The seventeenth century
List the seventeenth century
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Oxfam books & music beaconsfield this book surveys the transformation of the british isles in the sixteenth centuryby the early seventeenth century, the london-based english government had developed and extended its effective authority over the north and wales, ireland was subjugated and colonised, the english and scottish crowns unitedin this book, a team of leading scholars consider these important transformations in the english monarchical polity, ranging widely to consider relations between the various parts of the isles throughout the sixteenth centuryin europe, england was a significant trading partner, but its language unknownchapters focus on political history and ideas of the state; the change in religion; britain's overseas role; the economy and society; and the renaissance in cultural life in this perioda little shelf wear to the cover but otherwise in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith the english bible and shakespeare, english had reached the maturity of a potential world language, while the british peoples stood poised on the edge of a global expansionthe book also includes a detailed chronology, maps, illustrations, and a guide to further reading to provide a full and dynamic picture of this significant era in british historyat the start of the period, england was an effectively governed monarchy, its government regal but also consensualthe established churches of the british isles had broken away from the roman catholic europe and were now national, royal, and protestantyet its authority was not easily enforced beyond the more developed south-east and midlands and it was exercised indirectly in wales and ireland, while scotland was an independent monarchy
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In the atlas of disease, sandra hempel reveals how maps have uncovered insightful information about the history of disease, from the seventeenth century plague maps that revealed the radical idea that diseases might be carried and spread by humans, to cholera maps in the s showing the disease was carried by water, right up to the aids epidemic in the s and the recent devastating ebola outbreak diseases covered: airborne: diphtheria; influenza; leprosy; measles; scarlet fever; sars; smallpox; tuberculosis (tb) waterborne: cholera; dysentery; typhoid insects and animals: malaria; plague; typhus; yellow fever; zika human to human: polio; ebola; hiv and aids; syphilis  crucially, the atlas of disease will also explore how cartographic techniques have been used to combat epidemics by revealing previously hidden patternsthese discoveries have changed the course of history, affected human evolution, stimulated advances in medicine and saved countless livesoxfam bookshop brighton behind every disease is a story, a complex narrative woven of multiple threads, from the natural history of the disease, to the tale of its discovery and its place in historysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe atlas of disease is the first book to tell these stories in a new an innovative way, interweaving new maps with contemporary illustrations to chart some of the world's most deadly pandemics and epidemics
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This work was reproduced from the original artefact, and remains as true to the original work as possibleoxfam bookshop beverley this work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilisation as we know itsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretherefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford the revolt of naples in was one of several contemporaneous revolts and revolutions which have been grouped together by historians as manifestations of a "general crisis of the seventeenth century" rosario villari's account of the background to this revolt, first published in and now at last available in english, has established itself as essential reading for all those interested in the origins and character of these seventeenth-century revolts concentrating not on the city of naples itself but on the countryside, it has new and important things to say about landlord-peasant relations, rural banditry, and the workings of spanish rule in southern italysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The style of printing and general appearance of this volume have been adopted by the publishers merely to be in accordance with the design of the author, who in this work personates a lady of the seventeenth centuryoxfam bookshop sevenoaks" this small book is in good condition for agegold tooling to edges of boardsred edges to blocksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas relates to her domestic history, & to the eventful period of the reign of charles the firstthird edition note "to the readerbinding good and tightbound in leather with blind tooling, five bands to spine and neat title label with gold letteringmarbled endpapersimprinted for longman, brown, green, & longmans, paternoster row over against warwick lane in the city of londonfull page crest, book plate for alice courtney, plus two previous owners' names, leather is scuffed and marked as expected with age, and very rubbed at edges of boards and to spine, small split to leather at top edge of rear board
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"the marchioness of brinvilliers: the poisoner of the seventeenth century; a romance in old paris" by albert smith and illustrated by john leech london: richard bentley & son, - first thus uk edition - 313p, 20cmx15cm - condition: good, original binding with gilded figure on front board, some wear to boards and spine middle, some soiling on front endpapers, foxing, one plate loose, all 15 leech plates presentare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour 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 availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Oxfam bookshop brighton during the seventeenth century, the netherlands--a small country with just two million inhabitants and virtually no natural resources--enjoyed a "golden age" of economic success, world power, and tremendous artistic outputsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this book north examines the dutch golden age, when dutch society boasted europe's greatest number of cities and highest literacy rate, unusually large numbers of publicly and privately owned art works, religious tolerance, and a highly structured and wide-ranging social network
