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Les gouvernants les plus fous de l’histoire
by Michael Rank A. Loiseau et Alexandra CueilleLe pouvoir absolu et l’aliénation mentale forment un cocktail détonant. Quand rien ne s’oppose à la satisfaction des caprices délirants d’un chef d’État, il faut s’attendre aux résultats les plus bizarres. Du sultan ottoman Ibrahim Ier qui pratiquait le tir à l’arc sur les serviteurs de son palais et envoyait ses conseillers à la recherche de la femme la plus grosse de l’Empire au président Turkmenbachi, du Turkménistan, qui a renommé les jours de la semaine en son honneur et a fait construire une immense statue dorée qui tournait sur elle-même de manière à suivre le soleil, les dirigeants fous ont été un fléau pour la société depuis des millénaires. Ce livre se penche sur la vie des dix personnalités les plus déséquilibrées de l’histoire. Certaines étaient atteintes de troubles génétiques qui les ont rendues schizophrènes, comme Charles VI, roi de France, qui se croyait en verre. D’autres étaient convaincus de représenter Dieu sur terre. L’un de ces gouvernants, qui savait à peine lire et écrire, a composé des écrits religieux dont la lecture était censée garantir l’accès au paradis. Malgré la diversité de leurs histoires, ces dirigeants sont la preuve que les dynasties avaient toujours pour stratégie de placer sur le trône un héritier légitime, quel que soit son état mental, et que le pouvoir peut troubler l’esprit aussi sûrement que la pire des maladies mentales.
Les guerriers intrépides: perspectives sur les chefs militaires canadiens
by Colonel Bernd HornLe commandement et le leadership sont des caractéristiques très personnelles. La façon dont un militaire commande et fait preuve de leadership révèle son caractère et sa personnalité plutot que de jeter la lumière sur les concepts de commandement et de leadership. Le volume des Guerriers intrépides : Perspectives sur les chefs militaires canadiens étudie attentivement certains des meilleurs commandants et leaders militaires du Canada pendant la guerre. Dans leur ensemble, les chapitres du volume permettent de mieux comprendre divers comportements, approches et styles relatifs au commandement et au leadership. De plus, ils appuient la vérite intemporelle selon laquelle le caractère et la présence de leaders courageux sont essentiels pour obtenir des résultats sur le plan militaire, particulièrement en période d'incertitude et de désordre.
Les hores llunyanes
by Kate MortonTot va començar amb una carta. Una carta que feia molt temps que estava extraviada i que havia quedat en l'oblit durant més de mig segle en una saca de correus, a les golfes fosques d'una casa insignificant de Londres... L'Edie Burchill i la seva mare mai no han estat gaire unides. Però un diumenge a la tarda arriba una carta a casa seva, perduda des de feia temps, que porta com a remitent Milderhurst Castle, a Kent (Anglaterra), i l'Edie comença a pensar que la fredor de la seva mare amaga un antic secret. Durant la Segona Guerra Mundial, la mare de l'Edie fou evacuada de Londres i la va acollir la misteriosa Juniper Blythe a Milderhurst Castle, on vivia amb les seves germanes bessones i el seu pare, en Raymond, autor del clàssic infantil La veritable història de l'home de fang. L'esplèndid i enorme castell li revela un nou món en què descobreix la fantasia i el plaer de la lectura, però també els seus perills. Cinquanta anys després, quan l'Edie busca respostes a l'enigma de la seva mare, se sent atreta per Milderhurst Castle, on viuen les excèntriques bessones i la Juniper, ja ancianes. Al castell ruïnós, l'Edie investiga el passat de la seva