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Leon maclaren () was a barrister, politician, philosopher, and the founder of the school of economic scienceoxfam bookshop victoria based on a three-year course prepared by leon maclaren for the school of economic science in london in the late s, this book reassesses the first principles of economicswith original subject matter from his economic course and introducing more recent examples and statistics from australia, canada, new zealand, the uk, and the united states, the study examines the major characteristics of the modern economy-such as banking, taxation, and international trade-and considers the role of the government in economic affairsit concludes with an examination of society's structure as a whole, the part economic activity plays in the bigger picture, and the social and cultural influences that shape the production and distribution of wealthin his view, science is a study of laws that exist in nature, while economics is a study of the humanities with the interaction between human nature and the natural universe at its heartsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The title is the school of warthe item format is a book paperbackthe sleeve condition is newsleeve condition-newfor example: idzbelow is a more detailed summary of this specific item for sale
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Enchanted folk & the school of wizardryfor nintendo ds 3ds 2ds complete with manual
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Piece puzzle depicting raphael the school of athens read more
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The school of life - who should i be with card gamedispatched with royal mail 2nd classcondition is used
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Five basic stages of economic growth are distinguished with detailed discussions of each stage including illustrative examplesoxfam bookshop lower petergate professor rostow gives an account of economic growth based on a dynamic theory of production and interpreted in terms of actual societiesthe final chapter includes a comparison of his non-communist manifesto with marxist theorysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is some foxing to the pages and the cover has some staining
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The title is the history of economic ideas: economic thought in contemporary contextthe item format is a book paperbackbelow is a more detailed summary of this specific item for sale for example: idz
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As it chronicles the development of modern science it opens a new window on our understanding of science at the most fundamental level of knowledgeoxfam bookshop thame this book is a must read for everyone interested in the future role and direction of scienceit begins with the description of the new discoveries made at the turn of the previous century, which have culminated in the scientific knowledge we have todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book then discusses the fundamental constants of nature and how they inter-relate and how they may have come to be what they arethis paperback is in very good condition with all pages clean and intactthis second book compliments and adds a vast new tranche of knowledge to book i of the series, but is at the same time entirely readable in its own right
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There is broad evidence on the benefits of economic growth, investments in human capital, and the provision of safety nets for the poorbut for a specific program or project in a given country, is the intervention producing the intended benefits and what was the overall impact on the population? could the program or project be better designed to achieve the intended outcomes? are resources being spent efficiently? these are the types of questions that can only be answered through an impact evaluation, an approach which measures the outcomes of a program intervention in isolation of other possible factorschapter 2 discusses key steps and related issues to consider in implementationchapter 4 includes a discussion of lessons learned from a rich set of "good practice" evaluations of poverty projects which have been reviewed for this handbooksee oxfam website for delivery information read morechapter 3 illustrates various analytical techniques through a case studyfor some of the more in-depth statistical methods discussed, the reader is referred to the technical literature on the topicoxfam bookshop victoria despite the billions of dollars spent on development assistance each year, there is still very little known about the actual impact of projects on the poorit is aimed at readers with a general knowledge of statisticsthis handbook seeks to provide project managers and policy analysts with the tools needed for evaluating project impactchapter 1 presents an overview of concepts and methods
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In applying the findings of experimental science to a nuanced understanding of art and in tackling complex ideas and theoretical issues, gombrich is rigorousgombrich examines, questions and re-evaluates old and new ideas on such matters as the imitation of nature, the function of tradition, the problem of abstraction, the validity of perspective and the interpretation of expression: all of which reveal that pictorial representation is far from being a straightforward matteroxfam bookshop skipton "described by kenneth clark as 'one of the most brilliant books of art criticism that i have ever read', art and illusion is a classic study of image-makingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreblue boards with silver decorationfirst published more than 40 years ago, art and illusion has lost none of its vitality and importancedecorated endpapersno inscriptionsit seeks to answer a simple question: why is there such a thing as style? the question may be simple but there is no easy answer, and professor gombrich's brilliant and wide-ranging exploration of the history and psychology of pictorial representation leads him into countless crucial areas
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The school of wizards magic despatched on saturdays due to work commitments please ensure though you read the description fully as i do not accept returns or refunds unless the error is minei do my best to list as accurately as possible but if i make a mistake i will refund with no issueideal christmas gift dispatched with royal mail 2nd class uk bidders only
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morehe explains how the popularizers changed darwin's thought in subtle ways and how these changes colored their perceptions of darwinismoxfam books & music crouch end in germany, more than anywhere else, darwinism was a sensational successamong the first purveyors of mass culture, the germans provide valuable clues as to how seminal ideas move through a societysetting his analysis against the background of popular science, kelly follows popular darwinism as it permeated education, religion, politics, and social thought in germany
