The history of economic ideas economic thought
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The volume contributes to the thriving literature on the history of emotions and destabilizes narratives that have often understood fear in very specific linguistic, cultural, and geographical settingsin addition to the editors, the contributors are alexander etkind, lisbeth haas, andreas killen, david lederer, melani mcalister, ronald schechter, marla stone, ravi sundaram, and charles walkerfrom the eighteenth-century peruvian highlands and the california borderlands to the urban cityscapes of contemporary russia and india, this book collectively explores the wide range of causes, experiences, and explanations of this protean emotionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit has been defined as a purely biological reality, derided as an excuse for cowardice, attacked as a force for social control, and even denigrated as an unnatural condition that has no place in the disenchanted world of enlightened modernityoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, only slight shelf wear to cover fear is ubiquitous but slipperyin these times of institutionalized insecurity and global terror, facing fear sheds light on the meaning, diversity, and dynamism of fear in multiple world-historical contexts, and demonstrates how fear universally binds us to particular presents but also to a broad spectrum of memories, stories, and states in the pastrather, by using a comparative, multidisciplinary framework, the book situates fear in more global terms, breaks new ground in the historical and cultural analysis of emotions, and sets out a new agenda for further research
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Oxfam bookshop st albans the history of parliament is the history of the united kingdom itselfothers were hot-headed, violent and self-servingit is the vivid, colourful biography of a cast of characters whose passions and obsessions, strengths and weaknesses laid the foundations of modern democracyyet their rowdy confrontations, their campaigning zeal and their unstable alliances framed our nationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefew were unambiguously nobleit has a cast of thousandsthis first of two volumes takes us on a 500-year journey from parliament's earliest days in the thirteenth century through the turbulent years of the wars of the roses and the upheavals of the civil wars, and up to , when parliament - and the united kingdom, embracing scotland and ireland - emerged in a modern formchris bryant tells this epic tale through the lives of the myriad mps, lords and bishops who passed through parliamentsome were ambitious, visionary and altruistic
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An interesting read for those interested in aviation historyr hinchliffe in , the crossing by amelia earhart in and the italian seaplane crossings in and internally there are a number of partially loose pages (plate between ) but none that are completely loose at the end of the book is an appendix that lists successful and unsuccessful atlantic crossings from to , and black and white photos are dotted throughout the booksee oxfam website for delivery information read more it begins by looking at the first attempts made by balloon and airship at the start of the 20th century, and then the first attempts by plane in the aftermath of world war one, including that by harry hawker the illustrations are all clear the pages are generally clean and the binding, while not strong, is secureoxfam bookshop lincoln this book looks at the development of transatlantic flight and the numerous attempts made since the invention of flight the book is in a fair condition, there is notable wear on the exterior cover especially at the edges and spine, where the gilded lettering has also faded it then looks at the first non-stop crossing by john alcock and arthur brown in and the first airship crossings  this book was presented as a prize in at ryhope secondary school, as shown by the sticker on the second page and the gilded crest on the front cover further on it looks at the crossings of the south atlantic, the first crossings via greenland, the first solo crossing by charles lindbergh in , the disappearance of a flight by captain w
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Oxfam bookshop woodbridge this book deals with the history of mining and smelting from the renaissance to the presentmartin lynch opens with the invention, sometime before , of a revolutionary technique for separating silver from copperlynch also discusses the industrial revolution and the far-reaching changes to mining and smelting brought about by the steam engine; the era of the gold rushes; the massive mineral developments and technological leaps forward which took place in the usa and south africa at the end of the 19th century; and, finally, the spread of mass metal-production techniques amid the violent struggles of the 20th centuryin an engaging, concise and fast-paced text, he presents the interplay of personalities, politics and technology that have shaped the metallurgical industries over the last 500 yearsthe dust jacket has a plastic loose protective cover, inside clean and unmarked see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit was this invention which brought back to life the rich copper-silver mines of central europe, in the process making brass cannon and silver coin available to the ambitious habsburg emperors, thereby underpinning their quest for european domination