mare. Però hi ha altres secrets que s'amaguen entre les seves parets, i l'Edie està a punt d'esbrinar moltes més coses de les que esperava. El que realment va passar en les hores llunyanes ha estat esperant molt de temps que algú ho revelés. Amb un estil evocador i una elegant manera de narrar que remet a Dickens, les germanes Brönte i Jane Austen, Kate Morton fa un pas més en la novel·la clàssica victoriana per submergir-nos en una trama absorbent i compondre un trencaclosques tan bell com brillant. «Una novel·la apassionant de misteri i d'amor. [...] Les respostes deixaran atònit el lector.»Publishers Weekly «En la tradició de les novel·les gòtiques clàssiques, Les hores llunyanes és un viatge captivador, un misteri les revelacions del qual, molt ben dosificades, proporcionarà una lectura sorprenent i profundament gratificant.»Booklist
Les personnalités les plus productives de l'Histoire
by Michael Rank Julie LoisonOn n'a jamais découvert comme il avait fait. Peu de compositeurs écrivirent plus d'une ou deux symphonies au cours de leur vie. Beethoven passa une année sur ses symphonies les plus courtes, mais plus de six ans sur sa célèbre 9ème Symphonie. Mais Georg Philipp Telemann composa au moins deux cents ouvertures en deux ans. Au fil du temps, son œuvre finit par atteindre trois mille travaux, bien que huit cents « seulement » nous soient parvenus. Mais il ne fut pas le seul dont la productivité défia la raison. Le scientifique grec Archimède observa des phénomènes mathématiques qui restèrent une énigme durant les dix-sept siècles suivants. Isaac Newton est le père de la physique classique et l'un des inventeurs du calcul. Benjamin Franklin écrivit, publia, politisa, inventa, expérimenta et ironisa, parfois le tout en même temps. Théodore Roosevelt fut le premier Américain à obtenir la ceinture marron au judo, s'adonna à la chasse, écrivit de nombreux livres, et trouva malgré tout le temps de lire quatre heures par jour, même dans les périodes les plus chargées de sa vie politique. Dans ce livre, nous allons explorer la vie de dix-huit des personnalités les plus productives de l'Histoire. Nous examinerons leurs biographies, essaierons de comprendre le contexte culturel de leur époque et analyserons les méthodes qu'ils ont utilisées pour atteindre des résultats aussi considérables. Peut-être pourrons-nous également apprendre à nous focaliser sur les tâches de la vie qui ont vraiment un sens.
Les pièces du ciel
by Delmi AnyóPRIX ERIGINAL BOOKS 2017 ACTION ET AVENTURE Pour les amoureux des romans tels que DA VINCI CODE, LE HUIT OU LE DERNIER CATON - UNE ENQUÊTE DE SOEUR OTTAVIA SALINA Que se cache-t-il derrière la mort de quelqu'un que l'on pensait connaître ? Un inquiétant message fait trembler le monde de Julia, une jeune professeur new-yorkaise, et la pousse à entamer un voyage initiatique vers l'Europe. Des mystères ancestraux et un dangereux secret gardé pendant des siècles et que certaines personnes essaient de préserver à tout prix, amèneront la protagoniste à vivre une aventure palpitante à travers les villes les plus fascinantes d'Europe. Le Madrid de Charles Quint, la Prague des alchimistes, le Londres des fondateurs de la Royal Society, le Paris de Catherine de Médicis et tout l'hermétisme des Archives du Vatican et de la Rome mystérieuse seront les décors d'une dangereuse course contre la montre aussi réelle que le Ciel lui-même... sauf si les autres arrivent avant. CE QU'EN DISENT LA PRESSE, LES BLOGS ET LES LECTEURS DU MONDE ENTIER : "LES PIÈCES DU CIEL se distingue par son intrigue attrayante". / El Nuevo Herald de Miami "Si un Indiana Jones sommeille au plus profond de toi et que tu