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In china's emerging middle class, noted scholar cheng li and a team of experts focus on the sociopolitical ramifications of the birth and growth of the chinese middle class over the past two decadeswhat is its educational and occupational makeup? are its members united by a common identity by a shared political vision and worldview? how does the chinese middle class compare with its counterparts in other countries? the contributors shed light on these and many other issues pertaining to the rapid rise of the middle class in the middle kingdomthe contributors, from diverse disciplines and different regions, examine the development and evolution of china's middle class from a variety of analytical perspectivesoxfam bookshop beverley the rapid emergence and explosive growth of china's middle class have enormous consequences for that nation's domestic future, for the global economy, and for the whole world see oxfam website for delivery information read more book condition: minor shelf wear and minor denting to front wrapper
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For five decades this seventy acre lake has been producing fish that would make the carp world sit up and gasp, but it wasn't until the early eighties that the real stories of multiple catches of twenties and thirties started to filter out through the angling pressfor many carp anglers, savay lake is as mystical a place as redmire pool; a lake that few have fished but where many would dearly love to
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Oxfam books & music marlborough in , in the middle of the first world war, two men secretly agreed to divide the middle east between themlawrence, winston churchill and charles de gaulle, a line in the sand vividly tells the story of the short but crucial era when britain and france ruled the middle eastsir mark sykes was a visionary politician; françois georges-picot a diplomat with a grudgethrough a stellar cast of politicians, diplomats, spies and soldiers, including tit explains exactly how the old antagonism between these two powers inflamed the more familiar modern rivalry between the arabs and the jews, and ultimately led to war between the british and the french in and between the arabs and the jews inagainst the odds their pact survived the war to form the basis for the post-war division of the region into five new countries britain and france would ruleterritory north of that stark line would go to france; land south of it, to britainthe creation of britain's 'mandates' of palestine, transjordan and iraq, and france's in lebanon and syria, made the two powers uneasy neighbours for the following thirty yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe deal they struck, which was designed to relieve tensions that threatened to engulf the entente cordiale, drew a line in the sand from the mediterranean to the persian frontierin , after many years of intrigue and espionage, britain finally succeeded in ousting france from lebanon and syria, and hoped that, having done so, it would be able to cling on to palestineusing newly declassified papers from the british and french archives, james barr brings this overlooked clandestine struggle back to life, and reveals, for the first time, the stunning way in which the french finally got their revenge
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The present work contains nagarjuna's verses on the middle way accompanied by mabja jangchub tsöndrü's famed commentary, the ornament of reasonoxfam bookshop kingsbridge in the root of the middle way, nagarjuna presents a magical method of reasoning, inviting everyone who encounters these lucid and fearless contemplations to follow him on a journey to the heart of transcendent insightactive in the twelfth century, mabja was among the first tibetans to rely on the works of the indian master candrakirti, and his account of the middle way exercised a deep and lasting influence on the development of madhyamaka philosophy in all four schools of buddhism in tibetthe late khunu lama tenzin gyaltsen rinpoche, a renowned authority on the subject, often referred to this commentary as "the best there isapart from some light creasing to the dust jacket at the top of the spine, very light spotting to the upper page edges and one small red spot on the lower page edges this book looks near new; a very attractive copy overallsharp, concise, and yet comprehensive, the ornament of reason has been cherished by generations of scholar-practitionerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein a series of unassuming and penetrating investigations, he asks basic questions such as: "what does it mean for something to occur? what is meant by 'going' or by 'coming'? does the eye see? does fire burn fuel? what is an example of being right? what does it mean to be wrong? nagarjuna extends an invitation to open-minded and unprejudiced inquiry, and from his reader he asks for nothing more and nothing less than sincere and honest answers" a visual outline of the commentary has been added that clearly shows the structure of each chapter and makes the arguments easier to followinspired by the buddha's teachings on profound emptiness in the prajnaparamita sutras, nagarjuna sets out to probe what appears to be the most fundamental facts of the world, challenging us to question even our most deeply ingrained ideas and what seem to be self-evident factsyet where are our answers? once we begin to follow nagarjuna's clear and direct steps, the gateway to the inconceivable emerges-perhaps unexpectedly
