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Des hommes justes

by Ivan Jablonka ...

Comment empêcher les hommes de bafouer les droits des femmes ? En matière d'égalité entre les sexes, qu'est-ce qu'un " mec bien " ? Il est urgent aujourd'hui de définir une morale du masculin pour toutes les sphères sociales : famille, entreprise, religion, politique, ville, sexualité, langage. Parce que la justice de genre est l'une des conditions de la démocratie, nous avons besoin d'inventer de ... Read more

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Comment empêcher les hommes de bafouer les droits des femmes ? En matière d'égalité entre les sexes, qu'est-ce qu'un " mec bien " ? Il est urgent aujourd'hui de définir une morale du masculin pour toutes les sphères sociales : famille, entreprise, religion, politique, ville, sexualité, langage. Parce que la justice de genre est l'une des conditions de la démocratie, nous avons besoin d'inventer de
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Still Waters in a Storm

The One-Room School Where Everyone Listens to Everyone

by Stephen Haff ...

“In my years of experience as a writer and as a college professor, I have never seen anything like this: the love for language, the passion for discussion, clarity of mind, and humility of heart. Stephen Haff invents impossible projects and makes them possible.”—Valeria Luiselli, author of Lost Children ArchiveThe unlikely, inspiring true story of a one-room school where children of undocumented ... Read more

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“In my years of experience as a writer and as a college professor, I have never seen anything like this: the love for language, the passion for discussion, clarity of mind, and humility of heart. Stephen Haff invents impossible projects and makes them possible.”—Valeria Luiselli, author of Lost Children ArchiveThe unlikely, inspiring true story of a one-room school where children of undocumented
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Mental Floss: Cocktail Party Cheat Sheets

by Editors of Mental Floss ...

Friends? Romans? Countrymen?You never know whom you'll have to impressat your next corporate shindig or keg party.Whatever the target audience, mental_floss knows staring facedown into the punch bowl isn't the trick. In fact, that's exactly why we're handing you Cocktail Party Cheat Sheets—a totally effective, foolproof guide to starting and sustaining conversations on every topic under the sun. ... Read more

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Friends? Romans? Countrymen?You never know whom you'll have to impressat your next corporate shindig or keg party.Whatever the target audience, mental_floss knows staring facedown into the punch bowl isn't the trick. In fact, that's exactly why we're handing you Cocktail Party Cheat Sheets—a totally effective, foolproof guide to starting and sustaining conversations on every topic under the sun.
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Les rois de France

La monarchie de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI 987 à 1792 - Chronologie

by Petit Guide ...

Découvrez les origines de la royauté en France, de l'ascension des Mérovingiens aux Carolingiens.Cette chronologie détaillée des Capétiens aux Valois et aux Bourbons, donne pour chaque roi son ascendance, sa date d'accession au trône et les évènements remarquables de son règne.Un ebook pratique et malin qui répondra rapidement à toutes vos questions sur ce sujet.Avec plus de 300 titres parus, la ... Read more

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Découvrez les origines de la royauté en France, de l'ascension des Mérovingiens aux Carolingiens.Cette chronologie détaillée des Capétiens aux Valois et aux Bourbons, donne pour chaque roi son ascendance, sa date d'accession au trône et les évènements remarquables de son règne.Un ebook pratique et malin qui répondra rapidement à toutes vos questions sur ce sujet.Avec plus de 300 titres parus, la
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Big History

by DK ...

From the formation of the Universe to today, countless major events have changed the course of life on Earth.Aligned with the online Big History Project supported by Bill Gates, Big History puts a wide-angle lens on 13.8 billion years of remarkable history and shows you how and why we got where we are today.With stunning visual timelines and special CGI reconstructions, you can see history's ... Read more

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From the formation of the Universe to today, countless major events have changed the course of life on Earth.Aligned with the online Big History Project supported by Bill Gates, Big History puts a wide-angle lens on 13.8 billion years of remarkable history and shows you how and why we got where we are today.With stunning visual timelines and special CGI reconstructions, you can see history's
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Chez nos ancêtres

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by Lionel Groulx (1878-1967) ...

