The meaning of scripture
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From 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 emotionin 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 pastoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, only slight shelf wear to cover fear is ubiquitous but slipperythe 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 walkersee oxfam website for delivery information read morerather, 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 researchit 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 modernity
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From describing and comparing many different examples of invention and discovery, koestler concludes that they all share a common pattern which he terms "bisociation" - a blending of elements drawn from two previously unrelated matrices of thought into a new matrix of meaning by way of a process involving comparison, abstraction and categorisation, analogies and metaphorsfirst published in ; this is the scarcer danube edition, with a new preface by the authorit lays out koestler's attempt to develop an elaborate general theory of human creativityone or two underlinings in pen; one or two marginal annotations in pencil - otherwise clean/intactunclipped d/j is tatty with a number of tears around the edgeshe regards many different mental phenomena based on comparison (such as analogies, metaphors, parables, allegories, jokes, identification, role-playing, acting, personification, anthropomorphism etcoxfam bookshop newport a study of the processes of discovery, invention, imagination and creativity in humour, science, and the artshence low price for this itemsee oxfam website for delivery information read more), as special cases of "bisociation"
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But because of his own daring speculations about the meaning of christ's descent into hell after the crucifixion, about the uniqueness of christ as savior of a pluralistic world, and because he draws so many of his resources for his theology from literature, drama, and philosophy, balthasar has never been an easily-categorized theologiansee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor that reason, this companion is singularly welcome bringing together a wide range of theologians both to outline and to assess the work of someone whom history will surely rank someday with origen, john calvin, and karl barthoxfam shop burleigh street hans urs von balthasar () is one of the most prolific, creative and wide-ranging theologians of the twentieth century who is just now coming to prominencehe is neither liberal nor conservative, neither thomist nor modernist and he seems to elude all attempts to capture the exact way he creatively reinterprets the tradition of christian thought
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The famous stamp ‘wmf’ consists of an image of an ostrich running in a diamond with inscriptions in two lines with the meaning of wmf / g ‘gold-plated’ they are also placed in a shaded rectangleare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store"ig" is an abbreviation for "interior gilded" (gold-plated interior) the marking "ox" (oxidised) stands for an artificial darkening of the surface of silver greythe mark "i / o" denotes the average thickness of silver applied to the surface of the base metal read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Almost every day, bob provides moments of intelligence, bravery and humour, at the same time opening his human friend's eyes to important truths about friendship, loyalty, trust - and the meaning of happinessin the years since their story ended in the bestselling a street cat named bob james, with bob's help, has begun to find his way back to the real worldnow i've got myself back on my two feet, but as i put the past behind me, i'm still stepping unsteadily into the futurei still need help in the right directionbob is always there to offer guidance and friendshipfor more than a decade i was a homeless drug addictoxfam shop dumfries the incredible sequel to the bestselling a street cat named bob - the moving and uplifting true story of an unlikely friendship between a man on the streets and the ginger cat who adopts him, now a major motion picture'since bob has appeared, i've made huge strides in my lifeas they high five together for their crowds of admirers, james knows that the tricks he's taught bob are nothing compared to the lessons he's learnt from his street-wise cati was lost to the world and had forgotten what was important in lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the continuing tale of their life together james shows the many ways in which bob has been his protector and guardian angel through times of illness, hardship, even life-threatening danger'james and his street cat bob have been on a remarkable journey together
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A classic account of the belief, worship and life of the orthodox church which raises the basic issues of theology: god as hidden yet revealed, the problem of salvation, the meaning of faith, prayer, death and what lies beyondronald walls, fireacres chronicle: 'i have never, in reviewing a book, felt such a powerful desire to have the wealth to present each reader with a copy
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Oxfam bookshop hexham in this critical biography, forde concentrates on the relationship between music and meaning in bunting's work""for the reader new to bunting this is an excellent companionthe experienced bunting readers will find much to absorb""bunting demands close attention, and at last he is getting itoverall in great condition, some slight rubbing on the corners""one of the masters of the ageforde's attention to a great poet and good man benefits us allsee oxfam website for delivery information read more"" - harvard review"" - allen ginsbergshe was the only critic with whom he co-operated, and his comments and answers to her letters and queries are incorporated
