The meaningfulness of shared action
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Author: smith, steven gpublisher: bloomsbury publishing plcpublication date
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Jeff brouws-a railroad authority and photo historian-has contributed a biographical essay that traces shaughnessy's beginnings photographing steam locomotives in his hometown of troy, new york, to his documentation of the dramatic steam-to-diesel transition, with an emphasis on the northeastern united states and canada, where the concentration of railroad action and often deep snow resulted in beautiful and unusual imagesnot just a compendium of photographs of locomotives, this book covers the whole railroad world-the sheds, tunnels, viaducts, yard stations, and moresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is a wonderful document of what is arguably railroading's most compelling erajim shaughnessy is a revered name among railroad photographersthis collection, the best of his work over a forty-year career, features 170 duotone photographs taken between and , with an emphasis on the railroad culture of the fifties and sixtiesoxfam bookshop raeburn place signed on title page, no dedication, signature only
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Job training programs, for instance, became affirmative action programs, programs to improve housing became programs to integrate housing, programs that began as community action to upgrade the quality of life in the cities were taken over by local civil rights groupsat the same time, affirmative action clashed openly with organized labor, and equal housing raised protests from the white suburban middle-class, who didn't want their neighborhoods integratedhe realized that his grand plan for welfare reform, the family assistance plan, threatened to undermine wages in the south and alienate the republican party's new constituency-white, southern democrats-and therefore dropped itsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom reconstruction to lyndon johnson and beyond, quadagno reveals how american social policy has continually foundered on issues of raceturning to lyndon johnson's "unconditional war on poverty," she contends that though anti-poverty programs for job training, community action, health care, housing, and education have accomplished much, they have not been fully realized because they became inextricably intertwined with the civil rights movement of the s, which triggered a white backlashquadagno shows that nixon, who initially supported many of johnson's programs, eventually caught on that the white middle class was disenchantedit is racism that has undermined the war on poverty, and america must come to terms with this history if there is to be any hope of addressing welfare reform todayoxfam bookshop hove thirty years after lyndon johnson declared a war on poverty, the united states still lags behind most western democracies in national welfare systems, lacking such basic programs as national health insurance and child care supportin the color of welfare, jill quadagno takes exception to these claims, placing race at the centre of the "american dilemma," as swedish economist gunnar myrdal did half a century agodrawing on extensive primary research, quadagno shows, for instance, how roosevelt, in need of support from southern congressmen, excluded african americans from the core programs of the social security actin the s, the united states embarked on a journey to resolve the "american dilemmathis shift of emphasis eventually alienated white, working-class americans, who had some of the same needs-for health care, subsidized housing, and job training opportunities-but who got very little from these programs" yet instead of finally instituting full democratic rights for all its citizens, the policies enacted in that turbulent decade failed dismallythe "american creed" of liberty, justice, and equality clashed with a history of active racial discrimination, says quadagnothe color of welfare reveals the root cause of this failure-the inability to address racial inequalitysome critics have explained the failure of social programs by citing our tradition of individual freedom and libertarian values, while others point to weaknesses within the working class
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He ends with an impassioned call for free speech, shared common values and sanity in an age of mass hysteriasee oxfam website for delivery information read morewe are living through a postmodern era in which the grand narratives of religion and political ideology have collapsedin their place have emerged a crusading desire to right perceived wrongs and a weaponization of identity, both accelerated by the new forms of social and news mediareaders of all political persuasions cannot afford to ignore murray's masterfully argued and fiercely provocative book, in which he seeks to inject some sense into the discussion around this generation's most complicated issuesoxfam original liverpool the sunday times bestseller a times and sunday times book of the year 'douglas murray fights the good fight for freedom of speechhe reveals the astonishing new culture wars playing out in our workplaces, universities, schools and homes in the names of social justice, identity politics and 'intersectionality'a truthful look at today's most divisive issues' - jordan bnarrow sets of interests now dominate the agenda as society becomes more and more tribal - and, as murray shows, the casualties are mountingpeterson in his devastating new book the madness of crowds, douglas murray examines the twenty-first century's most divisive issues: sexuality, gender, technology and race