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"shakespeare" identified in edward de vere, the seventeenth earl of oxford jthomas looney culturally important work examining the contention that shakespeare's plays and poems were written by edward de veresee oxfam website for delivery information read morethomas looney argues his case with a wealth of historical detail in a book that will be of interest to shakespearian scholars and historians alike condition: overall condition good, tight binding, all pages clean and intact with no notes or markings466 pp, softcover with frontispiece and blank pages at the beginning of the book bearing portrait of edward de vere reproduced in black and white and university of california ex libris stampsthis is a  print-on-demand edition, hence some pages are marred by black ink marks and the title on the front cover is slightly blurredhowever, pages are somewhat yellowed and corners of cover curledoriginator of the oxfordian theory, j
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Oxfam shop inverness this ground-breaking anthology presents in chronological order over 400 poems written in the twentieth centuryall the major events of the twentieth century are reflected in the choice of poems within these pageshouseman, for example, rubs shoulders with tthis richly rewarding collection makes invaluable reading for poetry lovers all over the worldconcise biographies for each poet complete the anthologyby organizing the poems in chronological order, readers will see poets in a new lighthere are poets rescued from oblivion, such as the suffragette who wrote a compelling poem about her mistreatment in holloway prison in or the medical offer who went into belsen with the british troops producing an eye-witness poem of lasting powereliot, showing that traditional forms can hold their own against the modernist orthodoxybook is in good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read moresome discolouration on edges from dust and storage wear otherwise sharp copythe authors, both published poets themselves, give an overview of each period of history, while notes to the poems place each one in its historical context and trace the century's poetic development
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Read about the inventions from the eventful century - the 20th centurythe 20th century inventions that changed the worlda little battered on the bottom corner
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The editors of medicine in the twentieth century have commissioned over forty authoritative essays, written by historical specialists but intended for general audiencessee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome concentrate on the political economy of medicine and health as it changed from period to period and varied between countries, others focus on understandings of the body, and a third set of essays explores transformations in some of the theatres of medicine and the changing experiences of different categories of practitioners and patientsour prospects seem increasingly dependent on the progress of bio-medical sciences and genetic technologies which promise to reshape future generationsit is now central to these aspects of lifein , western medicine was important to philanthropy and public health, but it was marginal to the state, the industrial economy and the welfare of most individualsoxfam shop dumfries during the twentieth century, medicine has been radically transformed and powerfully transformative
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The editors of medicine in the twentieth century have commissioned over forty authoritative essays, written by historical specialists but intended for general audiencessee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome concentrate on the political economy of medicine and health as it changed from period to period and varied between countries, others focus on understandings of the body, and a third set of essays explores transformations in some of the theatres of medicine and the changing experiences of different categories of practitioners and patientsour prospects seem increasingly dependent on the progress of bio-medical sciences and genetic technologies which promise to reshape future generationsit is now central to these aspects of lifein , western medicine was important to philanthropy and public health, but it was marginal to the state, the industrial economy and the welfare of most individualsoxfam books & music kentish town during the twentieth century, medicine has been radically transformed and powerfully transformative
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Original manuscript - 16th century - on paperthis is an original leaf from the 16th centurythe text is written with black ink, the initials and some (dutch) words are indicated with red inkare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiall text on this leaf is handwrittenour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeelements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenesscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecondition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the paper is slightly browned and has some spotsthis is a masterpiece in any serious collectionthis 16th-century manuscript leaf is from a latin music book that was written in the netherlandsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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The title is the 20th century fox years volnew - alice faye - the 20th century fox years vol - cd2 cdfor this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casing
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Title: italian art in the 20th century (art & design)title: italian art in the 20th century (art & design)condition: goodlist price (msrp)product category: booksbinding: hardcover
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Title: mind power into the 21st centurycondition: goodbinding: paperbacklist price (msrp): 9authors: kehoe, johnproduct category: books
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Author: harry lyou won't receive heavily thumbed shelf copies from us!book title: stemware of the 20th century, the top 200 patternsstemware of the 20th century, the top 200 patterns by: harry l