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Arthur dent (simon jones), an unassuming englishman, is whisked off the planet to safety by his alien neighbour ford prefect (david dixon), and launched on a dizzying journey through space and time, with only a towel and a fish to help them, culminating in the discovery of the meaning of life itselfunbeknownst to its inhabitants, earth is to be demolished to make way for an intergalactic highwayoxfam shop lytham all six episodes from the popular bbc adaptation of the douglas adams' novelsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Arguing that ego development is produced not only by consciousness but also evolves from unconscious genesis, he makes the controversial claim that an unconscious semiotics serves as the template for language and all meaning structuresa thought-provoking account of idealism, origins confronts the limitations of materialism and empiricism while salvaging the roles of agency and freedom that have been neglected by the biological sciencessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop glossop road very sligth shelf wear, otherwise very good condition in the first comprehensive work to articulate a psychoanalytic metaphysics based on process thought, the author uses dialectical logic to show how the nature and structure of mental life is constituted
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It examines the meaning of outcomes, considers potential service contexts for measuring them, and explores service users' and carers' viewsthe need for a shift of focus within agencies' routine practice is being increasingly recognizedwhat effects do community care services have on the people who use them? detailed attempts to measure impacts on service users and their carers have been largely confined to research exercises designed to compare different forms of social care provisionoxfam shop kendal hardback in excellent condition with clean and bright pagesin contrast, performance measurement by social services has focused on activity indicators, inputs and processes, rather than outcomes for usersit gives an overview of measures already used in research, and considers the issues involved in developing methods suitable for practice, in relation to the main groups of people receiving community care servicesprevious owner's name on first pagehowever, the task is not straightforwardsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreminimal wear to boardsthis book offers some ways forward for people working in agencies delivering social caretop edge of pages slightly stained
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But somehow the expected affair never happens, and ria is left to ponder the meaning of her life while tending to her family ria (wendy craig) is the long-suffering wife of detatched dentist ben (geoffrey palmer), and mother to adam (nicholas lyndhurst) and russell (andrew hall)oxfam bookshop hertford collected edition of all four series of the british telvision comedy drama, written by carla lanerunning time approxsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebored with her mundane life, ria fantasises about running away and becoming a free spirit, something that seems possible when she meets handsome businessman leonard (bruce montague)
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Victims of a traumatic incident several years before, the two lost-souls become unlikely soul-partners in their quest for salvation, true love and the meaning of life running time: 127 mins certificate: 15- suitable only for persons of 15 years or overthe fisher king robin williams and jeff bridges star in director terry gilliams's the fisher king, a magical modern-day tale of two parallel lives both tragically and triupmhantly intertwined dolby stereo see oxfam website for delivery information read morerobin williams is parry, a medieval history professor turned street-person existing in a carefully created world of turrets, terrifying red knights and damsels in distressjeff bridges is jack lucas, former menance of the manhattan airwaves knocked from his spot as a new york's top shock dj into a world drink and disillusionmentalso starring mercedes reuhl and amanda plummer, 'the fisher king' is a universally acclaimed funny, sad and surprising experience to be treasured
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But somehow the expected affair never happens, and ria is left to ponder the meaning of her life while tending to her familyin excellent conditionoxfam bookshop kingsbridge collected edition of all four series of the british telvision comedy drama, written by carla lanesee oxfam website for delivery information read morebored with her mundane life, ria fantasises about running away and becoming a free spirit, something that seems possible when she meets handsome businessman leonard (bruce montague)ria (wendy craig) is the long-suffering wife of detatched dentist ben (geoffrey palmer), and mother to adam (nicholas lyndhurst) and russell (andrew hall)