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middle east - collection various coins catype collection (153 different coins) large varied collection (all unique catalogue numbers) with 153 ! different coins from the middle east, including several "older" types and higher denominations, all coins assembled in coin slabs on 9 album sheetsi charge only 1x shipping costs when you win multiple lots in the same auctionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplease have a close look at the pictures to get a good impressionnl/aanbod/hamaca read moreyou are welcome to bid on my other items: https://veilingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewill be sent via registered mailour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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With a middle eastern inscription on bottomlikely made in the middle east between the late 19th and the very early 20th centuriesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetracked shipping with insuranceoverall weight: 547 gramsin good overall condition; the main body shows some small dents, that cannot be photographedsilver tested with positive result: it’s made of solid silver and is not a silver plated itemrare unusual vase, likely an old censer, in solid silvercatawiki’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 storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwithout hallmarks
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Product line: middle eastern series mmminiature building authority, the middle eastern series mm arcade corner tower (mint/new)arcade corner tower mint/newmanufacturer: miniature building authority, the
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Oxfam bookshop brighton today the world is focusing unprecedented attention on asia and the middle east - rediscovering a cultural, political, and geographical landscape that has fascinated and frustrated westerners since the time of alexander the greatthe maps provide detailed visual keys to the fascinating history of asia and the middle east: altogether they illuminate a cast of historical figures ranging from great leaders (the queen of sheba, mohammed the prophet, king charles v) to legendary explorers (marco polo, columbus, magellan, sir francis drake, captmapping the silk road and beyond traces the history of the european age of exploration and its lasting effects on these regions through an extensive series of beautifully rendered and imaginative maps drawn by explorers, merchants, and colonial administrators of the timemapping the silk road and beyond depicts over eighty maps organized in clear chronology - from alexander the great's map of the world, first created in 323 bc and reproduced in a sixteenth-century atlas, to maps from the nineteenth century by french and dutch explorers that detail the growing interaction between europeans and eastern culturesthese maps represent the finest examples in existence in museums, libraries, and archives around the world, chosen because they depict the most important milestones in the mapping of asiathe book focuses on both maritime exploration and overland discovery via the ancient silk road: a network of trading posts that encompassed china, tibet, pakistan, india, kurdistan, iraq, ethiopia, eritrea, and dozens of other places known in ancient times by fabled names, including abyssinia, malacca, macassar, siam, and cathayjames cook) and influential cartographerssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop kingsbridge in this third year of our continuing investigation of buddhist philosophy, we begin our study of madhyamaka, the middle way schoolin 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 madhyamakait can be divided into two categories: true reality madhyamaka and word madhyamakatrue reality madhyamaka is the absolute, inexpressible nature the mother of all the victorious ones; word madhyamaka describes this absolute naturemadhyamaka is a direct teaching on the essential nature, free from all extremesthis tradition is generally associated with the "three great masters of the east": jnanagarbha, shantarakshita, and kamalashilain excellent conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morevolume 3 in the padma samye ling shedra seriesthe commentarial tradition is characterized by prasangika and svatantrika madhyamaka, and svatantrika itself includes the sautrantika and yogachara madhyamaka schoolsthe practice of true reality madhyamaka is divided into ground, path and fruit, whereas word madhyamaka is divided into teachings and commentaries
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Lesch, middle east journal"allison's incisive and informative account of the fledgling republic's encounter with the muslim world is a revelation with a special pertinence to today's international sceneoxfam bookshop knutsford from the beginning of the colonial period to the recent conflicts in the middle east, encounters with the muslim world have helped americans define national identity and purposefocusing on america's encounter with the barbary states of north africa from to , robert allison traces the perceptions and mis-perceptions of islam in the american mind as the new nation constructed its ideology and system of governmentbulliet, journal of interdisciplinary history"this book should be widely read"a powerful ending that explains how the experience with the barbary states compelled many americans to look inwardwith increasing doubts about the institution of slaveryeaton, eighteenth century studies see oxfam website for delivery information read moreallison's study provides a context for understanding more recent developments, such as america's tendency to demonize figures like iran's khumaini, libya's qaddafi, and iraq's saddam
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This book traces the journeys of these villages from the ranks of the peasantry into a middle class of their makingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford between and over one-third of the peasants of mount lebanon left their villages and travelled to the americas
