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'britannia bright's bewilderment in the wilderness of westminster' was first performed at the poetry international festival at the institute of contemporary arts on 18 june , with clive james as narrator and russell davies voicing all the charactersin excellent condition with no notes or inscriptionsclive james () was an australian journalist and writer who moved to the uk inmany of the characters' names recall politicians of the day: harold wiles, ted tede, shirley whirleysee oxfam website for delivery information read more this poem is a satire on the british parliamentoxfam shop cowley road a political poem in rhyming couplets by clive james with illustrations by marcsoftcover published by jonathan cape, first edition
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Oxfam bookshop brighton this collection of writings presents contemporary views on the integration of buddhism in the westexamining these issues and many more, the contributors seek to bring buddhism into a realistic and informed relationship with contemporary western thoughthowever, by responding to this by attempting to synthesise buddhism with the values of contemporary culture can lead to doubts about authenticity and dilutionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebuddhist traditions are often perceived as inaccessible and too firmly fixed to a cultural framework with some people, especially women, left feeling alienated and undervaluedthe decline of mechanism and positivism offers new opportunities to bring together western buddhist views of the mind and its relationship to its surroundingswritten by psychologists and scholars, the essays discuss many of the difficult questions raised by buddhism's increased presencein particular the issue of the balance between authenticity and accessibility is examinedover the past few decades buddhism has deepened its presence in the west and as a result teachings and practices are becoming integrated with those of western psychology in a more productive way
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She traces the roots of contemporary theories of justice and inequality, civil disobedience, just war, global and intergenerational justice, and population ethics in the s and '70s and beyondin this first-ever history of contemporary liberal theory, katrina forrester shows how liberal egalitarianism-a set of ideas about justice, equality, obligation, and the state-became dominant, and traces its emergence from the political and ideological context of the postwar united states and britainin the aftermath of the civil rights movement and the vietnam war, rawls's a theory of justice made a particular kind of liberalism essential to political philosophyusing archival sources, forrester explores the ascent and legacy of this form of liberalism by examining its origins in midcentury debates among american antistatists and british egalitarians"-michael eric dyson, new york times a history of how political philosophy was recast by the rise of postwar liberalism and irrevocably changed by john rawls's a theory of justicein the shadow of justice tells the story of how liberal political philosophy was transformed in the second half of the twentieth century under the influence of john rawlsoxfam bookshop cotham hill black boards with gold-embossed spine which is unbrokenpages are clean and tight with no tears, bumps, or nicksin these years, political philosophers extended, developed, and reshaped this liberalism as they responded to challenges and alternatives on the left and right-from the new international economic order to the rise of the new rightthese thinkers remade political philosophy in ways that influenced not only their own trajectory but also that of their criticssee oxfam website for delivery information read morerecasting the history of late twentieth-century political thought and providing novel interpretations and fresh perspectives on major political philosophers, in the shadow of justice offers a rigorous look at liberalism's ambitions and limitsfine unclipped dust-wrapper "a forceful, encyclopedic study
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The approach draws at the same time from the philosophical modernism of hermann cohen, the dialogical philosophy of buber, the religious phenomenology of heschel, and the insights of contemporary biblical scholars, including literary analysts of the bibleoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no marks or wear the fundamental book of eliezer schweid is a modern interpretation of the bible as narrative and law which can reopen the dialogue of contemporary jews with the bible, from which a dynamic jewish culture can continue to draw its inspirationthe world is gods creation, and its resources are to be deployed as necessary for the sustenance and need-fulfillment of all peoples and all creatures equally a message very much relevant to the ecological crisis facing us all at the present timesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreschweid helps us to appreciate the broader message of the narrative of creation and settlement of the land in its ecumenical and planetary dimensions
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Two specialist books on french furniture in two parts written in the french language by alfred champeaux curator of the library of the association of decorative arts in pariscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea study or reference literature for true lovers or specialists of french furniture or those who want to become itare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis edition is frompart two includes: - "the period of the seventeenth (xvii), eighteenth (xviii) and nineteenth (xix) century" and also 317 pages and contains 108 drawn images, followed by a table of contentsthe two parts are nicely bound in a red hard cover with gold and black printpart one describes: - "the period of the antiques, the middle ages and the renaissance" - 317 pages and contains 75 drawn images, followed by a table of contents
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Exhibition catalogue of the exhibition "on the verge of visibility" by wolgang tillmans at the museum of contemporary art in serralves incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe cover of the book has the particularity of unfolding like a leporello in 3 partsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea very lovely book by the famous german photographer