passionné(e) d'Histoire, d'art et de mystères... C'est un roman pour toi !" ./ El buscalibros "Si tu recherches une intrigue pleine de suspense, de renversements, de surprises, de mystères et d'action, tu ne peux pas passer à côté du roman LES PIÈCES DU CIEL". / Bookceando entre letras "Beaucoup d'aventures et de dangers qui ne cessent de nous rappeler qu'il peut nous manquer des choses dans notre garde-robe féminine, mais jamais une paire de stilettos et un bon sac à main, parce qu'ils peuvent devenir la meilleure arme d'une femme". / El escritorio del Búho "Rien à envier à l'oeuvre de Dan Brown. A recommander absolument !". / Amors y palabras
Les sanglots de l'île de Pâques
by Jose Vicente Alfaro Maya MajzoubUn archéologue espagnol arrive sur Pâques avec une ambitieuse équipe qui entreprend des recherches afin de trouver une réponse aux nombreuses questions persistant encore sur l'histoire de l'île de Pâques. Mais après un crime atroce, il se retrouve vite au centre d'une conspiration qui doit en principe le mener au secret le mieux gardé de l'île. Après le succès de son premier roman, José Vicente Alfaro nous propose maintenant d'entreprendre un voyage plein d'intrigue dans un des lieux les plus captivants de la planète. En plus de découvrir la culture rapanuie, le lecteur est transporté au fil des pages dans l'histoire de l'île et s'arrête sur ses moments clés : l'origine incertaine de ses premiers habitants, la fabrication et le transport de ces gigantesques moaï, les terribles guerres internes, le culte de l'homme-oiseau, ses mystérieux hiéroglyphes, le contact avec les premiers explorateurs européens et l'évangélisation menée par les missionnaires catholiques un petit peu avant son annexion par la Chili au XIXe siècle. Alors, êtes-vous prêt à découvrir le secret le mieux gardé de l'île ?
Les sources du plain-chant et de la musique médiévale
by Michel HugloThe origin and development of Western plainchant, and of the genres of liturgical book in which it is recorded, have occupied Michel Huglo throughout his long career, which has taken him to libraries in every corner of Europe and the United States. This volume, the first in a set of four to appear in the Variorum series, brings together analyses of manuscripts dating from the 9th to the 13th century, including Huglo's pathbreaking studies of the antiphoner of Compiègne, the first troper-prosers, and of alleluia lists as clues to place of origin. The consequences of the Treaty of Verdun (843) for the diffusion of the plainchant repertory, research in medieval musicology in the 20th century, the utility of codicology for musicological manuscript studies, and the critical edition of the Gregorian antiphoner are addressed in other studies included here. Les origines et le développement du plain-chant en Occident et l'étude des genres de livres liturgiques qui le contiennent ont occupé Michel Huglo durant sa longue carrière et l'ont conduit à visiter des bibliothèques partout en Europe et aux Etats-Unis. Ce volume, le premier d'une série de quatre dans la collection Variorum, comprend des analyses de manuscrits du neuvième au treizième siècle, notamment des études novatrices relançant les recherches sur l'antiphonaire de Compiègne, les premiers tropaires-prosaires et les listes d'alleluias comme moyen d'identification des manuscrits de chant. Les conséquences du traité de Verdun (843) pour la diffusion du répertoire de plain-chant, les recherches en musicologie médiévale au XXe siècle, l'application des méthodes de la codicologie à l'étude des manuscrits notés, et l'édition critique de l'Antiphonaire grégorien forment les sujets d'autres études réunies dans ce volume.
