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Le Coran

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par Édouard Montet ...

Collections series Oeuvres de Édouard Montet
Depuis Marracci, le Coran a été souvent traduit. Les versions qui en ont été faites, en latin, en français, en anglais, en allemand, etc. sont très inégales. L’une des meilleures est certainement celle de Palmer, en anglais. Mais toutes, sans exception, sont très inférieures au texte arabe.La raison de cette infériorité, c’est la très grande difficulté de faire passer dans une langue européenne, c ... En savoir plus

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Depuis Marracci, le Coran a été souvent traduit. Les versions qui en ont été faites, en latin, en français, en anglais, en allemand, etc. sont très inégales. L’une des meilleures est certainement celle de Palmer, en anglais. Mais toutes, sans exception, sont très inférieures au texte arabe.La raison de cette infériorité, c’est la très grande difficulté de faire passer dans une langue européenne, c
... En savoir plus
Questioning Traumatic Heritage

Spaces of Memory in Europe and South America

Modifié par Ihab Saloul, Patrizia Violi, Anna Lorusso, Cristina Demaria ...

Collections series Heritage and Memory Studies
This book takes as its object of investigation an array of traumatic heritage sites and spaces of memory, including museums, former detention camps, and sites of commemoration, in Europe, Argentina, and Colombia, to investigate how various traumatic pasts can be preserved and transmitted through space, and which kind of actions might be taken both to improve knowledge of the past and to serve as ... En savoir plus

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This book takes as its object of investigation an array of traumatic heritage sites and spaces of memory, including museums, former detention camps, and sites of commemoration, in Europe, Argentina, and Colombia, to investigate how various traumatic pasts can be preserved and transmitted through space, and which kind of actions might be taken both to improve knowledge of the past and to serve as
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Histories of Experience in the World of Lived Religion

Modifié par Sari Katajala-Peltomaa, Raisa Maria Toivo ...

Collections series History (R0)
'At a historic moment, when religion shows all its social and political strength in various post-modern societies around our globe, this fascinating collection of studies from the Middle Ages to twentieth-century Europe demonstrates all the richness and innovative force of investigating individual and shared experiences when questioning the cultural, political and social place of religion in ... En savoir plus

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'At a historic moment, when religion shows all its social and political strength in various post-modern societies around our globe, this fascinating collection of studies from the Middle Ages to twentieth-century Europe demonstrates all the richness and innovative force of investigating individual and shared experiences when questioning the cultural, political and social place of religion in
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Héros et Nageurs

Essai historique

par Charles Sprawson ...

Des mers et des océans aux piscines chlorées en passant par les thermes antiques, la nage fait partie de l'histoire et de la culture de l'humanité dans toutes ses dimensions !Voici probablement le plus beau livre écrit sur la nage, les plongeurs et les nageurs. Paru en 1992, Héros et Nageurs a d’emblée été salué comme tel par la critique anglaise et américaine. Panorama complet de la discipline, ... En savoir plus

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Des mers et des océans aux piscines chlorées en passant par les thermes antiques, la nage fait partie de l'histoire et de la culture de l'humanité dans toutes ses dimensions !Voici probablement le plus beau livre écrit sur la nage, les plongeurs et les nageurs. Paru en 1992, Héros et Nageurs a d’emblée été salué comme tel par la critique anglaise et américaine. Panorama complet de la discipline,
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The Vietnam War: A History Just for Kids!

par KidCaps ...

Have you heard much about the Vietnam War? Do you know someone who fought in it? In this book, we will take a closer look at this war that got the whole world’s attention. We will find why there was so much confusion and even disagreement among the troops fighting in the war.We will look at what led up to the actual war. Then we will learn about why the war happened. Although the war was really a ... En savoir plus

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Have you heard much about the Vietnam War? Do you know someone who fought in it? In this book, we will take a closer look at this war that got the whole world’s attention. We will find why there was so much confusion and even disagreement among the troops fighting in the war.We will look at what led up to the actual war. Then we will learn about why the war happened. Although the war was really a
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Spitfire Aces of North Africa and Italy

par Andrew Thomas ...

Collections Livre 98 - Aircraft of the Aces
Essential coverage of the key part played by the iconic Spitfire in the desert campaign during 1942-43, and in the destruction of the Luftwaffe in Sicily, Italy and the Balkans from mid-1943 through to VE Day.Although most famous for their role in the Battle of Britain, many Spitfire squadrons also served in the Mediterranean theatre, aiding the Allied victories in North Africa and later in the ... En savoir plus

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Essential coverage of the key part played by the iconic Spitfire in the desert campaign during 1942-43, and in the destruction of the Luftwaffe in Sicily, Italy and the Balkans from mid-1943 through to VE Day.Although most famous for their role in the Battle of Britain, many Spitfire squadrons also served in the Mediterranean theatre, aiding the Allied victories in North Africa and later in the
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Footsteps in Time Volume 2

Exploring Hamilton's Heritage Neighbourhoods

par Bill Manson ...

