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Oxfam books & music perth small 16 page booklet "the tragedy of hallsands village" by john l harvey booklet relates the story of a small fishing village destroyed by the sea following dredging of the nearby see from tosee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The tragedy of liberation: a history of the chinese revolution, bytitle: the tragedy of liberation: a history of the chinese revolution, format: paperback / softback type: book publisher: bloomsbury uk release date: language: english
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Historic account of the race riot in new orleans during the infancy of jim crow segregation, a time where all of america's racial, social, and political ills began and suffer to this very daythis book is a musy read! read more
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So what went wrong?alastair campbell's 'dodgy' dossiers about wmds sparked outrage, but did the contamination of new labour's spin stretch beyond the wars?he vowed to give priority to social justice and equal opportunity for all
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The death of tragedy by george steinerthe important criticism of literature from the ancient greeks onwards, the death of tragedy originated as steiner's doctoral thesis at the university of oxford and became his second published bookpublished by faberbook condition: good - wear around spine, a copy that has been readbut tightly bound and clean throughoutsee oxfam website for delivery information read more355pp + 12pp indexsteiner writes with skill and wisdom about the profound effect the tragedies have had on him personally as a background to discussing their vital essence, and how deeply he would mourn their loss on a cultural level
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Wilson's great strength is in allowing the reader to understand the tragedy of mixed motives that allowed rulers to gamble their countries' future with such horrifying resultsthe principal actors in the drama (wallenstein, ferdinand ii, gustavus adolphus, richelieu) are all here, but so is the experience of the ordinary soldiers and civilians, desperately trying to stay alive under impossible circumstancesat its end a recognizably modern europe had been created but at a terrible pricepeter wilson's book is a major work, the first new history of the war in a generation, and a fascinating, brilliantly written attempt to explain a compelling series of events book condition very good, covers and spine unmarked and all pages crisp and cleanthe war was both a religious and a political one and it was this tangle of motives that made it impossible to stopoxfam bookshop shaftesbury winner of the society for military history distinguished book award the horrific series of conflicts known as the thirty years war () tore the heart out of europe, killing perhaps a quarter of all germans and laying waste to whole areas of central europe to such a degree that many towns and regions never recoveredsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhether motivated by idealism or cynicism, everyone drawn into the conflict was destroyed by itall the major european powers apart from russia were heavily involved and, while each country started out with rational war aims, the fighting rapidly spiralled out of control, with great battles giving way to marauding bands of starving soldiers spreading plague and murder
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After an opening chapter comparing the bible as a fragmented yet unified collection of 46 books with the fragmented yet unified first folio collection of shakespeare's 36 plays, each of the following six chapters matches a book of the bible with a representative play: the creation myth of genesis with the first play in the folio, the tempest, the historical epic of exodus with henry v, the tragedy of job with king lear, the tragicomedy of the gospel of matthew with measure for measure, the homiletic disputation of paul's epistle to the romans with the merchant of venice, and the apocalyptic masque of the book of revelation with the tempest againthis book also discloses ways in which shakespeare's plays offer both pious and irreverent interpretations of the scriptures comparable to those presented by his contemporary writers, artists, philosophers and politiciansdespite the presence of hundreds of biblical allusions in shakespeare, this is the first book to explore the pattern and significance of those references in relation to a selection of his greatest playsit reveals the bible as a rich source for shakespeare's uses of myth, history, comedy and tragedy, his techniques of staging, and his ways of characterizing rulers, magicians and teachers in the image of the bible's multifaceted godeach book is written by an authority in its field, and combines accessible style with original discussion of its subjectthough its subject matter and style appeal to a broad audience, this book is grounded in recent scholarship in shakespeare and biblical studiesits intertextual readings are framed by descriptions of the historical circumstances of each work's composition and reception and by an emergent theory of allusion as a principle of creation and understandingnotes and a critical guide to further reading equip the interested reader with the means to broaden researchsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beeston oxford university press, , paperback like new oxford shakespeare topics provides students and teachers with short books on important aspects of shakespeare criticism and scholarship
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The story of drama tragedy, comedy and sacrifice from the greeks to the present by gary day (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 9 to 11 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop ilkley the birth of tragedy, an album by thrash metal group, ritual carnagereleased 21 may on osmose
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3d sculpture puzzles, the masks of comedy and tragedy, challenging layer puzzle
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Mcdougall argues powerfully that a pervasive but radically changing faith that &;god is on our side&; has inspiredforeign policy ever sincepulitzer prize&;winning historian walter a