Series series Oeuvres de Lionel Groulx
Ces pages sur nos ancêtres sont le texte à peine remanié d’une conférence donnée à Montréal, lors d’une soirée de l’ACTION FRANÇAISE. On ne sera donc pas étonné de leur trouver une forme oratoire.Le projet de cette petite étude nous est venu lors d’un voyage à Boston. Nous avions posé cette question à quelques-uns de nos frères de là-bas : « Où, Franco-Américains, prenez-vous les attaches de vos ... Read more

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Ces pages sur nos ancêtres sont le texte à peine remanié d’une conférence donnée à Montréal, lors d’une soirée de l’ACTION FRANÇAISE. On ne sera donc pas étonné de leur trouver une forme oratoire.Le projet de cette petite étude nous est venu lors d’un voyage à Boston. Nous avions posé cette question à quelques-uns de nos frères de là-bas : « Où, Franco-Américains, prenez-vous les attaches de vos
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Harold Wilson

by Ben Pimlott, Peter Hennessy ...

Reissued with a new foreword to mark the centenary of Harold Wilson’s birth, Ben Pimlott's classic biography combines scholarship and observation to illuminate the life and career of one of Britain's most controversial post-war statesmen.Harold Wilson is one of the most enigmatic personalities of recent British history. He held office as Prime Minister for longer than any other Labour leader, and ... Read more

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Reissued with a new foreword to mark the centenary of Harold Wilson’s birth, Ben Pimlott's classic biography combines scholarship and observation to illuminate the life and career of one of Britain's most controversial post-war statesmen.Harold Wilson is one of the most enigmatic personalities of recent British history. He held office as Prime Minister for longer than any other Labour leader, and
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The World in Books

A Year of Reading—Wisely

by Kenneth C. Davis ...

Series series Great Short Books
A bestselling historian takes readers on an intellectual and cultural adventure, offering a carefully curated guide to great, short nonfiction works by some of the world’s most influential writers—from Plato to Toni Morrison, Ernest Hemingway to bell hooks, and Marcus Aurelius to Joan Didion. A delightful roadmap to a year’s worth of reading briefly, plus biographies, fascinating facts, and idea ... Read more

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A bestselling historian takes readers on an intellectual and cultural adventure, offering a carefully curated guide to great, short nonfiction works by some of the world’s most influential writers—from Plato to Toni Morrison, Ernest Hemingway to bell hooks, and Marcus Aurelius to Joan Didion. A delightful roadmap to a year’s worth of reading briefly, plus biographies, fascinating facts, and idea
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Interactions Between Rivals: The Christian Mission and Buddhist Sects in Japan (c.1549-c.1647)

by Peter Hanenberg, Angelo Cattaneo, Alexandra Curvelo ...

Series Book 17 - passagem
This volume presents comprehensive research on how southern European Catholics and the Japanese confronted each other, interacted and mutually experienced religious otherness in early modern times.In their highly variable and asymmetric relations, during which the politi¬cal-military elites of Japan at times not only favoured, but also opposed and strictly controlled the European presence, ... Read more

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This volume presents comprehensive research on how southern European Catholics and the Japanese confronted each other, interacted and mutually experienced religious otherness in early modern times.In their highly variable and asymmetric relations, during which the politi¬cal-military elites of Japan at times not only favoured, but also opposed and strictly controlled the European presence,
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Concentration Camps in Nazi Germany

The New Histories

Edited by Nikolaus Wachsmann, Jane Caplan ...