Les tenebres i l'alba
by Ken FollettLA PREQÜELA DE L'ÈXIT MUNDIAL ELS PILARS DE LA TERRA. Trenta anys després de la publicació de la seva obra mestra, Ken Follett embarca el lector en un viatge èpic que acabarà on comencen Els pilars de la Terra. Any 997, finals de l'edat fosca. Anglaterra s'enfronta als atacs dels gal·lesos per l'oest i dels vikings per l'est. Aquells qui ostenten una mica de poder l'exerceixen amb contundència i, sovint, entren en conflicte amb el rei mateix. En aquests temps turbulents, tres vides s'entrecreuen: el jove constructor de vaixells, l'Edgar, a punt d'escapolir-se amb la dona que estima, descobreix que el seu futur serà molt diferent del que havia imaginat quan la seva llar és atacada pels vikings; la Ragna, la filla rebel d'un noble normand, acompanya el seu marit a una nova terra a l'altre costat del mar, i l'Aldred, un monjo idealista, somia transformar la seva humil abadia en un centre de saviesa que tota Europa admiri. Tots tres es veuran abocats a un perillós enfrontament amb el despietat bisbe Wynstan, decidit a augmentar el seu poder costi el que costi. El gran mestre de la narrativa d'acció i suspens ens transporta a l'ocàs d'una època violenta i brutal i al començament d'una nova era en un monumental i emocionant relat d'ambició i rivalitat, naixement i mort, amor i odi. Sobre la saga Els pilars de la Terra han dit:«Follett és un mestre.»The Washington Post «Fantàstic des de tots els punts de vista.»El Mundo «Una obra que destaca com un triomf de l'esforç i de la professionalitat.»The Guardian «No hi ha racó sense sorpresa ni pàgina tediosa.»Què llegir «Continuo envejant com el primer dia la capacitat de Follett per entretenir. Les seves trames funcionen sempre i et manté enganxat a cada pàgina.»Juan Gómez Jurado, ABC
Les Écossais: The Pioneer Scots of Lower Canada, 1763-1855
by Lucille H. CampeyThis is the first fully documented account, produced in modern times, of the migration of Scots to Lower Canada. Scots were in the forefront of the early influx of British settlers, which began in the late eighteenth century. John Nairne and Malcolm Fraser were two of the first Highlanders to make their mark on the province, arriving at La Malbaie soon after the Treaty of Paris in 1763. By the early 1800s many Scottish settlements had been formed along the north side of the Ottawa River, in the Chateauguay Valley to the southwest of Montreal, and in the Gaspe region. Then, as economic conditions in the Highlands and Islands deteriorated by the late 1820s, large numbers of Hebridean crofters settled in the Eastern Townships. The first group came from Arran and the later arrivals from Lewis. Les Ecossais were proud of their Scottish traditions and customs, those living reminders of the old country which had been left behind. In the end they became assimilated into Quebec’s French-speaking society, but along the way they had a huge impact on the province’s early development. How were les Ecossais regarded by their French neighbours? Were they successful pioneers? In her book, Lucille H. Campey assesses their impact as she unravels their story. Drawing from a wide range of fascinating sources, she considers the process of settlement and the harsh realities of life in the New World. She explains how Quebec province came to acquire its distinctive Scottish communities and offers new insights on their experiences and achievements.
Les énigmes du destin
by Olga KryuchkovaLa description du livre La jeune fille Sonietchka Biroeva devine pour Noël. Dans le miroir se reflète le vague visage de son futur époux. Cependant, la fille voit que son promis est borgne, son visage est couvert par un bandage noir. Le temps passe et Sonia atteint seize ans et donc son premier bal chez la comtesse Preobrajenskaïa est à venir. Au bal Sonia rencontre un certain baron von Ounguer. À sa grande surprise, l'œil du baron est caché derrière un bandage noir, ce qui rend la fille vraiment inquiète. En outre, son cousin pour lequel elle nourrit des sentiments d’affection est en retard pour le bal sans avoir aucune excuse. Entretemps, Lisa fait connaissance au bal avec un officier de marine, monsieur Nijegorodskii. L’officier de marine avait perdu son œil lors d’une des expéditions. Après quelques jours monsieur Nijegorodskii apparaît dans la maison des Biroev. Il est sérieusement déterminé à propos de Lisa. Bientôt von Ounguer aussi le joint. Malheureusement, Sergueï Voronov ne peut pas consacrer du temps à Sonia et à la famille Biroev, car il se prépare pour la démonstration militaire. À sa place il envoie son ami, un lieutenant portant le nom italien Guardi, avec une lettre. Namedni Guardi se retrouva dans un combat et son œil droit était « décoré » par un bleu lourd qu’il avait donc recouvert par un bandage noir. En bref, dans le salon des Biroev se sont réunis trois hommes borgnes et deux charmantes demoiselles... Comment va finir cette rencontre ? Puisque Sonietchka est convaincue qu’elle va absolument épouser un homme borgne.
