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Extraits
Pédagogie
Global Perspectives in Early Childhood Education
The idea for this book arose from presentations delivered at two conferences in Tartu and in Tallinn in Estonia. These conferences brought together many professionals and researchers working in early education, many from Europe, and also Australia and the USA. This book, written by 37 authors, consists of chapters about the development of early childhood education, children's developing skills and the early childhood curriculum, and about the role of early childhood teachers. Further topics are the role of parents in early childhood education, and the work with children with special needs in the preschool. The book will be of interest to those interested in early childhood practice and policy.
01/2011
Economie
Work Capacity Restraints in Tropical Agricultural Development
Starting from the frequent observation that the work capacity of a tropical rural population is rather restricted, the author examines whether this may be attributed to the immediate influence of the tropical climate and/or the state of health of the working population, and what influence work capacity restraints per worker have on agricultural development and planning.
12/1980
Contes et nouvelles
Le Chevalier, la Lance et le Dragon. The Knight, the Spear and the Dragon
"Et c'est quoi un chevalier ? Un chevalier est à la recherche de la magie. Un chevalier plonge dans les ombres pour chercher la lumière. Une fois qu'il l'a trouvée, il la répand". Auteur, photographe : à travers un style anticonformiste, toute la singularité de l'univers de Marc Kiska se déploie dans ce conte initiatique, publié en édition bilingue (français - anglais). _________________"And what is a knight ? A knight is in search of magic. A knight dives into the shadows to seek the light. Once he finds it, he spreads it. " Author, photographer : through an unconventional style, all the singularity of Marc Kiska's universe is deployed in this initiatory tale, published in a bilingual edition (French - English). Translated to English by Caroline Messersmith.
01/2022
Anglais apprentissage
LA VIERGE ET LE GITAN : THE VIRGIN AND THE GIPSY
When the vicar's wife went off with a young and penniless man the scandal knew no bounds. Her two little girls were only seven and nine years old respectively. And the vicar was such a good husband. True, his hair was grey. But his moustache was dark, he was handsome, and still full of furtive passion for his unrestrained and beautiful wife. Why did she go ? Why did she burst away with such an éclat of revulsion, like a touch of madness ? Nobody gave any answer. Only the pious said she was a bad woman. While some of the good women kept silent. They knew. The two little girls never knew. Wounded, they decided that it was because their mother found them negligible. The ill wind that blows nobody any good swept away the vicarage family on its blast. Then lo and behold ! the vicar, who was somewhat distinguished as an essayist and a controversialist, and whose case had aroused sympathy among the bookish men, received the living of Papplewick. The Lord had tempered the wind of misfortune with a rectorate in the north country. [...] "Lorsque la femme du pasteur s'enfuit avec un jeune homme sans le sou, le scandale ne connut pas de bornes. Ses deux fillettes n'avaient que sept et neuf ans respectivement. Et le pasteur était un si bon mari. Certes, il avait les cheveux gris, mais sa moustache était restée noire, il était bel homme et brûlait encore d'une passion furtive pour sa belle épouse immodeste. Pourquoi était-elle partie ? Pourquoi s'était-elle arrachée à lui, dans un tel éclat de dégoût, comme un grain de folie ? Personne n'apporta de réponse. Seules, les dévotes dirent que c'était une mauvaise femme. Cependant que certaines femmes de bien gardaient le silence. Elles comprenaient, elles. Les deux fillettes ne comprirent jamais. Blessées, elles jugèrent que c'était parce que leur mère les tenait pour quantité négligeable. Le vent du malheur qui est censé être bon à quelque chose balaya de son souffle les habitants de la cure. Puis, miracle, le pasteur, qui avait une certaine éminence comme essayiste et polémiste, et dont la situation avait su émouvoir certains intellectuels, fut nommé à la paroisse de Papplewick. Le Seigneur avait adouci l'ouragan du malheur par un bénéfice de recteur dans le nord du pays. " [...]
