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Lettres à deux mains: un amour de guerre
by Monsieur Jean-Louis GrosmaireAprès avoir lu les lettres que son grand-père écrivait à sa grand-mère durant la Première Guerre mondiale, Jean-Louis Grosmaire a décidé d'en faire un livre, un hommage à « ces hommes et ces femmes emportés dans les tourbillons belliqueux ». Dans ses lettres à la fois tendres et inquiètes, le paysan devenu caporal raconte les tranchées, les barbelés, les obus, le froid et la peur. Il écrit aussi son amour à sa jeune épouse, enceinte d'un deuxième enfant. Certaines lettres, celles qui sont datées, sont authentiques. Les autres sont le fruit de l'imagination de l'écrivain.
Rouge Memoire: Poesie
by Huguette BertrandENTRE NOUS<P> C'est entre vous et moi que ça se passe<P> entre nos apparences<P> qui ont l'air de dire que nous ne sommes pas là<P> corps défaits par l'haleine chaude de la nuit<P> et les jeux bêtes<P> dormeurs éveillés par un baiser de cheval<P> le hasard prend forme<P> Les jeunes lampes<P> sont des fontaines domptéees<P> par les yeux qui passent
Le Le Livre d'Urantia
by Urantia FoundationVous avez découvert le chef d'œuvre littéraire répondant aux questions concernant Dieu, la vie dans l'univers habité, l'histoire, le futur de ce monde et la vie de Jésus. Le Livre d'Urantia harmonise histoire, science et religion en une philosophie de vie pleine d'espérance et de sens nouveau. Vous cherchez des réponses, lisez le Livre d'Urantia !Le monde a besoin de nouvelles vérités spirituelles, amenant l'homme et la femme modernes à une relation personnelle avec Dieu. Bâtissant sur l'héritage des religions, le livre dévoile une destinée éternelle pour l'humanité, la foi vivante étant la clé du progrès spirituel personnel et de la survie éternelle. Ces enseignements offrent de nouvelles vérités pouvant élever et faire avancer la pensée et la croyance humaines pendant les prochains 1000 ans.Un tiers du Livre d'Urantia est l'histoire stimulante de la vie de Jésus et une révélation de ses enseignements originaux. Ce récit panoramique décrit la naissance, l'enfance, l'adolescence, les voyages et aventures de sa vie d'adulte, le ministère public, la crucifixion et ses19 apparitions de résurrection. Jésus n'est plus le personnage principal du Christianisme mais un guide pour les chercheurs, de toutes religions et de tous milieux.
Candide: A Dual-Language Book (Dover Dual Language French)
by VoltaireEvergreen in its appeal, Candide makes us laugh at human folly and marvel at our reluctance to face reality and the truth. Voltaire's brilliant satire, first published in Paris in 1759, is relentless and unsparing. Virtue and vice, religion and romance, philosophy and science — all are fair game. Through the adventures of young Candide, his love Cunégonde, and his mentor Dr. Pangloss, we experience life's most crushing misfortunes. And we see the redeeming wisdom those misfortunes can bring — all the while enjoying Voltaire's witty burlesque of human excess. In this unique volume, readers who wish to follow every nuance of Voltaire's classic tale in the original French can do so with the aid of a new and exacting English translation on facing pages. Shane Weller's critical introduction illuminates the satire of Candide and the reasons for its enduring appeal.
The Pasteurization of France
by Bruno LatourWhat can one man accomplish, even a great man and brilliant scientist? Although every town in France has a street named for Louis Pasteur, was he alone able to stop people from spitting, persuade them to dig drains, influence them to undergo vaccination? Pasteur’s success depended upon a whole network of forces, including the public hygiene movement, the medical profession (both military physicians and private practitioners), and colonial interests. It is the operation of these forces, in combination with the talent of Pasteur, that Bruno Latour sets before us as a prime example of science in action. Latour argues that the triumph of the biologist and his methodology must be understood within the particular historical convergence of competing social forces and conflicting interests. Yet Pasteur was not the only scientist working on the relationships of microbes and disease. How was he able to galvanize the other forces to support his own research? Latour shows Pasteur’s efforts to win over the French public—the farmers, industrialists, politicians, and much of the scientific establishment. Instead of reducing science to a given social environment, Latour tries to show the simultaneous building of a society and its scientific facts. The first section of the book, which retells the story of Pasteur, is a vivid description of an approach to science whose theoretical implications go far beyond a particular case study. In the second part of the book, “Irreductions,” Latour sets out his notion of the dynamics of conflict and interaction, of the “relation of forces.” Latour’s method of analysis cuts across and through the boundaries of the established disciplines of sociology, history, and the philosophy of science, to reveal how it is possible not to make the distinction between reason and force. Instead of leading to sociological reductionism, this method leads to an unexpected irreductionism.