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Arab and middle east countries, selection of various countries and various eras, also in blocks, with airmail and sheetlets, all in a large albumplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteregistered shipping with tracking, weight: approxtake a good look at all the 104 photos, which are an integral part of the descriptioncatawiki’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 storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Very old ribbed mortar made of bronze probably late middle ages but without proof this unique ribbed mortar is cup-shaped with an angular handleplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteweight: 492 g without pestle / muddler have fun biddingthe antique mortar is 7 cm tall and the widest spot it measures 7 cm in diametercatawiki’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 storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Oxfam bookshop cardiff reprint of the book by patrick seale who was the observer middle east correspondent for many yearswith the middle est always in the news, this is still an important book in understanding the history of the area  see the attached images for a good impression of this copyno marks or inscriptionssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis hardback is in as new condition in a similar condition unclipped dust jacket
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Rappan athuk - the middle levels continues the adventure into the most famous and feared dungeon in all the landsdesigned for characters of 7th level and higher and published under the d20 system, rappan athuk - the middle levels will challenge even veteran adventurers with its nefarious evil
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A golden earring with 2 ruby diamonds on each piece, in the middle of the ruby’s there’s a small diamondhad the earrings valued and said they were authentic, also told the stones and diamonds were realthe back of the earrings reads dia 375
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I am selling this lovely white metal souvenir spoon with crown on the top and a blank in the middle read more
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18 guinea fowl, hatched the middle of august, males and females ready to go now, all very healthysome with white feathers others all grey £9 each read more
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Encounters in the middle east, and the transnational nature of anti-imperialist public sentiment during the cold war and beyondby tracking the diverse manifestations of american anti-imperialism, this book highlights the different ways in which historians can approach it in their research and teachingwith the revolution, and again in , the nation stood against the most powerful empire in the world and declared itself independentthe contributors cover a wide range of subjects, including the discourse of anti-imperialism in the early republic and civil war, anti-imperialist actions in the uduring the mexican revolution, the anti-imperial dimensions of early uthe declaration of independence, after all, is an anti-imperial document, cataloguing the sins of the metropolitan government against the colonies" empire's twin broadens our conception of anti-imperialist actors, ideas, and actions; it charts this story across the range of american history, from the revolution to our own era; and it opens up the transnational and global dimensions of american anti-imperialismas noted by ian tyrrell and jay sexton, however, american "anti-imperialism was clearly selective, geographically, racially, and constitutionallysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford across the course of american history, imperialism and anti-imperialism have been awkwardly paired as influences on the politics, culture, and diplomacy of the united states
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The episodes are: 'incident at rojo canyon', 'incident of the challenge', 'incident at dragoon crossing', 'incident of the night visitor', 'incident of the slavemaster', 'incident on the road to yesterday', 'incident at superstition prairie', 'incident at poco tiempo', 'incident of the captive', 'incident of the buffalo soldier', 'incident of the broken word', 'incident at the top of the world', 'incident near the promised land', 'incident of the big blowout', 'incident of the fish out of water', 'incident on the road back', 'incident of the new start', 'incident of the running iron', 'incident near gloomy river', 'incident of the boomerang', 'incident of his brother's keeper', 'incident in the middle of nowhere', 'incident of the phantom bugler', 'incident of the lost idol', 'incident of the running man', 'incident of the painted lady', 'incident before black pass', 'incident of the blackstorms', 'incident of the night on the town' and 'incident of the wager on payday'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop wanstead discs condition- good to very good: most have few to no marks or scratches, but several light scratches on discs 3 and 6 all 32 episodes from the third series of the western adventure starring clint eastwood as cowhand rowdy yates