The notorious concentration camp system was a central pillar of the Third Reich, supporting the Nazi war against political, racial and social outsiders whilst also intimidating the population at large. Established during the first months of the Nazi dictatorship in 1933, several million men, women and children of many nationalities had been incarcerated in the camps by the end of the Second World ... Read more

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The notorious concentration camp system was a central pillar of the Third Reich, supporting the Nazi war against political, racial and social outsiders whilst also intimidating the population at large. Established during the first months of the Nazi dictatorship in 1933, several million men, women and children of many nationalities had been incarcerated in the camps by the end of the Second World
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Hollow Places: An Unusual History of Land and Legend

by Christopher Hadley ...

‘Impossible to summarise and delightfully absorbing, Hadley’s book is comfortably the most unexpected history book of the year’ Sunday TimesA luminous journey through a thousand years of folklore and English history.Once upon a time in a Hertfordshire field, an ancient yew tree hid a dragon hunted by a giant named Piers Shonks. Today, the dragon and its slayer are the survivors of an 800-year ... Read more

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‘Impossible to summarise and delightfully absorbing, Hadley’s book is comfortably the most unexpected history book of the year’ Sunday TimesA luminous journey through a thousand years of folklore and English history.Once upon a time in a Hertfordshire field, an ancient yew tree hid a dragon hunted by a giant named Piers Shonks. Today, the dragon and its slayer are the survivors of an 800-year
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The Selected Letters of Thornton Wilder

by Thornton Wilder, Jackson R. Bryer, Robin Gibbs Wilder ...

Spanning his entire life, The Selected Letters of Thornton Wilder is a comprehensive and fascinating collection of the great American writer’s correspondence.The author of such classics as Our Town and The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Thornton Wilder was a born storyteller and dramatist—rare talents on glorious display in this volume of more than three hundred letters he penned to a vast array of ... Read more

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Spanning his entire life, The Selected Letters of Thornton Wilder is a comprehensive and fascinating collection of the great American writer’s correspondence.The author of such classics as Our Town and The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Thornton Wilder was a born storyteller and dramatist—rare talents on glorious display in this volume of more than three hundred letters he penned to a vast array of
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Histoire du Monde, des origines à demain

by Xavier Cathelineau ...

L’Histoire du MondeDes origines à demainXavier CathelineauUn ouvrage de 1 150 000 caractères (180 000 mots)Existe également au format papier.Des origines de l’homme aux défis qui l’attendent ; l’ensemble des connaissances historiques à maîtriser.« La connaissance historique n’a pas pour objet une collection arbitrairement composée des seuls faits réels, mais des ensembles articulés intelligibles. ... Read more

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L’Histoire du MondeDes origines à demainXavier CathelineauUn ouvrage de 1 150 000 caractères (180 000 mots)Existe également au format papier.Des origines de l’homme aux défis qui l’attendent ; l’ensemble des connaissances historiques à maîtriser.« La connaissance historique n’a pas pour objet une collection arbitrairement composée des seuls faits réels, mais des ensembles articulés intelligibles.
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The Ancient Maya

by myebook ...

"The Ancient Maya" creates a portrait of life in the ancient Mayan civilization. Describes the history, language, social classes, customs, culture, religion, and warfare of the ancient civilization of the Mayas.Easy to read and very interesting, providing first an overview, then a chapter by chapter journey through major events in Maya history, concluding with a separated portion of highlighting ... Read more

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"The Ancient Maya" creates a portrait of life in the ancient Mayan civilization. Describes the history, language, social classes, customs, culture, religion, and warfare of the ancient civilization of the Mayas.Easy to read and very interesting, providing first an overview, then a chapter by chapter journey through major events in Maya history, concluding with a separated portion of highlighting
... Read more
The Devil’s Historians

How Modern Extremists Abuse the Medieval Past

by Amy Kaufman, Paul Sturtevant ...

Amy S. Kaufman and Paul B. Sturtevant examine the many ways in which the medieval past has been manipulated to promote discrimination, oppression, and murder. Tracing the fetish for “medieval times” behind toxic ideologies like nationalism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, misogyny, and white supremacy, Kaufman and Sturtevant show us how the Middle Ages have been twisted for political purposes in every ... Read more

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Amy S. Kaufman and Paul B. Sturtevant examine the many ways in which the medieval past has been manipulated to promote discrimination, oppression, and murder. Tracing the fetish for “medieval times” behind toxic ideologies like nationalism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, misogyny, and white supremacy, Kaufman and Sturtevant show us how the Middle Ages have been twisted for political purposes in every
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Record-Making and Record-Keeping in Early Societies

by Geoffrey Yeo ...

