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Oxfam bookshop harrogate an unmarked copy of this comprehensive textbook intended to provide an overview of all the relevant sciences in one volumeboards have minimal shelfwearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morexx, 762 pp; b&w illusunmarked inside and out
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social work law is a comprehensive, practical and accessible guide to the legal framework that any social worker or student of social work needs to knowoxfam bookshop beverley a thorough understanding of the law and legal processes relating to their area of practice is essential for all social workers; at any time the social worker must know what options for intervention are, or are not, available to them and how such intervention may be legally achievedvery good condition, some slight wear to cover edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop hampstead a field guide to the neogene sedimentary basins of the almerĂa province, se spain the almeria province of se spain, a semi-arid, tectonically active region, has formed the focus of a wide range of scientific teaching and research in the earth sciences by universities and associated bodies from all over the worldthere is slight shelf wear to the coverthis field guide provides the first widely published field guide on the almeria province and is unique in both its coverage and integrated earth science approach, providing a valuable support for both teaching and research in the regionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis field guide provides an up-to-date and integrated approach to the geology and geomorphology of almeria province, compiled by active scientific researchers in the regionthe guide assumes a basic knowledge of geology and geomorphology and will be of interest to earth scientists at all levels from the keen amateur through to undergraduate/postgraduate students and academics visiting the regionthe emphasis of the guide is initially to provide a general background to the area followed by a selection of more specialist trips which progressively explore the structure and development of the basins, the shallow marine sedimentation, the continental sedimentation and finally the uplift, dissection and geomorphic evolution of the sedimentary basinsin very good condition with clean and unmarked inside pages
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A thought-provoking account of idealism, origins confronts the limitations of materialism and empiricism while salvaging the roles of agency and freedom that have been neglected by the biological sciencesoxfam bookshop glossop road very sligth shelf wear, otherwise very good condition in the first comprehensive work to articulate a psychoanalytic metaphysics based on process thought, the author uses dialectical logic to show how the nature and structure of mental life is constitutedarguing that ego development is produced not only by consciousness but also evolves from unconscious genesis, he makes the controversial claim that an unconscious semiotics serves as the template for language and all meaning structuressee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop magdelen street the asperger social guide is a pocket sized travel guide for adults with aspergers syndrome exploring the social worldi endorse their explanations, tips and strategies and will be recommending the asperger social guide to my adult clients and those who support them- professor tony attwoodgenevieve and dean have written a practical handbook based on their personal experiencessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey know what people with aspergers syndrome need to know and write in a clear and engaging style
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From reconstruction to lyndon johnson and beyond, quadagno reveals how american social policy has continually foundered on issues of racesome critics have explained the failure of social programs by citing our tradition of individual freedom and libertarian values, while others point to weaknesses within the working classdrawing on extensive primary research, quadagno shows, for instance, how roosevelt, in need of support from southern congressmen, excluded african americans from the core programs of the social security actthe color of welfare reveals the root cause of this failure-the inability to address racial inequalityat the same time, affirmative action clashed openly with organized labor, and equal housing raised protests from the white suburban middle-class, who didn't want their neighborhoods integratedoxfam bookshop hove thirty years after lyndon johnson declared a war on poverty, the united states still lags behind most western democracies in national welfare systems, lacking such basic programs as national health insurance and child care support" yet instead of finally instituting full democratic rights for all its citizens, the policies enacted in that turbulent decade failed dismallyin the color of welfare, jill quadagno takes exception to these claims, placing race at the centre of the "american dilemma," as swedish economist gunnar myrdal did half a century agoquadagno shows that nixon, who initially supported many of johnson's programs, eventually caught on that the white middle class was disenchantedin the s, the united states embarked on a journey to resolve the "american dilemmajob training programs, for instance, became affirmative action programs, programs to improve housing became programs to integrate housing, programs that began as community action to upgrade the quality of life in the cities were taken over by local civil rights groupshe realized that his grand plan for welfare reform, the family assistance plan, threatened to undermine wages in the south and alienate the republican party's new constituency-white, southern democrats-and therefore dropped itsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe "american creed" of liberty, justice, and equality clashed with a history of active racial discrimination, says quadagnothis shift of emphasis eventually alienated white, working-class americans, who had some of the same needs-for health care, subsidized housing, and job training opportunities-but who got very little from these programsturning to lyndon johnson's "unconditional war on poverty," she contends that though anti-poverty programs for job training, community action, health care, housing, and education have accomplished much, they have not been fully realized because they became inextricably intertwined with the civil rights movement of the s, which triggered a white backlashit is racism that has undermined the war on poverty, and america must come to terms with this history if there is to be any hope of addressing welfare reform today