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In 'gaza', donna moss, percy fitzwallace, andrea wyatt and a couple of congressmen are in the middle east on a fact finding mission when their cars are blown upin 'full disclosure', coxfam shop hebden bridge the complete fifth series of the popular american political drama seriessee oxfam website for delivery information read morewire newman, while monitoring a possible situation in saudi arabiahas an intensely personal reason for leading the charge when hoynes decides to rehab his image in a bid for the presidency by slandering jed and leo in a tell-all biographyin 'eppur si muove', when a conservative republican congresswoman targets ellie's research project in an effort to discredit jed, toby discovers that the source of the leak is uncomfortably close to homein 'the benign prerogative', in the days leading up to the state of the union address, toby gets crucial voter feedback when he accompanies joey as she mall-tests the speech around the nationin 'disaster relief', the fallout on the hill from carrick's switch to the republican party exiles josh deep into a white house doghousefinally in 'memorial day', jed weighs his options for responding to the bombing as israeli and palestinian forces face off against each otheraround for a not-so-typical day in the white housein 'han', josh fails to sway an unruly congressman who insists on voting against the administration on the vice presidential confirmationin 'constituency of one', will bailey receives an offer to become vice president russell's top aidein 'abu el banat', the bartet clan attempts to gather for a holiday dinner and jed must deal with a hostage situation in sudan, an assisted suicide in oregon, his son-in-law's yearn to run for the house of representatives, and his grandson's desire to spend time with his grandpain 'the stormy present', president bartlet attends the funeral of a former president with other former presidents glenallen walken and din 'an khe', the seals are sent in on a perilous mission to rescue a navy plane shot down in north korean watersin 'access', a documentary camera crew follows cin 'talking points', josh is anguished when he realizes that his successful trade negotiation skills managed to create the opportunity for a computer company to move jobs to indiain '7a wf ', the search for zoey continues and walken takes a hard line against the kidnappers that could contribute to her deathin 'jefferson lives', when he realises that his first choice for vice president faces an uphill fight for nomination, jed nominates a congressman that none of the staff can get excited aboutin 'slow news day', toby gets jed's support to seize a controversial window of opportunity to save social security, but is hampered by jed's mandate to keep the operation under wrapsin 'the dogs of war', bombs drop on qumar upon walken's orders and as the hours pass without any word on zoey's whereaboutsin 'no exit', an airborne contamination alert locks down the west wing, forcing staffers to stay put until the all-clear is soundedin 'the supremes', jed and the staff vet potential supreme court appointeesin 'shutdown', jed's decision not to be held hostage by haffley shuts down the federal governmentin 'the warfare of genghis khan', an unlikely party comes to the aid of the administration as it seeks to discover the party responsible for nuclear testing in the indian oceanin 'separation of powers', as chief justice ashland's health problems continue to mount, joe quincy, ashland's former clerk, is pressed into service to persuade him to retire
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In 'gaza', donna moss, percy fitzwallace, andrea wyatt and a couple of congressmen are in the middle east on a fact finding mission when their cars are blown upin 'full disclosure', coxfam shop kendal case good cd's very good the complete fifth series of the popular american political drama seriessee oxfam website for delivery information read morewire newman, while monitoring a possible situation in saudi arabiahas an intensely personal reason for leading the charge when hoynes decides to rehab his image in a bid for the presidency by slandering jed and leo in a tell-all biographyin 'eppur si muove', when a conservative republican congresswoman targets ellie's research project in an effort to discredit jed, toby discovers that the source of the leak is uncomfortably close to homein 'the benign prerogative', in the days leading up to the state of the union address, toby gets crucial voter feedback when he accompanies joey as she mall-tests the speech around the nationin 'disaster relief', the fallout on the hill from carrick's switch to the republican party exiles josh deep into a white house doghousefinally in 'memorial day', jed weighs his options for responding to the bombing as israeli and palestinian forces face off against each otheraround for a not-so-typical day in the white housein 'han', josh fails to sway an unruly congressman who insists on voting against the administration on the vice presidential confirmationin 'constituency of one', will bailey receives an offer to become vice president russell's top aidein 'abu el banat', the bartet clan attempts to gather for a holiday dinner and jed must deal with a hostage situation in sudan, an assisted suicide in oregon, his son-in-law's yearn to run for the house of representatives, and his grandson's desire to spend time with his grandpain 'the stormy present', president bartlet attends the funeral of a former president with other former presidents glenallen walken and din 'an khe', the seals are sent in on a perilous mission to rescue a navy plane shot down in north korean watersin 'access', a documentary camera crew follows cin 'talking points', josh is anguished when he realizes that his successful trade negotiation skills managed to create the opportunity for a computer company to move jobs to indiain 'jefferson lives', when he realises that his first choice for vice president faces an uphill fight for nomination, jed nominates a congressman that none of the staff can get excited aboutin '7a wf ', the search for zoey continues and walken takes a hard line against the kidnappers that could contribute to her deathin 'slow news day', toby gets jed's support to seize a controversial window of opportunity to save social security, but is hampered by jed's mandate to keep the operation under wrapsin 'the dogs of war', bombs drop on qumar upon walken's orders and as the hours pass without any word on zoey's whereaboutsin 'no exit', an airborne contamination alert locks down the west wing, forcing staffers to stay put until the all-clear is soundedin 'the supremes', jed and the staff vet potential supreme court appointeesin 'shutdown', jed's decision not to be held hostage by haffley shuts down the federal governmentin 'the warfare of genghis khan', an unlikely party comes to the aid of the administration as it seeks to discover the party responsible for nuclear testing in the indian oceanin 'separation of powers', as chief justice ashland's health problems continue to mount, joe quincy, ashland's former clerk, is pressed into service to persuade him to retire
