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Mark Of The Scots - Cl

par Duncan A. Bruce ...

Here is the first-ever celebration of all things—and all people—of Scottish descent.While relatively few in number, the Scots have certainly made their mark on the world:· More the seventy-five percent of all American presidents have had Scottish ancestors, although fewer than five percent of the American population is of Scottish descent.· Almost eleven percent of all the Nobel Prizes ever ... En savoir plus

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Here is the first-ever celebration of all things—and all people—of Scottish descent.While relatively few in number, the Scots have certainly made their mark on the world:· More the seventy-five percent of all American presidents have had Scottish ancestors, although fewer than five percent of the American population is of Scottish descent.· Almost eleven percent of all the Nobel Prizes ever
... En savoir plus
A Teacher's Guide to Founding Mothers

Common-Core Aligned Teacher Materials and a Sample Chapter

par Cokie Roberts, Amy Jurskis ...

For teachersWe know that the Common Core State Standards are encouraging you to reevaluate the books that you assign to your students. To help you decide which books are right for your classroom, each free ebook in this series contains a Common Core–aligned teaching guide and a sample chapter.This free teaching guide for Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts is designed to help you put the new Common ... En savoir plus

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For teachersWe know that the Common Core State Standards are encouraging you to reevaluate the books that you assign to your students. To help you decide which books are right for your classroom, each free ebook in this series contains a Common Core–aligned teaching guide and a sample chapter.This free teaching guide for Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts is designed to help you put the new Common
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The Frontiers of Knowledge

What We Know About Science, History and The Mind

par A. C. Grayling ...

'Grayling brings satisfying order to daunting subjects' Steven Pinker_________________________In very recent times humanity has learnt a vast amount about the universe, the past, and itself. But through our remarkable successes in acquiring knowledge we have learned how much we have yet to learn: the science we have, for example, addresses just 5 per cent of the universe; pre-history is still ... En savoir plus

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'Grayling brings satisfying order to daunting subjects' Steven Pinker_________________________In very recent times humanity has learnt a vast amount about the universe, the past, and itself. But through our remarkable successes in acquiring knowledge we have learned how much we have yet to learn: the science we have, for example, addresses just 5 per cent of the universe; pre-history is still
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Interactions Between Rivals: The Christian Mission and Buddhist Sects in Japan (c.1549-c.1647)

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

Collections Livre 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, ... En savoir plus

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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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The World in Books

A Year of Reading—Wisely

par Kenneth C. Davis ...

Collections 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 ... En savoir plus

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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
... En savoir plus
History

A Very Short Introduction

par John H. Arnold ...

Collections 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 ... En savoir plus

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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
... En savoir plus
Sleuthing the Alamo:Davy Crockett's Last Stand and Other Mysteries of the Texas Revolution

Davy Crockett's Last Stand and Other Mysteries of the Texas Revolution

par James E. Crisp ...

Collections series New Narratives in American History
In Sleuthing the Alamo, historian James E. Crisp draws back the curtain on years of mythmaking to reveal some surprising truths about the Texas Revolution--truths often obscured by both racism and "political correctness," as history has been hijacked by combatants in the culture wars of the past two centuries. Beginning with a very personal prologue recalling both the pride and the prejudices that ... En savoir plus

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In Sleuthing the Alamo, historian James E. Crisp draws back the curtain on years of mythmaking to reveal some surprising truths about the Texas Revolution--truths often obscured by both racism and "political correctness," as history has been hijacked by combatants in the culture wars of the past two centuries. Beginning with a very personal prologue recalling both the pride and the prejudices that
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Socialism and Legal History

The Histories and Historians of Law in Socialist East Central Europe

Modifié par Ville Erkkilä, Hans-Peter Haferkamp ...

Collections series Routledge Research in Legal History
This book focuses on the way in which legal historians and legal scientists used the past to legitimize, challenge, explain and familiarize the socialist legal orders, which were backed by dictatorial governments.The volume studies legal historians and legal histories written in Eastern European countries during the socialist era after the Second World War. The book investigates whether there was ... En savoir plus

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This book focuses on the way in which legal historians and legal scientists used the past to legitimize, challenge, explain and familiarize the socialist legal orders, which were backed by dictatorial governments.The volume studies legal historians and legal histories written in Eastern European countries during the socialist era after the Second World War. The book investigates whether there was
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L'Etoffe du diable. Une histoire des rayures et des tissus rayés

par Michel Pastoureau ...