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The history of worldcup virtually new condition! collector's album with special issues stamps on the occasion of the football world cup issues vary between to , all referring to the football world cup both cancelled and mnh stamps, fdc covers and sheets or blocksdes comores, guinée-bissau, france, brazil, magyar, russia, equatorial guinea, italy, laos, mauritania, maldives, sierra leone, nevis, mozambique, serbia, grenada, hungary, south africathe album, in black ring binder (4 rings) is composed of 90 separate stock pages (4 holes): total number of stamps: stamp sheetlets 19 fdc covers 49 mnh separate stamps 81 cancelled separate stamps 1 postcard 1st day cancellation 29 text pages in 3 languages, german, french, dutchalbum has pages with expert explanation in 3 languages: german, french and dutch order of the pages can be rearranged to your likingthe photos show the order in which the album is currently arrangedall details are shown on the photos that were taken of each pageour 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 availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki29 x 29 cm, 4 cm thick read morestamps from: palau, germany, liberia, the gambia, guyana, korea, commonwealth of dominica, mexico, republic of côte d'ivoire, libya, tunisia, rclear photos included of each album page, both the stamps and the textthe photos are part of the descriptionthe album contains stamps from various countries, both participating and non-participating countries of the football world cupplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteseparate pages with protective film for the stamps, covers and sheets (blocks)
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I love those earrings: a popular history from ancient to modern, hardcover by merrill, jane; filstrup, chris (con), isbn , isbn-13 , like new used, free shipping in the us examines the history of earrings, from the byzantine era to contemporary artisans, discussing the styles of design, relationships to dress, and the symbolism
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Folio society the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire i have the full 8book collection here for sale all in very good condition presented in two 4 book hard protective covers the price is ÂŁ115 if you require delivery this is at an additional cost to you collection is also welcome
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Oxfam bookshop woodbridge this volume of the history of the times provides a fascinating lens through which to review the close of the twentieth century and the dawn of the twenty-firstreview copy with a note from the publishervery good condition with dust cover see oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst edition first impression
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Oxfam shop abergavenny an opportunity to own this rare set of 4 linen-backed, 2 miles to one inch maps and accompanying booklet, south wales and the border in the fourteenth century by william rees, professor of the history of walesthe maps, which have the stamp of the history department of the university of southampton, have been drawing-pinned to a board at some stage and one has a minor tear to one edge but otherwise all are in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe card covers have slight damage and some pages of have been annotated lightly in pencilthe four maps each unfold to 70cm x 90cmthe booklet is 24cm x 15cm
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Unusual piece of history for anyone interested in the history of st ives etc read moreepitome of the title to the st ives estate of lord cowley - - signed by waltons & co, 101 leadenhall street, london
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The rock and roll hall of fame describes him as "the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music"his mainstream career lasted only four years, but he is widely regarded as one of the most influential guitarists in history and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th centuryour 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 availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikijimi hendrix the greatest original sessions french box set jimi hendrix ?– the greatest original sessions label: musidisc ?– ccv format: 4 × vinyl, lp, compilation, box set, compilation country: france released: excellent condition james marshall "jimi" hendrix (born johnny allen hendrix; november – september ) was an american rock guitarist, singer, and songwriterplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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From the scots pine to the one-flowered wintergreen, "scottish wild plants" provides a wealth of detailed factual material about over 40 of the most rare and interesting species, focussing on special features of interest, the history of their discovery and their particular ecological needs  in every corner of scotland, wild plants grow in habitats specific to their needs and evolution, from open moorland to mountain ledges and from grasslands to wetlandssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreexternally the cover is in very good condition with minimal signs of wearoxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionit is superbly illustrated throughout with sydney clarke's stunning photographsinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarked