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Oxfam bookshop raeburn place this thoroughly updated edition of global security in the twenty-first century offers a balanced introduction to contemporary security dilemmas in the world sean kay assesses the impact of the global economic crisis on international security and considers how the range of thinking about power and peace has evolved in relation to major flashpoints including in the middle east, asia, and eurasiasee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis edition goes even farther to incorporate traditional thinking about national security in the context of human rights, democracy, population, health, environment, energy, and especially education writing in an engaging style, kay integrates traditional and emerging challenges in one easily accessible study that gives readers the tools they need to develop a thoughtful and nuanced understanding of global security he builds on the first edition's emphasis on the role of trade and technology, the militarization of space, the privatization of security, the use of sanctions, ethnic conflict, and transnational crimekay focuses especially on the implications of the election of barack obama and the changing role of the united states in global security
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Dozens of encounters, both great and small, involved many of its races as either friends or foes of britain - indeed, it was not unusual for an area to furnish both ally and enemy at the same time! this volume covers the british, indian and anglo-indian troops who fought for the honourable east india company and britain over the varied landscape of what is present day afghanistan, india, pakistan and bangladesh, between the years andthe vast array of uniforms and dress worn by soldiers serving in india during this period is examined in detail, and extensive information is also provided on regimental coloursoxfam bookshop ilkley of all the military campaigns fought by the british during the 19th century, no area saw more conflict than the subcontinent of indiasee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The motoring centurythis is in the box and has never been openedthe story of the royal automobile clubit's in mint conditionwould make the perfect gift for an enthusiast
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Plates in good condition with good colour95 or free collection read morethe picture printer of the nineteenth century: george baxter (hardcover) stock photo, not the actual bookcovers with minor rubbing and corners very slightly bumpedbinding: hardcoverbeing printed on hand made paper the edges are in original condition ie not been trimmedyou can cut the plates out and sell individuallyedition: first edition description: condition: in very good condition without dust wrapper as issueddate of publicationpublisher: sampson lowasin: beu38o plates in good condition with good colour
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Oxfam bookshop hexham this book is an attempt to clarify what socialism means at the beginning of the 21st centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read morein as new conditionthe book addresses the question as to what the contemporary challenges to socialism are, and how they might be answeredself-published and signed with a dedication by the author on the title pages
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2 oil lamps with original suspension hooks from the 18th centuryheights including suspension hook 24 and 30 cmthe small one is of bronze and the big one is from brassare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour 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 availableboth are in good, used conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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The item format is a book paperbackthe title is the electric century: how the taming of lightning shaped the modern worldfor example: idzthe sleeve condition is new
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Oxfam bookshop victoria road helenas household: a tale of rome in the first century by professer james de mille condition: used, fairsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe condition of the book is used and fair, with signs of wear on the spine and cover (as pictured)
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29 €
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Coupled with the most newsworthy stories of the period and other relevant backdrop information, the book attempts an understanding of life in donegal during the 20th centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book is an attempt to present a sampling of these storieseach locality has its own rich plethora of lore, tales anecdotes and historical dataoxfam bookshop wallingford donegal is a county which is steeped in history
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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 catawikiour 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 availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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London's lost theatres of the nineteenth century by erroll shersonpublished john lane ppfeaturing numerous black-and-white plates detailing the stadiums, performers, and streets of london during this time period (all checked and accounted for), this volume revisits the olympic theatre, the princess's theatre, the old strand theatre, toole's theatre, the bower saloon amongst many otherssee oxfam website for delivery information read morebook condition: very good - clean covers, tightly boundhardback, red cloth boardsnotes on the plays and players follow the likes of ellen terry, edward blanchard, and henry irvinglight foxing to fore-edges and preliminaries, otherwise clean throughout
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14 €
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Vtg buck rogers the 25th century tsr rpg role playing game not punched 99% completethe only thing missing is the dicebox does have damageall of the contents are in great condition
149 €
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The ford century: ford motor company and the innovations that shaped the world by russ banham () - hardcover **mint condition**
17 €