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He learns that a towel is the most useful thing in the universe, finds the meaning of life, and discovers that everything he needs to know can be found in one book: 'the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy'arthur sets out on a journey in which he finds that nothing is as it seemsfor the novice space traveller, the greatest adventure in the universe begins when the world endsarthur's only chance of survival is to hitch a ride on a passing spacecraftearthman arthur dent (martin freeman) is having a very bad dayoxfam shop colne road sci-fi adventure based on the novel by douglas adamssee oxfam website for delivery information read more his house is about to be bulldozed, he discovers that his best friend is an alien and to top things off, planet earth is about to be demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass
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With an alphabetical wordfinder of over words and phrases, additional feature spreads on key topics enabling the student to explore the meaning of words within a context rather than isolation, and fully supported with diagrams and illustrations, it is a key dictionary for secondary level science studentsoxfam books & music troon the dictionary explains the language of the ks3 / 4 curriculumsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The bracelet of the twelve blessings certificate of authenticity and booklet explaining the meaning of each includedcan post uk onlycompton &woodhouse9ct gold hallmarked bracelet
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The meaning of life great box setmonty python box set four movies brand new sealedand now for something completely differentlife of brian 4monty python and the holy grail 3
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Oxfam books & music wells a very good clean copy of this soft cover publication with no internal markings or annotationssee oxfam website for delivery information read more the corner tips on the cover are very slightly turned
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Author:richard seymourbook condition:verygoodbook binding:paperbackeach month we recycle over 2world of books ltd was founded in , recycling books sold to us through charities either directly or indirectly3 million books, saving over tonnes of books a year from going straight into landfill sites
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It covers the coast of north americathe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousthey attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise manyvolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoveryall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsthis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication inthe third volume in the set includes the remainder of book 3, all book 4, part of book 5, covering the pacific coast of north america and return to hawaiithe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoveryoxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoverythese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsthe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksit has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicatedthe voyage to australia and tahitivery small tear to spine on volume iiall four visited the northwest coast of north america, but weather and circumstances prevented cook from making more than what beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; la perouse only touched the coast in a significant way at yakutat bay and lituya bay, and malasina's memorable visits were to yakutat bay and nootka soundvancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from lower california to cook inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of puget sound and the western coast of mainland canadait was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust covervolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastthe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedas a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands insee oxfam website for delivery information read moreappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' company
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Frodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overoxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jwhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûrthey are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doomgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorin 'the fellowship of the ring' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplayin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilgandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitieswhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handsonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalfsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomtogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordormeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiestolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive years
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References na064, na065 and na066 (the whole series)garde impériale (dragons de l´emperatrice), by king and coubtrythe french army commanded by napoleón - the french 3rdreferences na039, na042, na043, na044, na078, na079, na080, na081 (the whole series ¡“vive l´emperatrice!”) - 7thregiment of the line, by king and countryit includes close to 31 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitereferences andreferences na013, na014, na015, na016, na017, na018, na019, na020, na021, na022, na023, na024, na028, na033, na034, na100, na101, na102, na103, na104, na105, na106, na107, na108, na109, na110 (the whole series “vive l´empereur”)characteristics of the items the majority of these figures do not have the original boxcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefrench light infantry, by britains, participating in the attack to hougoumontfrench artillery, by king and countryit consists of close to 32 figuresthese figures have been exclusively displayed in a toy soldier museum (museo