The school of historical dress
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Rather, by using a comparative, multidisciplinary framework, the book situates fear in more global terms, breaks new ground in the historical and cultural analysis of emotions, and sets out a new agenda for further researchin these times of institutionalized insecurity and global terror, facing fear sheds light on the meaning, diversity, and dynamism of fear in multiple world-historical contexts, and demonstrates how fear universally binds us to particular presents but also to a broad spectrum of memories, stories, and states in the pastthe volume contributes to the thriving literature on the history of emotions and destabilizes narratives that have often understood fear in very specific linguistic, cultural, and geographical settingsfrom the eighteenth-century peruvian highlands and the california borderlands to the urban cityscapes of contemporary russia and india, this book collectively explores the wide range of causes, experiences, and explanations of this protean emotionoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, only slight shelf wear to cover fear is ubiquitous but slipperysee oxfam website for delivery information read morein addition to the editors, the contributors are alexander etkind, lisbeth haas, andreas killen, david lederer, melani mcalister, ronald schechter, marla stone, ravi sundaram, and charles walkerit has been defined as a purely biological reality, derided as an excuse for cowardice, attacked as a force for social control, and even denigrated as an unnatural condition that has no place in the disenchanted world of enlightened modernity
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Arguing that victorian design involved far more than the reproduction of historical styles, the author describes anderson's campaign against an over-emphasis on visual and picturesque values and his promotion of an authentic national styleoxfam books & music lichfield the late-victorian scottish architect, rowand anderson, was a pioneer of building restoration and a key influence upon the development of scottish architecturethis book is an account of his life and worksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit describes his multiple achievements as architect, founder of the royal incorporation of architects of scotland, and creator of the edinburgh college of art
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historical notes by john bromley, with forty plates in full colour and numerous line drawings by heather childoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames the armorial bearings of the guilds of london - a record of the heraldry of the surviving companiesred cloth, gilt titles and decoration, hardcovers and contents in excellent clean conditionincluding glossary and indexessee oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jacket has two closed tears and a crease at the bottom of the front panel, spine slightly faded, price clipped
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury the age of improvement has long established itself as a classic of modern historical writingwidely read and quoted it has had a unique influence on teaching and researchthe 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 this second edition draws on the great volume of new research - produced by lord briggs amongst others, since its original publicationthe story ends, not with a full stop but with a question markcould improvement be maintained? could balance and progress continue to be reconciled? see oxfam website for delivery information read more 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 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
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Oxfam bookshop byres road directed by mike newell, the fourth instalment of the hugely popular series sees harry potter (daniel radcliffe) board the train to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, where he will attend his fourth year of magical educationof course, harry's wishes for an uneventful school year are almost immediately shattered when he is unexpectedly chosen, along with fellow student cedric diggory (robert pattinson), as hogwarts' representative in the tri-wizard tournament, which awards whoever completes three magical tasks the most skilfully with a thousand-galleon purse and the admiration of the international wizard communityshortly after his reunion with his best friends, ron (rupert grint) and hermione (emma watson), harry is introduced to yet another defence against the dark arts teacher: the grizzled mad-eye moody (brendan gleeson)see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop brigg voted one of britain's favourite historical novels before george ri shaped mine twenty times and had it broken twenty times in my hands' it is and, after five years imprisonment and exile far from his homeland, francis crawford of lymond - scholar, soldier, rebel, nobleman, outlaw - has at last come back to edinburgh' the times literary supplement 'i despised men who accepted their fate'she is a brilliant story teller, the lymond chronicles will keep you reading late into the night, desperate to know the fate of the characters you have come to care deeply aboutbut for many in an already divided scotland, where conspiracies swarm around the infant queen mary like clouds of midges, he is not welcomeperfect for fans of a game of thronesis he back to foment rebellion? does he seek revenge on those who banished him? or has he returned to clear his name? no one but the enigmatic lymond himself knows the truth - and no one will discover it until he is readymartin there was dorothy dunnett'a storyteller who could teach scheherazade a thing or two about pace, suspense and imaginative invention'new york times'melodrama of the most magnificent kind' the guardian see oxfam website for delivery information read morelymond is wanted for treason and murder, and he is accompanied by a band of killers and ruffians who will only bring further violence and strife
