The political economy of defence
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Vintage ministry of defence rope in fairly good condition, for it's age 40cm diameter would make a nice garden feature
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Inside the global economy a practical guide by andrew vonnegut (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 11 to 13 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Victory 100 piece wooden jigsaw puzzle political map of europe completedispatched with royal mail 2nd classcondition is used
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The political machine (pc games)dispatched with royal mail 2nd classcondition is good
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The chequered flag: the complete history of motor racingwritten by ivan rendall and first published by weidenfield & nicholson in , this book is in pristine, as new condition29; or collect+ 'economy service' (typically 3-5 working days) for regular parcel 2-5kg: ÂŁ6the price is inclusive of packaging cost but exclusive of postage costs which will be one of the following: collect+ 'standard service' (typically 2 working days) for regular parcel 2-5kg: ÂŁ7
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Placing maritime affairs in their larger historical context, the encyclopedia shows how seafaring has both reflected and influenced the major economic, cultural, military, and political developments in world historybook in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundit emphasizes the connections between maritime history and many related fields, including naval history, shipbuilding, navigation and scientific instrumentation, maritime art and literature, commerce and economics, exploration and maritime geography, oceanography and hydrology, and international maritime lawas a result, a wealth of information is available in a single reference work that can otherwise be found only with the help of an extensive librarysome bumping at the top and tail of the spine (front edge only) and small dent near the top guttersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop mutley plain this is volume 3 of this collection that continues to cover the entire history of seafaring - from ancient egyptian shipbuilders to viking sea-raiders, from nelson and the napoleonic wars to the nuclear submarines and supertankers of todaythe encyclopedia offers a uniquely integrated approach
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The rarity of the document is also given by the strip of paper placed on the document which, instead of being reprinted, has been modified quickly due to the political instability of the momentare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition: the document has some slight stains and a small tear without loss of textthe document establishes the military pension of lire per year for tenente colonnello del servizio sanitario ricci antoniosignature of enrico de nicola on official decree as provisional head of state, drafted in rome on 6 septemberplease 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 available
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This book introduces us to the eccentric world of the researchers and academics who investigate such phenomena as the child mummies of the chinchorro, preserved over years ago, animal mummies from ancient eygpt, the 19th century buddhist tradition of self-mummification to ward off decay, and the political mummification of 20th century demagogues like lenin and eva peronoxfam bookshop cheltenham from the dusty origins of mummification in the deserts of south america and africa to the latest technology hyped on the internet by utah's summum corporation (which promises mummification for millennia for a mere $), "the mummy congress" investigates the allure of mummiespringle also looks at the uses of mummies for today's historians and scientists and how much they tell us about ancient culturesin heather pringle visited the remote chilean port of arica for the world congress on mummy studiessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis research is sometimes bizarre, but often reveals fundamental truths
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It has also been identified elsewhere that the cover design is by john heartfield, the german dada and political collage artistoxfam shop didsbury 24 page pamphlet published in by soviet news in london from the series of illustrated soviet shilling bookletsthere is also some rusting to the staples on the spinethe pamphlet is a collection of official documents relating to the electoral system of the soviet union taken from the constitution of the union of soviet socialist republicsthe copy is in fair conditionthe pages have yellowed with age, and there are water stains inside5cm see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In the name of the king is an epic swashbuckling pageturner that sweeps from the political intrigues of cardinal richelieu to the great battlefields of the thirty years waroxfam bookshop royal exchange square , and the pall of war hangs over francethe young chevalier de roland has scarcely set foot in the city before he crosses swords with a cruel nobleman to defend a young woman's honourtoo late he learns he has stumbled on a conspiracy within the king's own household to seize power by secret alliance with spainsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreaccused of treason and forced to flee into hiding, andré must fight on alone, staking both his life and his honour in the battle to save france