Lesbian Decadence: Representations in Art and Literature of Fin-de-Siècle France
by Nicole AlbertIn 1857 the French poet Charles Baudelaire, who was fascinated by lesbianism, created a scandal with Les Fleurs du Mal [The Flowers of Evil]. This collection was originally entitled "The Lesbians" and described women as "femmes damnées," with "disordered souls" suffering in a hypocritical world. Then twenty years later, lesbians in Paris dared to flaunt themselves in that extraordinarily creative period at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries which became known as the Belle Époque. Lesbian Decadence, now available in English for the first time, provides a new analysis and synthesis of the depiction of lesbianism as a social phenomenon and a symptom of social malaise as well as a fantasy in that most vibrant place and period in history. In this newly translated work, praised by leading critics as "authoritative," "stunning," and "a marvel of elegance and erudition," Nicole G. Albert analyzes and synthesizes an engagingly rich sweep of historical representations of the lesbian mystique in art and literature. Albert contrasts these visions to moralists' abrupt condemnations of "the lesbian vice," as well as the newly emerging psychiatric establishment's medical fury and their obsession on cataloging and classifying symptoms of "inversion" or "perversion" in order to cure these "unbalanced creatures of love."Lesbian Decadence combines literary, artistic, and historical analysis of sources from the mainstream to the rare, from scholarly studies to popular culture. The English translation provides a core reference/text for those interested in the Decadent movement, in literary history, in French history and social history. It is well suited for courses in gender studies, women's studies, LGBT history, and lesbianism in literature, history, and art.
Lesbian Scandal and the Culture of Modernism
by Jodie MeddBefore lesbianism became a specific identity category in the West, its mere suggestion functioned as a powerful source of scandal in early twentieth-century British and Anglo-American culture. Reconsidering notions of the 'invisible' or 'apparitional' lesbian, Jodie Medd argues that lesbianism's representational instability, and the scandals it generated, rendered it an influential force within modern politics, law, art and the literature of modernist writers like James Joyce, Ezra Pound and Virginia Woolf. Medd's analysis draws on legal proceedings and parliamentary debates as well as crises within modern literary production - patronage relations, literary obscenity and cultural authority - to reveal how lesbian suggestion forced modern political, cultural and literary institutions to negotiate their own identities, ideals and limits. Medd's text will be of great interest to scholars and graduate students in gender and women's studies, modernist literary studies and English literature.
Lesbianism and the Criminal Law: Three Centuries of Legal Regulation in England and Wales
by Caroline DerryThis book offers a comprehensive examination of the ways in which the criminal justice system of England and Wales has regulated, and failed or refused to regulate, lesbianism. It identifies the overarching approach as one of silencing: lesbianism has not only been ignored or regarded as unimaginable, but was deliberately excluded from legal discourses. A series of case studies ranging from 1746 to 2013 from parliamentary debates to individual prosecutions shed light on the complex process of regulation through silencing. They illuminate its evolution over three centuries and explore when and why it has been breached. The answers Derry uncovers can be fully understood only in the context of surrounding social and legal developments which are also considered. Lesbianism and the Criminal Law makes an important contribution to the growing bodies of literature on feminism, sexuality and the law and the legal history of sexual offences.
Lesbians in Early Modern Spain
by Sherry VelascoIn this first in-depth study of female homosexuality in the Spanish Empire for the period from 1500 to 1800, Velasco presents a multitude of riveting examples that reveal widespread contemporary interest in women's intimate relations with other women. Her sources include literary and historical texts featuring female homoeroticism, tracts on convent life, medical treatises, civil and Inquisitional cases, and dramas. She has also uncovered many revealing illustrations from the period. The women in these accounts, stories, and cases range from internationally famous transgendered celebrities to lesbian criminals, from those suspected of "special friendships" in the convent to ordinary villagers. Velasco argues that the diverse and recurrent representations of lesbian desire provide compelling evidence of how different groups perceived intimacy between women as more than just specific sex acts. At times these narratives describe complex personal relationships and occasionally characterize these women as being of a certain "type," suggesting an early modern precursor to what would later be recognized as divergent lesbian, bisexual, and transgender identities.