Volume 2 of Footsteps in Time takes you on a fascinating tour of old Port Hamilton and North-End that grew up around it. Through stories, maps and old photographs you can explore the rich history of the neighbourhood that shaped Hamilton's transportation, commercial and industrial destiny.Thanks to 5 detailed walking tours around North-End, you can take your own personal footsteps in time through ... En savoir plus

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Volume 2 of Footsteps in Time takes you on a fascinating tour of old Port Hamilton and North-End that grew up around it. Through stories, maps and old photographs you can explore the rich history of the neighbourhood that shaped Hamilton's transportation, commercial and industrial destiny.Thanks to 5 detailed walking tours around North-End, you can take your own personal footsteps in time through
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The Intellectual Devotional: American History

Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Converse Confidently about Our Nation's Past

par David S. Kidder, Noah D. Oppenheim ...

Collections series The Intellectual Devotional Series
Modeled after those bedside books of prayer and contemplation that millions turn to for daily spiritual guidance and growth, the national bestseller The Intellectual Devotional—offering secular wisdom and cerebral nourishment—drew a year's worth of readings from seven different fields of knowledge.In The Intellectual Devotional: American History, authors David S. Kidder and Noah D. Oppenheim have ... En savoir plus

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Modeled after those bedside books of prayer and contemplation that millions turn to for daily spiritual guidance and growth, the national bestseller The Intellectual Devotional—offering secular wisdom and cerebral nourishment—drew a year's worth of readings from seven different fields of knowledge.In The Intellectual Devotional: American History, authors David S. Kidder and Noah D. Oppenheim have
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World History

50 Events You Really Need to Know

par Ian Crofton ...

Collections series 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series
People often complain that in history lessons at school they were taught just a few topics - the Romans, the Tudors, the Nazis - and how they have no idea at all about what happened in between. To remedy this, World History: 50 Key Milestones You Really Need to Know offers brief and stimulating outlines of key developments in the history of the world, from the beginning of agriculture 10,000 years ... En savoir plus

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People often complain that in history lessons at school they were taught just a few topics - the Romans, the Tudors, the Nazis - and how they have no idea at all about what happened in between. To remedy this, World History: 50 Key Milestones You Really Need to Know offers brief and stimulating outlines of key developments in the history of the world, from the beginning of agriculture 10,000 years
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Textualization of Experience

Studies on Ancient Greek Literature

par Mikolaj Szymański, Paweł Majewski ...

Collections Livre 12 - Studies in Classical Literature and Culture
The book is an analysis of Greek Hellenistic literature with the help of conceptual tools of cultural studies and media theory. Its main aim is to describe the cultural process during which Greek authors in the 4th and 3rd centuries B.C. made the “textualization of experience", that is, transferred phenomenalistically understood qualities of human sensory experience to the categories ... En savoir plus

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The book is an analysis of Greek Hellenistic literature with the help of conceptual tools of cultural studies and media theory. Its main aim is to describe the cultural process during which Greek authors in the 4th and 3rd centuries B.C. made the “textualization of experience", that is, transferred phenomenalistically understood qualities of human sensory experience to the categories
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First Battle of Bull Run

American Civil War

par Hourly History ...

Collections series American Civil War
When Union and Confederate forces met at the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, each side was confident of victory. The Northern and Southern Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis each hoped for a triumph that would bring a swift and decisive end to the Civil War that split the United States into two warring nations.Discover a plethora of topics such asStrategySkirmishes at ... En savoir plus

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When Union and Confederate forces met at the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, each side was confident of victory. The Northern and Southern Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis each hoped for a triumph that would bring a swift and decisive end to the Civil War that split the United States into two warring nations.Discover a plethora of topics such asStrategySkirmishes at
... En savoir plus
Making Sense in History

par Andrew Szanajda ...

Making Sense in History provides a guide for history students and teachers. This work provides descriptions and analysis of several approaches for writing history. While the focus is on how history has been written, the methods that are researched in the book are suitable as a reference work for college-level history students and teachers. It provides an overview of how research has been ... En savoir plus

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Making Sense in History provides a guide for history students and teachers. This work provides descriptions and analysis of several approaches for writing history. While the focus is on how history has been written, the methods that are researched in the book are suitable as a reference work for college-level history students and teachers. It provides an overview of how research has been
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A Crooked Line

From Cultural History to the History of Society

par Geoff Eley ...