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Set of 6 coalport collection plates the tale of a country village robert herseybone china made in england the old mill the village smithy granny's cottage picnic by the river the wedding the village shop read more
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Title: the decline of an english villagetitle: the decline of an english villageauthors: page, robincondition: goodlist price (msrp)product category: booksbinding: hardcover
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Lawrence called "the real stuff of tragedyoxfam bookshop carlisle one of thomas hardy's most powerful works, the return of the native centers famously on egdon heath, the wild, haunted wessex moor that dleather bound boards are in very good conditionribbon bookmark has been removedhe; his cousin thomasin; her fiancé, damon wildeve; and the willful eustacia vye are the protagonists in a tale of doomed love, passion, alienation, and melancholy as hardy brilliantly explores that theme so familiar throughout his fiction: the diabolical role of chance in determining the course of a lifethe "native" is clym yeobright, who comes home from a cosmopolitan life in parissee oxfam website for delivery information read more" the heath's changing face mirrors the fortunes of the farmers, inn-keepers, sons, mothers, and lovers who populate the novelpages are in very good condition
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The tragedy of strafford is linked with the terrible insurrection in irelandit tells of parliament's opposition to the king under the skilful leadership of john pymmiss wedgewood has sought to convey the vivid day sequence of events as they flooded down on the men & women of the time, and to restore as far as possible the immediacy of their experiencethis volume tells the story of the four eventful years which immediately preceded the civil war, years which transformed the tranquil dominions of king charles into a land rent by mistrust and menaced by fire and swordsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop macclesfield some slight scuffing to cover and browning of pagesit tells of the rise of the covenanters in scotland with such leaders as the gallant montrose and the mysterious argyll
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Among his many widely read books are napoleon and josephine: a love story; crowns in conflict: the triumph and the tragedy of european monarchy and the king in love: edward vii's mistresses owing to a production fault, the book has not been trimmed square so that top & bottom of pages are not parallel to lines of printsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreever since the instant success of his first book the golden bees: the story of the bonapartes, theo aronson has steadily built up his reputation as an historical biographer specializing in the royal houses of europeoxfam books & music hereford skilfully interwoven with each other, theo aronson's accounts of the reigns of european royalty, abdications and exiles capture the scope and variety of what victoria used to call the royal mob
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In a remote castillian village in a travelling cinema comes to town and shows the boris karloff film 'frankenstein'goaded on by her sister, who tells her the monster lives in a house on the edge of the village, she finally summons enough courage to visit the housethe young girl, ana, starts to worry about the fate of the monstershe discovers a fugitive on the run who takes the surrogate place of the monster of her imagining, and she naively tries to protect him from the villagers and policesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop aylesbury this highly acclaimed debut feature from victor erice is set in rural spain just after franco's victory in the spanish civil warit offers a memorable story of a child's innocence amid post-war traumas and a haunting commentary on the new fascist rule
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham vintage asterx!14 new stories including tales of:the day asterix and obelix were born (in the middle of a village fish fight);how obelix goes back to school;fashion in ancient gaul;how dogamatirx helps the village cockerel win a duel;and how he is adopted as a roman mascot;asterix as you've never seen him before;obelix's adventures under the mistletoe;the bid for the very first gaulish olympics;the birth of an idea - the story of the creation of asterix;and much, much moresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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'an engrossing read' woman & home'a wonderful book' heat'this beautiful dual love story is a real page-turner' hello!'filled with warmth and great characters' stylist see oxfam website for delivery information read morehighly recommended for a great feel good read''finished the whole book in one night, literally unputdownable'an ordinary house on an ordinary street, built in and never lived inwhen zoe and win, raw and reeling from a recent tragedy, move into their new home it's meant to be a fresh start and a way to mend the holes in their relationshipzoe follows libby's trail from paris to spain on the brink of civil war to secret trysts in london, and as libby finds the courage to live and love again, zoe begins to let go of her own griefbecause if libby managed to get her happy ever after then maybe zoe and win can tooand there's something else in the suitcase, something that echoes zoe's own painbut pushed to the back of a cupboard is a suitcase that's been gathering dust for eighty yearsinside is a wedding dress, letters and a diary all belonging to a woman called libbyi loved it' marian keyeswhat readers are saying about the house of secrets:'libby and zoe are complex, courageous and believeable and i found their stories absolutely compelling to read with a very satisfying ending''i cried, i smiled, i swore in anger at partsits rooms might be empty, but this house is full of secretsperfect for fans of rachel rhys, jenny ashcroft, santa montefiore and kathryn hughesoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'extremely atmospheric and unputdownablesuch a brilliant piece of writing''enjoyed every page of this lovely book and its lovely heroines zoe and libbybut when libby's story takes a darker turn, zoe becomes increasingly obsessed with discovering what really happened all those years ago