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This book offers a visionary alternative to the confusions of contemporary lifeoxfam bookshop kingsbridge very good clean copythis book explores the status of religion in the post-prophetic age, especially as seen through the eyes of the french islamic scholar henry corbinit speaks to believers and non-believers alikein lucid and simple prose, cheetham explores the creative role of the imagination in the formative ground of the three great abrahamic religions: judaism, christianity, and islamsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor corbin, engaging the soul of the world through the mediating power of the imaginal is an act of love, a theme cheetham expands through his analysis of such concepts as mystical poverty, contemplative knowledge, the luminosity of the earth, the theophanic vision, the christ angel, incarnation, the divine sensorium, alchemical transformation, the spiritual humanism of ivan illich, western iconoclasm, and the centrality of gnosis
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Quebec and related silver at detroit institute of arts: [catalogue] - hardcover
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Shepard fairey's was called by the institute of contemporary art as one of today's best known and most influential street artists and has been featured in museums, art journals and books5" obama "vote" print that was created by contemporary artist shepard fairey of obey giant is 100% authentic and hand-numbered in pencil by the artist excellent, nearly perfect conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis print can be yours to frame, hang and collectour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteit is silk screened on thick cream matte paper, on some of the most quality paper i have seennote: photo has been edited to smudge out the edition number for the privacy of the buyer-- all edition # marks on print are crisp and clear! not only is this going to be a collectors item for years to come, imagine the value of owning a piece from an absolutely monumental election5" this limited edition large 25" x38sold out print from the "artists for obama" gallery on the official barack obama website edition large 25" x38
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Oxfam bookshop thame volume 7 of the monographs on archaeology and fine arts sponsored by the archaeological institute of america and the college art association of americasee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It provides accounts of all aspects of contemporary life, from the arts and entertainment, to politics and religionthe book takes pepys' diary, which he kept almost daily from , as its central resource, but also includes 'voices' from all levels of society, taken from a wide variety of contemporaneous sourceshis life encompassed happenings of huge historical and human impact - the execution of charles i and the great fire of london to name but twooxfam bookshop cheltenham though no king or great general, thanks to his diary samuel pepys is one of the most interesting characters in historyvoices from the world of samuel pepys captures the spirit of restoration london, as it grew to become a major centre of international commerce and culturesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablelot of 8 bars, issued in the s by the pontificio istituto bibblico, vatican state, and depicting amazing biblical scenesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedetails as shown by picturesreturn are acceptedtracked and insured international shippingwith small signs of ageing (the bars are approxon the back side, you can read the logo of the institute, and a reference to the bible verses related to the scenemain features: dimensions 39x26x3 mm weight (each) grams: 26, total weight approxhallmarked on the edgeproof (mirror finish)
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Oxfam bookshop preston the oxford handbook of contemporary phenomenology presents twenty-eight essays by some of the leading figures in the field, and gives an authoritative overview of the type of work and range of topics found and discussed in contemporary phenomenologyit includes discussions of such diverse topics as intentionality, embodiment, perception, naturalism, temporality, self-consciousness, language, knowledge, ethics, politics, art and religion, and will make it clear that phenomenology, far from being a tradition of the past, is alive and in a position to make valuable contributions to contemporary thoughtsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is the definitive guide to what is currently going on in phenomenologythe handbook will be a rich source of insight and stimulation for philosophers, students of philosophy, and for people working in other disciplines of the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, who are interested in the state of phenomenology todaysome offer detailed analyses of concrete phenomena; others take a more comprehensive perspective and seek to outline and motivate the future direction of phenomenologythe essays aim to articulate and develop original theoretical perspectivessome of them are concerned with issues and questions typical and distinctive of phenomenological philosophy, while others address questions familiar to analytic philosophers, but do so with arguments and ideas taken from phenomenology
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This first novel of germany's most celebrated contemporary playwright is written in prose of tremendous power and precisionexactly the type of book that readers in search of striking european voices should embrace" john boyne, author of the boy in the striped pyjamasa contemporary berlin fairy tale that bristles with urban truths - the first novel of germany's best-known contemporary playwright one clear, ice-cold january morning shortly after dawn, a wolf crosses the border between poland and germanyon an icy motorway eighty kilometres outside the city, a fuel tanker jack-knifes and explodesand elisabeth's father, a famous sculptor, observes the vast skeleton of a whale in his studio and asks: what am i doing here? and why? experiences and encounters flicker past with a raw, visual power, like frames in a black and white filmthose who catch sight of the wolf see their own lives reflected, and find themselves searching for a different path in a cold timethe lone wolf is glimpsed on the hard shoulder and photographed by tomasz, a polish construction worker who cannot survive in germany without his girlfriendoxfam bookshop cheltenham "a highly original and often hypnotic worka woman burns her mother's diaries on a berlin balconytranslated from the german by jamie bulloch see oxfam website for delivery information read morehis trail leads all the way to berlin, connecting the lives of disparate individuals whose paths intersect and divergeelisabeth and micha run away through the snow from their home village, crossing the wolf's tracks on their way to the city