"Eley brilliantly probes transformations in the historians' craft over the past four decades. I found A Crooked Line engrossing, insightful, and inspiring."--Lizabeth Cohen, author of A Consumers' Republic"A Crooked Line brilliantly captures the most significant shifts in the landscape of historical scholarship that have occurred in the last four decades. Part personal history, part insightful ... En savoir plus

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"Eley brilliantly probes transformations in the historians' craft over the past four decades. I found A Crooked Line engrossing, insightful, and inspiring."--Lizabeth Cohen, author of A Consumers' Republic"A Crooked Line brilliantly captures the most significant shifts in the landscape of historical scholarship that have occurred in the last four decades. Part personal history, part insightful
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Rethinking History

par Keith Jenkins ...

Collections series Routledge Classics
History means many things to many people. But finding an answer to the question 'What is history?' is a task few feel equipped to answer. If you want to explore this tantalising subject, where do you start? What are the critical skills you need to begin to make sense of the past?The perfect introduction to this thought-provoking area, Jenkins' clear and concise prose guides readers through the ... En savoir plus

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History means many things to many people. But finding an answer to the question 'What is history?' is a task few feel equipped to answer. If you want to explore this tantalising subject, where do you start? What are the critical skills you need to begin to make sense of the past?The perfect introduction to this thought-provoking area, Jenkins' clear and concise prose guides readers through the
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Marcus Aurelius: A Guide for the Perplexed

par William O. Stephens ...

Collections series Guides for the Perplexed
This book is a clear and concise introduction to the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. His one major surviving work, often titled 'meditations' but literally translated simply as 'to himself', is a series of short, sometimes enigmatic reflections divided seemingly arbitrarily into twelve books and apparently written only to be read by him. For these reasons Marcus is a particularly ... En savoir plus

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This book is a clear and concise introduction to the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. His one major surviving work, often titled 'meditations' but literally translated simply as 'to himself', is a series of short, sometimes enigmatic reflections divided seemingly arbitrarily into twelve books and apparently written only to be read by him. For these reasons Marcus is a particularly
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African Environmental Crisis

A History of Science for Development

par Gufu Oba ...

Collections series Routledge Studies in African Development
This book explores how and why the idea of the African environmental crisis developed and persisted through colonial and post-colonial periods, and why it has been so influential in development discourse. From the beginnings of imperial administration, the idea of the desiccation of African environments grew in popularity, but this crisis discourse was dominated by the imposition of imperial ... En savoir plus

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This book explores how and why the idea of the African environmental crisis developed and persisted through colonial and post-colonial periods, and why it has been so influential in development discourse. From the beginnings of imperial administration, the idea of the desiccation of African environments grew in popularity, but this crisis discourse was dominated by the imposition of imperial
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Le cardinal de Richelieu (1623-1642)

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par Hyacinthe Corne ...

Collections series Oeuvres de Hyacinthe Corne
Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu, dit le cardinal de Richelieu, cardinal-duc de Richelieu et duc de Fronsac, est un ecclésiastique et homme d’État, né le 9 septembre 1585 à Paris et mort le 4 décembre 1642 dans cette même ville. Pair de France, il a été le principal ministre du roi Louis XIII.Initialement destiné au métier des armes, il est contraint d’entrer dans les ordres afin de conserver à ... En savoir plus

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Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu, dit le cardinal de Richelieu, cardinal-duc de Richelieu et duc de Fronsac, est un ecclésiastique et homme d’État, né le 9 septembre 1585 à Paris et mort le 4 décembre 1642 dans cette même ville. Pair de France, il a été le principal ministre du roi Louis XIII.Initialement destiné au métier des armes, il est contraint d’entrer dans les ordres afin de conserver à
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Everything Irish

The History, Literature, Art, Music, People, and Places of Ireland, from A to Z

par Lelia Ruckenstein, James O'Malley ...

Here, in one complete volume, is the depth and breadth of the great island nation and its people represented in an easily browsed, friendly format. From the Abbey Theatre to the Dublin storyteller Zozimus; from the origin of the Troubles to the origin of the limerick; from the stunning beauty of Connemara to the shattering tragedy of Bloody Sunday; from the greatest writers of the English language ... En savoir plus

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Here, in one complete volume, is the depth and breadth of the great island nation and its people represented in an easily browsed, friendly format. From the Abbey Theatre to the Dublin storyteller Zozimus; from the origin of the Troubles to the origin of the limerick; from the stunning beauty of Connemara to the shattering tragedy of Bloody Sunday; from the greatest writers of the English language
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A History of Art History

par Christopher S. Wood ...

