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First english translation of the classic texts of t'ai chi ch'uanthis is required reading for practitioners of every stylea handbook of the classical chinese literature on which the art of t'ai chi is based
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With clarity and conciseness, kenneth dyson examines the fascinating tapestry of thought about public authority that the state tradition represents, and identifies the major individual contributions to that tapestryin addition to offering a clear conceptualisation of state, he deals with such key issues as the role of the intellectual, the social function of state theories, and the difficulties of accommodating state and democracycover has some light shelfwear and a single line to the spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop horsham why have continental european societies developed the idea of the abstract impersonal state as the fundamental institution of political rule? why, on the other hand, has this idea played a relatively insignificant part in the history of english-speaking countries? it is to such questions that this major study is addressedinternal pages are clean and unmarked with very slight foxing to some page edges
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The protestant tradition stems mainly from luther, calvin, and the sectarianshe speaks with conviction and vigour about issues including religious tolerance and intolerance and the conflict between church and state; he closes with a plea for unity the churchoxfam bookshop carlisle first published in , this book was intended to offer a new interpretation of early protestantism and, against this background, a searching treatment of modern religious issuessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe sectarian movement was steadily gaining strength in england in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; dr whale examines its teachings and tells of its later developmentafter him calvin, with his remorseless logic, may seem an unsympathetic figure; but here he is shown in his proper light as the great statesman and doctrinarian of the young churchsome page edge and board wear, jacket is cutluther was the revolutionary genius; because of his acute sense of paradox his teaching is difficult to understand, but dr whale's summing-up makes it a good deal easier
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The yoga tradition its history, literature, philosophy and practice by georg feuerstein, phd (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Everything for everyone the radical tradition that is shaping the next economy by nathan schneider (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Its thirty chapters explore germany's complex relationship to democracy, ideologies of "reactionary modernism," the rise of the "new woman," bauhaus architecture, the impact of mass media, the literary life, the tradition of cabaret and urban entertainment, and the situation of jews, intellectuals, and workers before and during the emergence of fascismoxfam bookshop glossop road creasing to cover and spinegood overall condition a laboratory for competing visions of modernity, the weimar republic () continues to haunt the imagination of the twentieth centuryit invites a wide community of readers to discover the richness and complexity of the turbulent years in germany before hitler's rise to powerthe weimar republic sourcebook represents the most comprehensive documentation of weimar culture, history, and politics assembled in any languagesee oxfam website for delivery information read moredrawing from such primary sources as magazines, newspapers, manifestoes, and official documents (many unknown even to specialists and most never before available in english), this book challenges the traditional boundaries between politics, culture, and social lifethis will be a major resource and reference work for students and scholars in history; art; architecture; literature; social and political thought; and cultural, film, german, and women's studiesits political and cultural lessons retain uncanny relevance for all who seek to understand the tensions and possibilities of our agewhile devoting much attention to the republic's varied artistic and intellectual achievements (the frankfurt school, political theater, twelve-tone music, cultural criticism, photomontage, and urban planning), the book is unique for its inclusion of many lesser-known materials on popular culture, consumerism, body culture, drugs, criminality, and sexuality; it also contains a timetable of major political events, an extensive bibliography, and capsule biographies
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Oxfam bookshop brighton dublin the ever-changing city is a city defined by its gregariousness and literary traditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis anthology of imagined futures showcases some of the magnificent responses from writers and artists of all ages and backgrounds
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Oxfam bookshop raeburn place this is a study of some of the central questions in literary publishing in mid-nineteenth-century north america and britain, addressed through examination of the unusually rich archives of a unique publishing firmboston-based ticknor and fields, one of the pre-eminent literary publishers of its time, enjoyed close links with britain, and also developed new production, distribution, and marketing skills as the settlement of north america pushed ever further westwinship goes on to explore the implications of the firm's work for the book trade in general, and to show how an investigation of ticknor and fields enriches our understanding of the literary and cultural history of britain and north americasee oxfam website for delivery information read morevery good condition - some sunning to dustjacketmichael winship has studied the firm's business records and publications in detail: he reveals what ticknor and fields published, its costs of production, the ways it marketed and distributed its books, and the profits it made