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The novel is set in airstrip one (formerly known as great britain), a province of the superstate oceania in a world of perpetual war, omnipresent government surveillance and public manipulation dictated by a political system in the government's invented language, newspeak, called ingsoc under the control of a privileged inner party elite that persecutes all individualism and independent thinking as "thoughtcrimes little bit of wear on the dust jacketbook in very good conditionnineteen eighty-four popularized the adjective orwellian, which describes official deception, secret surveillance, and manipulation of the past by a totalitarian or authoritarian state" the tyranny is epitomized by big brother, the quasi-divine party leader who enjoys an intense cult of personality, but who may not even existoxfam bookshop hampstead the complete works of george orwell: volume 9: nineteen eighty-four nineteen eighty-four, sometimes published as , is a dystopian novel by george orwell see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Individual chapters examine the organization and structure of the poem, its social and political context, its relation to other early epic and hesiodic poetry, its place in the development of a pan-hellenic consciousness, and attitudes to womenin this collection a team of international scholars offers an attempt to explore the poem's meaning, significance and receptionthis collection provides a significant approach to the study of the cataloguethe wider influence of the catalogue is considered in chapters on pindar and the lyric tradition, on hellenistic poetry, and on the poem's reception at romesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe catalogue of women, ascribed to hesiod, one of the greatest figures of early hexameter poetry, maps the greek world, its evolution and its heroic myths through the mortal women who bore children to the gods
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Finally, heroic rulers demonstrates that monarchy, which is generally thought to have disappeared before the end of the archaic period, remained a valid political option from the early iron age through to the hellenistic periodwith an in-depth exploration of rule by a single man and how this was seen as heroic activity, the title challenges orthodox views of ruling in the ancient world and breaks down traditional ideas about the relationship between so-called hereditary rule and tyrannylaw, personified as 'king' (nomos basileus), came to be seen as the ultimate source of sovereignty especially as expressed through the constitutional machinery of the city, and became an important balance and constraint for personal ruleheroic rulers examines reasons why both personal and clan-based rule was particularly unstable and its core tension with the competitive nature of greek society, so that the question of who had the most arete was an issue of debate both from within the ruling family and from other heroic aspirantsit looks at how a common heroic ideology among rulers was based upon excellence, or arete, and also surveys dynastic ruling, where rule was in some sense shared within the family or clansee oxfam website for delivery information read moreprobing into ancient perspectives on the legitimacy and legality of rule, the title also explores the relationship between ruling and law
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He explores how the rich and politically powerful have frequently worked together to create or perpetuate privilege, often at the expense of the national interest and usually at the expense of the middle and lower classeshowever, the tech crash and then the horrible events of september , pointed out that great riches are as vulnerable as they have ever been
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The price is inclusive of packaging cost but exclusive of postage costs which will be as follows: collect + 'economy' service (delivery within 3 working days) for parcels up to 10kg: ÂŁ6the chequered flag: the complete history of motor racingwritten by ivan rendall and first published by weidenfield & nicholson in , this book is in pristine, as new condition
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Just released my new children's christmas book latest illustrated children’s christmas book the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie anthony r stephenson amazon the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie is an illustrated christmas tale for childrenin the perfect wintertide, there is time for snow, a party, a visit from santa claus, and family christmas dinner—and the greatest gift of all: a new addition to the familywith the charming, albeit sometimes chaotic, antics of a young boy and his dog, the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie is a story of the magic of christmas where wishes come truespanning the few days coming up to and including christmas day, it tells a heartwarming story of familial warmth and joy through the eyes of charlie, the family dog
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" pooh fans everywhere are sure to be spinning with excitement over this very special "hunny" of a music boxlimited edition winnie the pooh hunny of a day music box by ardleigh elliott winnie the pooh and friends grace a "hunny of a day" ferris wheel collectible music box! a hundred acre wood exclusive first! - it's a hunny of a day whenever winnie the pooh and friends get together, and now you can join in with this first-of-a-kind musical ferris wheel collectible music box! pooh, piglet, tigger, eeyore, roo, rabbit and owl enjoy a special treat in the heart of the hundred acre wood, where every detail is sure to charm you! the "homemade" ferris wheel turns and everyone smiles as their barrel-style seats swing, while honeybees flit amongst the scenes of fun and friendship that grace the base! this exclusive, limited-edition winnie the pooh musical ferris wheel collectible music box from ardleigh elliott is crafted of triple-fired heirloom porcelain, richly accented in 22k gold, and plays the melody of "love makes the world go roundin very good condition certificate of authenticity read more