02/1993
Non classé
Exiles in Print
The book provides a complementary view of modernism by investigating Anglo-American little magazines published in Europe in the 1920s and 1930s. Addressing symbolic and practical aspects of physical location and international themes in the little reviews, it highlights the infrastructure of modernism – networks, finances and genealogies. The authors link activities, strategies and negotiations with the creation of modernism as we know it, as magazine editors are shown to be highly conscious of their role as canon-makers. In this rendition, modernism is intrinsically linked with its agents and practices and pushes the dividing lines between narrow elite culture and wider readerships, as well as between cosmopolites and tourists.
12/2015
Divers
The Wings of the Dove. Henry James, Edition 2021-2022
Traitant d'un des sujets 2021 et 2022 des agrégations externe et interne d'Anglais, cet ouvrage propose tout ce dont le candidat a besoin pour passer les épreuves. Comme tous les Clefs-concours de littérature anglophone, l'ouvrage est structuré en quatre parties : Repères : le contexte historique et littéraire ; Thématiques : comprendre les enjeux du programme ; Perspectives : ouvertures pour des pistes de réflexion ; Outils : pour retrouver rapidement une définition, une idée ou une référence.
02/2021
Accessoire de mode
The Adidas Archive. The Footwear Collection, Edition français-anglais-allemand
Il y a plus de 100 ans, les frères Dassler, Adolf ("Adi") et Rudolf Dassler créaient leur première paire de chaussures. Des centaines de modèles révolutionnaires, de moments épiques et de collaborations prestigieuses plus tard, ce livre présente un bilan en images des chaussures Adidas, à travers presque 200 modèles. Pour poursuivre leur développement et adapter ses produits aux besoins spécifiques des athlètes, Dassler leur a demandé de lui retourner leurs chaussures après les avoir utilisées, et toutes les chaussures ont finalement terminé dans son grenier (aujourd'hui encore, de nombreux athlètes retournent leurs chaussures à Adidas, en guise de remerciement après avoir gagné un titre ou battu un record). Cette collection constitue désormais les Adidas archive, l'une des plus grandes, si ce n'est la plus grande collection de tous les fabricants d'équipements de sport-que les photographes Christian Habermeier et Sebastian Jäger ont documenté dans les moindres détails pendant des années. Utilisant les meilleures techniques de reproduction, ces images révèlent les plus fins détails autant que les taches, les déchirures, les réparations, les traces d'herbe, les autographes estompés par le temps. Tout est là, immuable et photographié en très haute résolution-et, à travers les images, ce sont les histoires personnelles de chacune des personnes qui ont porté ces chaussures qui sont mises en lumière. On rencontre les chaussures portées par l'équipe de football d'Allemagne de l'Ouest durant la "miraculeuse" coupe du monde de 1954 et celles portées par Kathrine Switzer lors du marathon de Boston en 1967, avant que les femmes ne soient officiellement autorisées à y participer ; des collaborations avec des stars comme Madonna, Raf Simons, Stella McCartney ou Yohji Yamamoto ; de même que des techniques et matériaux innovants de la marque. Accompagnée de textes d'experts, chaque image nous explique le pourquoi et le comment, mais exprime aussi la puissance d'Adidas. Ce que l'on découvre va plus loin que le pur design-au final, ce sont juste des chaussures portées par ceux qui les ont aimées-, elles sont aussi les premiers témoins de nos sports, du design et de notre histoire culturelle, des débuts des frères Dassler et la création d'Adidas à nos jours. A propos de la collection TASCHEN fête ses 40 ans ? ! Depuis ses débuts en 1980 comme dénicheur de trésors culturels, TASCHEN a toujours été synonyme d'éditeur accessible permettant aux dévoreurs de livres du monde entier d'imaginer leur propre bibliothèque dédiée à l'art, à l'anthropologie et à l'érotisme pour un prix imbattable. Nous fêtons aujourd'hui 40 ans de livres incroyables en restant fidèles au credo de la maison. La collection 40th Anniversary Edition présente de nouvelles éditions de quelques-unes des stars de notre catalogue : plus compacte, à petit prix, mais toujours réalisée avec la même garantie d'une qualité irréprochable.