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4 french infantry soldiers 1st empire napoleon 90mm large format - s -2 foot hunters of the french imperial guard tradition of london -1 french infantry rifleman tradition of london -1 french infantry grenadier italian manufacturing resin s, without wooden base 110mm the 3 tradition of london are in metal alloy 90mm (heights approximately mm) s of which 1 small infantry saber is missing; they have been intentionally aged by a professional restorer, with imperfections, without original packaging the set is decorative - rare - will be carefully packaged read moreare 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Selected and introduced by an acknowledged master of the art, the collection also includes a checklist of writers in the jamesian traditionoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street in excellent condition with just some rubbing wear to the top corners of dust-jacket (please see photo 4) "this is a collection of ghost stories in the 'antiquarian' tradition established by mjames' influence on the genre has been immense, both on the popular perception of what makes a successful ghost story work, and on other authors in the genrethis collection offers some of the best stories from authors who influenced james, such as sheridan le fanu and augustus jessopp, stories from his contemporaries, such as t', and tales from more recent practitioners, including fritz leiber and terry lamsleyjames, who excelled at the atmospheric portrayal of legitimate scholarly interest descending into unwise curiosity, with almost invariably tragic results" see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop macclesfield why should we not find the novel more philosophically advanced than the essay? reversing the usual order followed by literary critics, the author interprets the novel as an elucidation, and not as a simple transposition, of the essaythe book is not only a general interpretation of proust's novel and its construction; it includes detailed discussions of such topics as literature and philosophy, the nature of the literary genres, the poetics of the novel, the definition of art, modernity and postmodernity, and the sociology of literature vg condition apart from a small bit of glue on spine - in photo see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This book shows what the literary influence really or probably wasoxfam shop wolverhampton what did dickens mean to dostoevsky, and what did the russian writer owe to england's greatest entertainer? many of dickens' readers have recognized that his achievement needs to be compared with dostoevsky's, and they have suspected, or assumed an influencesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This tradition is generally associated with the "three great masters of the east": jnanagarbha, shantarakshita, and kamalashilathe commentarial tradition is characterized by prasangika and svatantrika madhyamaka, and svatantrika itself includes the sautrantika and yogachara madhyamaka schoolsit can be divided into two categories: true reality madhyamaka and word madhyamakathe practice of true reality madhyamaka is divided into ground, path and fruit, whereas word madhyamaka is divided into teachings and commentariesin this book, the venerable khenpo rinpoches use shantarakshita's famous madhyamakalankara (the ornament of the middle way) and commentaries by longchenpa and mipham rinpoche to explore yogachara madhyamakamadhyamaka is a direct teaching on the essential nature, free from all extremessee oxfam website for delivery information read morein excellent conditionoxfam bookshop kingsbridge in this third year of our continuing investigation of buddhist philosophy, we begin our study of madhyamaka, the middle way schoolvolume 3 in the padma samye ling shedra seriestrue reality madhyamaka is the absolute, inexpressible nature the mother of all the victorious ones; word madhyamaka describes this absolute nature
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki"tradition made in englandcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available3 figures in white metal painted in original attirethey are 6 cm tall and about 60 grams the piece" they could be figures from the american civil war? read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeat the bottom, the brand is carved into the metalin almost new condition without packagingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Drawing on the literary and archaeological record, this book completely rewrites the history of israeldavis see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 contextoxfam 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 realitymany 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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The literary editor of the times of london, howard takes a robust, commonsensical view of the changes that are happening in englishand where we can't help it, he says, we should lie back and enjoy its immense richness, which is unrivaled by any other languagehoward here examines the language in its various branches and categories, such as grammar and pronunciation, spelling and punctuation, dialect and slangrather than have us wring our hands, philip howard entreats us, with his customary with and erudition, to use our tongues in concert with our brainshoward argues that as far as we can, we should strive to direct and control the changes in english in ways that increase its powerhe discusses the effect the new technologies, from cable tv to photocomposition, are having on the mother tongue, and he examines the new dialects that are coming into usehe navigates the back streets of euphemism and the broad, boring boulevards of clichesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham is the english language in decline? many people seem to think so--but philip howard isn't one of themhis is not the panglossian attitude that all is neccessarily for the best in the best of all possible languages, but he does feel that change is necessary--and healthy--in any living languagehe asks whether the language is actually changing as fast as we suppose, and, if so, why
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Oxfam bookshop swanage the complete tv mini-series that dramatises the life of the bronte sisters, authors of some of the most memorable novels in the literary canonthe episodes are: 'the little king', 'home and abroad', 'delusion's song', 'rewarding destiny' and 'silent is the house'charlotte (vickery turner), the author of 'jane eyre', is the most ambitious of the girls, with emily (rosemary mchale), the writer of 'wuthering heights', the most poetic and intensesee oxfam website for delivery information read morewritten by christopher fry, the series explores the everyday lives of the sisters in their home in the small yorkshire village of haworth