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Are 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 storediscs 1 - 4 are mounted in the box set, discs 5 and 6 are in separate cardsleeves fast shipping, insured and tracked read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea must have for collectors pink floyd - the dark side of the moon collector's edition box set the box includes: 36-page 26cm x 26 cm booklet designed by storm thorgerson, 20-page 26cm x 26 cm photo book edited by jill furmanovsky, exclusive art print, 4 x collectors' cards featuring art and comments by storm thorgerson, replica of the dark side of the moon tour ticket, replica of the dark side of the moon backstage pass, 100% viscose (exclusive of 100% acrylic fringe) collectible printed scarf 3 x collectible black marbles 9 x collectible coasters (unique to this box) featuring early design sketches, and a 12-page credits booklet
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Shambhala: the sacred path of the warrior: book and card set rrp ÂŁ149 the set is practically like new apart from small tear along 2 side of lid on the crease (which lifts away like a flap) - which could be glued and you probably wouldn't noticethe shambhala book and card set offers readers a unique and accessible way to put the principles of the sacred warrior to practice in daily life through a series of slogans or maxims that emphasize facing the world with openness and fearlessnessthrough these teachings, readers can start to gain personal freedom and power, overcome negative habitual patterns, find the sacred dimension of everyday life, and discover the basic goodness of human lifethe box includes: 53 four-color cards, with a shambhala warrior slogan on one side and commentary from the tibetan buddhist master chĂ·gyam trungpa on the reverse sidean 16-page booklet with instructions on how the slogans can be applied to one's own life throughout the day - a 256-page unabridged edition of trungpa's classic book shambhala: the sacred path of the warrior the majority of the slogans and commentary are drawn from shambhala: the sacred path of the warriorthere is a mark on the front of box too (see all pictures) rrp ÂŁ149 since ancient times, the path of the enlightened warrior has been a powerful and inspiring ideal, showing us how we can master the challenges of life and draw power not from violence or aggression but through the cultivation of gentleness, courage, and self-knowledgealso a little blue has transfered from the box faintly onto the rim of pages (nothing which is going to effect the reading of it) and the same has also happened on the edges of the cardscan post extra ÂŁ3the remainder of the slogans, which have never before been available to a general audience, were composed by chogyam trungpa to be used in shambhala training, a program that he developed as a way to train people in the path and practice of warriorship
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivery rare and hard to get traffic lithograph for the "the low spark of high heeled boys albumit is an original museum edition lithograph which is very hard to find anymorethe lithograph was produced on the finest quality paper stock, it really is a beautiful piece of art which is meant for framingif your a traffic fan, you will fall in love with this very limited lithographthe lithograph is in ex condition and plate (printed) signed by the artist tony wright (designer of the cover), limited edition of , comes with a coathese limited edition lithographs do nothing but rise in value over time as for they are very collectible and very sort afterthis is an authorized productplease notice the small spot (see extra photo) on the right hand side, easy to frame over, so in the end you will not see itplease 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 storethis lithograph measure's approx 56x71cm and is nothing but amazingyou will not be disappointed with this amazing piece of artit really is a quality item and the chance's of obtaining this item in great condition like this one is quite rarecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikianother piece in the collection is a non-fiction account of a british farmer finding a legendary haul of ancient roman treasurethe book was first published in london in by jonathan capethey are generally regarded as being aimed at a slightly older audience than many of his other children's bookstwo of the stories are autobiographical in nature; one describes how he first became a writer while the other describes some of dahl's experiences as a fighter pilot in the second world war"the wonderful story of henry sugar and six more" by roald dahl jonathan cape, london - first uk edition first printing - 246p, 18cmx15cm - condition: good condition in first issue price clipped dust jacket with minor wear housed in mylar coverplease 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 storethe wonderful story of henry sugar and six more is a collection of seven short stories written by roald dahlthe stories were written at varying times throughout his lifecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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When the children tried to share the joyous news of our lady of fatima, no-one believed them, until the day the sun seemed to dance in the skylanguages - english, spanish, french see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit soon became clear that they had been chosen by the blessed mother to share her messagewhile herding a flock of sheep outside the tiny village of fatima, portugal, the blessed mother visited them, not once, but many timesthe day the sun danced is the inspiring true story of lucia, francisco and jacinta, whose great faith and courage brought the message of our lady of fatima to all the worldfully animated - running time 30 minutestelling the children great and wondrous secrets that would affect all of creationoxfam bookshop hertford in children experienced a great miracle
