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Oxfam bookshop ashbourne the sociology of rock by simon frithminor annotation on the ffeppublished by constable and company ltdsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelight creasing on the spine and top right corner of cover
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The title is sports coaching: the basicsfor example: idzthe sleeve condition is newthe item format is a book hardback
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There are a few minor marks here and there on the dustjacket but otherwise it is free from chips or tearsthis book suggests that, rather than being confined to extremists, antisemitism was part of the mainstream culturehe probes attitudes to anglo-jewry, from left to right of the political spectrumthis hardback first edition is in a good, used condition overallsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book is likely to interest those studying or teaching social history, jewish history or race relations in sociology, politics and cultural studiesit is complete with its dustjacket which has a small sticker mark on the inside front flaptony kushner examines the impact of evacuation, the blitz, the black market and other aspects of the war on relations between gentile and jewthe blue cloth boards are gilt stamped on the spine and are a little spotted and stainedthe binding is soundthe 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 attentionoxfam 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 text block is yellowing slightly but appears to be free from inscriptions or annotationsas a contribution to the social history of wartime britain, it also reveals the strengths and weaknesses of a liberal democracy
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford the distinctive features of joseph voght's approach to ancient slavery are his social awareness and sympathetic commitment, and his refusal either to ignore or be dominated by the dogmas of the left and the structures of sociologyĀ see oxfam website for delivery information read morehis systematic investigation of ancient slave wars, which is the centre of this collection, is not merely the most important contribution to the study of ancient slavery in the present generation; it is also a reasoned refutation of more extreme marxist interpretations, and a brilliant demonstration that a pragmatic approach to the analysis of a general phenomenon can lead to conclusions as far-reaching as any a priori system
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop leeds 259ppthe ideas presented here form a major addition to the widespread current interest in evolutionary theory as applied to human behaviourthese papers bring an interdisciplinary approach to bear on what is arguably the central question in the study of human social evolution: how did the simple hunting and foraging bands of the upper palaeolithic evolve into the institutionally complex societies of the so-called neolithic revolution? the contributors to this volume are leading experts from the fields of archaeology, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and game theory, all of whom share a common evolutionary perspective
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The book is not only a general interpretation of proust's novel and its construction; it includes detailed discussions of such topics as literature and philosophy, the nature of the literary genres, the poetics of the novel, the definition of art, modernity and postmodernity, and the sociology of literatureoxfam shop macclesfield why should we not find the novel more philosophically advanced than the essay? reversing the usual order followed by literary critics, the author interprets the novel as an elucidation, and not as a simple transposition, of the essayĀ see oxfam website for delivery information read moreĀ vg condition apart from a small bit of glue on spine - in photo
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Together with technical writer david phipps, he offers a deep insight into the techniques of sports car design at the timeĀ interior pages are clean with no inscriptionssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop tavistock michael costin was development director of lotus cars in the great colin chapman era of the sĀ this is the first edition, illustrated with b&w plates and technical diagramsĀ the dust jacket is intact, with wear along edges as visible in the photos, and there is a handwritten name on the flyleaf
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The sports shown on the stamps are fencing, basketball, volleyball, ski-jumping, boxing, pole-vaulting, horse jumping, gymnastics, diving, sailing, running, canoeing, weight-lifting, and wrestlingthe other sporting events celebrated on the stamps are the international race of peace in poland and the pan american games inthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 34 stampsone of the stamps shows the logo of the london olympics ofthe countries that the stamps were issued in are the grenada grenadines, great britain, united arab emirates, the former ussr, mongolia, poland, the former czechoslovakia, australia, rwanda and yemensee oxfam website for delivery information read moremany of the stamps in this collection have not been useda couple of the used stamps have a little of the envelope that they were attached to still on the back that can be seensome of the stamps are a little fadedthe newest stamp in this collection was issued insome of the used stamps have a little of the printed postmark on themthe decades the stamps were issued in are the s, s, s, and sthe olympic games and the commonwealth games that the stamps celebrate are the munich summer olympic games, the montreal summer olympic games, the rome olympic games, the rome olympic games ofthe empire and commonwealth games in , and the commonwealth games in edinburgh in
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To strong bags for kids pe nike pair of sports bagsposted by pam in clothes, footwear & accessories, other in alwoodley