05/2023
Seinen/Homme
The Rising of the Shield Hero Tome 22 . Edition collector
Retrouvez The Rising of the Shield Hero dans une édition collector réalisée par Doki-Doki ! Un nouveau volet de l'épopée du héros au bouclier s'ouvre ! "Tu es de connivence avec la reine ? C'est le pompon, ça ! " Naofumi et ses alliés sont enfin parvenus à mettre définitivement Kyo hors d'état de nuire. Après cette victoire, c'est le moment de dire adieu à Kizuna et à regagner Melromarc. Le royaume de la reine Mirelia ainsi que ses voisins ont énormément souffert des dégâts causés par la tortue spirituelle. Bientôt, ils devront faire face à une nouvelle menace, car le phénix ne devrait pas tarder à se réveiller ! Pour être prêt à l'affronter et mieux repousser les vagues, Naofumi décide de rendre une petite visite au marchand d'esclaves local...
07/2023
Comics
The Little Book of the Hulk. Edition français-anglais-allemand
Bruce Banner ne peut rien contrôler quand il se change en incroyable, sauvage ou ravageur Hulk, pour le plus grand malheur de tous ceux qui lui barrent la route, en particulier s'ils ont de mauvaises intentions. Cet album s'engage dans le sillage dévastateur du titan au fil de 192 pages d'images emblématiques de Hulk appuyées par des textes de la légende des comics Roy Thomas, également auteur de 75 ans de Marvel. De l'âge d'or des comics à l'ère des blockbusters.
06/2018
Comics
The Wicked + The Divine Tome 2 : Fandemonium. Edition de luxe
Ce n'est pas parce que vous êtes immortel que vous vivrez pour toujours...
11/2017
Mondes fantastiques
The Nightshade Crown Tome 1 : The Foxglove King. Edition collector
Un royaume décadent inspiré d'une cour de Versailles gothique. Une nécromancienne traquée dissimulant une magie des morts interdite. Un prince et un prêtre-guerrier ennemis prêts à tout pour servir leur cause. Bienvenue à la cour de la Citadelle... A treize ans, Lore a échappé aux griffes d'un culte secret officiant dans les catacombes de la ville de Dellaire. Depuis dix ans, elle suit une unique règle : ne pas se laisser reprendre. Devenue trafiquante de poison pour le cartel qui l'a prise sous son aile, elle s'efforce de rester dans l'ombre et de garder le secret sur son affinité illicite avec la Mortem, la magie de la mort qui la lie irrémédiablement à la cité. Mais lorsqu'une transaction se passe mal, Lore est capturée par la Presque Mort, une faction de prêtres-guerriers habilités à utiliser la Mortem pour le compte du Roi Sanctifié... Lore pense être promise au bûcher, or le roi semble avoir d'autres intentions. Des villages entiers sont en train de disparaître aux confins du royaume sans explication rationnelle, et Lore est confrontée à un choix : user de sa magie pour enquêter et démasquer les responsables à la cour de la Citadelle... ou être exécutée. Mais dans cet étincelant monde d'en haut fait de lumière et de faux-semblants où elle ne peut accorder sa confiance à personne, Lore doit se trouver des alliés. Entre Gabriel, le duc devenu prêtre de la Presque Mort chargé de la guider et Bastian, le sulfureux et controversé prince héritier, Lore se perd dans un dangereux labyrinthe d'intrigues politiques, religieuses et amoureuses... alors que les sombres secrets qu'elle a laissés dans les profondeurs des catacombes sont en passe de la rattraper...
