The first century
List the first century
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Oxfam bookshop victoria road helenas household: a tale of rome in the first century by professer james de mille condition: used, fairthe condition of the book is used and fair, with signs of wear on the spine and cover (as pictured)see oxfam website for delivery information read more
(England)
29 €
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Annika mombauer tracks the impassioned debates as they developed at critical points through the twentieth centuryoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the origins of the first world war annika mombauer very good condition paperbackthe seminal event of the 20th century, the origins of the first world war have always been difficult to establish and have aroused deep controversy there a sticky label on the backcover over the barcode that has been mostly removedemotive and emotional from the very beginning of the conflict, the debate and the passions aroused in response to such issues as the 'war-guilt paragraph' of the treaty of versailles, are set in the context of the times in which they were proposedtext is unmarked the book focuses on the controversy itself, rather than the specific events leading up to the warwere they really justified? see oxfam website for delivery information read moresimilarly, the argument has been fuelled by concerns over the sacrifices that were made and the casualities that were suffered
14 €
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Oxfam bookshop newport a record of jewish history, with special emphasis on the first century ce and the first jewish–roman war ( ce) comprising the jewish war (cthese works provide valuable insight into first century judaism and the background of early christianity, and are the chief source next to the bible for the history and antiquity of ancient palestineantiquities of the jews recounts the history of the world from a jewish perspective for an ostensibly greek and roman audience75) and antiquities of the jews (csporadic foxing and and generally evenly tanned throughoutthe jewish war recounts the jewish revolt against roman occupationneatly inked name on flyleaf of volumes 1, 3 and 4neatly pencilled name on front endpaper of volume 1see oxfam website for delivery information read morerebound in in mottled glossy brown paper covered boardsspeckled edge to text blocks
90 €
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Yet these images, reproduced here in colour and covering the first century of ireland in the era of photography, do much more than tell a gripping political storyin the century that followed, ireland was to know tragedy and triumph, bitter struggle and agonized compromiseoxfam bookshop victoria "the first irish photographs date from , a year after the discovery of the photographic processthey give an insight into a people, a landscape, and a lost way of lifethe great famine was to kill over a million irish between and , and force an even greater number to flee their homelandthey reveal the labour of rural survival: cutting peat, fishing, gathering seaweed and tilling the soil, against the magnificence of the often harsh irish landscapewe glimpse too the injustices that inspired them, above all the mass eviction of peasants from their homes by the lawsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey evoke the grandeur, elegance and complacency of life in the big house, home and symbol of the anglo-irish elitein the following decades, irish political life was dominated by the struggle for land rights, for home rule, and for independenceand they show the transforming impact of modernity, as industry and urban expansion brought ireland into a new era"--publisher descriptionas that story unfolds, we see inspirational leaders and impatient rebels, and their campaigns of persuasion and violence
19 €
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Oxfam bookshop raeburn place this thoroughly updated edition of global security in the twenty-first century offers a balanced introduction to contemporary security dilemmas in the world he builds on the first edition's emphasis on the role of trade and technology, the militarization of space, the privatization of security, the use of sanctions, ethnic conflict, and transnational crime sean kay assesses the impact of the global economic crisis on international security and considers how the range of thinking about power and peace has evolved in relation to major flashpoints including in the middle east, asia, and eurasiathis edition goes even farther to incorporate traditional thinking about national security in the context of human rights, democracy, population, health, environment, energy, and especially educationkay focuses especially on the implications of the election of barack obama and the changing role of the united states in global security writing in an engaging style, kay integrates traditional and emerging challenges in one easily accessible study that gives readers the tools they need to develop a thoughtful and nuanced understanding of global securitysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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19 €
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Mingling acute observation with often wild speculation, it offers a fascinating view of the world as it was understood in the first century ad, whether describing the danger of diving for sponges, the first water-clock, or the use of asses' milk to remove wrinklesthis copy has slightly foxed page edges and reading creases to the spine, slight foxing to first page, but otherwise very good internallyoxfam bookshop kingsbridge pliny's natural history is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoologysee oxfam website for delivery information read morepliny himself died while investigating the volcanic eruption that destroyed pompeii in ad 79, and the natural curiosity that brought about his death is also very much evident in the natural history - a book that proved highly influential right up until the renaissance and that his nephew, pliny the younger, described 'as full of variety as nature itself'
4 €
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Edition: first edition description: condition: in very good condition without dust wrapper as issuedthe picture printer of the nineteenth century: george baxter (hardcover) stock photo, not the actual bookbeing printed on hand made paper the edges are in original condition ie not been trimmedcovers with minor rubbing and corners very slightly bumped95 or free collection read morebinding: hardcoveryou can cut the plates out and sell individuallyplates in good condition with good colourdate of publicationpublisher: sampson lowasin: beu38o plates in good condition with good colour