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It is written with two voices: one the voice of a personal quest and the other which explores the historical and psychological causes that have brought into being our present view see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lichfield the dream of the cosmos is the story of a multi-layered quest to understand the causes of human suffering and to reconnect with a deeper reality than the one we inhabit in this physical dimension of experienceit seeks to answer the questions: "who are we?" and "why are we here, on this planet?" it is offered to those who are looking for something beyond the superficial values of our culture, who may be disillusioned with religious and secular belief systems as currently presented and who question political values which are deeply mired in the pursuit of power
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Published as part of the british library, historical print editions, in the history of asia collectionalso a narrative of the affair of the english frigate topaze, , with remarks on homicides and an account of the fire of canton' the laminated cover softback is in very good condition with only light shelfwear, sound binding and unmarked pagesno copyright dateoxfam books & music beaconsfield full title 'notices concerning china and the port of cantonsee oxfam website for delivery information read more this series includes ethnographic and general histories of distinct peripheral coastal regions that comprise south and east asia
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An good read for those interested in renaissance architecture or czech historical buildings internally there is some writing on the first page in pencil, but otherwise the pages are clean, the illustrations clear and the binding is strong the book looks at the architectural features of the building and surrounding grounds, their internal composition, functional purpose and most importantly, their symbolic decoration and includes several illustrations both in black and white and full colouroxfam bookshop lincoln this book, written in czech, looks at kratochvile; a medieval fortified stronghold turned into a renaissance manor near the town of netolice while the manor has a long history this book focuses mainly on its conversion from a stronghold to a roman villa-style hunting lodge in the 's and its brief ownership under the rosenberg family, before it was sold to holy roman emperor rudolf ii insee oxfam website for delivery information read more the book is in near-new condition, with only the barest signs of wear at the top and bottom edges of the spine
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His life encompassed happenings of huge historical and human impact - the execution of charles i and the great fire of london to name but twoit provides accounts of all aspects of contemporary life, from the arts and entertainment, to politics and religionvoices from the world of samuel pepys captures the spirit of restoration london, as it grew to become a major centre of international commerce and culturethe book takes pepys' diary, which he kept almost daily from , as its central resource, but also includes 'voices' from all levels of society, taken from a wide variety of contemporaneous sourcesoxfam bookshop cheltenham though no king or great general, thanks to his diary samuel pepys is one of the most interesting characters in historysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop kingsbridge gibbon's classic historical masterpiece, in 8 volumes, housed in 2 slipcasesthis is a reprint of the reissuethe slipcases have light shelfwear (one of them has a closed tear to the paper covering at the junction of the top and rear faces)some volumes have light foxing to the upper page edges (from the inside of the slipcase)the books appear to be unreadoriginally published by folio between and , the set was reissued insee oxfam website for delivery information read morevols i and ii have mild staining and wear to the boards, and vol ii has a few small dog-eared lower corners
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Oxfam bookshop deal the summer holidays are dragging on and harry potter can't wait for the start of the school yearit is his fourth year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and there are spells to be learnt and (unluckily) potions and divination lessons to be attendedbeing the first edition of the book there are some errors in the writing but that just adds value to the bookwith characteristic wit, fast-paced humour and marvellous emotional depth, jthere is some slight discolouration to the book but other than that it's in mostly great conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book itself is in very good condition for its age, most of the damage is on the slip cover rather than the book itselfbut harry can't know that the atmosphere is darkening around him, and his worst enemy is preparing a fate that it seems will be inescapablerowling has proved herself yet again to be a master story-teller