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames in full: "the history of wargrave, berkssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein which is included the legend of queen emma, and an account of the ancient monuments in the parish church; its records, and charitiesthe author's copy of the original book, including his annotations, was used for this editionplus appendices and introductory matterclean and bright, boards slightly sprung, corners a little rubbed, some sticker residue on the front endpapercompiled entirely from original documents in the british museum, record office &csize: 8vo - over 7Âľ" - 9Âľ" tall
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It is the definitive book on the history of american "exploitative" films and a unique contribution to motion picture historysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall covers, spine, end papers and pages in tactoxfam shop derby this book captures the core basic integrity, the wicked sense of humour, and the unerring sense of showmanship of this american original
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Oxfam shop dumfries experience the great battles the history of the world's military is brought to life by great works of art, detailed descriptions, animations, and musicthe program investigates the armies and tactics, the background to each battle, the central characters, the battle itself, and where the battle took placewatch an animated battlefield or learn about the main characters of these great battles, discover napoleon's motives and tactics, and then find out what the allies did to defeat him pc requirements: windows , me, 200 or xp pentium 200 processor 32mb ram 640xbit colour screen cd rom drive sound blaster card see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis program features the great battles of culloden, austerlitz, gettysburg, verdun, and d-day
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Oxfam bookshop bloomsbury street the history of the fairchild family or the child's manual, by mrssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreembossed design on front and back coverintermediate small foxing throughout the pagesbumping at both bottom and top of spineslight splitting of the spine from covers at the topseveral previous owners have written their names into the end page and title page in pencil or inksignatures are splitting in some placestitle page is splitting from the binding (see photo)binding is slightly loose, but still intactcondition: dark green cloth over boardslight shelf wear on the bottom of the coversspine has gold embossed title
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Now, in the history of jazz, ted gioia tells the story of this music as it has never been told before, in a book that brilliantly portrays the legendary jazz players, the breakthrough styles, and the world in which it evolvedfrom the rent parties of harlem to the after-hours spots in kansas city, louis armstrong and duke ellington to wynton marsalis and pat metheny, this book captures all the vibrant colours of jazz on one glorious palatesee oxfam website for delivery information read more a couple of small nicks at the top of the contents pagefrom the seed first planted by slave dances held in congo square and nurtured by early ensembles led by buddy bolden and joe 'king' oliver, jazz began its long winding odyssey across america and around the world, giving flower to a thousand different forms -- swing, bebop, cool jazz, jazz-rock fusion -- and a thousand great musiciansjazz is the most colourful and varied art form in the world and it was born in one of the most colourful and varied cities, new orleansoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells very good condition paperback
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Oxfam bookshop beverley this book is the pioneer scholarly work in english on the history of japanese-turkish relations between andbased upon original primary source documentation and introducing new perspectives, the subject offers the opportunity of tracing the history of nationalism in terms of japanese asianism and pan-turkist, pan-islamist currents as we the kemalist agenda of the new secular turkish republiccondition: slight creasing on the spine see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It includes traditional subjects such as bibliography, palaeography, the history of printing, editorial theory and practice, textual criticism, book collecting, and libraries, but it also engages with newer disciplines such as the history of the book and the electronic bookit pays particular attention to how different societies shape books and how books shape societiesboth the books and the slipcase are in pristine conditionoxfam bookshop preston the oxford companion to the book is a unique work of reference, covering the book, broadly conceived, throughout the world from ancient to modern timesthe work includes a substantial series of introductory essays alongside an a-z section of over entries, all linked by thorough cross-referencing and served by a classified index of entriestext is printed on high-quality gloss paper, with black-and-white illustrations see oxfam website for delivery information read moretwo large hardback books quarter-bound in red leather, with gilt stamping and bookmark ribbon, presented in an attractively decorated cardboard slipcase