An authoritative history of art history from its medieval origins to its modern predicamentsIn this wide-ranging and authoritative book, the first of its kind in English, Christopher Wood tracks the evolution of the historical study of art from the late middle ages through the rise of the modern scholarly discipline of art history. Synthesizing and assessing a vast array of writings, episodes, and ... En savoir plus

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An authoritative history of art history from its medieval origins to its modern predicamentsIn this wide-ranging and authoritative book, the first of its kind in English, Christopher Wood tracks the evolution of the historical study of art from the late middle ages through the rise of the modern scholarly discipline of art history. Synthesizing and assessing a vast array of writings, episodes, and
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Zionism

An Emotional State

par Derek J. Penslar ...

Collections series Key Words in Jewish Studies
Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award for Modern Jewish Thought and Experience.Emotion lies at the heart of all national movements, and Zionism is no exception. For those who identify as Zionist, the word connotes liberation and redemption, uniqueness and vulnerability. Yet for many, Zionism is a source of distaste if not disgust, and those who reject it are no less passionate than those who ... En savoir plus

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Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award for Modern Jewish Thought and Experience.Emotion lies at the heart of all national movements, and Zionism is no exception. For those who identify as Zionist, the word connotes liberation and redemption, uniqueness and vulnerability. Yet for many, Zionism is a source of distaste if not disgust, and those who reject it are no less passionate than those who
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Leaders Who Changed History

par DK ...

Collections series DK People Who Changed History
Explore the lives of more than 85 of the world's most transformational and influential leaders in politics, business, religion, humanitarianism, and the military with this innovative and boldly graphic book.Comprehensive in its scope and depth, and fully illustrated, Leaders Who Changed History profiles leaders from inspirational to insidious, those who changed the world for the better and those ... En savoir plus

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Explore the lives of more than 85 of the world's most transformational and influential leaders in politics, business, religion, humanitarianism, and the military with this innovative and boldly graphic book.Comprehensive in its scope and depth, and fully illustrated, Leaders Who Changed History profiles leaders from inspirational to insidious, those who changed the world for the better and those
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US Army Long-Range Patrol Scout in Vietnam 1965-71

par Gordon L. Rottman ...

Collections Livre 132 - Warrior
The Vietnamese knew the Long-Range Patrol Scouts as “the men with green faces,” a reference to the camouflage paint that they used. Operating in patrols of four to six men these men were like ghosts – scouting far behind enemy lines. This book examines the Long-Range Patrol Scout's superior stealth movement techniques, camouflage and concealment, tracking, counter-tracking, observation, and other ... En savoir plus

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The Vietnamese knew the Long-Range Patrol Scouts as “the men with green faces,” a reference to the camouflage paint that they used. Operating in patrols of four to six men these men were like ghosts – scouting far behind enemy lines. This book examines the Long-Range Patrol Scout's superior stealth movement techniques, camouflage and concealment, tracking, counter-tracking, observation, and other
... En savoir plus
Earth Not a Globe

par Parallax ...

Earth Not a Globeby Parallax (Samuel Birley Rowbotham)"Samuel Birley Rowbotham, under the pseudonym 'Parallax', lectured for two decades up and down Britain promoting his unique flat earth theory. This book, in which he lays out his world system, went through three editions, starting with a 16 page pamphlet published in 1849 and a second edition of 221 pages published in 1865. The third edition of ... En savoir plus

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Earth Not a Globeby Parallax (Samuel Birley Rowbotham)"Samuel Birley Rowbotham, under the pseudonym 'Parallax', lectured for two decades up and down Britain promoting his unique flat earth theory. This book, in which he lays out his world system, went through three editions, starting with a 16 page pamphlet published in 1849 and a second edition of 221 pages published in 1865. The third edition of
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La confrérie des gardiens québécois

par Marc Brassard ...

Collections series NON CLASSE
Pendant une génération, ils ont formé une véritable dynastie dans la Ligue nationale de hockey. Ayant fièrement suivi les traces de Jacques Plante et de Georges Vézina, les gardiens de but québécois Martin Brodeur, Patrick Roy, Marc-André Fleury et Roberto Luongo trônent en effet au sommet de la liste des hommes masqués comptant le plus de victoires dans l'histoire du circuit Bettman.Alors que la ... En savoir plus

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Pendant une génération, ils ont formé une véritable dynastie dans la Ligue nationale de hockey. Ayant fièrement suivi les traces de Jacques Plante et de Georges Vézina, les gardiens de but québécois Martin Brodeur, Patrick Roy, Marc-André Fleury et Roberto Luongo trônent en effet au sommet de la liste des hommes masqués comptant le plus de victoires dans l'histoire du circuit Bettman.Alors que la
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