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The title is the history of economic ideas: economic thought in contemporary contextbelow is a more detailed summary of this specific item for sale for example: idzthe item format is a book paperback
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economics evolving a history of economic thought by agnar sandmo (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 7 to 9 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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This work presents a detailed picture of this buddhist tradition and its relevance to the history of human ideasits perspective is mostly philosophical, but it also uses historical considerations as they relate to the evolution of ideasoxfam bookshop kingsbridge dreyfus examines the central ideas of dharmakirti, one of the most important indian buddhist philosophers, and their reception among tibetan thinkersthe book has wear to the dust jacket edges, a slight lean to the binding, and a slightly sunned spineblack cloth boards have light edge rubbingthe pages are all clean and goodsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe page edges are lightly spottedduring the golden age of ancient indian civilization, dharmakirti articulated and defended buddhist philosophical principleshe did so more systematically than anyone before his time (the seventh century ce) and was followed by a rich tradition of profound thinkers in india and tibet
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Francis bacon's penetration into human motives, his life-long experience of politics and government, and his remarkable literary skills, render this history of the reign of king henry vii a major work of english literature and an important document in the history of political thoughtsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe edition also includes other relevant writings by bacon, generous editorial footnotes explaining the historical and political issues of the period, and a substantial glossaryoxfam bookshop cheltenham the text described as 'the first modern classic of english history'
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The projects were cancelled one by one as britain's attempts to keep up militarily with the two superpowers weakened, as a consequence of treasury pressure and the belief that there was no economic future in space technologyin addition, proposed projects that could have been developed from these vehicles are covered in depthat one time, the programme was as sophisticated as those in the us and russiaoxfam books & music beeston this paperback book is in very good conditionthe projects covered include rocket-propelled aircraft, large military missiles such as the medium range ballistic missile blue streak, the test rocket black knight and the re-entry experiments it carried, and the satellite launcher black arrowa vertical empire describes the work in rocketry and space research carried out in the uk in the s and s internally the margin on page 145 has two red inked symbols in the margin, bit otherwise the pages are in excellent condition - clean and tight, with little sign of usethere is also considerable political analysis of why these projects were eventually discontinuedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more the cover is in very good condition, with just slight general wearmuch of the material in this invaluable book has never been available before, due partly to the 30-year rule concerning government documents, and partly to the sensitive military nature of the work
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham portraits if the past is a detailed record of an exciting period in the history of the old county of monmouthshire when its natural resources and manpower were combined to produce a social and economic revolution during the period of tosee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Five basic stages of economic growth are distinguished with detailed discussions of each stage including illustrative examplesoxfam bookshop lower petergate professor rostow gives an account of economic growth based on a dynamic theory of production and interpreted in terms of actual societiesthe final chapter includes a comparison of his non-communist manifesto with marxist theorysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is some foxing to the pages and the cover has some staining
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One of the most influential books in the history of thought, is his greatest workjohn locke is the greatest english philosopher
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Oxfam shop shirley in 'israel's history and the history of israel' one of the world's foremost experts on antiquity addresses the birth of israel and its historic realitydrawing on the literary and archaeological record, this book completely rewrites the history of israelthe study traces the textual material to the times of its creation, reconstructs the evolution of political and religious ideologies, and firmly inserts the history of israel into its ancient-oriental contextdavis see oxfam website for delivery information read moremany stories have been told of the founding of ancient israel, all rely on the biblical story in its narrative scheme, despite its historic unreliabilitytranslated by chiara peri and philip r
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About the author caroline courtauld is a writer-photographer and a film-maker specialising in burmese and chinese historytogether with may holdsworth, she wrote the hong kong story, covering the history of the former colony, and the forbidden cityin she was the managing editor and an author of the history of the foundation, friendship first - the first thirty yearsher publications have focused on asian travel, history and culture, including in search of burma, and guides to fujian, jiangsu and hong konga resident of hong kong and essex, england, courtauld is former chairman of the keswick foundationcourtauld has been a leading figure in the hospice care movement in hong kong (for which she was awarded an mbe) and now sits on a variety of ngo boards