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It has continued to spark lively debate among historians, geographers, art historians, social theorists, landscape architects, and others interested in the social and cultural politics of landscapethis edition features a new introductionoxfam original liverpool hailed as a landmark in its field since its first publication in , denis esee oxfam website for delivery information read morecosgrove's ""social formation and symbolic landscape"" has been influential beyond geography
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As a contribution to the social history of wartime britain, it also reveals the strengths and weaknesses of a liberal democracythis book is likely to interest those studying or teaching social history, jewish history or race relations in sociology, politics and cultural studiesoxfam bookshop hexham the persistence of prejudice examines attitudes to jews at all levels of society during a war that many saw as a fight against fascismthe blue cloth boards are gilt stamped on the spine and are a little spotted and stainedthis hardback first edition is in a good, used condition overallit is complete with its dustjacket which has a small sticker mark on the inside front flaphe probes attitudes to anglo-jewry, from left to right of the political spectrumthe jewish image in society, the response of the state to jews at home and abroad, and the effect of antisemitism on the jewish community itself receive particular attentionthe text block is yellowing slightly but appears to be free from inscriptions or annotationsthere are a few minor marks here and there on the dustjacket but otherwise it is free from chips or tearssee oxfam website for delivery information read moretony kushner examines the impact of evacuation, the blitz, the black market and other aspects of the war on relations between gentile and jewthis book suggests that, rather than being confined to extremists, antisemitism was part of the mainstream culturethe binding is sound
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This volume brings together some of africa's best economists and social scientists to reflect on africa's previous experiences with alternative paradigms to structural adjustment and related problemsthe assumption is that the continent's decades of experience since independence embody lessons and reflect alternative policy approaches which, if properly understood, could be of real value in charting a viable future for its people -- provided african countries are set free to chart their own courses of action that address their particular circumstances and meet the social and economic needs of their own populationsthe intention is to learn from the past in order to chart viable new policy directions for the future, including critically assessing the prospects for nepad measuring up to the challenges involvedthis rich collection of essays examines a wide range of economic issues such as the importance of planning, the continuing reality of the debt crisis, and the new parameters for regional integration in the context of the global economy see oxfam website for delivery information read moreformer executive secretary for the economic commission on africa and under secretary general of the united nations,scholar, and author of numerous books and papers, adebayo adedeji is perhaps best known for his pioneering work developing the african alternative framework to structural adjustment at a time when the damage being caused by the latter policies being imposed on africa was only just beginning to become clearbook condition: minor shelf wearoxfam bookshop beverley nepad -- the new partnership for africa's development -- is the latest attempt to chart a new course of good governance combined with an effective development strategy for the african continentthe occasion for these essays was the 70th birthday of one of africa's most eminent economists and a leading public servant -- professor adebayo adedejigood governance is analysed, as is corporate governancethere is a special emphasis on issues of human development, including poverty, hiv/aids, and the refugee problem
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Starting with the history of the potato as a member of the botanical genus solanum, its adaptation by man as a cultivated plant, and the record of its spread throughout the world; secondly the author considers the influence the potato has exerted upon the social structure and economy of different peoples at different timesoxfam bookshop woodbridge first published in , this remarkable book is the culmination of a life-long study of every aspect of the potatono inscriptions or annotations see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The 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 knowledgeoxfam 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 outon the lower end of the spine there is also has an orange sticker with the letters 'arb' written on it and sellotaped onthe book is a major expansion of the gifford lectures delivered by the authors at the university of edinburgh in the autumn ofhardback book with dustjacketthe dustjacket is sunned on the spine and has signs of wear around the edgesthe boards are of blue cloth with silver gilt titlingthe authors still find scope for lively debate, particularly in their discussion of free will and of the reality of godsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 reality