05/2024
Histoire et Philosophiesophie
The Undergrowth of Science. Delusion, self-deception and human frailty
Walter Gratzer's themes in the stories he relates in The Undergrowth of Science are collective delusion and human folly. Science is generally seen as a process bound by rigorous rules, which its practitioners must not transgress. Deliberate fraud occasionally intrudes, but it is soon detected, the perpetrators cast out and the course of discovery barely disturbed. Far more interesting are the outbreaks of self-delusion that from time to time afflict upright and competent researchers, and then spread like an epidemic or mass-hysteria through a sober and respectable scientific community. When this happens the rules by which scientists normally govern their working lives are suddenly suspended. Sometimes these episodes are provoked by personal vanity, an unwillingness to acknowledge error or even contemplate the possibility that a hard-won success is a will o' the wisp; at other times they stem from loyalty to a respected and trusted guru, or even from patriotic pride; and, worst of ail, they may be a consequence of a political ideology which imposes its own interpretation on scientists' observations of the natural world. Unreason and credulity supervene, illusory phenomena are described and measured, and theories are developed to explain them - until suddenly, often for no single reason, the bubble bursts, leaving behind it a residue of acrimony, recrimination, embarrassment and ruined reputations.
Here, then, are radiations, measured with high precision yet existing only in the minds of those who observed them; the Russian water, which some thought might congeal the oceans: phantom diseases which called for heroic surgery; monkey testis implants that restored the sexual powers of ageing roués and of tired sheep; truths about genetics and about the nature of matter, perceptible only to Aryan scientists in the Third Reich or Marxist ideologues in the Soviet Union; and much more. The Undergrowth of Science explores, in terms accessible to the lay reader, the history of such episodes, up to our own time, in ail their absurdity, tragedy and pathos.
01/2000
Critique littéraire
Etudes anglaises N° 3/2020 : Early Modern Manuscripts: Hands, Texts and Readers
ARTICLES Guillaume COATALEN : Further Explorations in Early Modern Manuscripts Carlo M. BAJETTA : Manuscript(s) Matter : Paleography, Philology and Resistance to Theory Amy BOWLES : Scribal Verse Manuscripts : The Poems Copied by Ralph Crane Jonathan GIBSON and Guillaume COATALEN : Robert Cecil's Handwriting Advice to his Son Jonathan GIBSON : The Development of William Cecil's Italic Handwriting Arthur F. MAROTTI : Poetry outside the Literary Canon : The Rare or Unique Verse by Minor or Little-known Authors in Early Modern English Manuscripts Julia CRAIG-McFEELY : Elizabethan and Jacobean Lute Manuscripts : Types, Characteristics and Compilation.
02/2021
Ecrits sur l'art
Daring French Explorations. Traiblazing Adventures around the World : 1714-1854
Daring French Explorations is an exceptional homage to adventure. Intrepid French mariners-including legendary explorers Lapérouse, Bougainville, and Dumont d'Urville, and unsung sailors La Barbinais, Pagès, and Roquefeuil-embark readers on sixteen voyages around the world from 1714 to 1854. A selection of firsthand accounts culled from their maritime travelogues recounts the trials and tribulations the explorers encountered as they charted new routes to remote territories. Their unfiltered observations on wide-ranging themes-from geopolitics and commerce to climate change and global cultures-resonate with contemporary issues. This handsome volume-featuring many previously unpublished illustrations, engravings, and maps-traces their extraordinary scientific, diplomatic, or commercial expeditions, which significantly marked the history of world exploration. Driven by a spirit of adventure and a passion for expeditions, inveterate collector Hubert Sagnières has drawn from his extensive library to curate this unprecedented introduction to the glory days of French naval history. Award-winning author Edward Duyker is a fellow at the Australian Academy of the Humanities.
02/2024
Poésie
The scarlet haze
The scarlet haze embody a door opening onto a world of sadness and joy, where everyone can find themselves. In this collection of poems written according to her inspiration and significant events, the author recounts the sorrow of a one-sided love, the angst felt during a deep depression or the happiness caused by the single view of her heart's desire.