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Organized thematically, these essays ponder the intellectual underpinnings of the field, examine the major topics in the history of mathematics, and recount the bizarre history of pseudomaththose in the next part address the history of mathematics education and its importance to current modes of teachingthe essays in the first part of the book discuss the history of mathematics as a field and its central philosophical issuescondition: covers and spine very good, pages clean and tightsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music bury stthis collection includes several essays that are difficult to find anywhere elsein the last section grattan-guinness investigates various understudied aspects of math, including numerology, masonic symbols in classical music, and the links between mathematics and christianityedmunds this seminal collection gathers together many general writings of one of the world's leading historians of mathematics
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The history of middle-earthparts 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the history of middle-earthpart 4: the shaping of middle-earthpart 7: the treason of isengardare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipart 5: the lost road and other writingsfourth edition pagescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewith a lot of unpublished work and backgrounds of the world of tolkienour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefour volumes: parts 4, 5, 6 and 7part 6: the return of the shadowfirst edition pagesall volumes in good condition: slight damage to paper dust jacket (see pictures); interiors in perfect conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehard-to-find volumes of the work in which christopher tolkien elaborates on the work of his father j
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Oxfam books & music crouch end this volume explores problems in the history of science at the intersection of life sciences and agriculture, from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centurywithout close attention to this zone it is not possible to understand the emergence of new disciplines and transformation of old disciplines, to evaluate the role and impact of such major figures of science as humboldt and mendel, or to appreciate how much of the history of modern biology has been driven by national ambitions and imperialist expansion in competition with rival nationsthe life sciences considered include genetics, microbiology, ecology, entomology, forestry, and deal with us, european, russian, japanese, indonesian, chinese contextsthe book shows that the investigation of the border zone of life sciences and agriculture raises many interesting questions about how science developssee oxfam website for delivery information read moretaking a comparative national perspective, the book examines agricultural practices in a broad sense, including the practices and disciplines devoted to land management, forestry, soil science, and the improvement and management of crops and livestockin particular it challenges one to re-examine and take seriously the intimate connection between scientific development and the practical goals of managing and improving - perhaps even recreating - the living world to serve human ends
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Kenneth whitehouse traces the history of hunting deer over the last thousand years, from the days before the norman conquest up to the presenthe also looks at the history of the hunting of the chief deer species - red deer, fallow deer and roe deer, with a briefer mention of sika deerthe author relates the earliest records of deer hunting, the interest of the kings and queens of england in the sport, and the history of the important deer hunting areas of england, scotland and irelandthe book contains 51 black and white photographsthe book is in very good condition with sound binding and good corners and just a little bumping to the bottom end of the spineoxfam bookshop new milton used, very good condition, hard cover with dust jacket and plastic coversee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is a little foxing to the top edges of the pages but otherwise the pages are clean and unmarked
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The essays, a number of which were originally delivered as lectures in the university of cambridge and all of which are by specialists in the field, combine to provide a history of the german language in its social contextoxfam books & music beeston peter lang, , paperback very good condition the contributions to this volume explore eleven key developments in the external history of the german language, that is, the combination of social, political and cultural circumstances which influenced the language and its speakersan overarching theme is the role of deliberate intervention in the development of german, whether it took the form of education, prescriptivism, purism or political manipulationothers are studies of particular periods, places or groups which have not found their place in more narrative accounts: standardisation in the nineteenth century, the role of low german, the state of german at the stunde null insee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome of these 'landmarks' are individuals or groups of people who have exerted influence over the language: charlemagne, luther, the early modern grammarians and lexicographers
