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 centurychapters 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 periodin europe, england was a significant trading partner, but its language unknownat the start of the period, england was an effectively governed monarchy, its government regal but also consensualyet 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 monarchywith 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 established churches of the british isles had broken away from the roman catholic europe and were now national, royal, and protestantsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 historya little shelf wear to the cover but otherwise in very good condition
12 €
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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 outbreakthe 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 epidemicssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 history 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 lives
10 €
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Therefore, 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 worksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 itthis work was reproduced from the original artefact, and remains as true to the original work as possible
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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"see oxfam website for delivery information read more 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 italy 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
30 €
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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 centuryas relates to her domestic history, & to the eventful period of the reign of charles the firstthird edition note "to the readergold tooling to edges of boardsbinding good and tightsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreimprinted for longman, brown, green, & longmans, paternoster row over against warwick lane in the city of londonmarbled endpapersoxfam bookshop sevenoaksfull 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 boardbound in leather with blind tooling, five bands to spine and neat title label with gold lettering" this small book is in good condition for agered edges to block
50 €
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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 presentour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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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 j condition: overall condition good, tight binding, all pages clean and intact with no notes or markingsthomas looney culturally important work examining the contention that shakespeare's plays and poems were written by edward de vereoriginator of the oxfordian theory, jsee oxfam website for delivery information read more466 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 blurredthomas looney argues his case with a wealth of historical detail in a book that will be of interest to shakespearian scholars and historians alikehowever, pages are somewhat yellowed and corners of cover curled
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9 €
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All the major events of the twentieth century are reflected in the choice of poems within these pagesoxfam shop inverness this ground-breaking anthology presents in chronological order over 400 poems written in the twentieth century see oxfam website for delivery information read moreeliot, showing that traditional forms can hold their own against the modernist orthodoxythis richly rewarding collection makes invaluable reading for poetry lovers all over the worldby organizing the poems in chronological order, readers will see poets in a new lightsome discolouration on edges from dust and storage wear otherwise sharp copyhere 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 powerthe 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 developmentbook is in good conditionconcise biographies for each poet complete the anthologyhouseman, for example, rubs shoulders with t
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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 audiencesit is now central to these aspects of lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein , western medicine was important to philanthropy and public health, but it was marginal to the state, the industrial economy and the welfare of most individualssome 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 generationsoxfam 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 audiencesit is now central to these aspects of lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein , western medicine was important to philanthropy and public health, but it was marginal to the state, the industrial economy and the welfare of most individualssome 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 generationsoxfam books & music kentish town during the twentieth century, medicine has been radically transformed and powerfully transformative
35 €
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Original manuscript - 16th century - on paperthis is an original leaf from the 16th centuryour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis is a masterpiece in any serious collectionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiall text on this leaf is handwrittencatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe text is written with black ink, the initials and some (dutch) words are indicated with red inkcondition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the paper is slightly browned and has some spotselements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenessthis 16th-century manuscript leaf is from a latin music book that was written in the netherlands
41 €
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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
15 €
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Title: italian art in the 20th century (art & design)title: italian art in the 20th century (art & design)product category: bookscondition: goodbinding: hardcoverlist price (msrp)
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Title: mind power into the 21st centuryproduct category: booksauthors: kehoe, johncondition: goodlist price (msrp): 9binding: paperback
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Author: harry lbook title: stemware of the 20th century, the top 200 patternsyou won't receive heavily thumbed shelf copies from us!stemware 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 worldthis 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 securitysee oxfam website for delivery information read more 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 eurasiakay focuses especially on the implications of the election of barack obama and the changing role of the united states in 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 crime
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19 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 coloursdozens 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 andoxfam bookshop ilkley of all the military campaigns fought by the british during the 19th century, no area saw more conflict than the subcontinent of india
75 €
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The motoring centurythe story of the royal automobile clubthis is in the box and has never been openedit's in mint conditionwould make the perfect gift for an enthusiast
15 €
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95 or free collection read morethe picture printer of the nineteenth century: george baxter (hardcover) stock photo, not the actual bookbinding: hardcoverpublisher: sampson lowcovers with minor rubbing and corners very slightly bumpedyou can cut the plates out and sell individuallyplates in good condition with good colouredition: first edition description: condition: in very good condition without dust wrapper as issuedasin: beu38o plates in good condition with good colourdate of publicationbeing printed on hand made paper the edges are in original condition ie not been trimmed
29 €
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Oxfam bookshop hexham this book is an attempt to clarify what socialism means at the beginning of the 21st centurythe book addresses the question as to what the contemporary challenges to socialism are, and how they might be answeredsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein as new conditionself-published and signed with a dedication by the author on the title pages
29 €
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2 oil lamps with original suspension hooks from the 18th centurythe small one is of bronze and the big one is from brassour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableheights including suspension hook 24 and 30 cmboth are in good, used condition
46 €
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The item format is a book paperbackfor example: idzthe title is the electric century: how the taming of lightning shaped the modern worldthe 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, fairthe condition of the book is used and fair, with signs of wear on the spine and cover (as pictured)see oxfam website for delivery information read more
(England)
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 centuryeach locality has its own rich plethora of lore, tales anecdotes and historical dataoxfam bookshop wallingford donegal is a county which is steeped in historysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book is an attempt to present a sampling of these stories
9 €
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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 moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
358 €
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London's lost theatres of the nineteenth century by erroll shersonpublished john lane ppnotes on the plays and players follow the likes of ellen terry, edward blanchard, and henry irvingfeaturing 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 morehardback, red cloth boardsbook condition: very good - clean covers, tightly boundlight foxing to fore-edges and preliminaries, otherwise clean throughout
(England)
14 €
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Vtg buck rogers the 25th century tsr rpg role playing game not punched 99% completeall of the contents are in great conditionthe only thing missing is the dicebox does have damage
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 €