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All four visited the northwest coast of north america, but weather and circumstances prevented cook from making more than what beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; la perouse only touched the coast in a significant way at yakutat bay and lituya bay, and malasina's memorable visits were to yakutat bay and nootka soundall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsvancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from lower california to cook inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of puget sound and the western coast of mainland canadathe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morevery small tear to spine on volume iiall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust coverthe voyage to australia and tahitivolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoveryoxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoverythey attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise manyas a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands involume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastthe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoverythe third volume in the set includes the remainder of book 3, all book 4, part of book 5, covering the pacific coast of north america and return to hawaiiit covers the coast of north americait was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsthis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication inthe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousthe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksit has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicatedthese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' company
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Once they reach the elvish realm of rivendellĀ the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalfoxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilgandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitiessee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handstogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordorthey are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doommeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiesthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplaytolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearswhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dĆ»rin 'the fellowship of the ring' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthfrodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from over
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The fellowship of the ringforeword by sir ian mckellen 2official movie guidethe making of the movie trilogycollector's hardback editionvisual companionthe lord of the ringsjude fisher, foreword by voggo mortenseen
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It is also a necessity for a flourishing familyhow do you most efficiently and productively manage your time, your activities and your resources? how do you minimise distractions? and how do you align your strengths in order to accomplish your purposes? lon a more individual level, organisation is a key ā and often missing ā factor in personal successthe problem of poor organisation is serious and costs trillions in waste, inefficiency and lowered productivitychaos and confusion are not natural conditions of lifeanybody recognizes that if things were better organised people would be better offron hubbard recognised that man was lacking in his understanding of how to organise, and a sizeable portion of his research was devoted to clarify the subject of organisation, a task he fully accomplishedhere are some of the natural laws of organisation and organisingorder your copy today from church of scientology, 134a high street, poole, bh15 1dnthis booklet contains only some of the most basic principles of the organising technology he developed, but these fundamentals are, by themselves, enough to greatly enhance the activity of any endeavour, whether that of a group or an individualwe have all had experiences with bureaucratic red tape, impersonal government agencies or careless commercial enterprisesthey only exist when natural laws are not understood and followedattainment of oneās goals, no matter how small or how large, requires a knowledge of organisation
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The scots greys (the 2nd north british dragons), by king and country, representing the ācharge of the greysāit consists of 11 figuresfrench artillery, by king and countryregiment of the line, by king and countrybritish coldstream guards light company, by britains, recreating the defense of hougoumontcoldstream guards (the 2nd regiment of the foot guards), integrating close to 60 soldiers 60 by king and country, references na125, na126, na126, na128, na 129, na 130, na 131, na 132, na 133, na 134, na 135, na 136 (these references represent the whole series āon campaignā)it also includes srit contains 380 items, 318 by king and country (recreating the typical british squares defending themselves against the french cavalry charges) ang 62 by britains (recreating the defense of hougoumont)references na013, na014, na015, na016, na017, na018, na019, na020, na021, na022, na023, na024, na028, na033, na034, na100, na101, na102, na103, na104, na105, na106, na107, na108, na109, na110 (the whole series āvive lĀ“empereurā)references na111references na064, na065 and na066 (the whole series)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonāt find in just any storereferences na039, na042, na043, na044, na078, na079, na080, na081 (the whole series Ā”āvive lĀ“emperatrice!