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Oxfam shop colne road the second screen adaptation of ira levin's best-selling novel (the first, starring katherine ross, was made in ) is a darkly satirical comedy, in contrast to the paranoid social critique of the first versionshe soon strikes up a friendship with cynical and irreverent jewish writer bobbie markowitz (bette midler) - and together the two women discover the ominous secret that underpins the social fabric of the too-good-to-be-true community in which they find themselvesnicole kidman stars as joanna eberhart, a wildly successful new york career woman who, after suffering a nervous breakdown, moves with her husband walter (matthew broderick) from manhattan to the peaceful suburban community of stepford, connecticut, where everything is chic, polished, and a little too perfect for joannasee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The social golfer website now has over 5k+ golf course reviews, written by its membersthe growth of blogging and social media in recent years has seen a huge rise in the amount of independent golf course reviews being written by golf club visitorsmore information to visit - https://wwwthis not only provides a useful resource for other visitors to 'said' club but in addition, it gives golf club owners the opportunity to receive feedback and improve the service and experience they give customers
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Oxfam bookshop reading a study of victorian middle class culture as observed through the domestic, commercial, social and political careers of four 19th-century british businessmenthe author examines the biographies of each family over three generations and offers observations on 19th-century society see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In addition to offering a clear conceptualisation of state, he deals with such key issues as the role of the intellectual, the social function of state theories, and the difficulties of accommodating state and democracywith clarity and conciseness, kenneth dyson examines the fascinating tapestry of thought about public authority that the state tradition represents, and identifies the major individual contributions to that tapestryoxfam shop horsham why have continental european societies developed the idea of the abstract impersonal state as the fundamental institution of political rule? why, on the other hand, has this idea played a relatively insignificant part in the history of english-speaking countries? it is to such questions that this major study is addressedcover has some light shelfwear and a single line to the spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinternal pages are clean and unmarked with very slight foxing to some page edges
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In support of this argument duff marshals evidence from the social and economic context of the time, and from literary and rhetorical analyses of the textthroughout the work, the apocalyse points to rome as the predominant demonic agentmore recently, however, it has been argued that no such crisis existed at the time the book was writtenscholars have traditionally thought that revelation was written in order to encourage believers to stand fast in the face of the roman persecutation of the early churchin this study, paul duff offers a different viewpoint on the origin of the book of revelation is a rhetorically sophisticated response to an internal leadership crisis within the churchesoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear the book of revelation presents the reader with a frightening narrative world in which the people of god are tormented, threatened, and sometimes killed by various agents of satansee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe result is a work that substantially advances the implication of the current consensus and sheds new light on this influential yet enigmatic text
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A renowned debater and orator, an aspiring poet, and - although it requires a lot of posturing and weight lifting - one of the cool kids, he's also one of the seniors who brings the loner darren eberheart into the social scene, with disastrous effectsit is also a startling prehistory of the present: the collapse of public speech, the tyranny of trolls and the new right, and the ongoing crisis of identity among white menoxfam bookshop raeburn place 'to the extent that we can speak of a future at present, i think the future of the novel is here'Â sally rooney adam gordon is a senior at topeka high school, class of '97his parents are psychologists, his mom a famous author in the fieldsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredeftly shifting perspectives and time periods, the topeka school is a riveting story about the challenges of raising a good son in a culture of toxic masculinity
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It 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 wealthoxfam 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 economicsleon maclaren () was a barrister, politician, philosopher, and the founder of the school of economic sciencewith 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 affairssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 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 heart
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Crossley looks at how the social upheavals of the s, and the economic shift from the post-war dominance of keynesianism to the post-s dominance of neoliberalism, brought about certain emphases and nuances in the ways in which the bible is popularly understood, particularly in relation to dominant political ideasoxfam shop fulwood road harnessing chaos is an explanation of changes in dominant politicized assumptions about what the bible 'really means' in english culture since the spublished , as number 2 in the series 'scriptural traces'see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book examines the decline of politically radical biblical interpretation in parliamentary politics and the victory of (a modified form of) margaret thatcher's re-reading of the liberal bible tradition, following the normalisation of (a modified form of) thatcherism more generally