l´iber, valencia, spain)the scots greys (the 2nd north british dragons), by king and country, representing the “charge of the greys”are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiall of them have been sold out and retiredcuirassiers (les gros freres), by king and countrytomas picton by britains, referenceeach king and country series is complete, retired and sold out and includes the original cataloguethe king´s german legion (recruited mostly from the german state of hannover), by king and countryit also includes srcoldstream guards (the 2nd regiment of the foot guards), integrating close to 60 soldiers 60 by king and country, references na125, na126, na126, na128, na 129, na 130, na 131, na 132, na 133, na 134, na 135, na 136 (these references represent the whole series “on campaign”)it includes close to 30 figures, references (published in the collection supplement)it includes 16 figures, references na083, na084, na085, na086, na087, na088, na089, na090 (these references represent the whole series “bold chevaliers)the 71th, integrating close to 35 soldiers square by king and country, references na001, na002, na003, na004, na05, na006, na007, na008, na009, na010, na011, na012, na030, na031, na032 (these references represent the whole series “scum of the earth”)references na111the british and ally army commanded by wellington: - black watch (royal highland regiment), integrating close to 80 soldiers square by king and country, references na035, na036, na037, na 38, na047, na048, na049, na050, na051, na052, na053, na054, na055, na067, na068 and na077 (these references represent the whole series “scotland the brave”)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe royal horse artillery, by king and country, references na096, na097, na098 and na099 (the whole series)british coldstream guards light company, by britains, recreating the defense of hougoumontit consists of 11 figuresthey are in mint to very good condition, since they were used exclusively to be displayed in the dioramana112, na113, na114, na115, na116, na117, na118, na120 and na121 (the whole series “cuirassiers”)it consists of close to 45 figures recreating the defense from the scot greys chargereferences na067, na068, na069, na070, na071, na072, na073, na074, na075, na076 and na077 (the whole “to take the king´s shilling series)it includes 16 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresit contains 380 items, 318 by king and country (recreating the typical british squares defending themselves against the french cavalry charges) ang 62 by britains (recreating the defense of hougoumont)
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki‘james edward budgett meakin () was an english journalist(total of 2 books) read morecontents (summary): land of the moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -natural and physical, political, experimental, appendixsee pictures of the table of contentscondition: both books from new college library oxford with features: embossed marking on the front cover, traces at the bottom of the spine, bookplate and coding inside front and back cover, map with a stamp in the marginotherwise the books look good, bookblocks are solidhe wrote extensively about morocco (’ registered shipping) he was fascinated by the people and culture of morocco and soon after his arrival there he started to write about everything he saw and experiencedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehe adopted local clothes, gave himself a local name (tahar bel mikki) and learned the local customs and languagethe moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -social, ethical, supplementarycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletwo uniformly bound books in the original bindings with original endpapers - xxxi, 464 + folding 'map of morocco' ( cm), xxii, 503 pp
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipart 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 contentstwo 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 paristhe two parts are nicely bound in a red hard cover with gold and black printa study or reference literature for true lovers or specialists of french furniture or those who want to become itthis edition is fromplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour 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 availablepart 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 contents
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The video tape is in excellent condition and is made available inclusive of the cost of packaging but exclusive of the cost of postage which will be one of the following: royal mail 'uk standard' 1st class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3t video gems in , this classical musical version of the gilbert & sullivan opera is numbered vhs s and was produced by george walker and starred joel grey, alfred marks, elizabeth gale, david hillman and elizabeth bainbridgeit was also produced by george walker and starred william conrad, clive revill, stafford dean, john stewart and kate flowers70; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by athe yeomen of the guard vhs video tapeshould it also be of interest, i also have a video tape for sale in the same condition at the same price of the guilbert & sullivan opera the mikado, which is also one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by a
