2012, ISBN: 9780195031164

UK: Oxford University Press, 2008. Reissue. Trade Paperback. Fine. 7x1x5. New. Reissue. An exceptional copy. 2008 Trade Paperback. lvii, 480 pp. Oliver Twist is a classic tale of a boy … More...

UK: Oxford University Press, 2008. Reissue. Trade Paperback. Fine. 7x1x5. New. Reissue. An exceptional copy. 2008 Trade Paperback. lvii, 480 pp. Oliver Twist is a classic tale of a boy of unknown parentage born in a workhouse and brought up under the cruel conditions to which pauper children were exposed in the Victorian England. With this novel, Dickens did not merely write a topical satire on the workhouse system and the role of the 1834 New Poor Law in fostering criminality. He created a moral fable about the survival of good, a romance, and a gripping story in which he exploited suspense and violence more effectively than any of his contemporaries. The new Oxford World's Classics edition of Oliver Twist is based on the authoritative Clarendon edition, which uses Dickens's revised text of 1846. It includes his preface of 1841 in which he defended himself against hostile criticism, and includes all twenty-four original illustrations by George Cruikshank. Stephen Gill's groundbreaking introduction gives a fascinating new account of the novel. He also provides appendices on Dickens and Cruikshank, on Dickens's Preface and the Newgate Novel Controversy, on Oliver Twist and the New Poor Law, and on thieves' slang., Oxford University Press, 2008, 5, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012-11-02. Paperback. Acceptable. 8x5x0., CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012-11-02, 2.5, New York - Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1983. Second Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5 3/4" x 8 3/4. 288 Pages Indexed. Tight book no marks or stamps and only minor cover edge wear. The authors are convinced that policy makers should be no less attentive to the influence of continuity than to that of change. They survey the evolution of the international system from the emergence of the modern state in the 17th century's balance of power system whose principles still determine many of the usages of modern diplomacy. They discover, however, that this classical system has been profoundly altered by a 20th century dipolomatic revolution: a complex of political, economic, military, and ideological factors that has destroyed the homogeneity of the international community and confronted diplomats with new problems and the need to find new expedients to deal with them. The effects of this revolution on the abortive experiment in system-making between the two world wars are described in detail, and the authors demonstrate how the modalities of the Cold War and the principles of the Nixon-Kissingere detent strategy were attempts to overcome them. Contents in Three Parts: International System from the 17th Century to the Present, Maintaining the System Problems of Force and Diplomacy, and Ethical Imperatives and Foreign Policy., Oxford University Press, 1983, 3<

ISBN: 9780195031164

Oxford University Press. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possib… More...

Oxford University Press. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Oxford University Press, 2.5<

1983, ISBN: 9780195031164

Oxford University Press, 1983. Covers lightly surface scuffed. 288 pages.. First Edition, 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Oxford U… More...

Oxford University Press, 1983. Covers lightly surface scuffed. 288 pages.. First Edition, 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Oxford University Press, 1983, 3<

1983, ISBN: 9780195031164

Trade paperback, Gebraucht, guter Zustand, 1983. Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Kinks to the pages......We ship daily from our Bookshop., [PU: Oxford University Pr… More...

Trade paperback, Gebraucht, guter Zustand, 1983. Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Kinks to the pages......We ship daily from our Bookshop., [PU: Oxford University Press, USA]<