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New states emerged from the great european land empires, while germany's african and pacific colonies, and the ottoman provinces in the middle east fell into allied handsoxfam bookshop bath a paperback in very good conditionbritain, france, belgium, japan, and the british dominions wanted to keep the new states, but woodrow wilson and the millions converted to the ideal of self-determination thought otherwiseas imperial politicians wearied of continual scandals and crises - revolts in south west africa, syria, samoa, and palestine; famine in rwanda; labour abuses in new guinea; extortionate oil contracts in iraq - they began to question whether independent states might be easier to deal with than territories subject to international scrutinyminor signs of shelf wearthe allies sought to use the league to safeguard imperial authority, but that authority was undermined by the mechanisms for international oversight they had themselves createdthe first world war threw the imperial order into crisisat the paris peace conference of , the allies agreed reluctantly to govern their new conquests according to international and humanitarian norms and under 'mandate' from the league of nationsdrawing on research in four continents and dozens of archives, and bringing to life a global network of nationalists, humanitarians, international bureaucrats, and imperial statesmen, the guardians offers an entirely new interpretation of the importance of international organizations in the emergence of the modern world ordersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe pages are clean and tight and appear unreadas the guardians shows, this decision had enormous consequencescolonial nationalists and humanitarians exploited new rights of petition or opportunities for publicity to expose abuses or scandals; germans resentful of the loss of their colonies and italians eager to found a new empire arrived in geneva to demand a repartition of the spoils
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Oxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 54 stampsthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s, and ssome of the used stamps in this collection have a little of the backing of the envelope they were attached to still on the backthe newest stamp in this collection was issued insome of the stamps are a little fadedand a mail trainthe rest of the stamps in this collection specifically show transportthe transport shown on the stamps in this collection are the sampan, the aeroplane, the electric locomotive train, the zarook a type of sailing boat, the helicopter, the american motors car, the galleon a type of ship, the racing car, the alfa romeo car, the ship the chusan bfi liner, the lombok sloop which is a type of sailing boat, the jiangu trader a type of ship, the taxi, the linrickshaw, the rocket, the caravel which is a type of ship, the clipper which is a type of ship, the fujan junk which is a type of ship, the golekkan which is a type of ship, the eagle x-ts which is a type of plane, a fishing port with boats in vietnam, a sailing boat, a transport boat, a coaster which is a type of ship, an oil tanker, a vintage car, a fighter plane, and a mcdern steamshipthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inoverall the stamps in this collection are in good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome of the stamps have a very clearly shown printed postmark on themthere ia stamp in this collection celebrating the langkawi aero space expothe countries that the stamps in this collection were issued in are india, singapore, bahrain, manama, ajman state, mongolia, indochine, indonesia, malaysia, and vietnama couple of the stamps in this collection have been unusedthere is a stamp in this collection celebrating the official opening of changi airport in singapore
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In doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itselfin the following centuries came arab conquest, the crusades, neglect and decay, rediscovery in the 19th century by european travellers and finally its destruction in the six days war after being occupied by israeli forces" see oxfam website for delivery information read morejohn francis wilson has had complete access to the site, and has drawn upon a wealth of sources in order to provide the first comprehensive history of this remarkable city"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebrationwilson reminds us that cities without people are desolate: interspersed amongst the invasions and religious conflicts are the people whose lives touched the life of this city: herod the great and his sons, jesus of nazareth, the emperors vespasian and titus, saladin and even samuel clemens, otherwise known as mark twainoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firmits story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near eastbanias' story starts in canaanite timeswith the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianityunder herod phillip(died ad 34)it became caesarea philippi and was a focal point for the cult of the god pan throughout the roman periodjohn francis wilson brings us the story of banias, or ancient caesarea philippi, the city that sat at the source of the jordan river in what are now known as the golan heights region