07/2022
Aristote
De historia animalium. Translatio Guillelmi de Morbeka, Pars altera: lib. VI-X. Edition bilingue anglais-latin
This book forms the complement to the first volume published in 2000. The preface contains some remarks about the transmission of the text as a supplement to the first volume. Then follow the critical edition of books VI-X, and the indices for the whole text. The complete edition gives access to the longest and most important work from Aristotle's zoology, De historia animalium, in the Latin translation by William of Moerbeke. This version was part of the standard university curriculum in the late-medieval West. The bilingual indices give access to the richness of the translator's vocabulary and provide an indispensable tool for the study of his translation method. Except for De partibus animalium, all of Moerbeke's translations from the Aristotelian zoological corpus are now available in critical editions.
05/2021
Lectures graduées
The Curious Incident Of the Dog In the Night-Time. Livre élève, Edition 2023
La collection de lecture suivie pour (re) découvrir les classiques ! Pour les élèves de LLCER en 1re et Tle... mais pas seulement ! - Le texte annoté pour faciliter la lecture + une analyse d'extraits - Le dossier de référence qui contient : - les contextes historique / social et artistique - les fiches de lecture - la préparation au Bac LLCER (pour composer son portfolio) - des analyses d'images.
07/2023
Droit européen des affaires
Lobbyst. Revelations from the EU Labyrinth, 2e édition
I feel the need to enlighten the public on the way the European Union functions, or rather malfunctions. For most readers, this could come as a great shock : how can one imagine that the legislator no longer legislates and that he delegates his legislative power to obscure cenacles called "trilogues" ? Today, being a lobbyist is considered to be bad. A defender of business, of multinationals, of capitalism, ... and by extension of pesticides, intensive agriculture and junk food. That is the image ! The aim of this book is not to correct this image, but to provide elements of appreciation and to give a form of objectivity to the debate. Daniel Guéguen is the longest serving EU lobbyist. He is the former head of the European sugar lobby and then of the European farmers unions. Now a consultant, he is at the heart of the lobbying issues that make the news. Longtime professor in the United States, notably at Georgetown and Harvard. Now at the College of Europe. Multi-author, editorialist, blogger, Daniel Guéguen remains a convinced pro-European, but fiercely critical of an opaque, bureaucratic and, to put it bluntly, anti-democratic system.
12/2023
Critique littéraire
Etudes anglaises N° 1/2023 : No Future. Poetry of the Current British Crisis
Daniel Katz, No Future : Poetry of the Current British Crisis David Grundy, "The Arc of Struggle" : Poetry and Defeat in the Work of Sean Bonney Malachi McIntosh, Images of Transcendence : "Crisis Always" and the New Black British Poets Andrea Brady, The Anti-Austerity Poetics of the Archive : Jay Bernard's Surge and Holly Pester's go to reception and ask for Sara in red felt-tip Stephen Collis, "Things to address directly" : Border Politics and Contemporary British Poetry Michael Gardiner, Independence and Extinction in Scottish Wilderness Writing Shalini Sengupta, "Is the poet / An imperial dissident" : Migration and the Limits of Care in Bhanu Kapil's How to Wash a Heart Comptes rendus Notes on Contributors Guidelines for Authors
06/2023
Histoire de France
CRASH IN BAYEUX - The Last Flight of Sergeant Ferguson
Normandy, France, January 15, 1943. The weather is clear, the sun is shining. Two Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft fly over the Bayeux-Caen railroad. The target is a German freight train - and its locomotive. Aboard the first Spitfire, Sergeant Ferguson is aligning his gun sights on the target. It is 02 : 30 p. m. This will be his very last flight... HARASSING THE OCCUPYING FORCES TO PREPARE THE INVASION The RAF and RCAF had been flying hundreds of similar sorties over France for months, in order to weaken the German forces, particularly the Luftwaffe. The pilots of No. 401 Squadron were among those who took part in this patient work, made up of constant patrols and attacks. Among the 63 men mentioned in this book, 25 