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By Jean Cazeneuve. 1985
En étudiant l'humanité dans ses rapports avec la société et avec ce qui la dépasse (les puissances surnaturelles), les auteurs…
essaient de voir comment les civilisations se succèdent depuis la préhistoire jusqu'à nos jours. Cet excellent ouvrage permet d'avoir une vue d'ensemble que des travaux plus détaillés ne facilitent pas.By Gil Courtemanche. 1990
By Véronique Mortaigne. 1997
By Gilles Verlant. 2000
Biographe préféré de Serge Gainsbourg, G. Verlant se souvient de tout, sait tout sur l'auteur de La javanaise : les…
galères du jeune juif russe émigré, la carrière du mélodiste et du poète, tous les films, les femmes, la vie d'un artiste sulfureux et adulé qui a marqué l'air d'une époque et le climat d'une société.By Jacques Bertin. 1986
By Rachel Jodoin. 1983
La collection biographique Célébrités met en lumière les grandes figures qui ont marqué notre histoire. Riches en informations et concises,…
ces courtes biographies de 64 pages chacune sont les complices idéales pour les recherches sur des sujets aussi variés que la politique, la religion, les arts, la culture et bien plus encore.By Hilaire. 2003
Théologien latin et Père de l'Eglise, Hilaire voit le jour à Poitiers, vers 315. Devenu évêque, il prit parti très…
tôt dans la lutte contre l'arianisme. Son opposition énergique à un certain nombre d'évêques pro-ariens lui vaudra d'être exilé en Phrygie, où il rédigea son principal ouvrage, Sur la Trinité. De retour à Poitiers vers la fin de 36o, il consacrera les dernières années de sa vie aux affaires de son diocèse et à l'étude de l'Écriture. L'œuvre d'Hilaire constitue un des grands moments de la théologie latine. Ce témoin important des premiers siècles du christianisme nous ramène à l'essentiel de la foi chrétienne : Dieu fait homme pour le salut de l'humanité.Né en 1090, Bernard entre à l'abbaye de Cîteaux en 1112. Trois ans plus tard, il fonde Clairvaux et en…
sera le premier abbé. En 1128, il fait reconnaître l'ordre des Templiers. Il s'impose alors comme une des principales personnalités de l'Occident chrétien. On le voit intervenir fréquemment dans les affaires publiques, conseillant les papes, luttant contre l'hérésie cathare, prêchant la croisade. Il a laissé de nombreux écrits, notamment son Traité de l'amour de Dieu, ses Sermons sur le Cantique des cantiques. Mort en 1153, canonisé en 1174 par Alexandre III. Docteur de l'Eglise.Depuis quatre siècles, les élites occidentales instituent, au nom de la "raison", des réformes dans tous les secteurs de la…
vie sociale, et pourtant celles-ci sont responsables de la plupart des difficultés et des violences que nous connaissons. Pourquoi ? Parce que, loin d'être, comme le prônait Voltaire, une force morale initiatrice de liberté, la "raison" des élites n'est qu'une méthode d'administration. Dans tous les domaines, le monde occidental a ainsi été transformé en une gigantesque machine incompréhensible, livrée à des "experts" - les "bâtards de Voltaire" - asservis à un système dépourvu de toute moralité. Comment nous débarrasser de la séduction exercée par les "solutions" des technocrates ? Comment nous réapproprier le droit de participer pleinement à la vie politique ? Dans ce livre décapant, utilisé aujourd'hui tant dans les écoles et les universités que dans les administrations publiques et privées, John Saul nous offre un formidable outil pour comprendre les faiblesses de notre société... et tenter d'y remédier.Comprendre son temps est impossible à qui ignore tout du passé ; être un contemporain, c'est aussi avoir conscience des…
héritages, consentis ou contestés.. Étudier hier en fonction d'aujourd'hui - et même de demain -, tel est précisément le propos de ce livre, tiré d'un cours professé à l'Institut d'études politiques. Quelle est l'importance de la guerre de 1914 ? Qu'est-ce que le fascisme ? Quelles sont les origines de la guerre froide ? Qu'est devenu le monde au XXe siècle ? À ces questions et à cent autres, ce troisième volume apporte des réponses claires et rigoureuses.. Sans préoccupation érudite, cet ouvrage permettra à chacun de réviser des notions demeurées imprécises et d'acquérir les bases historiques indispensables à l'intelligence de notre époque.By Hannah Wunsch. 2023
"A perfectly pitched medical mystery that will captivate you from page one."—Wes Ely, MD, MPH, author of Every Deep-Drawn Breath,…
winner of the 2022 Christopher Award for Literature.A suspenseful, authoritative account of how the battle against a mid-century polio epidemic sparked a revolution in medical care.Americans knew polio as the "summer plague." In countries further North, however, the virus arrived later in the year, slipping into the homes of healthy children as the summer waned and the equinox approached. It was described by one writer as "the autumn ghost."Intensive care units and mechanical ventilation are the crucial foundation of modern medical care: without them, the appalling death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic would be even higher. In The Autumn Ghost, Dr. Hannah Wunsch traces the origins of these two innovations back to a polio epidemic in the autumn of 1952. Drawing together compelling testimony from doctors, nurses, medical students, and patients, Wunsch