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The author endows his anthropomorphized characters with complex emotions, clear thinking, reasoned judgment and a shared stock of ancient clan memoriestheir adventures and the misadventures of their pups are seen through a framework of their own mythology, a world governed by rituals and traditions that began at the time of creation: firstdarka familiar scenario, perhaps, but here the devoted couple is a pair of foxes--o-ha, a vixen born in the british countryside, and her second mate, camio, who, after escaping from the zoo, becomes a streetwise scavenger in the suburbssee oxfam website for delivery information read morea true sense of peril, a wry observance of their other enemy, man, some quixotic digressions into the lives of their offspring and avoidance of sentimentality all combine to invite comparison to watership downher life with camio in trinity wood is equally hazardous; daily survival is difficulto-ha's first mate was killed by fox hunters and her initial litter froze to deathyet the most ominous threat is from sabre, a vengeful ridgeback hound bent on destroying them boththis novel by a booker prize nominee is an engaging saga of two lovers paired for life, bound by strong family ties and firmly united by their terror of a common enemyunmarked board cover and inside pages clean and brightoxfam bookshop ludlow signed first edition, lovely copy of the cult bookcomplete with very tidy dust jacket, no tears
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Oxfam shop clitheroe the chronicles of narnia: the lion, the witch and the wardrobe is a definitive action adventure based on the walt disney pictures and walden media film capturing the renowned and beloved book series from author c• live the epic adventure while playing as one of four heroes (lucy, peter, edmond, susan) in a team-based action adventure • battle the evil forces of the white witch by waging war against a huge variety of creatures, including centaurs, minotaurs, minoboars and more • utilise the unique combat skills, weaponry and special moves of each character to fight and fend off hordes of dark mythical beasts, or solve intricate puzzles and progress through the adventure • two-player action featuring all four characters • seamless game play integration of film footage with music and voice talent plus unlockable secrets to open exclusive content and morethese four unlikely heroes must battle the evil forces of the white witch by waging war against a vast variety of creatures, including centaurs, minotaurs, minoboars, cyclops, werewolves, wraiths, ankleslicers, wolves, satyrs, boggles and moresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreplayers enter the world of narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter by the evil powers of the malevolent and evil white witchin order to end this frigid captivity and free his people, the mighty lion aslan, true ruler of narnia, invokes an ancient prophecyit will become the destiny of four young siblings from our world: peter, susan, edmund and lucy pevensie to work together and use their unique combat skills, weaponry and abilities to defeat the witch and her armies and save narnia
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Twentieth-century philosophers criticized the idea that acts are caused by 'willing' or 'volition', but the study of human action continued to be governed by a tendency to equate these dimensions of agency, or to reduce one to anothercutting across the branches of philosophy, from logic and epistemology to ethics and jurisprudence, action, knowledge, and will defends comprehensive theories of action and knowledge, and shows how thinking about agency in four dimensions deepens our understanding of human conduct and its causesoxfam bookshop preston human agency has four irreducibly different dimensions - psychological, ethical, intellectual, and physical - which the traditional idea of a will tended to conflatesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Matekoni have finally settled down, at the shared premises of the noand mma makutsi at last seems to have found someone special1 ladies' detective agency and speedy motors the staff are not mixing in a perfectly peaceful mannersee oxfam website for delivery information read more1 ladies' detective agency seriesthe one where mma makutsi finds a dancing partneroxfam shop clitheroe the sixth book in the beloved nobut in the course of investigating her latest case, mma ramotswe's tiny white van comes into contact with a man on a bicycle who might be able to restore harmonyalthough mma ramotswe and mr j