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With the passion of a birdwatcher and hoarder of words, gibson has spent fifteen years collecting the literary and artistic forms our affinity for birds has taken over the centuriesthe song of the bird had given him a taste of paradise, where an instant is as a hundred years of earthly timewas the same true of time in hell, stevenson asked himselfthey've been omens, allegories, disguises and guides; they've been worshipped, eaten, feared and lovedhe went into the garden to listen more closely, and when he returned, after what he thought were only a few minutes, he discovered that a century had gone by, that his fellow monks were dead and his ink had turned to dustnor does gibson forget the fascination they hold for science, as the galapagos finches did for darwinbirds appear again and again in mythology and folk tales, and in literature by writers as diverse as ovid, thomas hardy, kafka, thoreau and tfrom the book: "stevenson remembered the story of a monk who had been distracted from his copy-work by the song of a birdsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhether as the christian dove, or quetzalcoatl the aztec plumed serpent or in plato s vision of the human soul growing wings and feathers, religion and philosophy have looked to birds as representatives of our better selves that part of us not bound to the earthbirds have ever been the symbols of our highest aspirationsas divine messengers, symbols of our yearning for the heavens, or avatars of glorious song and colour, they have stirred our imaginations from the moment we first looked into the skybirds figure charmingly and tellingly in the work of such nature writers as gilbert white, peter matthiessen, farley mowat and barry lopezgorgeously illustrated, woven from centuries of human response to the delights of the feathered tribes, the bedside book of birds is for anyone who is aware of birds, and for everyone who is intrigued by the artistic forms that humanity has created to represent its souloxfam bookshop knutsford in this stunning assemblage of words and images, novelist and avid birdwatcher graeme gibson has crafted an extraordinary tribute to the venerable relationship between humans and birds
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Rare in this beautiful condition! ¶ in "the french lieutenant's woman", the english writer john fowles () makes a groundbreaking work of historical fiction set in the victorian era; considered an example of historiographical metafiction, the novel uses real historical events to shape the literary narrative surrounding fowle's fictional charactersthe dust jacket is not price-clippedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiback cover has minimal stains, otherwise the book has "fine" condition, dust jacket "near fine" due to minimal wear on the endsmade into a film in starring meryl streep and jeremy ironscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis was a huge success; the screenplay was done by harold pinter (who was subsequently nominated as a nobel laureate)the film received five academy award nominations, including best actress, for meryl streep; she also received the golden globe award for best actressour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecondition; excellent copy of this first uk edition with a very good dust jacketthe film established fowles' international reputationplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Oxfam shop kendal case and disc in excellent condition the complete tv mini-series that dramatises the life of the bronte sisters, authors of some of the most memorable novels in the literary canonthe episodes are: 'the little king', 'home and abroad', 'delusion's song', 'rewarding destiny' and 'silent is the house'charlotte (vickery turner), the author of 'jane eyre', is the most ambitious of the girls, with emily (rosemary mchale), the writer of 'wuthering heights', the most poetic and intensesee oxfam website for delivery information read morewritten by christopher fry, the series explores the everyday lives of the sisters in their home in the small yorkshire village of haworth
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Meggins from the pie shop’ nik gehenna returns to the literary limelight with the release of “mrsmeggins from the pie shop” offers a fresh twist on the superhero narration in modern fiction, as it tackles human reanimation, invasion by insectivore and even the possibility of more than one reality“taking death as a beginning instead of an end, i expanded on the concept using my imaginationwhile i was writing it in my office mrstod sellers was pronounced dead — until an insectivorous alien revives him to fight their enemynow, tod must journey to an alternative layer of the multiverse in an effort to save humanity from the control of evil beingsmeggins from the pie shop” (published by xlibris), a novel charting the adventures of a dead man who gains super powershe aims that through “mrsmeggins from the pie shop,” readers will be entertainedmeggins from the pie shop” by nik gehenna softcover | 6 x 9in | 322 pages read more“the people in the book are very ordinary people thrown suddenly into a fantastic scenario,” gehenna saysi am also a photographer and used some of my feelings to inspire the central character,” gehenna shares, on his inspiration in penning the novela dead man is revived to save humanity from evil aliens nik gehenna announces the release of ‘mrsmeggins was with me all the time, she is a real cat and belongs to me
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In a special gatefold cover uniquely for this limited edition,the rough guide to graphic novels is the ultimate companion to the expanding world of the "literary comic book"please ask any questions,thanks for lookingit includes a 30-page original graphic novel illustrated by roger langridgelimited signed edition with exclusive artwork by kyle bakerthe book is numbered , is used but in very good condition
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Snowblind studios is in the unique position of drawing inspiration from both the literary and film rights to world of middle-earth allowing players to bloody their axes on a wide range of deadly enemies and traverse both established and never-before-seen locations