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In the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominencefrom the origins of the marshall plan, which revived europe after world war ii, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated japan into a bulwark against china to the collapse of the berlin wall, this authoritative work reveals how the west was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-statenow that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economythe cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as martin walker puts it, "a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destructionthe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathfor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubtas the united states became the national security state, california, which had a population of five million at the start of the cold war, grew to thirty million and, by the s provided one in every ten members of congress and two presidentssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic powerusing newly opened kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, martin walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary worldoxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world since"walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar western leadersat the end of the s the fear was generated by communist expansion into eastern europe and china; in the s by the prospect of defeat in vietnam" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold war
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The author also discusses perceptions of, and reactions to, changing circumstances, the influence of religion and science on national life, and changing styles in art and literature in the background are the new economic powers based on the development of a coal and iron technology; in the foreground, new social and political problems and new ways of tackling themthe story ends, not with a full stop but with a question markoxfam bookshop shaftesbury the age of improvement has long established itself as a classic of modern historical writingcould improvement be maintained? could balance and progress continue to be reconciled? see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book stresses both the underlying unity and the rich variety of the age, and raises fundamental issues about a period of crucial change in british history - industrialisation, war, constitutional change and the attitudes of politicians towards it, political development, and, not least, society and culture this second edition draws on the great volume of new research - produced by lord briggs amongst others, since its original publicationwidely read and quoted it has had a unique influence on teaching and research
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This book explores all key aspects of the development of this ancient culture, including the ecology of the region and its famously productive agriculture, its political and economic standing, its religious practices, and the achievements of its intelligentsiahistoricized by the new testament as a centre of decadence and corruption, babylon and its surrounding region was in fact a rich and complex civilization, responsible for the invention of the dictionary and laying the foundations of modern science'the babylonian world' presents an extensive, up-to-date and lavishly illustrated history of the ancient state babylonia and its 'holy city', babylonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecomprehensive and accessible, this book will be an indispensable resource for anyone studying the periodpaperback in excellent condition except for some water-ruffling to bottom of pagesthe book is free of notes and inscriptions, and remains a clean, bright and good condition copy, which shows no signs of having been readoxfam shop cowley road softcover published by routledge,  (first published )
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Veblen in the reprints of economic classicsveblen, the author of the theory of the leisure class (), is considered by some to be the founding father of the institutional economics schoolsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop horsham the vested interests and the common man ("the modern point of view and the new order") - from the writings of thorstein bsome marks to front cover and name written inside front coverthis is a reprint of the book first published in may
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Prize certificate from battersea grammar school pasted to fepbound in maroon leather binding with marbled edges and endpapersblack and white frontispiece ("glacier carrying down stones") back pages, which include the index, show marks at the edges of water-stainingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretitle on spine, just discerniblehinges are starting to crack but pages remain secure to the binding" a very attractive little volume - price reflects the conditionfoxing and damp-staining at the front but the text is clean and unmarked with age-toning and a few sporadic spots of foxingvery worn and faded in placesthere is some rippling to these front pagesoxfam shop shirley hardback without dust jacketfrom the author's preface "the ten lectures of which this volume is composed were delivered last spring, in st john's wood, to a large audience of children and their friends, and at their conclusion i was asked by many of those present to publish them for a children's reading book
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Oxfam bookshop beverley this book looks at two aspects of islamic activity in the middle east and north africa, the development of social capital and the provision of welfare services, within the context of economic liberalisation programmes to see whether the retrenchment of the state under liberalisation has created a space for islamic-based activitiessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This is a very useful compendium of ideas and information about historical geography and sciencealfred hiatt is a lecturer in old and middle english literature in the school of english at the university of leeds