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Key features*substantial readings of fiction by major contemporary authors (eissues relating to the postmodern representation of history and the development of a postmodern politics are also addressed in relation to works of contemporary fictioncontemporary works of fiction by novelists such as don delillo, toni morrison, salman rushdie, thomas pynchon and martin amis are viewed in relation to critiques of the 'culture industry', analyses of the 'postmodern condition' and theories of simulacraoxfam bookshop hexham the fiction of postmodernity is a significant and accessible new study of the relation of postmodern fiction to theories of the postmodernthomas pynchon, salman rushdie, don delillo)*introduces influential theories of the postmodern (fredric jameson, jean-francois lyotard, jean baudrillard)*analysis of the relationships of modernism and the avant-garde to postmodernism*focuses on the critical potential of postmodernism and postmodern fiction see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book offers descriptions of the postmodern from both the marxist critical tradition and from the perspective of postmarxismthe work of influential theorists of the postmodern - such as theodor adorno, jean-francois lyotard, fredric jameson and jean baudrillard - is explained and comparedkey features in both these definitions are explained in relation to modernist and postmodern works of fiction
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In developing this theological realism, the book furnishes an account of christian criticism capable of addressing key debates in contemporary theology and political theorybourne develops this account and shows how it is consonant with aspects of the work of a range of contemporary theologians including stanley hauerwas, john milbank, karl barth, and dietrich bonhoefferthe book concludes by developing an account of the impact such a theological realism and practice of critique might have on contemporary political theory--with explorations of the doxological nature of social change, the changing shape of the state, governmentality and political sovereignty, and the status and role of religious communities in civil societyhe demonstrates that only a vigorous theological realism, grounded in the universal lordship of christ, is capable of providing a foundation for local, particular, and ad hoc practices of critiquethis realism bases social and political criticism in the purposes of a nonviolent, patient, and reconciling godrichard bourne identifies a theological realism found in the work of john howard yodersee oxfam website for delivery information read morebourne begins by arguing for the public status of theological political claimsoxfam books & music lancaster seek the peace of the city provides a robust engagement with the theological foundations and practices of christian social and political criticism
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Text book of weaving artsoxfam bookshop hove weaving: a handbook of fiber arts by shirley ecover worn but intactheld -- cover has marks othewise book overall very good, the book is complete with no tears or missing pagesprinciples of designdyes and yarn dyeing binding strong, illustrated with hundreds of photos, charts, and illustrationsthe professional weaversee oxfam website for delivery information read morechapters include among other topics information on: origins of clothmostly black and white with some color plates
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Great britain royal institute of chemistry centenary mnh ** sg am happy to ship with carrier of your choice read more
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Anyone wishing to understand contemporary italy will find it essential to have this enormously attractive and intelligent bookcontemporary italy strongly mirrors britain - the countries have roughly the same extent, population size and gnp - and yet they are fantastically differentginsborg sees this difference as most fundamentally clear in the role of the family and it is the family which is at the heart of italian politics and businesssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham in this long-awaited book (already a major bestseller in italy) ginsborg has created a fascinating, sophisticated and definitive account of how italy has coped, or failed to cope, with the past two decades
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This book offers a highly readable translation of the twenty books of the etymologies, one of the most widely known texts for a thousand years from isidore's timeisidore provides etymologies for most of the terms he explains, finding in the causes of words the underlying key to their meaning615 and the early 630s and it takes the form of an encyclopedia, arranged by subject matteroxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear this work is a complete english translation of the latin etymologies of isidore, bishop of seville (cit contains much lore of the late classical world beginning with the seven liberal arts, including rhetoric, and touches on thousands of topics ranging from the names of god, the terminology of the law, the technologies of fabrics, ships and agriculture to the names of cities and rivers, the theatrical arts, and cooking utensilssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreisidore compiled the work between c
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Fearing that hogwarts' venerable headmaster, albus dumbledore, is lying about voldemort's return in order to undermine his power and take his job, the minister for magic, cornelius fudge, appoints a new defense against the dark arts teacher to keep watch over dumbledore and the hogwarts studentsoxfam shop magdelen street in harry potter and the order of the phoenix, harry returns for his fifth year of study at hogwarts and discovers that much of the wizarding community is in denial about the teenager's recent encounter with the evil lord voldemort, preferring to turn a blind eye to the news that voldemort has returnedbut professor dolores umbridge's ministry-approved course of defensive magic leaves the young wizards woefully unprepared to defend themselves against the dark forces threatening them and the entire wizarding community, so at the prompting of his friends hermione and ron, harry takes matters into his own handsmeeting secretly with a small group of students who name themselves "dumbledore's army," harry teaches them how to defend themselves against the dark arts, preparing the courageous young wizards for the extraordinary battle that lies aheadsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith the ability to play multiple characters, including harry potter, dumbledore and sirius black, the videogame of harry potter and the order of the phoenix offers fans the opportunity to wield a wand, explore all around hogwarts, and experience one of the most exciting and dangerous years in the life of the boy who lived