Lesotho 1970: An African Coup under the Microscope (Perspectives on Southern Africa #5)
by B.M. KhaketlaThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1972.
Less Oil or More Caskets: The National Security Argument for Moving Away From Oil
by Gregory A. BallardEvery day, millions of Americans get behind the wheels of their car, peacefully unaware of where the gas that powers their vehicle originates. Only transportation and industrial uses consume significant quantities of oil in the United States, with transportation by far the dominant user. Electric power generated by oil is virtually nonexistent, while residential and commercial heating uses for oil continue to fall. In Less Oil or More Caskets: The National Security Argument for Moving Away From Oil, Greg Ballard profiles the history of US troops in the Middle East the last forty plus years and the impact the oil industry has had on our international politics. More than a recap, Ballard makes a call to action for American politicians and citizens to change their ideas about transportation in America. By changing the fuel in our vehicles and embracing new technologies in transportation, he argues that within two decades our nation and the world could be on the path to freedom from the current dependence on oil-rich nations. This would preclude the United States from having to send troops overseas to protect the supply of oil for the entire world, saving both dollars and lives. .
Less Oil or More Caskets: The National Security Argument for Moving Away from Oil
by Gregory A. BallardThe former Marine and Indianapolis mayor issues &“a call to action to shift from gasoline to electricity in transportation&” to transform our foreign policy (Hoosier History Live). Every day, millions of Americans get behind the wheels of their car, peacefully unaware of where the gas that powers their vehicle originates. Only transportation and industrial uses consume significant quantities of oil in the United States, with transportation by far the dominant user. Electric power generated by oil is virtually nonexistent, while residential and commercial heating uses for oil continue to fall. In Less Oil or More Caskets, Greg Ballard profiles the history of US troops in the Middle East the last forty plus years and the impact the oil industry has had on our international politics. More than a recap, Ballard makes a call to action for American politicians and citizens to change their ideas about transportation in America. By changing the fuel in our vehicles and embracing new technologies in transportation, he argues that within two decades our nation and the world could be on the path to freedom from the current dependence on oil-rich nations. This would preclude the United States from having to send troops overseas to protect the supply of oil for the entire world, saving both dollars and lives. &“Ballard is still proud of his initiatives to reduce the city&’s reliance on gasoline and has transformed that zeal into a national policy. His book emphasizes his hopes to bring the troops home by cutting funds that go to terrorism.&”—The Herald Bulletin &“An important, admonitory argument and appeal that will reward determined readers with open minds.&”—Kirkus Reviews
Less Rightly Said
by Antonia SzabariWell-known scholars and poets living in sixteenth-century France, including Erasmus, Ronsard, Calvin, and Rabelais, promoted elite satire that "corrected vices" but "spared the person"--yet this period, torn apart by religious differences, also saw the rise of a much cruder, personal satire that aimed at converting readers to its ideological, religious, and, increasingly, political ideas. By focusing on popular pamphlets along with more canonical works, Less Rightly Said shows that the satirists did not simply renounce the moral ideal of elite, humanist scholarship but rather transmitted and manipulated that scholarship according to their ideological needs. Szabari identifies the emergence of a political genre that provides us with a more thorough understanding of the culture of printing and reading, of the political function of invectives, and of the general role of dissensus in early modern French society.