Economic Normalization With Cuba: A Roadmap For Us Policymakers
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer Barbara KotschwarGary Clyde Hufbauer, Reginald Jones Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics since 1992, was the Maurice Creenberg Chair and Director of Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations [1996-98), the Marcus Wallenberg Professor of International Finance Diplomacy at Georgetown University (1985-92), senior fellow at the Institute (1981-85), deputy director of the International Law Institute at Georgetown University 0979-81), deputy assistant secretary for international trade and investment policy of the US Treasury (1977-79), and director of the international tax staff at the Treasury (1974-76). Among his numerous coauthored books are Local Content Requirements: A Global Problem (2013), The United States Should Establish Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Russia (2012), Figuring Out the Doha Round [2010], and Economic Sanctions Reconsidered, 3rd edition (2007). Book jacket.
Haïti 7 février 1986 - 7 février 2015: Vingt-neuf Ans D'echec Democratique
by Esau Jean-Baptiste<p>Au départ du Président á vie Jean-Claude Duvalier le 7 février 1986, le peuple avait eu confiance dans le processus de transition démocratique en Haïti. Or, vingt-neuf ans après, la déception est donc énorme. Force est de constater que le pays reste à la case de départ. La démocratie continue encore à chercher sa voie en Haïti. Est-ce la transition continue qui fait d’Haïti un ?tat en faillite ou son État de défaillance qui permet à cette transition de n’en plus finir ?</p><p>La transition démocratique de l’après 1986 a donné suite à une série de gouvernements éphémères, de coups d’état, d’assassinats politiques, des forces d’intervention étrangères et, des élections controversées. De ces élections sont issus des élus à tous les niveaux de la vie politique qui, malheureusement, n’ont apporté aucun soulagement aux maux qui rongent le pays, si ce n’est des opportunistes et des avares du pouvoir.</p><p>Ainsi, les différents gouvernements qui se sont succedés de 1986 á 2015 ont tous, piteusement, échoués. Ils le sont du fait qu’ils sont incapable de comprendre que le soulèvement qui a conduit au départ du dictateur le 7 février 1986 était beaucoup plus profond qu’un simple changement de gouvernement. Dans leurs revendications, les masses défavorisées étaient dans les rues pour réclamer d’un leader moderne, avec de grandes visions, un nouveau contrat social. En un mot, le peuple se voulait d’un leader capable de comprendre leurs aspirations politiques, économiques et sociales. Alors que aujourd’hui encore « la plus grande confusion perdure et les problèmes d’Haïti deviennent plus complexes et plus difficiles que lors du départ de Jean-Claude Duvalier ».</p>
Correspondance générale d'Helvétius, Volume III: 1761-1774 / Lettres 465-720
by David Smith Alan Dainard Claude Adrien Helvétius Jean Orsoni Peter Allan Marie-Thérèse InguenaudThe first two volumes of the Correspondance générale d'Helvétius inspired international acclaim. Now the third volume offers us further insight into a variety of aspects of life in eighteenth-century France.Claude-Adrian Helvétius (1715-71) was a wealthy and high-ranking member of French society. He was acquainted with the leading political and social figures of his time and, through family, with the court and government which he occasionally served in a diplomatic capacity. Philosopher, encyclopedist, and author of the explosive De l'Esprit, he and his wife, Anne Catherine de Ligneville, corresponded with the great and influential throughout Europe.The letters in this volume were written between 1761 and 1774, a period in which Helvétius enjoyed the fruits of his fame, travelled to England (1764) and Prussia (1765), and produced two books, Le Bonheur and De l'homme, which were published after his death.