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These operations were fertile territory for sappers as the history relatesoxfam bookshop wallingford the twelfth volume of the history of the corps of royal engineers chronicles the final two decades of the second millennium adwith shelfwear and bumping to edges and corners, otherwise a very good copysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis period from to straddles the fall of the berlin wall and with it the end of the cold war; an end also to the relative certainty of the bipolar world that had dominated uk's security concerns sincethis was replaced by a less direct but much more complex array of challenges which saw the army committed to un and nato operations under the 'force for good' notion of human intervention
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Oxfam bookshop victoria blending social history with pioneering architecture and business analysis, dolphin square provides a detailed history of the london landmark and its antecedentsconceived as a speculative housing project and later catering for mps, peers and entertainers required to work in london, this book tells the story of the dolphin square project and also captures what it has been like to live in the square for figures including ellen wilkinson, alistair darling, william hague, mo mowlam, sir david steel, christine keeler, sid james, barbara windsor and princess annehowever, he was unable to raise funds in the aftermath of the great depression, and the project was taken on by a british builder, costain, infrom to it was the site of the royal army clothing depot, which produced uniforms for the british and other armed forceswhen the army clothing function was privatised, the duke of westminster offered the land for developmentthe trust's unique blend of quasi-charitable purpose and commercial management enabled long-standing tenants to enjoy below-market rentals before the trust came under immense pressure to realise the value of the existing leases and sell them off insee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book begins with the antecedents of the seven-acre site, which was first occupied by the workshops of thomas cubitt, when he developed pimlico and belgraviadolphin square - the large, imposing red brick building on the north bank of the thames - was and is no ordinary block of flatsbuilt on a massive scale to a high density in the mid-s, it was a pioneering example of concrete design, and when completed was the largest single residential building in europethe successful bidder was fred fdolphin square breaks new ground in providing a detailed examination of a major example of urban property speculation and managementthe book charts the square's changing ownership and eventual creation of the dolphin square trust, which managed the flats on a non-profit-making basis for 40 yearsfrench, the swashbuckling new york property developer, who had plans to produce in london something like his large-scale apartment complexes in tudor city and knickerbocker village
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Selling these two old history books of england£25 the story of the british race by munro, john the history of england from the accession of james the second vol i lord macaulay
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Stunnunig peace of jazz historyin , davis was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame, wich recognized him as " one of the key figures in the history of jazz1: stunning rare miles davis big photo framed - from the icon collection with certificate of authenticy from sony music entertianment produced end 20th century size including frame 51 x 41 cm (ready to hang quality frame) very nicely framed in matching frame 2: miles davis best of blue note - birth of the cool inlusief cd very very decorative miles dewey davis was an american jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer he is among the most infuential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a five-decade career that kept himat the forefront of many stylistic developments in jazzare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storelot will be send safely packed with shipping numberplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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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 eurasia 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 crimeoxfam 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 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 securitythis edition goes even farther to incorporate traditional thinking about national security in the context of human rights, democracy, population, health, environment, energy, and especially educationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morekay focuses especially on the implications of the election of barack obama and the changing role of the united states in global security
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Covering every aspect of the tour from its beginnings and early heroes to its incredible feats of endurance and fierce rivalries, this is the complete history of one of the world's greatest sporting eventsoxfam bookshop cheltenham "tour de france: the complete history of the world's greatest cycle race" plots the evolution of this great event, covering every tour up to the milestone 100th running of the race insee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit features legends such as jacques anquetil, eddie merckx, miguel indurain, seven-time winner lance armstrong and the new generation of riders such as alberto contador and british heroes bradley wiggins and mark cavendish
