The wealth of nations
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Oxfam 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 smithfirst 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 tanned 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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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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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is some yellowing of the pages with occasional spottingthe binding is in good conditionthe cloth-covered softback is worn but soundthis copy is a left book club edition published inoxfam books & music beaconsfield an attempt to explain history by economic theorythe cover and some early pages are creased at bottom front
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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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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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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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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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However, when the intrepid pair set their sights on the wealth of perfume magnate mariette colet (kay francis) - a scheme that requires gaston to seduce mariette - the seeds are sown for a potentially deadly love triangleoxfam bookshop cheltenham classic comedy from ernst lubitsch in which a conman finds himself torn between two beautiful womengiven their professions, it would be a stretch to characterise the relationship as a match made in heaven, but gaston and lily certainly seem suited to one anothersee oxfam website for delivery information read moresmooth-talking thief gaston monescu (herbert marshall) can hardly believe his luck when he meets lily (miriam hopkins), a skilled pickpocket
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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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Game of nations board game, played with very good condition, completecollection only
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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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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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He 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 developmentsfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis 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 frenchjĂĽrgen 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 planetoxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transitionosterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railways
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Summarizing a wealth of information in an entertaining, approachable style, the story of the earth in 25 rocks is essential reading for the armchair geologist, the rock hound, and all who are curious about the earth beneath their feetprothero follows in the footsteps of the scientists who asked-and answered-geology's biggest questions: how do we know how old the earth is? what happened to the supercontinent pangea? how did ocean rocks end up at the top of mount everest? what can we learn about our planet from meteorites and moon rocks? he answers these questions through expertly chosen case studies, such as pliny the younger's firsthand account of the eruption of vesuvius; the granite outcrops that led a scottish scientist to theorize that the landscapes he witnessed were far older than noah's flood; the salt and gypsum deposits under the mediterranean sea that indicate that it was once a desert; and how trying to date the age of meteorites revealed the dangers of lead poisoningsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brigg every rock is a tangible trace of the earth's pastin twenty-five chapters-each about a particular rock, outcrop, or geologic phenomenon-donald rprothero recounts the scientific detective work that shaped our understanding of geology, from the unearthing of exemplary specimens to tectonic shifts in how we view the inner workings of our planetthe story of the earth in 25 rocks tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that shook the foundations of geologyeach of these breakthroughs filled in a piece of the greater puzzle that is the earth, with scientific discoveries dovetailing with each other to offer an increasingly coherent image of the geologic past
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Jones 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 colorsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis 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 sourcesat 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 todayjones'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 carvingsthe 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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He 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 survivorshe founded the famous 45 aid society and worked with the board of deputies of british jews and the holocaust educational trusthis 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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Without close attention to this zone it is not possible to understand the emergence of new disciplines and transformation of old disciplines, to evaluate the role and impact of such major figures of science as humboldt and mendel, or to appreciate how much of the history of modern biology has been driven by national ambitions and imperialist expansion in competition with rival nationsoxfam books & music crouch end this volume explores problems in the history of science at the intersection of life sciences and agriculture, from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centuryin particular it challenges one to re-examine and take seriously the intimate connection between scientific development and the practical goals of managing and improving - perhaps even recreating - the living world to serve human endsthe life sciences considered include genetics, microbiology, ecology, entomology, forestry, and deal with us, european, russian, japanese, indonesian, chinese contextssee oxfam website for delivery information read moretaking a comparative national perspective, the book examines agricultural practices in a broad sense, including the practices and disciplines devoted to land management, forestry, soil science, and the improvement and management of crops and livestockthe book shows that the investigation of the border zone of life sciences and agriculture raises many interesting questions about how science develops
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham it was a dynasty with more wealth and power than the houses of windsor, kennedy, and rockefeller combinedbankers turned nobility and de facto rulers, the medici family defined upward mobilityin the house of medici, christopher hibbert, author of the days of the french revolution, explores the lives and misdeeds of this remarkable familyit shaped all of europe and controlled politics, scientists, artists and even popes for three hundred yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe lives with his family in henley-on-thames in oxfordshire, englandchristopher hibbert, an oxford graduate, has written more than fifty books, including wellington: a personal history, london: the biography of a city, redcoats and rebels, and the destruction of lord raglanpatrons of the arts who helped make florence one of the great cultural centers of the renaissance, they were also power-hungry and reckless, ultimately losing everythingit was the house of medici
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Churchill's mother was american, and he excelled in history as a child which underpinned his firm belief in a so-called special relationship between the people of britain with the commonwealth of nations united under the crown (new zealand, canada, australia, south africa etcoxfam shop balham  london - cassell and company ltdcondition: goodpages are bright and cleansee oxfam website for delivery information read morevolume i is on the birth of britain, volume ii is on the new world, volume iii is on the age of revolution and volume iv is on the great democracies) and the people of the united states who had broken with the crown and gone their own waywith numerous black and white maps throughout all volumesit was a bestseller, reviewed favourably on both sides of the atlanticcomplete in four volumesthis work dealt with the resulting two divisions of the english-speaking peoples condition: in red cloth bindings with unclipped dustwrappers, edges are worn at edges and covers are agedit was started in and finally published , delayed several times by war and work on other textsa history of the english-speaking peoples is a four-volume history of britain and its former colonies and possessions throughout the world, written by winston churchill, covering the period from caesar's invasions of britain (55 bc) to the beginning of the first world war ()a collection of first editions of this historical works by former prime minister winston churchill
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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 wealthsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 economicswith 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 affairsin 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 heartleon maclaren () was a barrister, politician, philosopher, and the founder of the school of economic science
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Oxfam shop devizes the grand tour has become a subject of major interest to scholars and general readers interested in exploring the historic connections between nations and their intellectual and artistic productiondocumenting the lives and travels of these personalities, professor chaney's remarkable book provides a complete picture of one of the most fascinating phenomena in the history of western civilisationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morealthough traditionally associated with the eighteenth century, when wealthy englishmen would complete their education on the continent, the grand tour is here investigated in a wider context, from the decline of the roman empire to recent timesfamous men, and an increasing proportion of women, all contributed to establishing a convention which eventually came to dominate european culturethe english had previously travelled to italy to study the classics; now they travelled to learn italian and study medicine, diplomacy, dancing, riding, fencing, and, eventually, art and architectureauthors from chaucer to erasmus came to mock the custom but even the reformation did not stop the urge to travelit has very minor fading but is otherwise in very good conditionthis copy is complete with uncut dust jacketfrom the mid-sixteenth century, northern europeans justified travel to the south in terms of education
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