Mozart Violin Sonatas (Complete Mozart Edition)
by Alec Hyatt King Jean-Victor Hocquard Uwe Jüttner Carlo VitaliThis is the text of the 82-page Compact Disc booklet which accompanies the Mozart Violin Sonatas volume of the Philips Complete Mozart Edition. It begins with a complete table of contents listing all the sonatas and tracks and is followed by essays in English, German, French and Italian discussing the works. The essay in English, German, and Italian is authored by Alec Hyatt King. The essay in French is by Jean-Victor Hocquard. The booklet is appropriately indexed for DAISY navigation. This lovely music is available on disc from many artists and is also available on Apple Music, YouTube, Spotify, and other digital music services. Whether you are a CD collector, a listener on a digital service or a performer, this booklet will help you gain a greater understanding and appreciation of this music.
Finances & Développement
by International Monetary FundA report from the International Monetary Fund.
French Stories/Contes Francais: A Dual-Language Book (Dover Dual Language French)
by Wallace Fowlie"The selections are good and the translations are excellent."-Germaine Brée, New York UniversityDrawn from two centuries of French literature, these superb selections by ten great writers span a wide variety of styles, philosophies, and literary creeds. The stories reflect not only the beliefs of various literary schools, but the preoccupations of French civilization, at the various times of their composition, with the metaphysical and psychological problems of man. Contents include Micromégas (Voltaire), La Messe de l'Athée (Honoré de Balzac), La Légende de Saint Julien l'Hospitalier (Gustave Flaubert), Le Spleen de Paris (Charles Baudelaire), Menuet (Guy de Maupassant), Mort de Judas (Paul Claudel), Le Retour de l'Enfant Prodigue (André Gide), Grand-Lebrun (François Mauriac), Le Passe-Muraille (Marcel Aymé), and L'Hôte (Albert Camus). Students of French, or those who wish to refresh their knowledge of the language, will welcome this treasury of masterly fiction. The selections are arranged chronologically, allowing the reader to witness the development of French literary art -- from Voltaire to Camus. Excellent English translations appear on pages facing the Original French. Also included are a French-English vocabulary list, textural notes, and exercises.
Les followers de Megan: Un guide spirituel, une tigresse fantôme et une mère effrayante! (La série Megan #5)
by Owen JonesLes followers de Megan Un guide spirituel, une tigresse fantôme et une mère effrayante! Megan est une fille de 13 ans avec des pouvoirs surnaturels. Certains d’entre eux ne sont encore que partiellement développés et d’autres fonctionnent, mais elle ne sait pas comment les utiliser pour le moment. Ses plus gros problèmes du moment sont, d’une part, de trouver un professeur qui peut lui montrer comment les utiliser proprement, et d’autre part, elle ne connaît personne qui connaisse quoi que ce soit par rapport aux pouvoirs surnaturels. En fait, sa mère est violemment contre le surnaturel, comme c’était le cas de sa mère avec elle-même. Les seules personnes qui semblent partantes pour l’aider sont mortes, même si cela ne fait aucune différence pour Megan. Elle accueille leur aide à bras ouverts. Les followers de Megan fait référence à ses abonnés sur Internet. Depuis qu’elle a tout juste 13 ans, ses parents et les sites multimédias lui permettent désormais d’utiliser ces derniers. Alors, elle s’ouvre des comptes sur Twitter, Facebook et LinkedIn. Wacinhinsha lui enseigne la communication et la façon dont cela peut être perçu par un guide spirituel.