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From longmans cultural editions series, heart of darkness, the man who would be king, and other works on empireshows the literary and historical context within which—and against which—both conrad and kipling wrote their masterpieces
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Oxfam books & music wells this hard cover book is published in chinese and contains photographs and drawings to illustrate chinese architecturesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is excellent condition with just a minor bump at the base of the spine
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Jesus is identified with the sacrificial lamb of the jewish tradition because he is an innocent victim sacrificed to redeem the sins of menfor christians, easter celebrates the resurrection of jesus and the paschal lamb (or agnus dei, the lamb of god) symbolizes christi signal the lack on the head of jesus (halo) i have the pairs (see photo)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivintage plaque sculpture from the xixth century jesus and the paschal lambcatawiki’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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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The holes on the neck are to attach the mask to a wooden dummy for exhibitions to the public during the ceremoniesthey reply within 24 hourscom/dhlforyou/ read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin the yoruba tradition, the grooves on the neck, were considered a sign of beautyde - if you have any questions regarding the status of your parcel, its current location and estimated delivery time, it's best to contact dhl parcel directly via messenger on facebookcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableyou will receive this tracking code as soon as the parcel has been dispatched, and can track your parcel if you enter your track & trace code under 'shipment number' on wwwour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeshipping: - the sculpture will be packaged carefully and sent registered with a track & trace code via dhl parcelcontact them here: https://wwwheight: 33 cm - weight grams early 21st century origin: nigeria bronze head with a serene expression on the face, and the streaks represent facial scarifications, which are characteristic of the "classic" period of the art of ifegorgeous life size head in the style of an oni - ife - former kingdom of benin-nigeria very beautiful head of an oni, former ifeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the girl below stairs is the third powerful saga from jennie felton, in her families of fairley terrace series, in the grand tradition of katie flynn, dilly court, maggie hope and josephine cox, of secrets, romance, drama and triumph in the wake of a bitter tragedyalthough broken-hearted when charlie leaves to make his fortune in london, edie finds consolation in her friendship with christina, who asks for her help in uncovering the mystery of her true parentagenow she spends her days working as lady's maid to christina, the adopted daughter of the powerful fairley family, and her nights dreaming of a life with handsome local lad charlie oglethorpewill edie be able to protect christina? and will she find her own path to happiness with charlie? don't miss jennie's families of fairley terrace series, which began with maggie's story in all the dark secrets and continued with lucy's story in the miner's daughter, edie's story in the girl below stairs, carina's story in the widow's promise and laurel's story in the sister's secret'believable characters, a vivid sense of time and place, thoroughly enjoyable' rosie goodwinedie cooper has grown up at fairley terrace, surrounded by a loving familysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut someone in the grand house will stop at nothing to keep the long-buried secrets hidden
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells shadow of the rose: the esoterism of the romantic tradition upton, charles and jennifer doane charles upton: human love has fallen on hard times; it has been "officially discreditedfor most of us it is so secret that we are not even aware of itwe spend our time in the world being attracted to this and repulsed by that, and all the while we are blind to this one secret lovethe place of romantic love is nowhere in this world; its place is in the human soul, whose own proper place is in the eternal self-knowledge of godsee oxfam website for delivery information read morejennifer doane upton: the love of god is always secret" even liberal humanitarianism is not what it used to be; how then can romantic love, which in its origins is essentially aristocratic (in meister eckhart's sense when he said "the soul is an aristocrat") find any place in today's world? the truth is, it cannotall manifestations that appear around this love are false in a sense, and tend to mis-direct usthe world is too small for itto look for the love of god itself within manifest conditions is always to go astray
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The result is a book that offers both a fresh introduction to the torrance tradition even as it advances the torrance thought along fresh avenues of theological exploration they and particularly tf torrance, have a devoted following world-wide and particularly in the usoxfam bookshop glossop road creasing to cover, otherwise very good condition for more than six decades, the brothers torrance--thomas, james and davidhave had a tremendous influence on the theological world the focus of this book is the person of christ (christology), a subject central to the torrance theological vision and one which has had great influence on the presbyterian churchsee oxfam website for delivery information read more the contributors explore the contemporary relevance of torrance christology in such areas as the nature of christ, the atonement, the ministry of the church, epistemology and inclusion in christ working in both pastoral and academic settings, the torrances have stressed the profound implications of christology for the mission of their church and the daily life of christians their high view of the fully human, fully divine jesus is built upon the foundation of the patristic writers, and the great reformers from calvin to barth today, a generation of their students around the world find themselves in positions of pastoral and theological leadership
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