The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
List the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
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Introduces students to the best recent writings on the scientific revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuriesoxfam shop bishop's stortford this book introduces students to the best recent writings on the scientific revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuriespresents work by scholars who have been at the forefront of reinterpreting the scientific revolution great condition copy of a excellent book for students and historians of the periodrepresents a broad range of approaches from the seminal to the innovativecovers a wide range of topics including astronomy, science and religion, natural philosophy, technology, medicine and alchemy see oxfam website for delivery information read more
14 €
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The sectarian movement was steadily gaining strength in england in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; dr whale examines its teachings and tells of its later developmenthe speaks with conviction and vigour about issues including religious tolerance and intolerance and the conflict between church and state; he closes with a plea for unity the churchsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreluther was the revolutionary genius; because of his acute sense of paradox his teaching is difficult to understand, but dr whale's summing-up makes it a good deal easieroxfam bookshop carlisle first published in , this book was intended to offer a new interpretation of early protestantism and, against this background, a searching treatment of modern religious issuesafter him calvin, with his remorseless logic, may seem an unsympathetic figure; but here he is shown in his proper light as the great statesman and doctrinarian of the young churchthe protestant tradition stems mainly from luther, calvin, and the sectarianssome page edge and board wear, jacket is cut
9 €
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English history of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries often overlooks the contribution of ireland, scotland and wales to the formation of the british statehistorians describe 'britain' as a multiple kingdom, with a long history of conflictoxfam bookshop wallingford though british history and identity in the early modern period are intensively researched areas, the role of literature in the construction of 'britishness' is under-examinedprominent historians respond to the issues raised by the volumein this volume, a team of leading renaissance literary critics read a broad range of texts from the period, including plays of shakespeare, in light of british historythis collection opened up a different kind of literary history and has pressing relevance for discussions of 'britishness' see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe established churches of the british isles had broken away from the roman catholic europe and were now national, royal, and protestanta little shelf wear to the cover but otherwise in very good conditionyet 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 monarchyat the start of the period, england was an effectively governed monarchy, its government regal but also consensualwith 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 expansionin europe, england was a significant trading partner, but its language unknownthe 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 historychapters 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 period
12 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham this fascinating new book explores what life was like during the templars' stay in somerset during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuriessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe final chapter explores the controversy surrounding a carved wooden man's head discovered in a somerset churchthe author has found compelling evidence to suggest the church was not only built on templar land, but had a connection with the grand master of the order himselfit reveals the struggles over land ownership in the county, and introduces the reader to little known historical characters including william de marisco, revealing his struggle with the templars, and claim to the throne of englandrichly illustrated and compiled using original research, this book is sure to appeal to everyone interested in medieval history
6 €
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The mahabharata was probably compiled between the 3rd century bce and the 3rd century ce, the original events related by the epic probably fall between the 9th and 8th centuries bceganguli) an indian translator first complete translation of the sanskrit epic mahabharata in englishcondition volumes included i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi (vii not included) viii, ix, x, xi, xiiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetraditionally, the authorship of the mahabharata is attributed to vyasaprinted calcutta - kolkata indiacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableapprox 500 pages each volumeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibinding slightly-loose in volume iii & ivthe mahabharata - mahabharata is one of the two major sanskrit epic of ancient india, the other being the ramaya?athis is the early edition of english translation in these volumesthese volumes are an important translation which gives westerners a glimpse of this ancient indian civilisationhis translation published as the mahabharata of krishna-dwaipayana vyasa translated into english prose between and , by protap chandra rai (), a calcutta bookseller who owned a printing press and raised funds for the project it narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the kurukshetra war and the fates of the kaurava and the pa??ava princes and their successorsthe text probably reached its final form by the early gupta period (cgenerally good conditionthese 11 volumes have been translated from the original sanskrit languageref:wikipedia kisari mohan ganguli (also k4th century ce) this vast storehouse of indian knowledge is normally hiddenplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewith original red cloth covers, slight bumped corners