Tableau d'avancement: Petite ethnographie interprétative d'un certain Canada français (Collection Gouvernance)
by Gilles PaquetCe tableau d’avancement examine le Canada français de la dernière moitié du XXe siècle et propose quelques repères utiles, souligne certains enlisements, avancées et retards, et cherche à comprendre son évolution malaisée à travers trois grandes perspectives : celle de chefs politiques qui l’ont orienté, celle d’intellectuels influents qui l’ont interprété, et celle de certaines institutions qui en ont révélé la dynamique. Le fil rouge qui lie ces vignettes et sert de fil conducteur est l’ombre de la Révolution tranquille qui a brouillé la vue de bien des observateurs. L’auteur est d’accord avec Gilles Vigneault quand il dit « Nous avons mal regardé. Nous avons mal écouté ». Il propose ici une autre manière de voir, une autre forme d’écoute. Publié en français
Correspondance générale d'Helvétius, Volume II: 1757-1760 / Lettres 250-464
by David Smith Claude Adrien Helvétius Jean Orsoni Peter Allan Allan DainardThis second volume of the Correspondance générale d'Helvétius covers the period of the publication and reception of Helvétius' controversial first work, De l'Esprit (1758). It begins with a letter of January 1757, in which Helvétius recounts the attempt by Damiens on the life of Louis XV, and ends in December 1760 when the author, having been attacked on the stage of the Théatre-Francais but eulogized in foreign journals, is contemplating voluntary exile. In the meantime De l'Esprit provoked an uprecedented outcry from the court and from the religious and civil authorities. Denigrated as the epitome of all dangerous philosophic trends of the age, condemned as atheistic, materialistic, sacriligious, immoral, and subversive, it enjoyed an immense succes de scandale. Rather than examining the puzzles and paradoxes which surround the affaire de l'Esprit, this volume presents the documents upon which solutions may be based. Helvétius' own letters, often written hastily, under stress, and in fear they might be opened by the Cabinet noir, are less revealing than the letters between other protagonists in the affaire: the Cardinal de Bernis and the Duke de Choiseul, Jean-Omer Joly de Fleury, Malesherbes, Saint-Florentin, Tercier, and Louis xv himself. It is these letters, together with the appendixes containing edicts, retractions, an condemnations that shed new light not only on the development of the affaire but also on the complex workings of the ancien regime
Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste (Routledge Classics Ser.)
by Pierre BourdieuNo judgment of taste is innocent. In a word, we are all snobs. Pierre Bourdieu brilliantly illuminates this situation of the middle class in the modern world. France’s leading sociologist focuses here on the French bourgeoisie, its tastes and preferences. Distinction is at once a vast ethnography of contemporary France and a dissection of the bourgeois mind. In the course of everyday life people constantly choose between what they find aesthetically pleasing and what they consider tacky, merely trendy, or ugly. Bourdieu bases his study on surveys that took into account the multitude of social factors that play a part in a French person’s choice of clothing, furniture, leisure activities, dinner menus for guests, and many other matters of taste. What emerges from his analysis is that social snobbery is everywhere in the bourgeois world. The different aesthetic choices people make are all distinctions—that is, choices made in opposition to those made by other classes. Taste is not pure. Bourdieu finds a world of social meaning in the decision to order bouillabaisse, in our contemporary cult of thinness, in the “California sports” such as jogging and cross-country skiing. The social world, he argues, functions simultaneously as a system of power relations and as a symbolic system in which minute distinctions of taste become the basis for social judgment. The topic of Bourdieu’s book is a fascinating one: the strategies of social pretension are always curiously engaging. But the book is more than fascinating. It is a major contribution to current debates on the theory of culture and a challenge to the major theoretical schools in contemporary sociology.