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Fearing that hogwarts' venerable headmaster, albus dumbledore, is lying about voldemort's return in order to undermine his power and take his job, the minister for magic, cornelius fudge, appoints a new defense against the dark arts teacher to keep watch over dumbledore and the hogwarts studentsdiscs in excellent conditionbut professor dolores umbridge's ministry-approved course of defensive magic leaves the young wizards woefully unprepared to defend themselves against the dark forces threatening them and the entire wizarding community, so at the prompting of his friends hermione and ron, harry takes matters into his own handsin harry potter and the order of the phoenix, harry returns for his fifth year of study at hogwarts and discovers that much of the wizarding community is in denial about the teenager's recent encounter with the evil lord voldemort, preferring to turn a blind eye to the news that voldemort has returnedmeeting secretly with a small group of students who name themselves "dumbledore's army," harry teaches them how to defend themselves against the dark arts, preparing the courageous young wizards for the extraordinary battle that lies aheadoxfam shop kendal case in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith the ability to play multiple characters, including harry potter, dumbledore and sirius black, the videogame of harry potter and the order of the phoenix offers fans the opportunity to wield a wand, explore all around hogwarts, and experience one of the most exciting and dangerous years in the life of the boy who lived
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Drawing upon a number of contributors, edited by hugh mcclintock, a lecturer in the institute of planning studies at the university of nottinghamthere is a signature from a previous owner on the inside coveroxfam bookshop lower petergate an academic study of the impact of planning, and provision for, cycling in urban areassee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith chapters on the theory and principles of planning for cycling, and detailed case studies of schemes across different countriesin very good condition, with a few marks around the edge of the cover and a little bit of yellowing to the edge of the pages
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These interviews provide unique insights into the discursive repertoires that underpin contemporary culture, and will make a significant contribution to the mainly theoretical debates about world musicthis book presents a sociological analysis of this enduring relationship and asks: how are ideas of race critical to the understanding of music genres and preferences? what does the 'love of difference' via music contribute to contemporary perspectives of racism? previous studies of world music have situated it within the dynamics of local/global musical production, the representation of nations and ethnic groups, theories of globalization, hybridization and cultural appropriationthe text offers a view of world music from 'within,' building on original, qualitative, interview-based research with people from the british world music scenesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hove minor shelf wear to hardcover, contents in very good, clean condition throughouthaynes adds a conceptual and textual shift to these debates by utilizing world music as a lens for examining cultural imaginaries of race and analytical nuances of racializationrace and music seem fatally entwined in a way that involves both creative ethnic hybridity and ongoing problems of racism
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Leicester arts and museum service  a catalogue of works by ernest gimson, ernest, sidney and edward barnsley and peter waals in the collections of leicester arts and museum servicevery minor curling of front coversmall crease on back cover see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop clifton ernest gimson and the cotswold group of craftsmen by annette carruthers used, in very good condition
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The parable of the pipeline: how anyone can build a pipeline of ongoing residual income in the new economy by international network training institute (int ships from us supplier related searches: parables of pipeline, parable of the pipeline books, parable of the pipeline format: paperback / softback dimensions: x 127 x centimeters weight: 0
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His books include 'the cinema of john carpenter: the technique of terror' (), 'film's musical moments' (), and 'contemporary new zealand cinema' (iabout the author ian conrich is director of the centre for new zealand studies at birkbeck, university of london
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Selected masterpieces of contemporary chinese calligraphers, compiled by wenguo pan & yongzheng zhangthe artists featured include juntao qian, zhiliu xie, peiqiu chen, wenshu hu and numerous othersbook condition: good - slight wear to spine and corners, but tightly bound and clean throughouttranslated by wenguo panin the preface, compiler wenguo pan describes chinese characters as 'the eighth wonder) herein, helpfully accompanied with english translationand first among them', and passionately explains how they have adapted and survived as a form of writing for millennia, before praising the modern-day chinese calligraphers who have put both physical and digital efforts to paint the poems of the tang dynasty ( asee oxfam website for delivery information read morepublished by household world pp
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The description of england: classic contemporary accoun - paperback harrisondispatched with royal mail 2nd classcondition is acceptable
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Title: contemporary military theory: the dynamics of warauthor(s): widen, j
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