Record-Making and Record-Keeping in Early Societies provides a concise and up-to-date survey of early record-making and record-keeping practices across the world. It investigates the ways in which human activities have been recorded in different settings using different methods and technologies.Based on an in-depth analysis of literature from a wide range of disciplines, including prehistory, ... Read more

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Record-Making and Record-Keeping in Early Societies provides a concise and up-to-date survey of early record-making and record-keeping practices across the world. It investigates the ways in which human activities have been recorded in different settings using different methods and technologies.Based on an in-depth analysis of literature from a wide range of disciplines, including prehistory,
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Bleu. Histoire d'une couleur

by Michel Pastoureau ...

BleuL'histoire de la couleur bleue dans les sociétés européennes est celle d'un complet renversement : pour les Grecs et les Romains, cette couleur compte peu ; elle est même désagréable à l'œil. Or aujourd'hui, partout en Europe, le bleu est de très loin la couleur préférée (devant le vert et le rouge).L'ouvrage de Michel Pastoureau raconte l'histoire de ce renversement, en insistant sur les ... Read more

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BleuL'histoire de la couleur bleue dans les sociétés européennes est celle d'un complet renversement : pour les Grecs et les Romains, cette couleur compte peu ; elle est même désagréable à l'œil. Or aujourd'hui, partout en Europe, le bleu est de très loin la couleur préférée (devant le vert et le rouge).L'ouvrage de Michel Pastoureau raconte l'histoire de ce renversement, en insistant sur les
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Thucydides

A Very Short Introduction

by Jennifer T. Roberts ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring In 432 BCE the powerful city-state of Sparta on the peninsula of the Peloponnesus in southwestern Greece declared war on Athens, head of a mighty naval coalition. The war would last until Sparta finally brough Athens to its knees in 404. The Athenian aristocrat Thucydides, suspecting the magnitude of the conflict that was unfolding before his ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring In 432 BCE the powerful city-state of Sparta on the peninsula of the Peloponnesus in southwestern Greece declared war on Athens, head of a mighty naval coalition. The war would last until Sparta finally brough Athens to its knees in 404. The Athenian aristocrat Thucydides, suspecting the magnitude of the conflict that was unfolding before his
... Read more
Promised Land

Thirteen Books That Changed America

by Jay Parini ...

In this lively exploration of America’s intellectual heritage, acclaimed poet, novelist, and critic Jay Parini celebrates the life and times of thirteen books that helped shape the American psyche.Moving nimbly between the great watersheds in American letters—including Walden, Huckleberry Finn, The Souls of Black Folk, and On the Road—Parini demonstrates how these books entered American life and ... Read more

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In this lively exploration of America’s intellectual heritage, acclaimed poet, novelist, and critic Jay Parini celebrates the life and times of thirteen books that helped shape the American psyche.Moving nimbly between the great watersheds in American letters—including Walden, Huckleberry Finn, The Souls of Black Folk, and On the Road—Parini demonstrates how these books entered American life and
... Read more
History

A Very Short Introduction

by John H. Arnold ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
There are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell, or where those stories end. John Arnold's Very Short Introduction is a stimulating essay about how we study and understand history. The book begins by inviting us to think about various questions provoked by our investigation of history, and explores the ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

There are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell, or where those stories end. John Arnold's Very Short Introduction is a stimulating essay about how we study and understand history. The book begins by inviting us to think about various questions provoked by our investigation of history, and explores the
... Read more
Histoire de France

( Edition intégrale )

by Jacques Bainville ...