were killed in action between 1942 and 1944. A CRASH THAT AWOKE THE SPIRIT OF RESISTANCE Touched by William Ferguson's sacrifice, some French citizens decided to bury the young Canadian flier with dignity, honour and respect. The Germans took this as a provocation. A few weeks later, the Sipo-SD (the "Gestapo") arrested a dozen of them. They were sent to concentration camps - some of them later died in Büchenwald, Dachau and Mauthausen. Others did survive, including Paul Le Caër. He is the one who has supported the author and told him what happened. Today, he is signing the preface of this book. UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS AND TESTIMONIES Based on an in-depth analysis of unpublished documents, including the Fergusons' archives and No. 401 Squadron Operation Record Book, this work depicts the very last flight of the young Canadian pilot in detail. With a striking truthfulness, you will relive the squadron's daily life, the faith of the pilots, as well as the beginning of the sortie and "Bill" Ferguson's last minutes. FIVE YEARS OF RESEARCH AND EMOTION A young and talented historian involved in the field of remembrance in Normandy, François Oxéant has spent over five years fitting the pieces of the puzzle together. This book will help you discover all aspects of his fascinating investigation with a methodical and rigorous approach. He has met some of the last witnesses of the events and has been in touch with the pilot's family for a few years, making us share his emotion and admiration for Bill, who was barely younger than himself.
09/2014
Poésie
Epilepsy: the invisible pain
They say life is a long stretch of a calm river, but not for everyone ! She was for me until the day when everything rocked, the day my destiny was changed dramatically. People do not realize how life can be so sweet and so beautiful. They complain all day long for trivialities. They are not even aware that they have before their eyes the most beautiful wealth : the luck and happiness of living in good health. I was rich before. Now I am poor because my child has an incurable disease, that has currently no hope of being healed. As a parent, how can we accept that ? , How to continue living carrying the bundle of pain in my head ? , How to overcome this feeling of helplessness ? When I started speaking to my heart, I didn't know myself that this was the beginning of a new life : a rebirth as a poet. When I learnt that my 7-year-old daughter was suffering from the Dravet Syndrome, a rare genetic epileptic encephalopathy, this was like an earthquake in my life. Then, I needed to write in order to express my sorrow and my pain. Words and rhymes came naturally to my mind. This was obvious that poetry would be my survival weapon.
01/2019
Livres 0-3 ans
We are shapes
This clever board book teaches a dual lesson : as children are introduced to shapes, they are also taught interpersonal development. An adorable cast of characters - square, rectangle, triangle, circle, but also squiggly and lumpy - come together to build a house. Each shape contributes its unique quality, and collectively they achieve something that they could not do alone. Visually inspired by the children's books created by Russian Constructivists, this charming book teaches young readers everywhere that we are far stronger together than alone
04/2022
Shonen/garçon
The Quintessential Quintuplets T04 Edition couleur. Edition couleur
Fûtarô Uesugi est menacé de renvoi suite aux mauvais résultats des quintuplés aux examens de mi-semestre... Heureusement, il se voit sauver la mise par Nino, qui réussit à embobiner son père avec une interprétation très "spéciale" des notes obtenues. Touché, le jeune professeur est plus que jamais déterminé à aider les jumelles à s'améliorer. Mais ce sera après la classe nature de trois jours qui vient de commencer et promet d'être animée !
11/2022
Shonen/garçon
The Quintessential Quintuplets T02 Edition couleur. Edition couleur
Fûtarô Uesugi a décroché un petit boulot très bien payé : professeur particulier. Mais ses élèves, des quintuplées, lui donnent du fil à retordre. Alors qu'il a enfin obtenu la confiance de Miku, il est malencontreusement surpris en flagrant délit de position douteuse envers Nino. Accusé d'agression sexuelle, parviendra-t-il à prouver son innocence seul face au clan des filles Nakano ?