Less Than a Gentleman
by Kerrelyn SparksIn this never-before-published historical romance, New York Times bestselling author Kerrelyn Sparks returns to the 18th century, where the fight for freedom is as dangerous as the fight for love. Between searching for the missing Munro sisters and South Carolina being all but lost to the British, Captain Matthais Thomas has more important things to worry about than finding a bride. But his mother has other ideas. When Matthais finds a beautiful woman in his bed who claims to be his betrothed, he is suspicious of her identity . . . and determined to discover the truth. Caroline Munro had few options. The British burned down her home, and now, traveling with her very pregnant sister, Caroline is pretending to be someone shes not so they can have a safe place to rest. But she didnt count on a matchmaking matron or her rogue of a son . . . and certainly never dreamed she would fall in love with a spy.
Less is Better: Nuclear Restraint at Low Numbers (Whitehall Papers)
by Malcolm ChalmersDespite the rise of ‘new’ security threats like terrorism, cyber-war and piracy, the terrible destructive power of nuclear weapons still hangs over the world. Discussion on further strategic nuclear arms reduction has tended to be dominated by the analysis of possible trade-offs between the US and Russia. But as the prospect of further cuts below ‘New START’ levels is contemplated, increasing attention needs to be paid to the possible shape of a new, multi-power approach to nuclear restraint. While restraint at low numbers goes with the grain of thinking in most nuclear states, correct sequencing will be vital. Using the New START framework, attention could initially be focused on incremental decreases in US and Russian stocks of the most dangerous weapons. Thereafter, the other nuclear powers would need to take steps to limit the size and capabilities of their own arsenals in a process of mutual reductions. If successful, the benefits would be wide ranging: successful restraint amongst existing nuclear-armed states could engender trust, as well as provide mechanisms for reducing the risks of rapid escalation in the event of limited conflict. Less is Better considers the various challenges and opportunities for ensuring restraint at low numbers in today’s complicated web of bilateral nuclear relationships and in the context of the debate on ‘Global Zero’.
Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World
by Jason Hickel'A powerfully disruptive book for disrupted times ... If you're looking for transformative ideas, this book is for you.' KATE RAWORTH, economist and author of Doughnut EconomicsA Financial Times Book of the Year______________________________________Our planet is in trouble. But how can we reverse the current crisis and create a sustainable future? The answer is: DEGROWTH.Less is More is the wake-up call we need. By shining a light on ecological breakdown and the system that's causing it, Hickel shows how we can bring our economy back into balance with the living world and build a thriving society for all. This is our chance to change course, but we must act now.______________________________________'A masterpiece... Less is More covers centuries and continents, spans academic disciplines, and connects contemporary and ancient events in a way which cannot be put down until it's finished.' DANNY DORLING, Professor of Geography, University of Oxford'Jason is able to personalise the global and swarm the mind in the way that insects used to in abundance but soon shan't unless we are able to heed his beautifully rendered warning.' RUSSELL BRAND'Jason Hickel shows that recovering the commons and decolonizing nature, cultures, and humanity are necessary conditions for hope of a common future in our common home.' VANDANA SHIVA, author of Making Peace With the Earth'This is a book we have all been waiting for. Jason Hickel dispels ecomodernist fantasies of "green growth". Only degrowth can avoid climate breakdown. The facts are indisputable and they are in this book.' GIORGIS KALLIS, author of Degrowth'Capitalism has robbed us of our ability to even imagine something different; Less is More gives us the ability to not only dream of another world, but also the tools by which we can make that vision real.' ASAD REHMAN, director of War on Want'One of the most important books I have read ... does something extremely rare: it outlines a clear path to a sustainable future for all.' RAOUL MARTINEZ, author of Creating Freedom'Jason Hickel takes us on a profound journey through the last 500 years of capitalism and into the current crisis of ecological collapse. Less is More is required reading for anyone interested in what it means to live in the Anthropocene, and what we can do about it.' ALNOOR LADHA, co-founder of The Rules'Excellent analysis...This book explores not only the systemic flaws but the deeply cultural beliefs that need to be uprooted and replaced.' ADELE WALTON