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36 €
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Oxfam bookshop skipton number of discs:Â 1 "this cd is a one hour, beautiful rendition of the original, where purcell combines styles from lyrical ballads of the 16th and 17th centuries with masque traditions in english music, absorbing italian and french influences from such as the early opera composer, monteverdi, to produce a masterpiece of early opera (even though it was an unfinished piece)based on a play by sir robert howard with a libretto written by poet/playwright john dryden, purcell's romance is not the sentimental kind, but his music seems soar into the heavens, or maybe it's coming from heaven!" (amazon review) see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe intriguing and complex plot involves a peruvian (inca) princess, orazia; a mexican queen, zempoalla; and the mexican heir to the throne, montezuma
11 €
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It was later used by royal courts during the renaissance, and contributed to the increasingly brutal prosecution of witchcraft during the 16th and 17th centuriesit was written by the catholic clergyman heinrich kramer and first published in the german city of speyer insee oxfam website for delivery information read morebook bound in black cloth with metallic red and silver design on the front, title and silver design on the spine which is barely fadedinternal pages are clean and unmarkedgrey marbled paper covered slipcase, a little wear to open corner tipsoxfam shop horsham an english translation of the best known treatise on witchcraft
35 €
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Oxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear in the period between the councils of nicea and chalcedon in the fourth and fifth centuries, the faithful in the churches of the ecclesiastical district of antioch were the beneficiaries of the ministry of the word from distinguished pastorssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the course of this survey, readers will gain an insight also into antioch's worldview and its approach to the person of jesus, to soteriology, morality and spiritualityincluded in this ministry were homilies on the old testament by john chrysostom and written commentaries by his mentor diodore and his fellow student theodore, and later by theodoretstudents and exegetes of the old testament and its individual authors and books will be introduced here to antioch's distinctive approach and interpretation by commentators reading their local form of the greek biblethough the biblical text was admittedly jewish in origin, "the text and the meaning are ours," claimed chrysostom; and the great bulk of extant remains reveals the pastoral priority given to this often obscure material
70 €
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The story of the nine 'kaffir' wars, fought in the 18th and 19th centuries between the whites and the xhosa nation, form the heart of this astonishing bookexternally the bottom right corner of the front cover has been creased and the is some slight signs of edge wear on the front and back coversin a comparatively small area of land, eastwards from the cape, on territory demarcated by the great fish and the great kai riverssee oxfam website for delivery information read morenoel mostert vivdly recounts this momentous story and its appalling aftermath - the self-immolation of the xhosain an epilogue he observes that the end of the wars did not mean the end of the agony, but rather a legacy of pain and anger that to this day shapes south african societyhis starting point is the arrival of the first visitors to the cape, the portugeuse, inoxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionit was here that the crucial frontier was variously to be found - the volatile border where colonial expansion met local intransigence and brutal warfare proved the only solution to the impasseinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarked
10 €
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Beautifully illustrated, rare book bargain only ÂŁ10the year marks the birth of guru nanak the founder of sikhismsikh gurus the life and times of the ten sikh gurus by om books international the sikh gurus are the spiritual masters of sikhi who established this religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning inhe was succeeded by nine other gurus until, in , the guruship was finally passed on by the tenth guru to the holy sikh scripture, guru granth sahib which is now considered the living guru by the followers of the sikh faith
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By now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wallpaperback - good condition - 333 pages this is the story of the making of england in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which king alfred the great, his son and grandson defeated the danish vikings who had invaded and occupied three of england’s four kingdomsthis thrilling adventure—based on existing records of bernard cornwell’s ancestors—depicts a time when law and order were ripped violently apart by a pagan assault on christian england, an assault that came very close to destroying englandthe story is seen through the eyes of uhtred, a dispossessed nobleman, who is captured as a child by the danes and then raised by them so that, by the time the northmen begin their assault on wessex (alfred’s kingdom and the last territory in english hands) uhtred almost thinks of himself as a danehe certainly has no love for alfred, whom he considers a pious weakling and no match for viking savagery, yet when alfred unexpectedly defeats the danes and the danes themselves turn on uhtred, he is finally forced to choose sidesabove all, though, he wishes to recover his father’s land, the enchanting fort of bebbanburg by the wild northern sea