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" since sean connery uttered those immortal words in , the most dashing secret agent in the history of cinema has been charming and thrilling audiences worldwidethe wealth of on-set photos, unseen stills, set designs, storyboards, and production memos is supplemented by an oral history recounted by over 150 cast and crew membersfrom producers to stuntmen, directors to production designers, these personal narratives relate the true inside story from the bond sets, offering outstanding insight into the personalities and processes behind the most successful and longest-running film franchise in cinema historyonly damage to this whole volume is the ragged edges seen on the images, and is reflected in the pricethe result is an affordable, compact yet comprehensive record of every single bond film ever made, beginning with drthis impeccably british character created by author ian fleming has starred in 24 eon-produced films, played by six different actors over five decadessee oxfam website for delivery information read morein collaboration with eon productions, this trade edition of the james bond archives includes all the same stunning imagery and behind-the-scenes knowledge as the original xl book, just with a smaller format and a softer price tagno () and ending with spectre ()oxfam shop smithdown road "bond, james bond
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It is concerned both with the history of language and the language of historyoxfam bookshop carlisle this book is an investigation of how societies have understood and described themselveswords such as "liberty" and "equality" have to be understood in a limited sense in the french and american revolutions, but it would be impossible to understand these events without recourse to these resonant conceptspages clean and unmarked see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe author examines how political declarations and manifestos relate to the societies from which they emanated and for which they aimed to legislatethe chapters include studies of societies in germany, china, usa and india, pre-revolutionary france and 19th-century britain and americathe essays in this book explore the difficulties and the possibilities in understanding language as historical evidence softcover in excellent condition
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This book deals with the history of the austrian empire and austria-hungarythis is a military history book which deals with the inside story of the world's most feared soldiersboth books are in fair conditionprice is £1 for each book2 paperback books: - the habsburg monarchy by ajp taylor published by penguinthe gurkhas by john parker published by headline
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Kings and queens: the history of the british monarchy, paperback by ganeri, anita, isbn , isbn-13 offers factual and practical information for children on a range of popular subjects, including machines, history and the natural world
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* * £ the history of magic by rurt seligmann, usedshop / collectables the history of magic by rurt seligmann, used1 in stock 1 add to basket categories: books, collectables tags: books, collectable, magic
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The history of flight parragon book service ltd; reprint edition (1 septtells the dramatic and inspiring story of the people, technology and events that made aviation historypages, hardcover 273 cm "a stunningly illustrated and evocative celebration of flight, from the first pioneering aviators to 21st century air travelfeatures more than 350 archive and contemporary photographs and colour profile artworks" can deliver within north/west kent, west sussex areas
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Oxfam bookshop lower petergate a very nice signed copy of this work charting the history of nothe book has been signed by the author with an inscription99 squadron of the royal air force, from 197 towritten with the support of squadron association members, the author has collected individual stories to capture the flavour of past eras and events, such as the early days of the air force during the first world war, the bomber attacks of and the berlin airlift ofthe author was recruited into the squadron at the outset of the second world war, and continued a distinguished career in the years after the warsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein good condition, there is one medium tear to the top of the dust jacket
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It highlights the misleading images that have distorted people's view of the history of lifethe history of science, daniel kevles recounts the the strange story of resistance to the idea that viruses can cause canceroliver sacks offers tour of scientific roads not taken, or taken too latestephen jay gould gives a summary of his critique of conventional "progressive" pictures of evolutionary change, using trees, ladders and conessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham this volume examines the ways in which science is influenced by cultureit explores areas of darkness and forgetting in scientific research, and the use of inappropriate mechanistic metaphors in the understanding of biological systemsit also considers the neglect of useful research that does not fit the current intellectual fashion in sciencerichard lewontin rejects the attempt to reduce the complexity of living things to the simplicity of physicsjonathan miller, with typical wit and insight, shows how the discredited panacea of hypnotism could have helped to reveal a non-freudian view of the unconscious - an unconscious that is not simply the dark underside of the mind, but a powerfully enabling form of knowledge
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Other volumes deal with american zionism, the history of judaism in the united states, and american jewry's reaction to the holocaustthis is volume 1 onlycentral european jews in america and anti-semitism in americathe book is in very good conditionoxfam bookshop hampstead american jewish history: colonial and early national period, vol 1Â by jeffrey seach volume has its own index and is separately titled, esee oxfam website for delivery information read moregurock part of a eight-volume set containing 211 journal articles and book chapters on jewish life in america, most written during the last 50 yearsit has no dust jacket as issued and it is immaculate inside
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