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Very difficult stamps to find in complete sheetlet from the society of nations seriesare 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 storesheet of 100 pieces, due to the age of the sheet, somewhat open at the bottom without breakingestimated catalogue price: €650shipping via registered mailplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitenot available to find in sheetscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Very difficult stamps to find in complete sheetlet from the society of nations seriessheet of 100 specimens one part of the miniature sheet with good centringare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatalogue value shipment via registered postsee photographsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesome stamps in the central part of the last row slightly detached but not separated from the sheetplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Embodied in the hugely popular league of nations union, this pro-league movement touched britain in profound waysbased on extensive archival research, the british people and the league of nations offers a vivid account of this popular league consciousness and in so doing reveals the vibrant character of associational life between the warsoxfam bookshop chelmsford in the decades following europe's first total war, millions of british men and women looked to the league of nations as the symbol and guardian of a new world order based on international co-operationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreforemost amongst the league societies, the union became one of britain's largest voluntary associations and a powerful advocate of democratic accountability and popular engagement in the making of foreign policyfounded in to preserve peace between its member-states, the league inspired a rich, participatory culture of political protest, popular education and civic ritual which found expression through the establishment of voluntary societies in dozens of countries across europe and beyond
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At the paris peace conference of , the allies agreed reluctantly to govern their new conquests according to international and humanitarian norms and under 'mandate' from the league of nationsas the guardians shows, this decision had enormous consequencesas imperial politicians wearied of continual scandals and crises - revolts in south west africa, syria, samoa, and palestine; famine in rwanda; labour abuses in new guinea; extortionate oil contracts in iraq - they began to question whether independent states might be easier to deal with than territories subject to international scrutinyminor signs of shelf wearoxfam bookshop bath a paperback in very good conditionnew states emerged from the great european land empires, while germany's african and pacific colonies, and the ottoman provinces in the middle east fell into allied handsbritain, france, belgium, japan, and the british dominions wanted to keep the new states, but woodrow wilson and the millions converted to the ideal of self-determination thought otherwisethe allies sought to use the league to safeguard imperial authority, but that authority was undermined by the mechanisms for international oversight they had themselves createdsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredrawing on research in four continents and dozens of archives, and bringing to life a global network of nationalists, humanitarians, international bureaucrats, and imperial statesmen, the guardians offers an entirely new interpretation of the importance of international organizations in the emergence of the modern world orderthe first world war threw the imperial order into crisisthe pages are clean and tight and appear unreadcolonial nationalists and humanitarians exploited new rights of petition or opportunities for publicity to expose abuses or scandals; germans resentful of the loss of their colonies and italians eager to found a new empire arrived in geneva to demand a repartition of the spoils
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This book is a first edition of his writings on the league of nationstaft was elected president in , the chosen successor of theodore roosevelt, but was defeated for re-election by woodrow wilson in  after roosevelt split the republican vote by running as a third-party candidatein , president warren goxfam bookshop carlisle william howard taft (september - march ) was the 27th president of the united states () and the tenth chief justice of the united states (), the only person to have held both officessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreharding appointed taft to be chief justice, a position in which he served until a month before his deathexcellent pages for its age, a little edge and board wear
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This book answers numerous questions, including who lefebvre was, what the society is, and what catholics are to think of vatican iioxfam bookshop preston in , the society of saint pius x was founded by archbishop marcel lefebvre to preserve and propagate the traditional catholic priesthood and traditional catholic latin mass, and given approval by romesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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First published in , the book offers one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth, and is today a fundamental work in classical economicsvarious scuffs and marks to boardsbuff cloth covered boards with blind embossed design to front and gilt text to spine, which is discolouredcreases to lower leading corners of first few leaves of text block, which is otherwise clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedoxfam bookshop newport generally referred to by its shortened title, the wealth of nations, this is the magnum opus of the scottish economist and moral philosopher adam smith see oxfam website for delivery information read moredecorated endpapers (everyman design)shelf wear to top and bottom edges of spine and boardsneatly inked name to front free endpaperby reflecting upon the economics at the beginning of the industrial revolution, the book touches upon such broad topics as the division of labour, productivity, and free markets