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So he takes us on a historical and biological tour of the human-mind-in-its-environment and focuses on three 'trajectories' in particular: 1)our capacity to recognise patterns (which includes our capacity to use and understand metaphor), 2) vision (which is much more than sight), 3)post-birth developmentbut he is also clear that we can't hope to understand the effects and implications fully without a better understanding of how the mind came to be what it is over the course of human evolutionwork, friends, games, reading - all are increasingly digital and virtualpaperback in excellent condition showing few signs of wear and tearfascinating stuff! is the future bright? you decidegoogle glass is nextsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehow are these extraordinary changes affecting our brains, our minds and the way we think, talk and relate? parents, scientists, doom-mongers and sociologists are among the many people speculating about what is going to become of us as we become increasingly absorbed by electronic media and ever more remote from our natural environmentfrom there he looks at how our past will influence our future, giving us a glimpse of what collaboration with cyberous environments will bring to our minds and to 'self' in the future - a glimpse of what and who we will becomejack huber is clear that what he calls 'the cyberous' is changing the whole way that our minds workin doing so, he suggests three futures of the mind: 1) unknowable mind, 2)absentee mind, 3)transcendent mindoxfam books & music totnes our lives are increasingly spent online
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Dutch school of the 18th century the attack of a dutch boat by an english boat drawing, gouache on paper no signature drawing: 18 x 24 cm old oak frame: 32 x 39 cm good condition read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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"the metropolitan museum of art and the national gallery of art have always been strong advocates of the work of the hudson river school painters" (foreword) see oxfam website for delivery information read morethere are shelf marks on the bottom page edgesoxfam shop wilmslow the covers have slight bumping and the bottom corners are slightly damagedhowever the book is is very good condition otherwise
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It examines both the historical roots of sacramentality, the concept of a sacral person, ways in which sacramentality may be re-envisioned and the flourishing roday of churches of a largely non-sacramental style in an age which is increasingly visual rather than verbaloxfam shop fulwood road this important new collection of essays on a topic of vital importance is by a group of scholars from ten countries, from a wide range of christian traditions, east and west, and from various academic disciplineswhat has happened to sacramentality in an age which is on the one hand visual and on the other culturally cast adrift from the traditional symbolic universe in which sacramental theology was naturally at home? this book is not just confined to a discussion of eucharistic theologypower (catholic university of america), sven-erik brodd (uppsala), peter bouteneff (stvladimir's seminary, new york) and susan aross (loyola university, chicago)andrews and cambridge), ann loades (durham), david nthe vital importance of the subject of this book is confirmed by the distinction of the contributors-david brown (professor of theology at durham university), timothy jenkins (cambridge), bishop geoffrey rowell (oxford), jeremy begbie (stsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A gorgeous symphony of venus wedding dresspaid ÂŁ750 new for this stunning dressi beleive the colour of this dress is white, but im a man so i could be mistaken!:-) read moregreat condition, just needs a professional dry clean and the top hook & eye fastener on the back of the dress repairing
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The taming of the queen is a historical novelby british author philippa gregory, published on 13 augustcollection onlyit tells the story of kateryn parr, the last wife of henry viii of england
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Ruched knee-length dress with intricate bead and diamonte detail under the bust of the dressian stuart henley stripe cream and pearlescent coloured dress and jacket with matching nigel raymont hatthe dress and jacket have been dry cleaned and the whole outfit is in excellent condition, including the presentation boxes and hanging cover from nigel raymenti am also including the sale of the nigel rayment silver / cream hat with this pricethe whole outfit was purchased for cÂŁ800 postage can be arranged if required at an agreed feeworn once to my daughter's weddingthe hat perfectly matches the outfit and includes diamonte details and silk style flower detailhappy to answer any questions via email if more information is required
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Oxfam shop mold handbook for the vale of clwyd: containing a topographical and historical description of the towns of rhyl, abergele, saint asaph, denbigh, and ruthinthe book for sale is number 385written by william davis and first published in the mid-19th century, this repress, commissioned in , was printed in a limited run of 600 copieshardback in very good used conditionplease note the image used is for illustrative purposes only and is not the book for salesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book you will receive comes in a plain red hardback with gold lettering on the spine
