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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
... En savoir plus
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,
... En savoir plus
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

$14.99 CAD

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

$11.99 CAD

“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
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

$9.99 CAD

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
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

$7.99 CAD

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
Debunking Howard Zinn

Exposing the Fake History That Turned a Generation against America

par 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 ... En savoir plus

$16.99 CAD

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
... En savoir plus
Artistic Cartography and Design Explorations Towards the Pluriverse

Modifié par Satu Miettinen, Enni Mikkonen, Maria Cecilia Loschiavo dos Santos, Melanie Sarantou ...

Collections 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 ... En savoir plus

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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
... En savoir plus
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
... En savoir plus
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
... En savoir plus
The Fights on the Little Horn Companion

Gordon Harper's Full Appendices and Bibliography

par Gordon Harper ...

A treasury of sources and supplemental information for readers of the award-winning history The Fights on the Little Horn.This volume collects and lists books, booklets, pamphlets, manuscripts, personal and family papers, newspapers, magazines, periodicals, correspondence, interviews, military and historical journals, military and government reports, and more used by Gordon Harper, author of The ... En savoir plus

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A treasury of sources and supplemental information for readers of the award-winning history The Fights on the Little Horn.This volume collects and lists books, booklets, pamphlets, manuscripts, personal and family papers, newspapers, magazines, periodicals, correspondence, interviews, military and historical journals, military and government reports, and more used by Gordon Harper, author of The
... En savoir plus
Witchcraft

par Charles Williams ...

This book is perhaps the best introduction to the subject of witchcraft that is neither hysterical nor Wiccan propaganda. Thus it is a rare read on the subject. Charles Williams provides an esoteric and intellectually provocative history of witchcraft and magic in the Christian era. As readable as a thriller but full of profound theological insight, Williams' book explores the sombre and lurid ... En savoir plus

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This book is perhaps the best introduction to the subject of witchcraft that is neither hysterical nor Wiccan propaganda. Thus it is a rare read on the subject. Charles Williams provides an esoteric and intellectually provocative history of witchcraft and magic in the Christian era. As readable as a thriller but full of profound theological insight, Williams' book explores the sombre and lurid
... En savoir plus
Battle Castles

500 Years of Knights and Siege Warfare

par Dan Snow ...

In this fully illustrated ebook, TV’s Dan Snow brings to life a cavalcade of medieval fortifications and allows the reader to experience the clashes up close. (Images best viewed on a tablet.)Castles and their ruins still dominate the landscape and are a constant reminder to us of a time when the threat of violence was very real.Dan Snow explores the world’s greatest castles including Dover Castle ... En savoir plus

$20.99 CAD

In this fully illustrated ebook, TV’s Dan Snow brings to life a cavalcade of medieval fortifications and allows the reader to experience the clashes up close. (Images best viewed on a tablet.)Castles and their ruins still dominate the landscape and are a constant reminder to us of a time when the threat of violence was very real.Dan Snow explores the world’s greatest castles including Dover Castle
... En savoir plus
The People Speak

American Voices, Some Famous, Some Little Known

par Howard Zinn ...

Collected here is a brief history of America told through stories applauding the enduring spirit of dissent.To celebrate the millionth copy sold of his book, A People's History of the United States, Howard Zinn drew on the words of Americans—some famous, some little known—across the range of American history. These words were read by a remarkable cast at an event held at the 92nd Street Y in New ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

Collected here is a brief history of America told through stories applauding the enduring spirit of dissent.To celebrate the millionth copy sold of his book, A People's History of the United States, Howard Zinn drew on the words of Americans—some famous, some little known—across the range of American history. These words were read by a remarkable cast at an event held at the 92nd Street Y in New
... En savoir plus
Masculine Ideals and Alexander the Great

An Exemplary Man in the Roman and Medieval World

par Jaakkojuhani Peltonen ...

From premodern societies onward, humans have constructed and produced images of ideal masculinity to define the roles available for boys to grow into and images for adult men to imitate. The figure of Alexander the Great has fascinated people both within and outside academia. As a historical character, military commander, cultural figure and representative of the male gender, Alexander’s ... En savoir plus

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From premodern societies onward, humans have constructed and produced images of ideal masculinity to define the roles available for boys to grow into and images for adult men to imitate. The figure of Alexander the Great has fascinated people both within and outside academia. As a historical character, military commander, cultural figure and representative of the male gender, Alexander’s
... En savoir plus
Charles Darwin

Biographies of Scientists

par Hourly History ...