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In djuna barnes's nightwood: 'the world' and the politics of peace, bonnie roos reads barnes's novel against the backdrop of herbert bayard swope's popular new york newspaper the world to demonstrate the ways in which the novel wrestles with such contemporaneous issues as the great depression and its political fallout, the failures of the league of nations and the collapse of peace between the two world warsno marks and good bindingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeliot, this is a comprehensive exploration of the historical contexts of djuna barnes's masterpiece, nightwoodroos argues that nightwood allegorizes the role of liberal newspapers - epitomised by the sensationalism of the world - in driving a us policy that hastened the arrival of warbloosbury paperback in "as new"Â conditionoxfam books & music totnes ranging over depression-era politics, the failures of the league of nations, popular journalism and the modernist culture exemplified by such writers as james joyce and t
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Oxfam shop okehampton a game of nations a political strategy game see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This book presents a sociological analysis of this enduring relationship and asks: how are ideas of race critical to the understanding of music genres and preferences? what does the 'love of difference' via music contribute to contemporary perspectives of racism? previous studies of world music have situated it within the dynamics of local/global musical production, the representation of nations and ethnic groups, theories of globalization, hybridization and cultural appropriationthese interviews provide unique insights into the discursive repertoires that underpin contemporary culture, and will make a significant contribution to the mainly theoretical debates about world musicthe text offers a view of world music from 'within,' building on original, qualitative, interview-based research with people from the british world music scenesee oxfam website for delivery information read morerace and music seem fatally entwined in a way that involves both creative ethnic hybridity and ongoing problems of racismhaynes adds a conceptual and textual shift to these debates by utilizing world music as a lens for examining cultural imaginaries of race and analytical nuances of racializationoxfam bookshop hove minor shelf wear to hardcover, contents in very good, clean condition throughout
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Oxfam bookshop lincoln society of antiquaries of london: general index to proceedings, 2nd series, vol used: bright red fabric cover and gilded text on spine look newwith classified list of illustrationssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Published in , privately printed by rixon and arnold and edited by edwin freshfield (doctor of laws, treasurer of the society of antiquaries of london) lists all the income and expenditures of the church parish see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street wear commensurate with age, fading to the spine and darkening on some parts of covers (please see photos)also contains two ex-library stamps from the sir john soane's museum library; one on inside front cover and one on first end page
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He founded the famous 45 aid society and worked with the board of deputies of british jews and the holocaust educational trusthe is a great believer in reconciliation with both germany and his native poland, and both nations have given him awards in recognition of his workoxfam shop west hampstead a holocaust survivor, liberated from thereisenstadt by the red army, ben was one of "the boys" who came to englandsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book is in excellent condition, as newhe became a successful businessman and retired early so that he could make a personal crusade of bringing together other survivorshis sporting excellence was recognised when he was selected for two olympic games in which he represented britain as a weightliftera handwritten label with a greeting from ben helfgott is attached to the front endpaperin his mid 80s, ben is a rominent figure in the claims conference, which has awarded billions of dollars to needy survivors
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She was among 'the most brilliant dramatic stars of our time', according to franz liszt, and billed as 'the most talked of opera singer in europe'see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is a picturesque but painstakingly researched biography of the life - and the times - of the nineteenth century's maria callas"enchantress of nations" is a lavish biography of this amazing woman whose life spanned most of the nineteenth century; and it also weaves a rich tapestry of music and literature in france, england and russiamichael steen recounts the back-stage bitchiness, robbery, duels and violence, life in russia before the emancipation of the serfs, appalling disease and shocking poverty, and the unhappiness experienced by children of successful parentsdickens - reduced to tears by her singing - regarded her as 'one of the greatest actresses of any time'liszt also declared that, with pauline viardot, the world had finally found a woman composer of geniusluxuriously produced with a colour plate section, it opens a new vista on opera, nineteenth-century literature and history
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Includes both rise of nations and thrones & patriots expansionpc - cd - rise of nations - gold edition
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe majority with beautiful sheet edgesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeusual marks of this series on the gummnh stamps in very good conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecomplete 'league of nations' series fromsent by registered mailcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Celebrate the history of the olympics with this hallmark parade of nations keepsake christmas ornamentnew in box, display plate stand includedplate can also be hung on christmas tree