Series series Oeuvres de Jacques Bainville
Quand il était au collège, Jacques Bainville n’aimait pas l’histoire. Que discerner dans ce tissu de drames sans suite, cette mêlée, ce chaos ? Lui voulait savoir « pourquoi les peuples faisaient des guerres et des révolutions, pourquoi les hommes se battaient, se tuaient, se réconciliaient ». Déjà célèbre pour son intelligence des relations internationales, il se plongea deux ans dans l’écriture ... Read more

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Quand il était au collège, Jacques Bainville n’aimait pas l’histoire. Que discerner dans ce tissu de drames sans suite, cette mêlée, ce chaos ? Lui voulait savoir « pourquoi les peuples faisaient des guerres et des révolutions, pourquoi les hommes se battaient, se tuaient, se réconciliaient ». Déjà célèbre pour son intelligence des relations internationales, il se plongea deux ans dans l’écriture
... Read more
Debunking Howard Zinn

Exposing the Fake History That Turned a Generation against America

by Mary Grabar ...

Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States has sold more than 2.5 million copies. It is pushed by Hollywood celebrities, defended by university professors who know better, and assigned in high school and college classrooms to teach students that American history is nothing more than a litany of oppression, slavery, and exploitation.Zinn’s history is popular, but it is also massively ... Read more

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Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States has sold more than 2.5 million copies. It is pushed by Hollywood celebrities, defended by university professors who know better, and assigned in high school and college classrooms to teach students that American history is nothing more than a litany of oppression, slavery, and exploitation.Zinn’s history is popular, but it is also massively
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Artistic Cartography and Design Explorations Towards the Pluriverse

Edited by Satu Miettinen, Enni Mikkonen, Maria Cecilia Loschiavo dos Santos, Melanie Sarantou ...

Series series Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies
This edited volume uses an interdisciplinary approach to art and design that not only reframes but also repositions agendas and actions to address fragmented global systems.Contributors explore the pluriverse of art and design through epistemological and methodological considerations. What kinds of sustainable ways are there for knowledge transfer, supporting plural agendas, finding novel ways for ... Read more

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This edited volume uses an interdisciplinary approach to art and design that not only reframes but also repositions agendas and actions to address fragmented global systems.Contributors explore the pluriverse of art and design through epistemological and methodological considerations. What kinds of sustainable ways are there for knowledge transfer, supporting plural agendas, finding novel ways for
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Other Pasts, Different Presents, Alternative Futures

by Jeremy Black ...

Series series Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology
"The most robust defense of historical counterfactuals to date . . . For those interested in this fascinating subject, Black's book is indispensable."— Publishers Weekly (starred review)What if there had been no World War I or no Russian Revolution? What if Napoleon had won at Waterloo in 1815, or if Martin Luther had not nailed his complaints to the church door at Wittenberg in 1517, or if the ... Read more

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"The most robust defense of historical counterfactuals to date . . . For those interested in this fascinating subject, Black's book is indispensable."— Publishers Weekly (starred review)What if there had been no World War I or no Russian Revolution? What if Napoleon had won at Waterloo in 1815, or if Martin Luther had not nailed his complaints to the church door at Wittenberg in 1517, or if the
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Des hommes justes

Still Waters in a Storm

Mental Floss: Cocktail Party Cheat Sheets

Les rois de France

Big History

Chez nos ancêtres

Harold Wilson

The World in Books

Interactions Between Rivals: The Christian Mission and Buddhist Sects in Japan (c.1549-c.1647)

Concentration Camps in Nazi Germany

Hollow Places: An Unusual History of Land and Legend

The Selected Letters of Thornton Wilder

Histoire du Monde, des origines à demain

The Ancient Maya

The Devil’s Historians

Record-Making and Record-Keeping in Early Societies

Bleu. Histoire d'une couleur

Thucydides

Promised Land

History

Histoire de France

Debunking Howard Zinn

Artistic Cartography and Design Explorations Towards the Pluriverse

Other Pasts, Different Presents, Alternative Futures

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