Collections series Biographies of Scientists
Charles Darwin thought he would be a clergyman after an uneventful childhood, where he hated school but loved the natural world. All that would change when he was allowed to be a part of a worldwide expedition to faraway lands. He was able to collect specimens and keep notes on all he experienced.Discover a plethora of topics such asEarly Life and EducationRound the World Aboard the BeagleDarwin's ... En savoir plus

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Charles Darwin thought he would be a clergyman after an uneventful childhood, where he hated school but loved the natural world. All that would change when he was allowed to be a part of a worldwide expedition to faraway lands. He was able to collect specimens and keep notes on all he experienced.Discover a plethora of topics such asEarly Life and EducationRound the World Aboard the BeagleDarwin's
... En savoir plus
The History Gossip

Was Anne of Cleves a Minger? and 365 Other Historical Curiosities

par Katie Kennedy ...

'History’s hottest gossip' - You Magazine'A tongue-in-cheek whirlwind through 365 days of history' - Sunday PostTikTok sensation Katie Kennedy, aka @TheHistoryGossip, serves up a delicious blend of fascinating, witty and salacious history tea for every day of the year.With infectious wit and historical insight, The History Gossip brings you the mad, bad and dangerous tales from around the world. ... En savoir plus

$9.99 CAD

'History’s hottest gossip' - You Magazine'A tongue-in-cheek whirlwind through 365 days of history' - Sunday PostTikTok sensation Katie Kennedy, aka @TheHistoryGossip, serves up a delicious blend of fascinating, witty and salacious history tea for every day of the year.With infectious wit and historical insight, The History Gossip brings you the mad, bad and dangerous tales from around the world.
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The Past Is a Foreign Country – Revisited

par David Lowenthal ...

The past remains essential - and inescapable. A quarter-century after the publication of his classic account of man's attitudes to his past, David Lowenthal revisits how we celebrate, expunge, contest and domesticate the past to serve present needs. He shows how nostalgia and heritage now pervade every facet of public and popular culture. History embraces nature and the cosmos as well as humanity. ... En savoir plus

$41.99 CAD

The past remains essential - and inescapable. A quarter-century after the publication of his classic account of man's attitudes to his past, David Lowenthal revisits how we celebrate, expunge, contest and domesticate the past to serve present needs. He shows how nostalgia and heritage now pervade every facet of public and popular culture. History embraces nature and the cosmos as well as humanity.
... En savoir plus
On History

par Prof Eric Hobsbawm ...

The theory and practice of history and its relevance to the modern world, by Britains greatest radical historian. ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

The theory and practice of history and its relevance to the modern world, by Britains greatest radical historian.
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The Little Book of History

par DK ...

Collections series DK Little Book of
Journey through time and explore more than 60 of the most important events in world history!See the past come to life in the most spectacular way! From the beginning of civilization to the modern world, discover the perfect pocket-sized introduction to human history.Inside the pages of this visual reference book, you’ll find:• Bold illustrations and infographics that bring complex historical ... En savoir plus

$8.99 CAD

Journey through time and explore more than 60 of the most important events in world history!See the past come to life in the most spectacular way! From the beginning of civilization to the modern world, discover the perfect pocket-sized introduction to human history.Inside the pages of this visual reference book, you’ll find:• Bold illustrations and infographics that bring complex historical
... En savoir plus
Remembering the Road to World War Two

International History, National Identity, Collective Memory

par Patrick Finney ...

‘This is comparative history on a grand scale, skilfully analysing complex national debates and drawing major conclusions without ever losing the necessary nuances of interpretation.’Stefan Berger, University of Manchester, UKRemembering the Road to World War Two is a broad and comparative international survey of the historiography of the origins of the Second World War. It explores how, in the ... En savoir plus

$94.99 CAD

‘This is comparative history on a grand scale, skilfully analysing complex national debates and drawing major conclusions without ever losing the necessary nuances of interpretation.’Stefan Berger, University of Manchester, UKRemembering the Road to World War Two is a broad and comparative international survey of the historiography of the origins of the Second World War. It explores how, in the
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The Horns of Moses. Setting the Bible in its Historical Context

par Thomas Römer ...

Collections series Leçons inaugurales
Developments in literary methodologies and archaeology have led scholars to question the traditional conception of biblical chronology and historiography. The starting point for Maximalist studies is the idea that the biblical story should simply be taken as true. However this position is indefensible from a scientific standpoint. Minimalists consider that everything began either during the ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

Developments in literary methodologies and archaeology have led scholars to question the traditional conception of biblical chronology and historiography. The starting point for Maximalist studies is the idea that the biblical story should simply be taken as true. However this position is indefensible from a scientific standpoint. Minimalists consider that everything began either during the
... En savoir plus

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