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(click to reveal full phone number) click to contact wwwthis second infection path is where the smartbunker could be highly beneficialit has a unique dispensing system with an easy to use pull arm, which distributes the necessary amount of product with very little forcesmartbunker can help lessen part of the risk of equine influenza by cutting out unnecessary contact between vulnerable and transmitting animalsthe award winning smartbunker is practical for a range of animal feedsit will also reduce labour costs for staff as the feed will be outside of the horse’s stable and close at hand, if multiple smartbunkers are purchasedworking together, it’s a win-win situation for everyone involvedsome of the key benefits include being fully vermin proof and fully waterproof for indoor and outdoor usagethe virus is predominantly spread via infected bodily fluids and secretions, such as nasal discharge, coughing and foetal fluidshowever, it can also be spread through contact with infected materialfurthermore, feed can be weighed out, which reduces waste and also allows monitoring of overfeeding or underfeeding, and before refilling the smartbunker can be fully washed down, allowed to dry, and then refilled to keep feed fresh and cleanin fact, smartbunkers could also help to reduce the risk of any further outbreaks of equine influenza if used consistentlyits main goals are to keep feed safe and reduce the risk of spreading infectionwhat’s more, the smartbunker allows each horse’s feed and feed bucket to be kept separate, therefore reducing the risk of cross contamination
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiiron maiden ?– the book of souls: live chapter label: parlophone ?– format: 2 × cd, album, deluxe edition country: europe released: 17 nov tracklist 1-1 if eternity should fail (qudos bank arena, sydney, australia, speed of light (grand arena, grandwest, cape town, south africa, wrathchild (3arena, dublin, ireland, children of the damned (bell centre, montreal, canada, death or glory (wroclaw stadium, wroclaw, poland, the red and the black (ryogoku kokugikan, tokyo, japan, the trooper (estadio jorge magico gonzalez, san salvador, el salvador, powerslave (piazza dell’unita d’italia, trieste, italy, the great unknown (metro radio arena, newcastle, uk, the book of souls (download festival, donington, uk, fear of the dark (arena castelao, fortaleza, brazil, iron maiden (estadio velez sarsfield, buenos aires, argentina, the number of the beast (wacken open air, wacken, germany, blood brothers (download festival, donington, uk, wasted years (hsbc arena, rio de janeiro, brazil, ) item will be shippd by registrated mailcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeiron maiden ?– the number of the beast label: parlophone ?– series: iron maiden the studio collection remastered – format: cd, album, limited edition, reissue, remastered box set country: europe released: 16 nov tracklist 1 invaders 2 children of the damned 3 the prisoner 4 22 acacia avenue 5 the number of the beast 6 run to the hills 7 gangland 8 hallowed be thy name with eddie 1:24 scale figurine, beast collectors patch & cd
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As the vietnam war created a critical flashpoint, bringing the idea of american imperialism into the us mainstream, radical students of the new left turned toward marxist critiques, admiring revolutionaries like che guevaraó how did this dramatic change come about?tracing the emergence of the concept of us imperialism, james gmorgan shows how radical and revisionist scholars in the s and s first challenged the paradigm of denying an american empiresimultaneously, a small school of revisionist scholars, led by historian william appleman williams at the university of wisconsin, put forward a progressive, nuanced critique of american empire grounded in psychology, economics, and broader historical contextsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut just a few decades earlier, this position was considered radical and even òun-americanoxfam bookshop knutsford the idea that the united states-a nation founded after a war of independence-operates as an imperialist power on the world stage has gained considerable traction since the turn of the twenty-first centuryit is this more sophisticated strand of thinking, morgan argues, which demonstrated that empire can be an effective analytical framework for studying us foreign policy, thus convincing american scholars to engage with the subject seriously for the first time
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the buddha of suburbia, hanif kureishi's first novel, is a tour de force of comic invention, a bizarre, often hilarious, and totally original picture of the life of a young pakistani growing up in s britainamong his disciples is the glamorous and ambitious eva, and when 'the buddha of suburbia' runs off with her to a crumbling flat in barons court, karim's life becomes changed in ways that even he had never dreamed ofsee oxfam website for delivery information read morekarim lives with his mum and dad in a suburb of south london and dreams of making his escape to the bright lights of the big citybut his father is no ordinary dad, he is 'the buddha of suburbia', a strange and compelling figure whose powers of meditation hold a circle of would-be mystics spellbound with the fascinations of the east
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Oxfam bookshop lower petergate a personal account of the spring offensive of that culminated in the capture of saigon and the end of the vietnam wartranslated by john spragens jr, with an afterword by cora weiss and don lucein good condition, there are a number of small tears to the edge of the dust jacket, and some discolouration to the edges of the pageswritten by general van tien dung, chief of staff in the vietnam people's army and the officer in charge of the offensive, the narrative offers valuable insight into the vietnamese side of these historic eventssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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