L'Étoffe du diableLa rayure et les étoffes rayées sont longtemps restées en Occident des marques d'exclusion ou d'infamie. En furent notamment vêtus tous ceux qui se situaient aux marges de la société chrétienne ou bien en dehors : jongleurs, musiciens, bouffons, bourreaux, prostituées, condamnés, hérétiques, juifs, musulmans ainsi que, dans les images, le Diable et toutes ses créatures. Sans ... En savoir plus

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L'Étoffe du diableLa rayure et les étoffes rayées sont longtemps restées en Occident des marques d'exclusion ou d'infamie. En furent notamment vêtus tous ceux qui se situaient aux marges de la société chrétienne ou bien en dehors : jongleurs, musiciens, bouffons, bourreaux, prostituées, condamnés, hérétiques, juifs, musulmans ainsi que, dans les images, le Diable et toutes ses créatures. Sans
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Histoire du Monde, des origines à demain

par 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. ... En savoir plus

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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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Concentration Camps in Nazi Germany

The New Histories

Modifié par 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 ... En savoir plus

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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

par 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 ... En savoir plus

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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
... En savoir plus
The Selected Letters of Thornton Wilder

par 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 ... En savoir plus

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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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The Ancient Maya

par 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 ... En savoir plus

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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
... En savoir plus
On Writing History from Herodotus to Herodian

What is history and how should it be written? This important new anthology, translated and edited by Professor John Marincola, contains all the seminal texts that relate to the writing of history in the ancient world.The study of history was invented in the classical world. Treading uncharted waters, writers such as Plutarch and Lucian grappled with big questions such as how history should be ... En savoir plus

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What is history and how should it be written? This important new anthology, translated and edited by Professor John Marincola, contains all the seminal texts that relate to the writing of history in the ancient world.The study of history was invented in the classical world. Treading uncharted waters, writers such as Plutarch and Lucian grappled with big questions such as how history should be
... En savoir plus
Making Sense of the Future

par Rick Szostak ...

Making Sense of the Future integrates the latest thinking in Future Studies with the author’s expertise in world history, economics, interdisciplinary studies, knowledge organization, and political activism.The book takes a systems approach that recognizes the complexity of our world. It begins by suggesting a set of goals for human societies and identifying innovative strategies for achieving ... En savoir plus

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Making Sense of the Future integrates the latest thinking in Future Studies with the author’s expertise in world history, economics, interdisciplinary studies, knowledge organization, and political activism.The book takes a systems approach that recognizes the complexity of our world. It begins by suggesting a set of goals for human societies and identifying innovative strategies for achieving
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The King and the Crown of Thorns

Kingship and the Cult of Relics in Capetian France

Traduit par Sylwia Twardo ...

par Jerzy Pysiak, Jan Burzyński ...

In 1239, king Louis IX of France performed the translation of the Crown of Thorns from Constantinople to Paris. The translation celebrations became a splendid religious festivity showing sacral foundations of Saint Louis’s authority and the Capetian kingship. However, the translation of the Crown of Thorns to France had already a history under Louis’s reign: French hagiographers and chroniclers ... En savoir plus

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In 1239, king Louis IX of France performed the translation of the Crown of Thorns from Constantinople to Paris. The translation celebrations became a splendid religious festivity showing sacral foundations of Saint Louis’s authority and the Capetian kingship. However, the translation of the Crown of Thorns to France had already a history under Louis’s reign: French hagiographers and chroniclers
... En savoir plus
Do Penguins Have Knees?

An Imponderables Book

par David Feldman ...

Collections Livre 5 - Imponderables Series
The fifth book in David Feldman’s bestselling Imponderables® series, packed with even more answers to perplexing questions and solutions to everyday mysteriesCulled from the thousands of letters submitted by desperate fans, Do Penguins Have Knees? answers 100 new and even more perplexing questions—the kind of fun facts you’ve always wondered about—about food, popular culture, the human body, ... En savoir plus

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The fifth book in David Feldman’s bestselling Imponderables® series, packed with even more answers to perplexing questions and solutions to everyday mysteriesCulled from the thousands of letters submitted by desperate fans, Do Penguins Have Knees? answers 100 new and even more perplexing questions—the kind of fun facts you’ve always wondered about—about food, popular culture, the human body,
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Des hommes justes

par 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 ... En savoir plus

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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

par 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 ... En savoir plus

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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

par 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. ... En savoir plus

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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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Big History

par 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 ... En savoir plus

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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

( Edition intégrale )

par Lionel Groulx (1878-1967) ...

Collections 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 ... En savoir plus

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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

par 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 ... En savoir plus

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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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