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Five hundred years of conflict, from the first crusade in to the last confrontation in the 16th century, in the words of observers, commentators and the men and women who took part in this struggle between opposing faithsoxfam shop worcester chronicles of the crusades: eye-witness accounts of the wars between christiabity and islamlinking text and essays are written by a team of leading authorities and, with lavish illustrations, provide insights into the social, political and artistic background of one of the most enthralling and extraordinary eras in world historysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It focuses on four main areas: the social and musical background to the quartet's development; the most celebrated ensembles; string quartet playing, including aspects of contemporary and historical performing practice; and the mainstream repertory, including significant 'mixed ensemble' compositions involving string quartet various musical and pictorial illustrations and informative appendixes, including a chronology of the most significant works, complete this indispensable guideit will also enhance their experience of listening to quartets in performance and on recordingsits fifteen carefully structured chapters provide coverage of a stimulating range of perspectives previously unavailable in one volumesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop magdelen street this companion offers a concise and authoritative survey of the string quartet by eleven chamber music specialistswritten for all string quartet enthusiasts, this companion will enrich readers' understanding of the history of the genre, the context and significance of quartets as cultural phenomena, and the musical, technical and interpretative problems of chamber music performance
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Instead of the predominantly devotional - and frequently essentially hagiographical - approach of much of the literature on catherine of siena, parsons examines the significance of her cult from the perspective of civil religion and the social history of religiontext block is clean and binding solidhe shows how the cult of this particular saint developed, firstly, as an expression of sienese civil religion; secondly, as a focus for italian civil religion; and finally into an expression of european civil religionvery good black cloth" see oxfam website for delivery information read moregerald parsons argues that the cult of catherine of siena constitutes a remarkable example of the cult of a particular saint which, across more than six centuries, has been the vehicle for an evolving sequence of civil religious rituals and meanings"this book examines the origins, development and history of the cult of saint catherine of sienaoxfam bookshop stirling very good gloss illustrated dust jacket, crease along top edge
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Christopher hill studies the beliefs of such radical groups as the diggers, the ranters, the levellers and others and the social and emotional impulses that gave rise to themsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brighton penguin paperback in good condition
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Documenting the social interaction of these endangered creatures, cameras follow dolphins, beluga whales, manitees, orcas and humpback whales in their natural habitats around the coral reefs of the bahamas, and the waters off the island of tonga in the south pacificoxfam shop gillingham wildlife documentary exploring the lives of dolphins and whales in the southern oceanssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The letters chronicle the social quirks and political upheavals of the twentieth century but also chart the stormy, enduring relationships between the uniquely gifted - and collectively notorious - mitford sisterswriting to one another to confide, tease, rage and gossip, the mitford sisters set out, above all, to amuseoxfam bookshop cheltenham carefree, revelatory and intimate, this selection of unpublished letters between the six legendary mitford sisters, compiled by diana mitford's daughter-in-law, is alive with wit, passion and heartbreaka correspondence of this scope is rare; a collection penned by six born storytellers is irreplaceablesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere's nancy, the scalding wit and bestselling novelist; pamela, who craved a quiet country life; diana, the fascist wife of sir oswald mosley; unity, whose obsession with adolf hitler led to personal tragedy; jessica, the runaway communist; and deborah, the socialite who became duchess of devonshire
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The pages and hardback cover are generally in very good condition, although there is a little fading to the coverthe solving of applied problems is stressed, with a special emphasis on business and economicssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop thame this book aims to teach the reader the techniques of differential and integral calculus that they are likely to encounter in undergraduate courses and professional activities associated with business, economics, psychology, sociology, architecture or biology
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Oxfam bookshop tavistock by luc sante, this is an account of his childhood and the social history of his native town, verviers, and belgium itselfcover and dust jacket also very goodsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book is in very good condition, with clean, bright, tightly bound pages
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As robert pippin shows, hegel argues that we must understand kant's account of the self-conscious nature of consciousness as a claim in practical philosophy, and that therefore we need radically different views of human sentience, the conditions of our knowledge of the world, and the social nature of subjectivity and normativity
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