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It is a book that presents the story of our evolution, striking right at the heart of ourselves as individuals and of our sense of identitythe conclusions: amost everyone of native european descent, wherever they live in the world, can trace their ancestry back to one of seven women, the seven daughters of evesykes has named them ursula, xenia, helena, velda, tara, katrine and jasminein europe there are only sevenbut what made the story particularly extraordinary was that professor sykes was also able to track down a living generic relative of the ice man, a woman living in britain todayhow was he able to locate a living relative of a man who died thousands of years ago?;in this work, sykes gives us a first hand account of his research into a remarkable gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line and shows how it is being used to track our genetic ancestors through time and spacein this scientific adventure story we learn exactly how our origins can be traced; how and where our ancient genetic ancestors lived; what their lives were like; and how we are each living proof of the almost miraculous strength of our dna which has survived and prospered over so many thousands of years to reach us todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read morenews of the discovery of the ice man and his age, which was put at over years old, fascinated the worldoxfam bookshop cheltenham in professor brian sykes, a leading world authority on dna and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern italyafter plotting thousands of dna sequences from all over the world he found that they had clustered around a handful of distinct groups
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In the course of the work are introduced dissertations on the itinerary stade of the greeks, the expedition of darius hystaspes to scythia, the position and remains of ancient babylon, the alluvions of the nile, and canals of suez; the oasis and temple of jupiter ammon, the ancient circumnavigation of africa, and other subjects of history and geographycondition: binding copies with decent blocks2kg [approx] with sturdy packagingplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contentsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevolume i binding just about holding with rear board wobbly with a partial split to outer hinge, while volume ii [see last photo] has a detached rear boardall maps are present although some maps have minor faults, such as small closed tear near inner margin join, and reddish-brown offsetting or print transfer from panel to panel within folds [map of ancient egypt has much of this], and the last map has a few splits along foldscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevolumes are two octavo (220mm x 146mm) hardcovers in brown half-leather with marbled boards and marbled edgeslate major of engineers, and surveyor-general in bengal; fellow of the royal societies of london and edinburgh; member of the royal institute of paris, and of the imperial academy of stthe full title is: the geographical system of herodotus examined and explained, by a comparison with those of other ancient authors, and with modern geographyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihowever both volumes have neat and tidy blocks with complete text and crisp, clear leaves and maps with neat foldsthis is the revised 2nd edition printed in london by cscarce early 19th century two volume set on ancient or classical geography by james rennellpetersburgh; and fellow of the royal society of gottingendespite the detached board and the minor flaws mentioned above, this is still a wonderful two volume set with blocks and maps in an overall excellent condition - very much worthy of a rebind that will most certianly rewardour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe whole explained by eleven maps adapted to the different subjects, and accompanied with a complete index by james rennell, esqalso there is a small number of foxing specks to front end-papers of vol irivington, and has the following page numbering: vol i pp: xxiv, pull-out maps; voll ii pp: vi, pull-out maps
(England)
116 €
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'the world without sun' () also won an academy awardthe film follows a team of divers as they attempt to live for a month in a purpose-built environment at the bottom of the red seaoxfam books & music winchester collection of documentary films featuring the work of legendary maritime explorer and film maker jacques cousteauin search of new marine creatures and environments, cousteau becomes one of the first explorers ever to dive beneath the frozen surface of the south polein 'voyage to the edge of the world' () cousteau and his team of divers set out in the research ship 'calypso' to explore the uncharted lands and wildlife of antarticaas the divers explore their new habitat, cousteau boards his signature yellow submarine to chart the sealife of the deepest depthssee oxfam website for delivery information read moremaking use of the latest technology, the film was the first to offer a window into the weird and wonderful world beneath the sea and kick-started a whole new movement in movie making'the silent world' () is an academy award-winning documentary co-directed by cousteau and celebrated auteur louis malle