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The author argues that perhaps they should if policymakers are to be galvanized into action before it is too latein this book, the author explains why populist forms of political action may yet provide the key to effective policies, which are often discussed but less frequently implementedacross the world, young people in particular are mobilizing to demand change from an older generation that appears to be incapable of action or is hostage to powerful vested interests and outdated ideassee oxfam website for delivery information read moreaccessible and trenchantly argued, this book presents a primer for the politics of survivalalthough populism is usually associated with right-wing authoritarianism, there is growing interest in more progressive forms of populist politicsoxfam books & music lancaster this book evaluates climate change and populism, two ideas that do not generally go together
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Oxfam shop ulverston here's the bold and sweeping epic adventure that's guaranteed to thrill action seekers of all agesbased on rudyard kipling's immortal tale, "the jungle book" is a commanding crowd-pleaser destined to be among this year's greatest action adventures! also starring cary elwes as captain boone, john cleese as dr julius plumford, and jason flemyng as lieutenant john wilkinsmowgli soon faces a ruthless soldier who wants both kitty's hand in marriage and a hand on mythical treasures that only mowgli can findsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelonging to enter man's world, mowgli is aided by kitty (lena headley), the beautiful daughter of british official major brydon (sam neill -Â "jurassic park")the animals (all non-speaking) were casey as baloo, shadow as bagheera, shannon as grey brother, lowell as king louie, and bombay as shere khanjason scott lee ("dragon: the bruce lee story") stars as mowgli, a boy raised by wild animals in the jungles of india
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In the wide range and historical breadth of his interests, he has influenced many parts of the philosophical landscape, especially in the philosophy of mind and the theory of human action and responsibilitystrongly linked together by their focus on philosophy of mind, action and responsibility, the papers make a significant contribution to those areas of philosophy that kenny has made particularly his own, and constitute a timely celebration of his workit contains sixteen essays (four on each philosopher) written by leading specialists in the relevant areasee oxfam website for delivery information read morea preface by the editors describes anthony kenny's philosophical career, and the volume also includes a complete bibliography of his writingswhile keeping to the highest standards of scholarship and philosophical rigour, the volume aims to be engaging and comprehensible to a wide audience, thus mirroring the clarity and accessibility that are the hallmarks of kenny's own philosophical writings mind, method and morality celebrates kenny's work by focusing on the four great philosophers to whom kenny has given special attention, namely aristotle, aquinas, descartes, and wittgensteinin contrast to many of his contemporaries, who have played down philosophy's debt to its past, kenny's work has always been rooted in the great tradition of western philosophical inquiryoxfam bookshop preston sir anthony kenny is one of the most distinguished and prolific philosophers of our time
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The game features dramatic camera views of the action within fully 3-d interactive environments taken straight from the big screenproduct description ea's first the lord of the rings action-adventure game takes players through the roles of the key action heroes from new line cinema's epic film trilogysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas aragorn, gimli and legolas, players will battle orcs and memorable movie monsters; other members of the fellowship take a very active role during gameplayoxfam books & music belper nintendo gamecube, box has some slight damage, disc has some surface marksa visceral, tactical combat system will encourage players to be strategic with their selection of characters, weaponry and moves
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Oxfam bookshop wanstead liberty and freedom are frequently invoked to justify political actionthen, through an ontological investigation into geography's foundational concepts, space, place, and environment, he radically reframes geographical knowledge as a basis for social theory and political actiondemonstrated by incidents at abu ghraib and guantánamo bay, the pursuit of liberty and freedom can lead to violence and repression, undermining our trust in universal theories of liberalism, neoliberalism, and cosmopolitanismharvey begins with an insightful critique of the political uses of freedom and liberty, especially during the george wpresidents as diverse as woodrow wilson, franklin delano roosevelt, john fsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepolitical agendas tend to fail, he argues, because they ignore the complexities of geographycombining his passions for politics and geography, david harvey charts a cosmopolitan order more appropriate to an emancipatory form of global governancekennedy, ronald reagan, and george wincorporating geographical knowledge into the formation of social and political policy is therefore a necessary condition for genuine democracyyet in practice, idealist agendas often turn sour as they confront specific circumstances on the groundas harvey makes clear, the cosmopolitanism that emerges is rooted in human experience rather than illusory ideals and brings us closer to achieving the liberation we seekbush administrationbush have built their policies on some version of these noble values