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Sikh gurus the life and times of the ten sikh gurusthe sikh gurus are the spiritual masters of sikhi who established this religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning inbeautifully illustrated, rare book bargain only ÂŁ10 read morethe year marks the birth of guru nanak the founder of sikhismhe was succeeded by nine other gurus until, in , the guruship was finally passed on by the tenth guru to the holy sikh scripture, guru granth sahib which is now considered the living guru by the followers of the sikh faith
10 €
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This is a study of the epidemiology of the plague, covering religious belief, plague in the ancient world, middle ages up to the 18th and 19th centuriessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis covers vectors of plague ie rats, fleas, other rodents, human transmission of plague, finally dealing with methods of containment and controloxfam shop macclesfield the conquest of plague, by l fabian hirst, md, oxford university press, pp including index
40 €
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Oxfam bookshop preston the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries witnessed the transformation of the old rural order to the modern class societythis book is in very good condition for its age, with clean, white pages throughoutsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhile historians have studied this transition as it occurred in individual countries, jerome blum offers the first view of it as a european experience that transcended political frontiers
9 €
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Oxfam shop clitheroe the only book of its kind in any language, travel in the ancient world offers a lively, comprehensive history of ancient travel, from the first egyptian voyages recorded in old kingdom inscriptions through greek and roman times to the christian pilgrimages of the fourth and sixth centuriessee oxfam website for delivery information read morerich in anecdote and colorful detail, it now returns to print in paperback with a new preface by the author
15 €
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Oxfam bookshop aberystwyth this book is about the homes of the rural poor during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and in particular the materials, techniques and processes used to build themit is based on evidence derived from the buildings themselves,documents and contemporary descriptionssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
35 €
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The oxford handbook of modern and contemporary american poetry provides a comprehensive approach to the debates that have defined the study of american verse of the twentieth and twenty-first centuriessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreboards and dust wrapper in very good conditiontopics include: the influence of jazz on beat poetry; surrealist influences on american verse; disability poetics; asian american poetry; and moreoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback, first edition, oxford university press
25 €
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Manufactured by philips records ltdearth and fire ?– atlantis label: polydor ?– format: vinyl, lp, album, gatefold, first press country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: prog rock, symphonic rock notes all songs published by new dayglow music, hilversumin and , the group enjoyed a worldwide chart success with “venus”, followed by several other hit singlesquality: vinyl: vg++ cover: vg++ (small sticker damage) earth & fire profile: earth and fire were a dutch progressive and symphonic rock band who over time evolved into a pop groupearth & fire were able to make some great albums in the processthe pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objectthe early atlantis () and song of the marching children (), are recommendedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiultra rare albums by famous dutch bands shocking blue, the motions and earth & fire            the albums:                                        shocking blue ?– at home label: penny farthing ?– pels 500, penny farthing ?– pelssee pictures for detailstheir biggest international hit was "weekend", a number one single in the netherlands, switzerland, germany, denmark and portugalformed in the netherlands by twin brothers chris and gerard koerts, and most popular in the s when fronted by singer jerney kaagman, earth and fire had many chart topping hits in the netherlands and elsewhere in europe, though they never gained much popularity in the united kingdom or the americas? includes insert with lyrics, etcshortly thereafter, mariska veres came as lead vocalistformed in by former the motions guitarist robbie van leeuwen500 format: vinyl, lp, album country: uk released:v genre: rock, pop, folk, world, & country style: pop rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock notes comes in a front-laminated flipback coverprinted and made by garrod & lofthouse ltdtheir first single hit the dutch top 40 inthey were formed out of the remnants of ritchie clark and the ricochets in and went on to become hitmakers for the next several years in the '60son cover, second on labelthe motions ?– terug in de tijd label: negram ?– hjn 205 format: vinyl, lp, compilation country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: beat quality: vinyl: vg+ (some hairlines) cover: vg+ (name written on backside) the motions profile: the motions from the hague were one of the bigger groups of the s dutch beat explosionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemanufactured and distributed by philips records quality: vinyl: vg+ (some hairlines) cover: vg+ (name written on backside) shocking blue profile: dutch rock groupour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepink labels with bicycle logo