ā) - 7thit consists of close to 32 figuresthese figures have been exclusively displayed in a toy soldier museum (museo lĀ“iber, valencia, spain)each king and country series is complete, retired and sold out and includes the original catalogueit includes 16 figures, references na083, na084, na085, na086, na087, na088, na089, na090 (these references represent the whole series ābold chevaliers)the kingĀ“s german legion (recruited mostly from the german state of hannover), by king and countrythe french army commanded by napoleĆ³n - the french 3rdit includes close to 30 figures, references (published in the collection supplement)it includes close to 31 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squarestomas picton by britains, referencethe royal horse artillery, by king and country, references na096, na097, na098 and na099 (the whole series)it includes 16 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squarescatawikiās goal is to make special objects universally availablereferences na067, na068, na069, na070, na071, na072, na073, na074, na075, na076 and na077 (the whole āto take the kingĀ“s shilling series)cuirassiers (les gros freres), by king and countrythey are in mint to very good condition, since they were used exclusively to be displayed in the dioramathe british and ally army commanded by wellington: - black watch (royal highland regiment), integrating close to 80 soldiers square by king and country, references na035, na036, na037, na 38, na047, na048, na049, na050, na051, na052, na053, na054, na055, na067, na068 and na077 (these references represent the whole series āscotland the braveā)characteristics of the items the majority of these figures do not have the original boxall of them have been sold out and retiredreferences andna112, na113, na114, na115, na116, na117, na118, na120 and na121 (the whole series ācuirassiersā)the 71th, integrating close to 35 soldiers square by king and country, references na001, na002, na003, na004, na05, na006, na007, na008, na009, na010, na011, na012, na030, na031, na032 (these references represent the whole series āscum of the earthā)french light infantry, by britains, participating in the attack to hougoumontgarde impĆ©riale (dragons de lĀ“emperatrice), by king and coubtryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit consists of close to 45 figures recreating the defense from the scot greys chargeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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The moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -social, ethical, supplementaryājames edward budgett meakin () was an english journalistcontents (summary): land of the moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -natural and physical, political, experimental, appendixtwo uniformly bound books in the original bindings with original endpapers - xxxi, 464 + folding 'map of morocco' ( cm), xxii, 503 ppā registered shippingcondition: both books from new college library oxford with features: embossed marking on the front cover, traces at the bottom of the spine, bookplate and coding inside front and back cover, map with a stamp in the marginotherwise the books look good, bookblocks are solid(total of 2 books) read moresee pictures of the table of contentsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonāt find in just any storecatawikiās goal is to make special objects universally available) he was fascinated by the people and culture of morocco and soon after his arrival there he started to write about everything he saw and experiencedhe adopted local clothes, gave himself a local name (tahar bel mikki) and learned the local customs and languageare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehe wrote extensively about morocco (
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This edition is frompart two includes: - "the period of the seventeenth (xvii), eighteenth (xviii) and nineteenth (xix) century" and also 317 pages and contains 108 drawn images, followed by a table of contentsa study or reference literature for true lovers or specialists of french furniture or those who want to become itour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonāt find in just any storecatawikiās goal is to make special objects universally availablethe two parts are nicely bound in a red hard cover with gold and black printpart one describes: - "the period of the antiques, the middle ages and the renaissance" - 317 pages and contains 75 drawn images, followed by a table of contentsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetwo specialist books on french furniture in two parts written in the french language by alfred champeaux curator of the library of the association of decorative arts in paris
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It was also produced by george walker and starred william conrad, clive revill, stafford dean, john stewart and kate flowersthe yeomen of the guard vhs video tape70; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: Ā£3t video gems in , this classical musical version of the gilbert & sullivan opera is numbered vhs s and was produced by george walker and starred joel grey, alfred marks, elizabeth gale, david hillman and elizabeth bainbridgeone of the savoy video series of video tapes released by ashould it also be of interest, i also have a video tape for sale in the same condition at the same price of the guilbert & sullivan opera the mikado, which is also one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by athe video tape is in excellent condition and is made available inclusive of the cost of packaging but exclusive of the cost of postage which will be one of the following: royal mail 'uk standard' 1st class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: Ā£3
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The award winning smartbunker is practical for a range of animal feedsthe virus is predominantly spread via infected bodily fluids and secretions, such as nasal discharge, coughing and foetal fluidswhatās more, the smartbunker allows each horseās feed and feed bucket to be kept separate, therefore reducing the risk of cross contaminationit will also reduce labour costs for staff as the feed will be outside of the horseās stable and close at hand, if multiple smartbunkers are purchasedfurthermore, feed can be weighed out, which reduces waste and also allows monitoring of overfeeding or underfeeding, and before refilling the smartbunker can be fully washed down, allowed to dry, and then refilled to keep feed fresh and cleansmartbunker can help lessen part of the risk of equine influenza by cutting out unnecessary contact between vulnerable and transmitting animalsit has a unique dispensing system with an easy to use pull arm, which distributes the necessary amount of product with very little force(click to reveal full phone number) click to contact wwwits main goals are to keep feed safe and reduce the risk of spreading infectionthis second infection path is where the smartbunker could be highly beneficialsome of the key benefits include being fully vermin proof and fully waterproof for indoor and outdoor usageworking together, itās a win-win situation for everyone involvedhowever, it can also be spread through contact with infected materialin fact, smartbunkers could also help to reduce the risk of any further outbreaks of equine influenza if used consistently