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The topic deals with the complex story of the interdict from lecce with the behind-the-scenes action of city life in a period of struggles, skirmishes, insults, political, family and personal struggles, which involved guilty and innocent peopleare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe book does not feature the author’s name nor the date, but the texts end insheets = pagesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebased on the paper, the writing and binding date back to the early sthe deep contrast between ecclesiastical authority and the population was the cause of everything, and it led to the capture and deportation of bishop pignatelli out of the kingdom, and then the expulsion from the city of the vicar general scipione martirani, in addition to a prison sentence for the relatives of both! it will include the reduction of deductibles in favour of priests, the demolition of the mills held by the religious, the misery of a large part of the population, which demanded a better standard of living, information which are the factors that emerge from the analysis of the historical sources, kept so far only in the vatican archiveplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteearly 18th century manuscriptin italian with notes partially in latinin excellent condition, crisp papercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Lewis children's books using live action and animation to recreate the magical world of narniasee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe rightful heir, caspian, is in hidingin 'voyage of the dawn treader' () the child heroes, with their unpleasant cousin edmund, find themselves aboard prince caspian's ship, the 'dawn treader', on a voyage to the edge of the worldwhen the white witch learns of their presence, their lives are in danger, but there is talk that aslan is on the movethe children join the rebels who want to reinstate caspian as their prince'prince caspian' () sees the four child heroes return to the magical land of narnia, where evil king miraz and queen punaprisma have usurped the thronein 'the lion, the witch and the wardrobe' () it is a quiet sort of day in the english countryside when peter, susan, edmund and lucy stumble through the back of an old wardrobe into the enchanted land of narnia and embark on an extraordinary adventurethey journey to the giants of garfang, and thence underground to the land of the earthmenalong the way they learn many valuable lessons as they seek the seven lords of narniafinally, in 'the silver chair' () jill and eustace search for prince rillian, aided by puddlegumoxfam bookshop swanage all four adaptations of the cthey must then face the green witch, queen of the deep realm, in order to break the spell of the silver chair
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An action adventure, the game features three members of the fellowship as playable characterson their quest to protect the one ring from the dark lord sauron, players will explore the massive environments of middle-earth while solving puzzles and fighting enemies such as orcs, black riders and an evil balrogmaking excellent use of the playstation 2 hardware, gamers can be sure of an immersive, involving and thoroughly addictive experiencefellowship of the ring will be very much an adventure title, but features heavy elements of role-playing, such non-playable characters and extensive dialoguewe can hardly wait! see oxfam website for delivery information read morein a storyline faithful to the first part of tolkien's epic novel, players relive the experiences of frodo, aragorn and gandalf as they journey from the peaceful lands of the shire through the darkness of moria to the river anduinoxfam shop ulverston fellowship of the ring, in development by seattle-based surreal software, is one of 's hottest releases and is scheduled for release this fall for playstation 2
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Set in the trossachs region of scotland, it is composed of six cantos, each of which concerns the action of a single dayare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki"the lady of the lake: a poem" by sir walter scott longman hurst, london - fifth edition (rare early edition) - 432p, 18cmx15cm - condition: very good, in leather binding with minor rubbing to spine, with name to title pageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store[1] there are voluminous antiquarian notesthe poem was tremendously influential in the nineteenth century, and inspired the highland revivalthe poem has three main plots: the contest among three men, roderick dhu, james fitz-james, and malcolm graeme, to win the love of ellen douglas; the feud and reconciliation of king james v of scotland and james douglas; and a war between the lowland scots (led by james v) and the highland clans (led by roderick dhu of clan alpine)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe lady of the lake is a narrative poem by sir walter scott, first published incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Ballista is in a strange land, among strange