relates a gripping tale of an epidemic that changed the world.In vivid, captivating chapters, Wunsch tells the dramatic true story of how insiders and iconoclasts came together in one overwhelmed hospital in Copenhagen to save the lives of many polio patients dying of respiratory failure. Their radical advances in care marked a turning point in the treatment of patients around the world—from the rise of life support and the creation of intensive care units to the evolution of rehabilitation medicine.Moving and informative, The Autumn Ghost will leave readers in awe of the courage of those who battled the polio epidemic, and grateful for the modern medical care they pioneered.Longtemps considérée comme une rébellion mineure, la tentative de révolution de 1837 a en réalité secoué l'ensemble de l'Amérique du…
Nord, menaçant de renvoyer le pouvoir britannique hors du continent, mais également d'inaugurer une expérience républicaine différente. La révolution a échoué, mais les idées qu'elle a véhiculées - tant progressistes qu'élitistes - résonnent encore aujourd'huiBy Maria Hesse. 2022
Relecture de la place attribuée aux femmes dans les grands récits depuis la mythologie antique jusqu'à l'histoire du XXe siècle…
par une inversion des rôles. Au lieu d'assigner la femme à des statuts péjoratifs (princesses passives, sorcières, mauvaises mères, femmes fatales, folles passionnées), l'auteure montre en quoi Madame Bovary, Sarah Connor ou Yoko Ono sont des révolutionnaires.Profiles fourteen individuals whose jobs involve working outdoors, including a naturalist, a recreation director, a rancher, and others employed in…
agriculture. Discusses how to get started, what the work entails, and the pros and cons of each career. For junior and senior high readers1991
Anthology explores aspects of Kenya, the African country once ruled by the Portuguese and the British. The nine faces of…
the title refer to such topics as wildlife, settlers, exploration, travel, environment, hunting, lifestyles, wars, and legend and poetry. Huxley contributes to this portrait, adds stories and poems by native peoples, and includes selections by other writers, such as Richard Leakey and Karen Blixen, known as Isak DinesenBy Robert Hardman. 2024
Read by the author, Robert Hardman. 'A superb, fascinating account of the new King, his court and the first year…
of his reign. Elegantly written by the most authoritative of royal historians writing today, it is deeply researched, impeccably sourced and filled with scoops and new details. This is the definitive book' – Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of The Romanovs By acclaimed royal biographer and author of Queen of Our Times, Robert Hardman, Charles III is a brilliant account of a tumultuous period in British history, full of intriguing insider detail and the real stories behind the sadness, the dazzling pomp, the challenges and the triumphs as Charles III sets out to make his mark. How would – or could – he fill the shoes of the record-breaking Elizabeth II? With fresh debates about the monarchy, political upheavals and a steady flow of damning headlines unleashed by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Charles could not afford to put a foot wrong. Hardman draws on unrivalled access to the Royal Family, friends of the King and Queen, key officials and courtiers, plus unpublished royal papers, to chart the transition from those emotionally charged days following the death of the late Queen all through that make or break first year on the throne. This book also reveals how Charles III is determined to move ahead at speed, the vital role played by Queen Camilla, the King's relationships with his sons and the rest of his family, his plans for reforming the monarchy and how he is taking his place on the world stage. Charles III is a fascinating portrait of a hard-working, modern monarch, determined to remain true to himself and to his Queen, to make a difference, to weather the storms – and, what's more, to enjoy it. 'Hardman is the unsurpassed grand master when it comes to the inside story of the modern monarchy. Full of surprises and glorious detail' – Andrew Roberts, author of George III: The Life and Reign of Britain's Most Misunderstood MonarchBy Elizabeth B White. 2024
The astonishing story of Dr. Josephine Janina Mehlberg—a Jewish mathematician who saved thousands of lives in Nazi-occupied Poland by masquerading…
as a Polish aristocrat—drawing on Mehlberg's own unpublished memoir. World War II and the Holocaust have given rise to many stories of resistance and rescue, but The Counterfeit Countess is unique. It tells the remarkable, unknown story of "Countess Janina Suchodolska," a Jewish woman who rescued more than 10,000 Poles imprisoned by Poland's Nazi occupiers. Mehlberg operated in Lublin, Poland, headquarters of Aktion Reinhard, the SS operation that murdered 1.7 million Jews in occupied Poland. Using the identity papers of a Polish aristocrat, she worked as a welfare official while also serving in the Polish resistance. With guile, cajolery, and steely persistence, the "Countess" persuaded SS officials to release thousands of Poles from the Majdanek concentration camp. She won permission to deliver food and medicine—even decorated Christmas trees—for thousands more