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The second section analyses the constraints imposed by muscle-powered military technology and by the organic economy on the tactical, operational, and strategic use of armed force, and the consequences of the spread of firearms in recorded history's first energy revolutionthe volume gives an innovative account of this potential - and why it was realized in the ancient world rather than the medieval west - together with a new analysis of the gunpowder revolution and the inability of rulers to meet the consequential costs within the confines of an organic economyresource shortages prevented rulers from establishing a fiscal apparatus capable of appropriating such resources as were physically availablesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreexisting accounts of organic economies emphasize their restricted potential to support economic and political development, but this volume also considers why so much potential remained unrealizedbased on an original synthesis of 'structural' economic and demographic history with traditionally 'event driven' political and military history, it takes as its starting point ebut economic inefficiency also created a pool of under-utilized resources that could potentially be mobilized in pursuit of political powerwrigley's concept of 'organic economies' and their reliance on the land for energy and raw materialsthe opening section considers the ensuing constraints on productivity, transportation, and the spatial organization of the economythis is followed by an analysis of the military and economic constraints on the political integration of space through the formation of geographically extensive political units, and the volume concludes with a section on the demographic and economic consequences of the investment of manpower and resources in warendemic mass poverty curtailed demand, limiting incentives for investment and innovation, and keeping output growth below what was technologically possibleoxfam bookshop wallingford the field and the forge offers a new approach to the pre-industrial past in europe and the mediterranean basin from the roman republic to the fall of napoleon
22 €
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History of the world kids book the americas and the pacific, new, very good condition, free postage
3 €
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The best of the mamas and the papas cd good condition read more
3 €
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But without the paper cover sleeve, reason for it being is incredibly reasonably pricedhigh quality paper and printingif the love the pacific islands, you will love this bookcovers hawaii, the cook islands, samoa, tonga, fiji, easter island, aotearoa (new zealand) and on across polynesiathe book is newpolynesia: the mark and carolyn blackburn collection of polynesian artlavishly produced, richly colour illustrated/photographsstill a gorgeous bookthis is a stunningly beautiful coffee table book
75 €
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This official first edition biography is signed by the author and personally dedicated sent direct post free within the ukjimmy reveals his struggles with east end gangs, his family links to the krays and the dodgy world of boxing officialshow, when told to stop boxing when diagnosed with brain damage, he carried on being hit by the strongest men in the worldwhen the truth finally came out he went on to become an actor in tv and filmsjimmy batten boxing champion tv and film actor
12 €
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Jrr tolkien collection - the hobbit and lord of the rings trilogyrrp ÂŁ collection from bognor regis only or postage to be paid read morethe fellowship of the ring the two towers the return of the king paperback booksunread, in hard box
15 €
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Jrr tolkien collection - the hobbit and lord of the rings trilogyrrp ÂŁ collection from bognor regis only or postage to be paidthe fellowship of the ring the two towers the return of the king paperback booksunread, in hard box
15 €
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Folio society the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire i have the full 8book collection here for sale all in very good condition presented in two 4 book hard protective covers the price is ÂŁ115 if you require delivery this is at an additional cost to you collection is also welcome
115 €
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This is on both sides of the moon and heartÂŁ13 including postagerose gold colour heart & silver moonthe moon has "i love you to the moon and back" engravedthe large rose gold plated heart has 'mom' engravedthis is a long chain necklace and has a large heart & moon pendant with engravingthe perfect christmas present, it comes in a gift box
13 €
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Schonell, published by oliver and boydfor sale the psychology and teaching of reading, fourth edition by fred jthe binding is sound but there is some yellowing/rusting marks on the edge of the pages and inside coverplease look at photos for contents and indication of condition
3 €
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Excellent condition all for ÂŁ7 or mini beginning bear ÂŁ1ty beanie the beginning and the end bear50 the end bear ÂŁ3 and the beginning bear ÂŁ3collection southend read more
7 €