Time and Narrative, Volume 1
by Paul Ricoeur David Pellauer Kathleen MclaughlinTime and Narrative builds on Paul Ricoeur's earlier analysis, in The Rule of Metaphor, of semantic innovation at the level of the sentence. Ricoeur here examines the creation of meaning at the textual level, with narrative rather than metaphor as the ruling concern. Ricoeur finds a "healthy circle" between time and narrative: time is humanized to the extent that it portrays temporal experience. Ricoeur proposes a theoretical model of this circle using Augustine's theory of time and Aristotle's theory of plot and, further, develops an original thesis of the mimetic function of narrative. He concludes with a comprehensive survey and critique of modern discussions of historical knowledge, understanding, and writing from Aron and Mandelbaum in the late 1930s to the work of the Annales school and that of Anglophone philosophers of history of the 1960s and 1970s. "This work, in my view, puts the whole problem of narrative, not to mention philosophy of history, on a new and higher plane of discussion."--Hayden White, History and Theory "Superb. . . . A fine point of entrance into the work of one of the eminent thinkers of the present intellectual age."--Joseph R. Gusfield, Contemporary Sociology
Time and Narrative, Volume 1 (Time and Narrative)
by Paul Ricoeur David Pellauer Kathleen McLaughlinTime and Narrative builds on Paul Ricoeur's earlier analysis, in The Rule of Metaphor, of semantic innovation at the level of the sentence. Ricoeur here examines the creation of meaning at the textual level, with narrative rather than metaphor as the ruling concern. Ricoeur finds a "healthy circle" between time and narrative: time is humanized to the extent that it portrays temporal experience. Ricoeur proposes a theoretical model of this circle using Augustine's theory of time and Aristotle's theory of plot and, further, develops an original thesis of the mimetic function of narrative. He concludes with a comprehensive survey and critique of modern discussions of historical knowledge, understanding, and writing from Aron and Mandelbaum in the late 1930s to the work of the Annales school and that of Anglophone philosophers of history of the 1960s and 1970s. "This work, in my view, puts the whole problem of narrative, not to mention philosophy of history, on a new and higher plane of discussion."—Hayden White, History and Theory "Superb. . . . A fine point of entrance into the work of one of the eminent thinkers of the present intellectual age."—Joseph R. Gusfield, Contemporary Sociology
Cahier de retour au pays natal
by Aimé CésaireLe poème « Cahier d’un retour au pays natal » est un texte d’une quarantaine de pages rédigé en vers libres. Le « Cahier d’un retour au pays natal » est celui du retour à la Martinique, qui s’accompagne de la prise de conscience de la condition inégalitaire des Noirs. Il représente une dénonciation forte du racisme et du colonialisme.
La princesse Yennenga et autres histoires
by Roger Bila KaboreFidèle à la tradition orale du pays Mossi, Roger Bila Kaboré s'inspire des contes de l'Ouest africain pour mêler avec talent poésie et récits d'aventure. Belle amazone au grand cœur, la princesse, Yennega saura-t-elle honorer son père le Roi Soleil ? Mamadou parviendra-t-il à arracher sa bien-aimée des griffes du Maire de la Grande Clairière ? Comment le Prince Diabo Lampo pourra-t-il délivrer son village de la malédiction qui le frappe ? Les trois frères trouveront-ils la solution à leur énigme auprès de l'Imam Boubacar ?
A Bibliography of Higher Education in Canada Supplement 1981 / Bibliographie de l'enseignement supérieur au Canada Supplément 198
by Hugh Smith Robin Harris Marcel De Grandpre Hazel RobertsThe 1981 Supplement adds more than 3000 entries to the approximately 10,500 listed in the original volume and in the 1965 and 1971 Supplements. Like its predecessors, this volume provides a full list of the secondary sources related to Canadian higher education – books, articles, theses ,dissertations, and reports published from 1971 to 1980. The reporting, arrangement of entries, and overall organization of the material remains the same as in the 1971 Supplement.
Correspondance générale d'Helvétius, Volume I: 1737-1756 / Lettres 1-249
by David Smith Alan Dainard Claude Adrien Helvétius Jean Orsoni Peter AllanThis volume is the first of three in a complete critical edition of the letters of Claude-Adrien Helvétius (1715-71) and his wife, née Anne Catherine de Liginville (1722-1800). Though rank and wealth, Helvétius was acquainted with the leading political and social figures of his time, and, through family, with court and government which he occasionally served in a diplomatic capacity. Philosopher and author of the explosive De l'esprit, Helvétius corresponded with the great and the influential throughout Europe. His letters, and those of Mme Helvétius, provide insights into, and new information about, their lives and the political, social, and intellectual history of the eighteenth century. Volume I contains almost 250 letters written by or to Helvétius or his wife. Of these, the largest collections are those from Helvétius to Mme Helvétius, made available by his descendants, and letters from the future Mmem Helvétius to her aunt, Mme de Graffigny, which are at Yale University. Letters to or from third parties are also included. Much of this correspondence has never before been published. Correspondance générale d'Helvétius is fascinating to read; it is indispensable for future study of Helvétius' life and work and of Mme Helvétius' influence on her husband his his circle. This volume has a preface by Comte Charles-Antoine d'Andlau, a descendant of Helvétius, and an introduction by the editors setting out their editorial and critical principles and system of annotation. (University of Toronto Romance Series 41)
Parlez-Vous Franglais?