of the camp's prisoners. At the same time, she personally smuggled supplies and messages to resistance fighters imprisoned at Majdanek, where 63,000 Jews were murdered in gas chambers and shooting pits. Incredibly, she eluded detection, and ultimately survived the war and emigrated to the US. Drawing on the manuscript of Mehlberg's own unpublished memoir, supplemented with prodigious research, Elizabeth White and Joanna Sliwa, professional historians and Holocaust experts, have uncovered the full story of this remarkable woman. They interweave Mehlberg's sometimes harrowing personal testimony with broader historical narrative. Like The Light of Days , Schindler's List , and Irena's Children , The Counterfeit Countess is an unforgettable account of inspiring courage in the face of unspeakable crueltyBy Keren Blankfeld. 2024
"Mesmerizing and inspirational."—Judy Batalion, New York Times bestselling author of The Light of Days The incredible true story of two…
Holocaust survivors who fell in love in Auschwitz, only to be separated upon liberation and lead remarkable lives apart following the war—and then find each other again more than 70 years later. Zippi Spitzer and David Wisnia were captivated by each other from the moment they first exchanged glances across the work floor. It was the beginning of a love story that could have happened anywhere. Except for one difference: this romance was unfolding in history's most notorious death camp, between two young prisoners whose budding intimacy risked dooming them if they were caught. Incredibly, David and Zippi survived for years beneath the ash-choked skies of Auschwitz. Under the protection of their fellow inmates, their romance grew and deepened, even as their brushes with death mounted and David's luck in particular seemed close to running out. As the war's end finally approached and the time came for them to leave the camp, David and Zippi made plans to meet again. But neither of them could imagine how long their reunion would take or how many lives they would live in the interim. They had no inkling, either, of the betrayals that would await them along the way. But David did suspect that Zippi harbored a secret—one that could explain the mystery of his survival all those years ago. An unbelievable tale of romance, sacrifice, loss, and resilience, Lovers in Auschwitz is a saga of two young people who found themselves trapped inside a waking nightmare of the Nazis' creation, yet who nevertheless discovered a love that sustained them through history's darkest hourBy Jenn M Jackson. 2024
A reclamation of essential history and a hopeful gesture toward a better political future, this is what listening to Black…
women looks like —from a professor of political science and columnist for Teen Vogue . "Jenn M. Jackson is a beautiful writer and excellent scholar. In this book, they pay tribute to generations of Black women organizers and set forward a bold and courageous blueprint for our collective liberation."—Imani Perry, author of South to America This is my offering. My love letter to them, and to us. Jenn M. Jackson, PhD, has been known to bring historical acuity to some of the most controversial topics in America today. Now, in their first book, Jackson applies their critical analysis to the questions that have long energized their work: Why has Black women’s freedom fighting been so overlooked throughout history, and what has our society lost because of our refusal to engage with our forestrugglers’ lessons? A love letter to those who have been minimized and forgotten, this collection repositions Black women’s intellectual and political work at the center of today’s liberation movements. Across eleven original essays that explore the legacy of Black women writers and leaders—from Harriet Jacobs and Ida B. Wells to the Combahee River Collective and Audre Lorde—Jackson sets the record straight about Black women’s longtime movement organizing, theorizing, and coalition building in the name of racial, gender, and sexual justice in the United States and abroad. These essays show, in both critical and deeply personal terms, how Black women have been at the center of modern liberation movements despite the erasure and misrecognition of their efforts. Jackson illustrates how Black women have frequently done the work of liberation at great risk to their lives and livelihoods. For a new generation of movement organizers and co-strugglers, Black Women Taught Us serves as a reminder that Black women were the first ones to teach us how to fight racism, how to name that fight, and how to imagine a more just world for everyoneA history of younger sons in Regency England and how these "spares" supported themselves: "Illuminates the hard facts with vignettes…
of actual lives lived." -The Spectator In Regency England the eldest son usually inherited almost everything-while his younger brothers, left with little inheritance, had to make a crucial decision: What should they do to make an independent living? Historian Rory Muir weaves together the stories of many obscure and well-known young men of good family but small fortune, shedding light on an overlooked aspect of Regency society. This is the first scholarly yet accessible exploration of the lifestyle and prospects of these younger sons