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1 new set of the the lord of the rings tolkien hardback slipcase 3 book set illustrated + the hobbit illustrated by alan lee the lord of the rings tolkien hardback slipcase 3 book set illustrated + the hobbit illustrated by alan lee the slip case contains the fellowship of the ring, the two towers and the return of the kingthe hobbit is on its own great collectors edition of this magnificent tale
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonāt find in just any storecatawikiās goal is to make special objects universally availableiron maiden ?ā the book of souls: live chapter label: parlophone ?ā format: 2 Ć cd, album, deluxe edition country: europe released: 17 nov tracklist 1-1 if eternity should fail (qudos bank arena, sydney, australia, speed of light (grand arena, grandwest, cape town, south africa, wrathchild (3arena, dublin, ireland, children of the damned (bell centre, montreal, canada, death or glory (wroclaw stadium, wroclaw, poland, the red and the black (ryogoku kokugikan, tokyo, japan, the trooper (estadio jorge magico gonzalez, san salvador, el salvador, powerslave (piazza dellāunita dāitalia, trieste, italy, the great unknown (metro radio arena, newcastle, uk, the book of souls (download festival, donington, uk, fear of the dark (arena castelao, fortaleza, brazil, iron maiden (estadio velez sarsfield, buenos aires, argentina, the number of the beast (wacken open air, wacken, germany, blood brothers (download festival, donington, uk, wasted years (hsbc arena, rio de janeiro, brazil, ) item will be shippd by registrated mailare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiiron maiden ?ā the number of the beast label: parlophone ?ā series: iron maiden the studio collection remastered ā format: cd, album, limited edition, reissue, remastered box set country: europe released: 16 nov tracklist 1 invaders 2 children of the damned 3 the prisoner 4 22 acacia avenue 5 the number of the beast 6 run to the hills 7 gangland 8 hallowed be thy name with eddie 1:24 scale figurine, beast collectors patch & cd
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Morgan shows how radical and revisionist scholars in the s and s first challenged the paradigm of denying an american empireas the vietnam war created a critical flashpoint, bringing the idea of american imperialism into the us mainstream, radical students of the new left turned toward marxist critiques, admiring revolutionaries like che guevarasimultaneously, a small school of revisionist scholars, led by historian william appleman williams at the university of wisconsin, put forward a progressive, nuanced critique of american empire grounded in psychology, economics, and broader historical contextsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford the idea that the united states-a nation founded after a war of independence-operates as an imperialist power on the world stage has gained considerable traction since the turn of the twenty-first centurybut just a few decades earlier, this position was considered radical and even Ć²un-americanit is this more sophisticated strand of thinking, morgan argues, which demonstrated that empire can be an effective analytical framework for studying us foreign policy, thus convincing american scholars to engage with the subject seriously for the first timeĆ³ how did this dramatic change come about?tracing the emergence of the concept of us imperialism, james g
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Among his disciples is the glamorous and ambitious eva, and when 'the buddha of suburbia' runs off with her to a crumbling flat in barons court, karim's life becomes changed in ways that even he had never dreamed ofsee oxfam website for delivery information read morekarim lives with his mum and dad in a suburb of south london and dreams of making his escape to the bright lights of the big citybut his father is no ordinary dad, he is 'the buddha of suburbia', a strange and compelling figure whose powers of meditation hold a circle of would-be mystics spellbound with the fascinations of the eastoxfam bookshop cheltenham the buddha of suburbia, hanif kureishi's first novel, is a tour de force of comic invention, a bizarre, often hilarious, and totally original picture of the life of a young pakistani growing up in s britain
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Translated by john spragens jr, with an afterword by cora weiss and don luceoxfam bookshop lower petergate a personal account of the spring offensive of that culminated in the capture of saigon and the end of the vietnam warsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewritten by general van tien dung, chief of staff in the vietnam people's army and the officer in charge of the offensive, the narrative offers valuable insight into the vietnamese side of these historic eventsin good condition, there are a number of small tears to the edge of the dust jacket, and some discolouration to the edges of the pages
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Pastors and virtually all christians interested in reading or researching paul and the subject of gospel/law controversy in biblical studies will benefit from itsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis theological and exegetical monograph is an invaluable reference work and textbook for all theological seminaries and christian religious departments of universities worldwideno work currently existing on this subject can compete with this book's historical survey and exegetical analysis, reading jeremiah and paul contextually on the issuethe book's investigative study of the history of interpretation of the church's teaching on the subject from the early church to modern theological era, and second temple judaism's writings on the topic, is unsurpassedoxfam shop colne road this book deals with the identity of the torah that yahweh promised he would write on the hearts of new covenant participants, as prophesied in jeremiah and understood later in new testament times by paul