Lesser Hippias
by PlatoPlato studied under Socrates and was Aristotle's teacher. Together these three Greeks developed the basis of philosophical thinking for the entire Western world. Plato was also a writer, mathematician, and founder of the Academy in Athens, which was the first university in Europe. Lesser Hippias is also known as Hippias Minor. This is thought to be one of Plato's earlier works in which Socrates matches wits with the literary critic Hippias. From Wikipedia " Hippias believes that Homer can be taken at face value, and that Achilles may be believed when he says he hates liars. Socrates argues that Achilles is a cunning liar who throws people off the scent of his own deceptions, and that cunning liars are actually the "best" liars. Socrates proposes, possibly for the sheer dialectical fun of it, that it is better to do evil voluntarily than involuntarily. His case rests largely on the analogy with athletic skills, such as running and wrestling. He says that runner or wrestler who deliberately sandbags is better than the one who plods along because he can do no better. "
Lesser Living Creatures of the Renaissance: Volume 1, Insects (Animalibus)
by Keith Botelho and Joseph CampanaLesser Living Creatures examines literary and cultural texts from early modern England in order to understand how people in that era thought about—and with—insect and arachnid life. Designed for the classroom, the book comprises two volumes—Insects and Concepts—that can be used together or independently. Each addresses the collaborative, multigenerational research that produced early modern natural history and provides new insights into the old question of what it means to be human in a world populated by beasts large and small.Volume 1, Insects, examines how insects burrowed into the literal and symbolic economies of the era. The contributors consider diminutive creatures—such as bees and beetles, flies and fleas, silkworms and spiders—and their depictions in plays, poetry, fables, natural histories, and more. In doing so, they illuminate how early modern science and literature worked as intersecting systems of knowledge production about the natural world and show definitively how insect life was, and remains, intimately entangled with human life.In addition to the editors, contributors to this volume include Chris Barrett, Roya Biggie, Bruce Boehrer, Gary Bouchard, Dan Brayton, Eric Brown, Mary Baine Campbell, Perry Guevara, Shannon Kelley, Emily King, Karen Raber, Kathryn Vomero Santos, Donovan Sherman, and Steven Swarbrick.
Lesser Living Creatures of the Renaissance: Volume 2, Concepts (Animalibus)
by Keith Botelho and Joseph CampanaLesser Living Creatures examines literary and cultural texts from early modern England in order to understand how people in that era thought about—and with—insect and arachnid life. The conversations in this two-volume set address the collaborative, multigenerational research that produced early modern natural history and provide new insights into the old question of what it means to be human in a world populated by beasts large and small.Volume 2, Concepts, explores ideas that cut across species, insect and otherwise, both building on and invigorating critical vocabularies developed over nearly two decades of early modern animal studies. The contributors explore topics such as the medical and culinary consumption of insects; extermination campaigns; the auditory and emotive effects of a swarm; insects and politics; and notions of infestation, stinging, and creeping. Throughout, they illuminate how early modern science and literature worked as intersecting systems of knowledge production about the natural world and show definitively how insect life was, and remains, intimately entangled with human life.In addition to the editors, contributors to this volume include Lucinda Cole, Frances E. Dolan, Lowell Duckert, Andrew Fleck, Rebecca Laroche, Jennifer Munroe, Amy L. Tigner, Jessica Lynn Wolfe, Derek Woods, and Julian Yates.
Lessing: Eine Einführung in Werk und Deutung
by Benedikt JeßingGotthold Ephraim Lessing ist neben Schiller und Goethe der meistgelesene und -unterrichtete deutsche Dichter des 18. Jahrhunderts. Sein Werk, das v.a. mit dem Begriff des bürgerlichen Trauerspiels und dem Nathan verbunden ist, umfasst daneben Lustspiele, Fabeln und Lyrik und gilt als Höhepunkt der literarischen Aufklärung. Mindestens ebenso wichtig zum Verständnis seiner Schriften ist die Tradition der Empfindsamkeit, die er in seinen theoretischen Arbeiten und literarischen Werken fortführt. Der Band erschließt auf Basis einer knappen Erörterung der theoretischen Positionen die wichtigsten Werke Lessings in textnahen Lektüren.