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Winter snowfall doesn't stop the inhabitants of this village getting out and about! jigsaw puzzles for adults are an amazing way to relax and escape for a few hoursour puzzles use an exclusive, extra-thick cardboard combined with our fine, linen structured paper to create a glare-free puzzle image and give you the best experience possible
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Oxfam shop hebden bridge a fascinating look into the history of a ropostale, the world's first intercontinental airline, and the remarkable people, technology, politics, and tragedy surrounding its inception and untimely endsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It seems a meaningless human tragedyoxfam bookshop cheltenham an ancient bridge collapses over a gorge in peru, hurling five people into the abyssbut are their lost lives the result of sin?but one witness, a franciscan monk, believes the deaths might not be as random as they appearthe five strangers were connected in some way, he thinksor of love? see oxfam website for delivery information read morethere must be a purpose behind their deathsconvinced that the disaster is a punishment sent from heaven, the monk sets out to discover all he can about the travellers
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Set of 12 coalport fine bone china plates - the tale of a country villageall in excellent conditionreasonable bids consideredwill post at buyer's expense, or collect in person if you prefer
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Title: dad's army: the defence of a front line english villagecondition: goodauthor(s): paul ableman, jimmy perry, david croft
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E burrow - penlune: the story of a cornish village red hardback book published by sunfortunately no mask = no salei will be wearing one and will have sanitised my handssome light wear to cover***half sale proceeds being donated to charity*** ---------------------------------------------------------------- available to collect locally in surrey, or can post at extra cost (first, second, first signed for, second signed for & special delivery by 1pm next day options) and payment through paypalinside page inscribed to someone, otherwise a clean copyfor viewings/collections a facemask is still required please
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A pair of professionally framed vintage postcards of longhoughton village in northumberlandad id: delivery service consumer creditperfect condition - would make an ideal xmas present
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Oxfam shop macclesfield mounted black and white print of prestbury village, cheshire, by eric holmessee oxfam website for delivery information read moremount 12" x 10", print 9" x 6Âľ"
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A woman burns her mother's diaries on a berlin balconythis first novel of germany's most celebrated contemporary playwright is written in prose of tremendous power and precisiontranslated from the german by jamie bulloch see oxfam website for delivery information read moreelisabeth and micha run away through the snow from their home village, crossing the wolf's tracks on their way to the cityand elisabeth's father, a famous sculptor, observes the vast skeleton of a whale in his studio and asks: what am i doing here? and why? experiences and encounters flicker past with a raw, visual power, like frames in a black and white filmthe lone wolf is glimpsed on the hard shoulder and photographed by tomasz, a polish construction worker who cannot survive in germany without his girlfriendon an icy motorway eighty kilometres outside the city, a fuel tanker jack-knifes and explodesthose who catch sight of the wolf see their own lives reflected, and find themselves searching for a different path in a cold timeexactly the type of book that readers in search of striking european voices should embrace" john boyne, author of the boy in the striped pyjamasa contemporary berlin fairy tale that bristles with urban truths - the first novel of germany's best-known contemporary playwright one clear, ice-cold january morning shortly after dawn, a wolf crosses the border between poland and germanyoxfam bookshop cheltenham "a highly original and often hypnotic workhis trail leads all the way to berlin, connecting the lives of disparate individuals whose paths intersect and diverge
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Oxfam bookshop beverley in , the pacific island village of matupit was partially destroyed by a volcanic eruptionthrough detailed ethnography of the transactions that a displaced people entered into in seeking to rebuild their lives, this book analyses how people re-make sociality in an era of post-colonial neoliberalism without taking either the transformative power of globalization or the resilience of indigenous culture as its starting pointthis study focuses on the subsequent reconstruction and contests over the morality of exchanges that are generative of new forms of social stratificationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit also contributes to the understanding of the problems of post-disaster reconstruction and development projectssuch new dynamics of stratification are central to contemporary processes of globalization in the pacific, and more widely
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Written by christopher fry, the series explores the everyday lives of the sisters in their home in the small yorkshire village of haworthoxfam bookshop swanage the complete tv mini-series that dramatises the life of the bronte sisters, authors of some of the most memorable novels in the literary canonthe episodes are: 'the little king', 'home and abroad', 'delusion's song', 'rewarding destiny' and 'silent is the house'see oxfam website for delivery information read morecharlotte (vickery turner), the author of 'jane eyre', is the most ambitious of the girls, with emily (rosemary mchale), the writer of 'wuthering heights', the most poetic and intense
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