29 €
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Miller's church history: from the first to the twentieth century by andrew miller - hardcover
113 €
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In his inimitable style, osho interprets the "sutra of forty-two chapters" - a scripture compiled by a chinese emperor in the first century cas we laugh or shake our heads at the folly, the ineptitude or the goodness of the characters in the stories, osho engages us at every level to let us experience the buddha's teachings and take in their timeless truthsthis rich and refreshing book invites us to travel with the buddha on a path of radical wisdomyou can come to him with all your skepticism - he accepts and welcomes you, and he says, 'come with meusing wonderful contemporary anecdotes to make profound points"no belief is required to travel with buddhasee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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3 €
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Oxfam bookshop newport all 24 episodes from the first season of the crime documentary series narrated by robert powellepisodes are: 'the lindbergh kidnapping', 'lucky luciano', 'son of sam, 'the hillside stranglers', 'john dillinger', 'the manson family murders', 'the jonestown massacre', 'the boston strangler', 'the yorkshire ripper', 'the mckay kidnapping', 'jack the ripper', 'murf the surf', 'the black', 'john christie of rillington place', 'haigh, the acid bath murderer', 'the great train robbery', 'the case of dr crippen', 'the massacre of the tsar', 'the trial of adolf eichmann', 'the case of gary gilmore', 'ted john gacy', 'neville heath', 'the trials of dr samuel sheppard' and 'the green beret killer'see oxfam website for delivery information read more
7 €
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Oxfam books & music beaconsfield this book surveys the transformation of the british isles in the sixteenth centuryin this book, a team of leading scholars consider these important transformations in the english monarchical polity, ranging widely to consider relations between the various parts of the isles throughout the sixteenth centuryby the early seventeenth century, the london-based english government had developed and extended its effective authority over the north and wales, ireland was subjugated and colonised, the english and scottish crowns uniteda little shelf wear to the cover but otherwise in very good conditionyet its authority was not easily enforced beyond the more developed south-east and midlands and it was exercised indirectly in wales and ireland, while scotland was an independent monarchythe book also includes a detailed chronology, maps, illustrations, and a guide to further reading to provide a full and dynamic picture of this significant era in british historywith the english bible and shakespeare, english had reached the maturity of a potential world language, while the british peoples stood poised on the edge of a global expansionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat the start of the period, england was an effectively governed monarchy, its government regal but also consensualthe established churches of the british isles had broken away from the roman catholic europe and were now national, royal, and protestantchapters focus on political history and ideas of the state; the change in religion; britain's overseas role; the economy and society; and the renaissance in cultural life in this periodin europe, england was a significant trading partner, but its language unknown
12 €
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Oxfam shop inverness this ground-breaking anthology presents in chronological order over 400 poems written in the twentieth centuryall the major events of the twentieth century are reflected in the choice of poems within these pageseliot, showing that traditional forms can hold their own against the modernist orthodoxyhere are poets rescued from oblivion, such as the suffragette who wrote a compelling poem about her mistreatment in holloway prison in or the medical offer who went into belsen with the british troops producing an eye-witness poem of lasting powerthe authors, both published poets themselves, give an overview of each period of history, while notes to the poems place each one in its historical context and trace the century's poetic developmentsome discolouration on edges from dust and storage wear otherwise sharp copyhouseman, for example, rubs shoulders with t see oxfam website for delivery information read morebook is in good conditionby organizing the poems in chronological order, readers will see poets in a new lightthis richly rewarding collection makes invaluable reading for poetry lovers all over the worldconcise biographies for each poet complete the anthology
6 €
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Read about the inventions from the eventful century - the 20th centurythe 20th century inventions that changed the worlda little battered on the bottom corner
2 €
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Now every adventure is brought together on blu ray for the first time in this complete series set, presented from hd masters and including the original tv version of the pilot featuring alternative sceneslaunched in as a companion to the hype around star wars and battlestar galactica, buck rogers became entrenched in sci-fi folklore going on to become a firm fan favourite for decades to come
55 €
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Oxfam bookshop exeter omnibus of volumes one and two only of william whiston's translation of the first century ad jewish historian flavius josephus, published inmoderate to severe marks, foxing, tanning, other signs of age etc throughout, but all pages readable, fold-outs intact, and binding intactcondition: boards very shelfworn, corner bumped to card, rubbed and scratched, spine frayingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
34 €
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The editors of medicine in the twentieth century have commissioned over forty authoritative essays, written by historical specialists but intended for general audiencesoxfam shop dumfries during the twentieth century, medicine has been radically transformed and powerfully transformativein , western medicine was important to philanthropy and public health, but it was marginal to the state, the industrial economy and the welfare of most individualssome concentrate on the political economy of medicine and health as it changed from period to period and varied between countries, others focus on understandings of the body, and a third set of essays explores transformations in some of the theatres of medicine and the changing experiences of different categories of practitioners and patientssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreour prospects seem increasingly dependent on the progress of bio-medical sciences and genetic technologies which promise to reshape future generationsit is now central to these aspects of life