by Miles KingtonLe Français, c’est difficile. Difficile? C’est impossible. C’est maddening. C’est une peine dans le neck. Mais le Franglais est une doddle…Welcome back to the absurd yet joyful world of Miles Kington's legendary Franglais guides! C’est une des grande mixtures de l’histoire, comme gin et tonique, oeuf et bacon, ou les deux Ronnies. Cette combinaison de Français et Anglais vous permet une expérience mind-blowing.MAINTENANT UNE SCRATCH ET SNIFF ÉDITION EBOOK SPECIALE! CHOIX DE TROIS FLAVOURS: GAULOISE/VINAIGRETTE/TARTE TATINSi vous comprenez le blurb, essayez l’interieur.Vous ne serez pas le loser.Miles Kington was one of Britain’s most renowned and best loved journalists. Born in County Down, he grew up in Wales and was educated in Scotland, which was all a big mistake as he was actually English. A presenter, playwright, polymath and wit, he wrote columns for The Times, the Independent, Punch and The Oldie. His other acclaimed titles include Someone Like Me, How Shall I Tell the Dog? and The Franglais Lieutenant's Woman.
Bibliographie de la Critique sur Émile Zola, 1864-1970
by David BaguleyZola scholars and those whose work in other fields--literary, historical, sociological, or artistic--brings them into contact with Zola and his works have long felt the need for a survey for the large corpus of writings on this important, widely read author. This bibliography provides just such a survey, admirably complete and intelligently organized. Aided in his research by several collaborators and by a number of libraries throughout the world, David Baguley has compiled some 8000 items covering the period from the first reviews of Zola's early works to 1970. Although his work does not pretend to be exhaustive, it contains extensive coverage of studies in English, German, Polish, and Spanish, as well as French, as essential items in many other languages. The entries are arranged chronologically by years and, within each year, alphabetically by author. An introduction outlines aims, principles, and uses. Researchers will also find helpful the list of unpublished theses on Zola from various countries, the index of authors' names and names appearing in titles and notes, and the index of themes. The latter uses the number assigned to each of the entries to facilitate speedy location of materials on particular topics--e.g. Germinal studies, Zola and the theatre, the Dreyfus case, and so on. Wherever appropriate, annotation has been provided that indicates the language, content, importance, and viewpoint of the items. This bibliography will be an indispensable reference guide for Zola scholarship.
Le Procès de l'Europe: Grandeur et misère de la culture européenne (Philosophica)
by Jean-François MattéiL’Europe se trouve aujourd’hui en position d’accusée, souvent par les Européens eux-mêmes, du fait de sa prétention à l’universalité, de sa supériorité proclamée et de son arrogance intellectuelle. Qu’elle n’ait pas toujours été fidèle à ses principes, lors de la colonisation des autres peuples, ne met pourtant pas en cause sa légitimité. La critique de l’Europe n’est en effet possible qu’à l’aide des normes juridiques et des principes éthiques qu’elle a diffusés auprès de tous les peuples pour connaître le monde plutôt que pour le juger.Levinas n’avait donc pas tort de louer «la générosité même de la pensée occidentale qui, apercevant l’homme abstrait dans les hommes, a proclamé la valeur absolue de la personne et a englobé dans le respect qu’elle lui porte jusqu’aux cultures où ces personnes se tiennent et où elles s’expriment.» Il faut en prendre son parti : il n’y a pas plus d’égalité des cultures que de relativisme des valeurs. On ne saurait faire le procès de l’universel sans faire appel à la culture qui a donné cet universel en partage aux autres cultures.