thus convincing american scholars to engage with the subject seriously for the first timesee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut just a few decades earlier, this position was considered radical and even òun-americansimultaneously, a small school of revisionist scholars, led by historian william appleman williams at the university of wisconsin, put forward a progressive, nuanced critique of american empire grounded in psychology, economics, and broader historical contextó how did this dramatic change come about?tracing the emergence of the concept of us imperialism, james gas the vietnam war created a critical flashpoint, bringing the idea of american imperialism into the us mainstream, radical students of the new left turned toward marxist critiques, admiring revolutionaries like che guevara
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Its inspiration came from pioneering british architect and designer owen jones (), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid chromolithographic colorhis aim was to improve the quality of western design by changing the habits of victorian designers, who indiscriminately mixed elements from a wide variety of sourcesjones made detailed observations of decorative arts on his travels in europe, the middle east, and in his native london, where he studied objects on display at the great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations in and at local museumssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe studio library of decorative art, the grammar of ornament owen jones hardcover with dust jacket good condition - some tears to the dust jacket first published in , the grammar of ornament remains a design classicjones's resulting study is a comprehensive analysis of styles of ornamental design, presenting key examples ranging from maori tattoos, egyptian columns, and greek borders to byzantine mosaic, indian embroidery, and elizabethan carvingsat once splendidly victorian and insistently modern, the grammar of ornament celebrates objects of beauty from across time periods and continents, and remains an indispensable sourcebook today
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He explores the changing relationship between human beings and nature, looks at the importance of cities, explains the role slavery and its abolition played in the emergence of new nations, challenges the widely held belief that the nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of the nation-state, and much moreosterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railwaysindispensable for any historian, the transformation of the world sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, and a host of other crucial developmentshe examines the powerful and complex forces that drove global change during the "long nineteenth century," taking readers from new york to new delhi, from the latin american revolutions to the taiping rebellion, from the perils and promise of europe's transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planetjĂĽrgen osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering eruditionfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transitionthis is the highly anticipated english edition of the spectacularly successful and critically acclaimed german book, which is also being translated into chinese, polish, russian, and french
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