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In telling his story, harris also speaks toĀ basic questions in nineteenth-century american history and in the relationship between american culture and the cultures of what later came to be known as the third worldcorresponding secretary of the american board of commissioners for foreign missions from to , anderson effectively set the terms of debate on missionary policy on both sides of the atlantic and indeed long after his deathsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford paul william harris book examines the career of rufus anderson, the central figure in the formation and implementation of missionary ideology in the middle decades of the nineteenth century
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At once splendidly victorian and insistently modern, the grammar of ornament celebrates objects of beauty from across time periods and continents, and remains an indispensable sourcebook todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read morejones made detailed observations of decorative arts on his travels in europe, the middle east, and in his native london, where he studied objects on display at the great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations in and at local museumsits inspiration came from pioneering british architect and designer owen jones (), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid chromolithographic colorjones's resulting study is a comprehensive analysis of styles of ornamental design, presenting key examples ranging from maori tattoos, egyptian columns, and greek borders to byzantine mosaic, indian embroidery, and elizabethan carvingshis aim was to improve the quality of western design by changing the habits of victorian designers, who indiscriminately mixed elements from a wide variety of sourcesthe studio library of decorative art, the grammar of ornament owen jones hardcover with dust jacket good condition - some tears to the dust jacket first published in , the grammar of ornament remains a design classic
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On the front cover there is a small deep indentation and on the back cover there are some slight signs of wearit marks the culmination of over 50 years of field recording by local botanists and over 18 years of fieldwork and in-depth search of historical records by the authorsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedoxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionĀ this is the first full flora of the vice county of renfrewshire (renfrewshire, east renfrewshire, inverdyde and parts of southend north-west glasgow)the flora contains:- over species accounts that include first record, status, distribution and ecology;- more than 660 dot maps of native and frequently encountered alien spieces;- introductory chapters on geology soils, landscape, climate, historical recording and the changing environment;- discussion chapters on distribution patterns, floristic distribution patterns, floristic conservation;- 24 pages of colour plates of maps and photographs showing botanical hot spots and local notable species
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Osterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railwaysjĆ¼rgen osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering eruditionhe examines the powerful and complex forces that drove global change during the "long nineteenth century," taking readers from new york to new delhi, from the latin american revolutions to the taiping rebellion, from the perils and promise of europe's transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planethe explores the changing relationship between human beings and nature, looks at the importance of cities, explains the role slavery and its abolition played in the emergence of new nations, challenges the widely held belief that the nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of the nation-state, and much moreindispensable for any historian, the transformation of the world sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, and a host of other crucial developmentsthis is the highly anticipated english edition of the spectacularly successful and critically acclaimed german book, which is also being translated into chinese, polish, russian, and frenchfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transition
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Condition: as newthe hills and valleys of this busy corner of herts have been home to people for some years, andĀ the romans chose elstree hill as aĀ major tile-manufacturing centrehappily, a few fine late medieval buildings escaped the developer's insensitive eyesigned by stephen castlesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreidlestreĀ andĀ borhamĀ were much influenced by the great abbey of st albans, and indeed by alban's martyrdom and the roman muncipium of verulamium, so that the area's past is inextricably entwined with the great and the good of times ancient and lateruntil recently, medieval elstree had survived largely intact, but post-war reconstruction brought considerable mutilationnotĀ long after the normans came, there was a flourishing settlement at elstree hillthe book of elstreeĀ &Ā boreham woodĀ brings them all to life, recapturing the history of these two places, in a fluent and considered narrative and very many fascinating pictureshere are the people behind that past - edward de kendale, adam scippe, thomas newchapman and agnes, his wife; sir anthony denny and rev canon eales; george byng and wortley-montagu; murderers thurtell and hunt; macready the great actor; burton the great explorer and the photographer wellington; and of course, the legendary giants of british cinema - men like rank, danziger, balcon and blattnerboreham wood's origins are mistier, but technology brought massive change and development with the coming of the railway in , and again, when cinema created britain's hollywood in this pleasant parishoxfam books & music hereford signed limited subscriber edition, numbered 44very minor marks to dj otherwise clean and bright throughout
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