40 €
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The editors of medicine in the twentieth century have commissioned over forty authoritative essays, written by historical specialists but intended for general audiencesin , western medicine was important to philanthropy and public health, but it was marginal to the state, the industrial economy and the welfare of most individualssome concentrate on the political economy of medicine and health as it changed from period to period and varied between countries, others focus on understandings of the body, and a third set of essays explores transformations in some of the theatres of medicine and the changing experiences of different categories of practitioners and patientssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreour prospects seem increasingly dependent on the progress of bio-medical sciences and genetic technologies which promise to reshape future generationsoxfam books & music kentish town during the twentieth century, medicine has been radically transformed and powerfully transformativeit is now central to these aspects of life
35 €
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Original manuscript - 16th century - on paperthis is an original leaf from the 16th centuryall text on this leaf is handwrittenplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the paper is slightly browned and has some spotsthis is a masterpiece in any serious collectionthe text is written with black ink, the initials and some (dutch) words are indicated with red inkcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableelements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenessthis 16th-century manuscript leaf is from a latin music book that was written in the netherlandsare 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 store
41 €
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The title is the 20th century fox years volnew - alice faye - the 20th century fox years vol - cd2 cdfor 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 casing
15 €
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Title: italian art in the 20th century (art & design)title: italian art in the 20th century (art & design)product category: bookslist price (msrp)condition: goodbinding: hardcover
14 €
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Title: mind power into the 21st centuryproduct category: bookslist price (msrp): 9binding: paperbackauthors: kehoe, johncondition: good
7 €
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Stemware of the 20th century, the top 200 patterns by: harry lauthor: harry lbook title: stemware of the 20th century, the top 200 patternsyou won't receive heavily thumbed shelf copies from us!
24 €
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The vast array of uniforms and dress worn by soldiers serving in india during this period is examined in detail, and extensive information is also provided on regimental coloursdozens of encounters, both great and small, involved many of its races as either friends or foes of britain - indeed, it was not unusual for an area to furnish both ally and enemy at the same time! this volume covers the british, indian and anglo-indian troops who fought for the honourable east india company and britain over the varied landscape of what is present day afghanistan, india, pakistan and bangladesh, between the years andsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop ilkley of all the military campaigns fought by the british during the 19th century, no area saw more conflict than the subcontinent of india
75 €
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The motoring centurywould make the perfect gift for an enthusiastit's in mint conditionthe story of the royal automobile clubthis is in the box and has never been opened
15 €
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Oxfam bookshop hexham this book is an attempt to clarify what socialism means at the beginning of the 21st centurythe book addresses the question as to what the contemporary challenges to socialism are, and how they might be answeredin as new conditionself-published and signed with a dedication by the author on the title pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
29 €
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2 oil lamps with original suspension hooks from the 18th centuryheights including suspension hook 24 and 30 cmplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteboth are in good, used conditionthe small one is of bronze and the big one is from brasscatawiki’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 store
46 €
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For example: idzthe title is the electric century: how the taming of lightning shaped the modern worldthe sleeve condition is newthe item format is a book paperback
29 €
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Coupled with the most newsworthy stories of the period and other relevant backdrop information, the book attempts an understanding of life in donegal during the 20th centuryoxfam bookshop wallingford donegal is a county which is steeped in historyeach locality has its own rich plethora of lore, tales anecdotes and historical datasee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book is an attempt to present a sampling of these stories
9 €
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Dutch school of the 18th century the attack of a dutch boat by an english boat drawing, gouache on paper no signature drawing: 18 x 24 cm old oak frame: 32 x 39 cm good condition read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’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 store
358 €
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London's lost theatres of the nineteenth century by erroll shersonpublished john lane ppbook condition: very good - clean covers, tightly boundsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefeaturing numerous black-and-white plates detailing the stadiums, performers, and streets of london during this time period (all checked and accounted for), this volume revisits the olympic theatre, the princess's theatre, the old strand theatre, toole's theatre, the bower saloon amongst many othershardback, red cloth boardsnotes on the plays and players follow the likes of ellen terry, edward blanchard, and henry irvinglight foxing to fore-edges and preliminaries, otherwise clean throughout
(England)
14 €