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If the text is discreetly haunted by leibniz, ancient rome and the poetry of baudelaire, its direction of thinking is totally devoted to the understanding of visual art from bernini and velázquez to louise bourgeois, mona hatoum and orlanthe problems of passage between visual forms and composition of the images are analysed in terms of simulation, rationality, space, the wildness of artistic intentionality and the folding of matter and meaningspecial attention is paid to visual artists in denmark dealing with "baroque universals" from the s up to the present day see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music islington there has been an increasing interest over the past 40 years in providing new interpretations of the baroque and the fruit of this interest has been the revelation of intersecting baroque aesthetics in the art and culture of our timeit deals with the broken continuity in time from the historical baroque to the contemporary onethe recurrent actuality of the baroque is a book about visual artapart from the hypotheses of walter benjamin and the epistemology of michel foucault, the book introduces and expands the most important theories about the actual baroque as they have been devised and developed by mario perniola, christine buci-glucksmann and gilles deleuzethe text follows a comparative method of study based upon recent research in the fields of art theory and aesthetics
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Despite the diverse generic and stylistic diversity of his work, he has remained constant in his effort to depict the rural way of lifemore specifically, this ecocritical study examines the ecological implications of trassard's literary and photographic production through the lens of sciencethe global significance of the ecological themes that traverse his writings is presented here in english for the first timeoxfam bookshop raeburn place as new condition" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreunexpected convergences between disciplines foster a deeper appreciation of the endeavors of each and their capacity for mutual enrichment"jean-loup trassard has published more than forty books over the past 50 yearshimself a lifelong inhabitant of an agricultural area in the northwest of france, his fiction, nonfiction and photography bear witness to the many changes that have affected our relationship to the earth over the same period
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19 €
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'the statistical evaluation of medical tests for classification and prediction' will be of interest to quantitative researchers and to practicing statisticiansadditional topics include: meta-analysis for summarizing the results of multiple studies of a test; the evaluation of markers for predicting event time data; and procedures for combining the results of multiple tests to improve classificationoxfam books & music norwich the use of clinical and laboratory information to detect conditions and predict patient outcomes is a mainstay of medical practicethe book also covers the theoretical foundations for statistical inference and will be of interest to academic statisticiansinternal pages are clean and free of marksproblems relating to missing and imperfect reference data are discussed in detaila variety of worked examples are providedmain topics include: estimation and comparison of measures of accuracy, including receiver operating characteristic curves; regression frame-works for assessing factors that influence test accuracy and for comparing tests while adjusting for such factors; and sample size calculations and other issues pertinent to study designbook cover contains a few marks but item is in generally good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book describes the statistical concepts and techniques for evaluating the accuracy of medical tests
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the oxford handbook of the self gallagher, shaun (edthe oxford handbook of the self is an interdisciplinary collection of essays that address questions in all of these areaswith respect to self-agency, similar questions arise in experimental psychologythese and other issues motivate questions about how we understand, not only "the self", but also how we understand ourselves in social and cultural contexts) research on the topic of self has increased significantly in recent years across a number of disciplines, including philosophy, psychology, psychopathology, and neurosciencesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein addition, advances in developmental psychology have pushed to the forefront questions about the ontogenetic origin of self-experience, while studies of psychopathology suggest that concepts like self and agency are central to explaining important aspects of pathological experiencein philosophy and some areas of cognitive science, the emphasis on embodied cognition has fostered a renewed interest in rethinking personal identity, mind-body dualism, and overly cartesian conceptions of selfpoststructuralist deconstructions of traditional metaphysical conceptions of subjectivity have led to debates about whether there are any grounds (moral if not metaphysical) for reconstructing the notion of selfquestions about whether selves actually exist or have an illusory status have been raised from perspectives as diverse as neuroscience, buddhism, and narrative theory
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