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The developments and omissions in past and present policies are discussed in this study, which represents a valuable contribution to the literature on the history of child care and the place of handicapped children in modern societyoxfam bookshop newport why have handicapped children been offered such different - and usually inferior - patterns of residential care? why have official policies towards them lagged so far behind those towards other children living away from their families? what must be done now to complete curtis's unfinished business and to guarantee handicapped children the same official concern as others living away from their own homes?  ann shearer has written a fascinating book in which she unfolds for the first time the history of residential care for handicapped children since the curtis report in , the book contains a wealth of information - facts, figures, statutory references, committee reports and evidence to royal commissions some signs of previous use (eoverall, no significant flawssee oxfam website for delivery information read morenot ex-library and no notes or highlightingscuffs, minor blemishes on the cover) including some foxing on the front cover and text blockcontains the previous owner's name in neat black pen
19 €
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George richards minot: continuation of the history of the province of massachussets bay from the year with anintroductory sketch of events from its original settlementfeb [-june, ], bostonprinted by manning & loringour 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 availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki21 x 13 cm some defects in binding and the leaves have abundant spots of oxidation of the ink and yellowingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Illustrated with over 180 photographs, the book creates a compelling new perspective on the history of celebrity, notoriety and the nature of iconographyqueen victoria, mahatma gandhi, adolf hitler, greta garbo, john f kennedy, marilyn monroe, audrey hepburn, james dean, elvis presley, muhammad ali the world's most photographed explores the photographic image of ten of the best-known faces of modern historyoxfam shop worcester national portrait gallery in collaboration with the bbc the ten selected personalities range from a crowned head of state to a world-beating boxer, from film stars to a fascist dictator see oxfam website for delivery information read moreby unearthing photographs that have previously been lost or suppressed, author robin muir demonstrates not only how the public image of each subject was manipulated, but he also gives fresh insights into their personalities and lives
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Oxfam books & music totnes a small book with an abbreviated and simplified history of romethe boards are enclosed in brown cloth with a gilt pattern to front and back and on the spine coversee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is also gilt lettering to the spinethe binding is good and there are no other marksharvey and darton hardback with no djthere are two brown marks on the inside of the front cover and inside the rear cover; they look like the remnants of sellotapethe first edition was but i cannot find a date for this second editionthere are some pencil annotations on the front end papersthere is a frontispiece if cincinnatus
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There is a page of additional text on the company history glued in on the inside of the back boardoxfam bookshop newport 'buckinghams: a hundred years in the shoe trade ' charts the history of j buckingham and sons, the family boot and shoe retailers business based in norwich, and the development of the shoe tradefull-page black and white photographs throughout (see images 2 and 3 for examples)little signs of use and inside the text block and images are bright and cleanunusual, grained papervery good condition for its age see oxfam website for delivery information read moretasteful soft-yellow cloth cover, with taped spine and title lettering in gilt along spine, shows minor weara quality, collectable itemno highlighting or other notes
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Includes: the history of philip quarll, goody twoshoes, the governess, jemima placid, the perambulations of a mouse, the village school, the little queen, history of little jack see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music wells editionowners sticker inside coverpages held firmlypages have brown marks and a couple of small water stainscracking open from cover at frontlight tanning to page edgesthe hard cover is worn and torn along spine
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Illustrated historynew book about the history of wwi by ian westwellwwll by donald somervilleexcellent condition
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The history of the coronation by lawrence e tannerover 100 illustrations recording the origins of coronations and produced in as a commemorative and educational work prior to the coronation of queen elizabeh ii in
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This is a great anthology of golden age sf published between and coupled with a informative and interesting history of the magazines of that decadethis is available for cash on collection or p&p ÂŁ3
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This is a second edition on the development of the history of the triumph bonneville by j r nelson
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Vintage british airways the history of flight playing cards unique & informative pack of playing cards which have been exclusively developed for british airwaysstandard size pack + 2 joker cardsthe cards give an insight into the early pioneering days of passenger flight right up to the present dayaircraft type, year introduced, passenger capacity, cruising speed in excellent condition - cards have never been used will sell for ÂŁ8 (includes postage) read morealso an additional card with a description for each card i
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