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I have a few other folio society books listed on herethe best of raconteurs from the folio society this is new & had cellophane around it but was opened to take the photo'sthis was part of dad's collection of which a number he never got round to opening or readingthis was printed in & has illustrations by john lawrence, it comes with the slipcase which is also in very good condition
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Publisher:royal society of chemistrythe chemistry of explosives (royal society of chemistry paperbacks)book binding:paperbackauthor:akhavan, jacquelinegeneral interestwe appreciate the impact a good book can have
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Game of nations board game, played with very good condition, completecollection only
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Fantastic antique framed 50 years service print issued by amalgamated society of woodworkersa framed certificate issued to one william macdonald to mark 50 years membership in the amalgamated society of woodworkersmeasures in x 15a fantastic gift for anyone into woodwork, masonic interest etcplease note this item is located in glasgow but can be posted throughout the uk at costin what i believe is it;s original period framea fine piece of graphic art in its own right toothis really belongs in a museum
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Histories of nations peter furtado how their identities were forged hardback new and sealed collection from ireby in cumbria ca7 please view my other items for more books on history and historical places and buildings read more
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Oxfam shop colne road xena warrior princess conqueror of nations xena figure collectors series 6" figure brand new in original packaging see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Fantastic antique framed 50 years service print issued by amalgamated society of woodworkersa framed certificate issued to one william macdonald to mark 50 years membership in the amalgamated society of woodworkersa fantastic gift for anyone into woodwork, masonic interest etcin what i believe is it's original period framea fine piece of graphic art in its own right toothis really belongs in a museummeasures " x 15
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4 nights in a 3* hotel in rome for 2 people, including 2 tickets to the rugby six nations scotland vs italy15th-19th march
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Traditional masculine qualities and behaviour have become unacceptable in the new societyit presents a dystopian vision of a female-dominated society of the 22nd century, where women keep men in complete subordination after the historic transfer of powerthey gradually become less manly, and many adopt the submissive look of earlier victorian women, whereas women become assertive and domineeringas a result, men must change their rough nature and adjust to new gender roles leather bound boards are in fair condition with edges and corners that are worn downsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewomen prove to be more effective in the public sphere; they are stronger, more intelligent, and better educatedmodern art reflects change in new stereotypical forms of masculinity and femininitywomen gradually take over the traditional men's occupations and privileges, having become judges, doctors, lawyers, businesswomen and artists, whereas effeminate men are allowed to live and perform simple work in complete passivity, submission and obedience to the triumphant femalesoxfam bookshop carlisle the revolt of man () reads like an anti-suffragette novel and the critique of the new woman ideology which emerged in england in the ssome foxing on some pages and a few pencil lines on some page borderspages are in fair condition for its agepen inscription and stamp mark on title pagethe novel comically reverses victorian gender roles
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Oxfam 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 fascismtony kushner examines the impact of evacuation, the blitz, the black market and other aspects of the war on relations between gentile and jewthis book is likely to interest those studying or teaching social history, jewish history or race relations in sociology, politics and cultural studiesthis book suggests that, rather than being confined to extremists, antisemitism was part of the mainstream culturethe blue cloth boards are gilt stamped on the spine and are a little spotted and stainedthe 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 attentionthere are a few minor marks here and there on the dustjacket but otherwise it is free from chips or tearsthe binding is soundthe text block is yellowing slightly but appears to be free from inscriptions or annotationssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is complete with its dustjacket which has a small sticker mark on the inside front flapthis hardback first edition is in a good, used condition overallhe probes attitudes to anglo-jewry, from left to right of the political spectrumas a contribution to the social history of wartime britain, it also reveals the strengths and weaknesses of a liberal democracy
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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
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells earth rising ii, the betrayal of science, society and the soul dr nick begich, james roderick a paperback book in very good condition that appears to be unreadan examination of new areas of technology and their implications for personal security and the state of democracy in the beginning of the 21st centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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