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The book shows that the investigation of the border zone of life sciences and agriculture raises many interesting questions about how science developsoxfam books & music crouch end this volume explores problems in the history of science at the intersection of life sciences and agriculture, from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centurywithout close attention to this zone it is not possible to understand the emergence of new disciplines and transformation of old disciplines, to evaluate the role and impact of such major figures of science as humboldt and mendel, or to appreciate how much of the history of modern biology has been driven by national ambitions and imperialist expansion in competition with rival nationsin particular it challenges one to re-examine and take seriously the intimate connection between scientific development and the practical goals of managing and improving - perhaps even recreating - the living world to serve human endsthe life sciences considered include genetics, microbiology, ecology, entomology, forestry, and deal with us, european, russian, japanese, indonesian, chinese contextssee oxfam website for delivery information read moretaking a comparative national perspective, the book examines agricultural practices in a broad sense, including the practices and disciplines devoted to land management, forestry, soil science, and the improvement and management of crops and livestock
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford this handbook offers a state-of-the-art overview of quantitative science and technology researchthe 34 chapters are arranged into 5 parts: disciplinary approaches; general methodology; the science system; the technology system; and the science-technology interfacethis handbook aims at four distinct groups of readers: - practitioners in the field of science and technology studies; - research students in this field; - scientists, scholars and technicians who are interested in a systematic, thorough analysis of their activities; - policy makers and administrators who wish to be informed about the potentialities and limitations of the various approaches and about their resultsthese chapters deal with theoretical and methodological issues, illustrate applications, and highlight their policy context and relevanceit comprises 34 chapters written by leading specialists in the various sub-domainsauthors present a survey of the research topics they address, and show their most recent achievementsthe editor's introduction provides a further specification of the handbook's scope and of the main topics addressed in its chaptersit focuses on the development and application of indicators derived from data on scientific or scholarly publications and patentssmall folds on lower corners of final three (blank) pages and pages andotherwise pages are immaculatesee oxfam website for delivery information read morebook is generally in very good conditioncloth cover has very minor signs of wearhard back book, no dust jacket
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economics evolving a history of economic thought by agnar sandmo (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 7 to 9 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Every so often science moves by large leaps,sometimes spurred by the realization that the commonly held beliefs of the day need revisingoxfam bookshop thame this book is an essential guide for anyone inquiring about the present and future place of science in mankind's cultureit finds answers to the deepest questions of modern physics and ultimately describes a unified design of the universe, which has truth beauty and symmetrysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe subject is the the history and explanation of modern physicshere the genius and ironies behind those discoveries are describedthis paperback is in a very good clean conditionone such great change occurred at the turn of the twentieth century, when there was a revolution in modern scientific thinkingthis book has great clarity and removes the shrouds of mystery, which envelop one of contemporary science's greatest challenges
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Typeset in the future:how the design of science fiction defines o how the design of science fiction by dave addey (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is within 3 to 5 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Macmillan science: the living end: the future of death, aging and immortalitytitle: the living end: the future of death, aging and immortality series: macmillan science format: hardback type: book edition: publisher: palgrave macmillan uk release date: language: english
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Oxfam bookshop victoria road in this revised edition of science speaks professor stoner examines the findings of science and the genesis account of creationthe previous owner has written their name on the front cover, there are no other markings in the book book is in good condition, crease mark on front coverslight discolouration around the cover see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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But a small, self-punishing house-elf warns harry of mortal danger awaiting him at hogwarts schoolafter surviving his first year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and then enduring a summer holiday with the dreadful dursleys, harry is ready and raring to get back to his school friendsbut something is trying to stop him, and after missing the hogwart's express he just about makes it to the school gates on time courtesy of a flying car and rather a lot of magicbut the eventful journey back to school is just the beginning and when rumours about the mysterious chamber of secrets start to spread harry realises that his second year is going to be just as eventful as the firstoxfam shop dorchester harry can't wait for his holidays with the dire dursleys to endbut something much darker has yet to be unleashedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morereturning to the castle nevertheless, harry hears a rumour about a chamber of secrets, holding unknown horrors to wizards of muggle parentagematching stephen fry's endearingly snooty vocal chords with rowling's superb storytelling skills was a stroke of genius: fry manages to give further depth to an already complex and utterly absorbing plot by adding an irreverent wit and a deep-rooted touch of class to a compelling and magical talethe chief suspect - always in the wrong place - is harrynow someone is casting spells that turn people to stone, and a terrible warning is found painted on the wallreview:harry potter and the chamber of secrets is the second book in the phenomenally successful harry potter series by jk rowling, and after listening to this fantastic reading of what is sure to become an absolute classic, there is little doubt that rowling's stories will continue to capture the imaginations of generations of young readers long into the future
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The 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 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 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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