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A scarce and an original first edition copy for collectors of austen henry layard, 19th century travel books, and for those interested in nineveh, mesopotamia, iraq, babylonia, babylonians, medes, chaldeans, persians, scythians, cimmerians the middle east, travel and explorationcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesecurely bound with hinges fully intact with no loose or detached pagesrichly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece ‘ north-eastern façade and grand entrance of sennacherib’s palace (kouyunjik)’, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, over 20 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps ‘map of assyria, and map of mesopotamia’ at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravingsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition wear at extremitiessome rubbing to front inner hingediscoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition undertaken for the trustees of the british museum this volume details layard’s important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactsthe expedition yielded further important trophies and discoveries, including the cuneiform library of sennacherib's grandson ashurbanipal, on which most modern knowledge of assyrian culture is foundedpublished by john murray, londonthis will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this workapart from his great archaeological accomplishment in identifying kouyunjik as the site of the ancient city nineveh, layard provides an extensive analysis of the ancient assyrian world and its history, as revealed by the discoveries, and also writes about the daily life and customs of the countryinternally; is almost goodplates are bright5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & index + 2 pages of publishers’ worksoverall; good, and tight used copy (please see pictures)rubbing and bumping to head and foot of spine, with wear to edges of spineslight tears or creases to edges of the fold-out plans and map, but still in nice clean conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coversitem description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regionsome pencil writing on front free endpaperbook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepages are tight and almost clean with some spots, light marks, or foxingtitles in gilt to spinenot really sure of page(s) cut within the (appendix) between pages
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An eddy in the space-time continuum lands him, ford prefect, and their flying sofa in the middle of the cricket ground at lord's, just two days before the world is due to be destroyed by the vogonsnot bad for a man in his dressing gownfenchurch once realized how the world could be made a good and happy placethe galaxy may offer a mind-boggling variety of ways to be blown up and/or insulted, but it's very hard to get a cup of teaand, in a dramatic break with tradition, actually find itfor arthur dent, who has only just had his house demolished that morning, this seems already to be rather a lot to cope withescaping the end of the world for a second time, arthur, ford, and their old friend slartibartfast embark (reluctantly) on a mission to save the whole galaxy from fanatical robotsconvinced that the secret lies within god's final message to his creation, they go in search of itthe hitchhiker's guide to the galaxyone thursday lunchtime the earth gets unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypasslife, the universe and everythingfollowing a number of stunning catastrophes, arthur dent is surprised to find himself living in a hideously miserable cave on prehistoric earthoxfam shop colne road collected together in the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy: the trilogy of four are the first four titles in douglas adams' wildly popular comedy science fiction seriessadly, however, the weekend has only just begunso long, and thanks for all the fishthere is a knack to flyingit's not an easy thing to do, and arthur dent thinks he's the only human who's been able to master this nifty little trick - until he meets fenchurch, the woman of his dreamsthe knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and missunfortunately, she's forgottensee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe restaurant at the end of the universewhen all questions of space, time, matter and the nature of being have been resolved, only one question remains - 'where shall we have dinner?' the restaurant at the end of the universe provides the ultimate gastronomic experience, and for once there is no morning after to worry abouthowever, just as he thinks that things cannot get possibly worse, they suddenly do
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This brooch comes from an antique shop in florence (italy) and it is presumable that it was made in this city in the early 20th century by an artisan goldsmithflower pattern in the middle with 5 cultured pearls creating the petalsinsured shipping via international courier, with tracking read morethe metal was tested and we can confidently guarantee it is 18 kt goldon the back of the brooch there is a safety claspdimensions: 40 x 33 mm, weight: 3other pearls crown the edge where you can also note a trace of blue enamel which would have been there when the item was new6 gno hallmark for the gold
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Doctor who the time travelling action game with revolving electronic gamboard in box in excellent condition, slot the tardis with its own light and sound effect into the middle of the unique electronic revolving game board and you're ready to start your journey through timein this fast paced and exciting board game, be the first to locate and defeat four of the doctor's most deadly foesfor more details please call reed on
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