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Revised edition hardback published by the school of colouroxfam books & music fareham based on his study of paint pigments, wilcox found that grade school formulas for mixing colours don't workprevious edition sold copies480 colour illustrationsprevious owner's address label to front end paperin very good used condition, with only minor shelfwear to edges of book and unclipped dustjackettossing out tradition, wilcox effectively transforms colour mixing from a process of chance to one of choicesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop newport this book offers a religious, aesthetic, historical and philosophical representation of the nature of the man of genius, of his principles, views of life and also of his errorslightly soiled through wearpencilled annotations throughoutblue endpapers, discolouredsigns of water damage on edges of several leavessee oxfam website for delivery information read morefoxing to edges of and within text blockblue cloth covered boards with gilt text to front and spinevarious scuffs, marks and discolourationwoven head and tail bandsspine faded, closed tears to top and wear to all edges
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The dress has a halter neckthis dress was a product sample for asosthis is the perfect dress for a partya halter-neck, polka dot tulle dress from asosthe skirt of this dress is in a lightweight tulle which is a very fine netting in white with black polka dotsgarment measurements: bust: 32" length: 35" from centre back neck to front of skirt see oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is a bow detail on the back and the skirt has a black liningteam with green shoes for an on-trend lookthe bodice is in a firm black jersey fabricthe polka-dot skirt is longer at the back
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Rowling (hardback, ) harry potter is due to start his fifth year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizadryhe is desperate to get back to school and find out why his friends ron and hermione have been so secretive all summerlocal delivery availablepostage by courier for ÂŁ3first edition harry potter and the order of the phoenix by jcondition is good - only read once collection welcomedhowever, what harry is about to discover in his new year at hogwarts will turn his whole world upside down
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One particular family has a gifted young boy, who they decide to send to school rather than force into manual labouron a turn-of-the-century farm in italy, various families work for the farm owner and are paid according to their productivityhowever, with the child having to walk many miles to get to the nearest school, the family are forced to make him some wooden clogs made from tree branches while also risking the wrath of the strict farm ownersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe cast includes luigi ornaghi, francesca moriggi, omar brignoli and antonio ferrarioxfam shop colne road italian drama written and directed by ermanno olmi
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"the summer holidays are dragging on and harry potter can't wait for the start of the school yearit is his fourth year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and there are spells to be learnt and (unluckily) potions and divination lessons to be attended" see oxfam website for delivery information read morevery good condition, complete with dust jacket - small nick to front bottom right hand corner of dust jacketwith characteristic wit, fast-paced humour and marvellous emotional depth, joxfam bookshop raeburn place true first edition first impression complete with printing errors (pages and 594)but harry can't know that the atmosphere is darkening around him, and his worst enemy is preparing a fate that it seems will be inescapablerowling has proved herself yet again to be a master story-teller
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London, printing historical society xx+96pp; hardback with green cloth covers, spine blocked in black/gilt; text clean and unmarked; condition very good/near fineoxfam bookshop stratford upon avon the autobiography of luke hansard, printer to the house99 Â see oxfam website for delivery information read morean invaluable source for book-trade and parliamentary historians, giving unique insight into the activities of a small but resourceful provincial printer during the 's, and the organisation of the largest printing house in london of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries
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Oxfam shop evesham the summer holidays are dragging on and harry potter cannot wait for the start of the school yearit is his fourth year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and there are spells to be learnt and (unluckily) potions and divination lessons to be attendedwith characteristic wit, fast paced humour and marvellous emotional depth, jsee oxfam website for delivery information read morerowling has proved herself yet again to be a master storytellerbut harry can't know that the atmosphere is darkening around him, and his worst enemy is preparing a fate that it seems will be inescapable
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Oxfam shop arnold here, a team of experts examine the key themes and episodes in the development of historical preservation in britainthe role of pressure groups since the victorian period is described, as is the origin of the listing of public buildingssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Original engravings depicting historical scenes of chinese export to americaalfred meakin plates, approx 270 mm diameterthe friendship of salemdishwasher and detergent safepermanent coloursalfred meakin staffordshire england" on reverse great condition no crackscan sell separately - ÂŁ9 each collect or add p&p read more
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