people, but is it possible that the greatest threat may come from within his own familia?dr harry sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening dramain the north, the tribes are increasingly bold in their raids on the imperium - their savagery unlike anything rome has known beforeballista must undertake his most treacherous journey yet - a covert attempt to turn the barbarians of the steppe against each othersee oxfam website for delivery information read morefans of bernard cornwell will love sidebottom's recreation of the ancient worldharry sidebottom is fellow of st benets hall, and lecturer at lincoln college, oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical arthe must face the heruli - the most bizarre and brutal of all the nomad tribes - the eaters of flesh, the wolves of the northoxfam bookshop hertford warrior of rome: the wolves of the north by harry sidebottom marks the start of a new trilogy within the warrior of rome seriesas ballista and his retinue make their journey, someone - or something - is hunting them, picking them off one by one, and leaving a trail of terror and mutilated corpsespraise for harry sidebottom:'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boydrad263 - barbarian invasions and violent uprisings threaten to tear apart the imperium of rome
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The book integrates an accessible exposition of background information with a cumulative marshalling of evidence to address fundamental questions concerning human action in the world and the nature of ultimate realitythe authors still find scope for lively debate, particularly in their discussion of free will and of the reality of godon the lower end of the spine there is also has an orange sticker with the letters 'arb' written on it and sellotaped onthe boards are of blue cloth with silver gilt titlingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes in this book, michael arbib, a researcher in artificial intelligence and brain theory, joins forces with mary hesse, a philosopher of science, to present an integrated account of how humans 'construct' reality through interaction with the social and physical world around themthe ffep has been torn outthe dustjacket is sunned on the spine and has signs of wear around the edgeshardback book with dustjacketthe book is a major expansion of the gifford lectures delivered by the authors at the university of edinburgh in the autumn ofthe authors reconcile a theory of the individual's construction of reality as a network of schemas 'in the head' with an account of the social construction of language, science, ideology and religion to provide an integrated schema-theoretic view of human knowledge
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Citizen will fight citizen in a bloody conflict - and julius caesar, cutting his teeth in battle, will be in the thick of the actionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe first instalment in the bestselling emperor seriesin the city of rome, a titanic power struggle is about to shake the republic to its coreoxfam bookshop cheltenham the ultimate rome storyfrom the spectacle of gladiatorial combat to the intrigue of the senate, from the foreign wars that secure the power of the empire to the betrayals that threaten to tear it apart, this is the remarkable story of the man who would become the greatest roman of them all: julius caesar
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Jean's fear of losing all that she cares about is reflected in maren's poignant tale of love and loss, and her obsession with the ancient story drives her to wild impulsive action -- with unrecoverable consequencesa third woman survived by hiding in a cave until dawnsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewandering into a library one day, she unearths letters written by maren, the sole survivor of the murder spreein , jean, a photographer, is sent on an assignment to shoot a photo essay about the legendary crimeoxfam bookshop cheltenham on smuttynose island, off the coast of new hampshire, more than a century ago, two norwegian immigrant women were brutally murderedtaking her extended family with her, jean stays in a sailboat anchored off the coast, and finds herself gradually becoming more and more engrossed in the bay's mysterious and gruesome past
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What provoked freedom force? and which heroes will fall in battle? issue 313: super-villain team up! after mandarin and wizard grow tired of planning an attack on the avengers, they decide to spring into ill-fated action issue 311: a group of mysterious robots infiltrate the hydrobase! with the super-powered avengers still in the negative zone, it's up to quasar and the non-powered staff to defend their turfmandarin, wizard, droxfam shop whitchurch road this bundle contains the entire story-line of the acts of vengeance, so you can dive right into this fantastic crossoverdoom, loki, and kingpin! see oxfam website for delivery information read moreissue 312: the avengers' lives continue to spin out of control after freedom force attacks avengers parkwith only mild wearing on the edges of the pages, this bundle is in very good condition, and would be a fantastic addition to any collectionthe avengers vs
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