06/2022
Shonen/garçon
The Quintessential Quintuplets T10 Edition couleur. Edition couleur
Un temps démis de ses fonctions, Fûtarô redevient officiellement le professeur particulier des quintuplées après avoir prouvé à leur père qu'il faisait bien partie du top 10 des meilleurs élèves au niveau national. L'heure est maintenant venue de partir en voyage scolaire à Kyoto et de se détendre. Hélas pour Fûtarô, les jumelles ne lui laissent aucun répit, chacune d'elles ayant décidé d'accaparer son attention aux dépens des activités prévues. Une lutte sans merci s'engage alors entre les soeurs, où tous les coups sont permis...
10/2023
Pédagogie
Peace - A Topic in European History Text-Books?
War and violence are of eminent importance in the accounts of history in our school text-books. The author examines whether efforts to mitigate violence and to strengthen peace are given similar weight in standard history books used in the schools of the Federal Republic of Germany and other European countries such as England, France, Switzerland, the German Democratic Republic, and Poland.
12/1985
Non classé
Studies in Elizabethan Audience Response to the Theatre
The aim of this volume is to apply the findings of volume 1, the actor-character relationship in documentary evidence of Elizabethans, to a set of plays particularly teasing to the visual sense : the female page plays, in which a boy actor presents a female character in male disguise. The study concludes that such transformations were often intentionally deceiving. As a consequence, the homoerotic aspect deserves further consideration, which results in an analysis of the ways in which male sexual disguise and feminine men or boys were related in the power structure of Elizabethan society as expressed in (literary) texts. A detailed analysis of the individual plays points out where, when, and how authors used the device of the female page, distinguishing between the several theatres and groups in Elizabethan London.
02/1993
Non classé
Brecht and France
The present study Brecht and France, (as distinct from "Brecht in France") addresses an area in Brecht Studies which has been rather unjustly neglected. The author attempts to assess Brecht's relationship with France, its impact on his creativity and the image of France as reflected in his works. A thorough examination of Brecht's own writings (including minor and lesser-known works), his private library, published as well as unpublished biographical, autobiographical and contemporary records reveals that France was an intellectual treasure-house from which he could derive great benefit in terms of source-materials, socio-political ideas, dramaturgical principles and, above all, artistic inspirations. Particularly those works based on what the author calls the "Matière de France" and dealing with France in crisis are vested with artistic conviction, emotional poignancy and universal message that well merit the pronouncement made by Jean-Paul Sartre that "Brecht est nôtre".
11/1993
Non classé
Margery Kempe
Traditionally, the feminist movement in England is dated at the threshold of the eighteenth century. A close reading of The Book of Margery Kempe has revealed irrefutable evidence of much earlier roots. To her reputation as a minor mystic and the author of the first autobiography in the English language can be added a greater claim. The Book, Margery Kempe's record of her struggle for self-definition, demands inclusion among the serious contributions to feminist literature.
07/1994
Sciences de la terre et de la
Green Plants. Their Origin and Diversity, 2nd Edition
The central theme of Green Plants is the astonishing diversity of forms found in the plant kingdom, from the simplicity of prokaryotic algae to the myriad complexities of flowering plants. To help the reader appreciate this remarkable diversity, the book is arranged according to generally accepted classification schemes, beginning with algae (both prokaryotic and eukaryotic) and moving through liverworts, hornworts, mosses, fern allies, ferns and gymnosperms to flowering plants. Copiously illustrated throughout with clear line diagrams and instructive photographs, Green Plants provides a concise account of all algae and land plants, with information on topics from cellular structure to life cycles and reproduction. The authors maintain a refreshingly cautious and objective approach in discussions of possible phylogenetic relationships. Newly emerging information on features of plants known only as fossils is included, providing as complete a history as possible of the plant kingdom. Throughout the book there are many references to ultrastructural and physiological features which relate growth and form to current concepts in the study of plant development. This new edition has been completely updated to reflect current views on the origin of the major groups of plants and includes information arising from more recently developed techniques such as cladistic analyses. As such, it provides an up-to-date and timely resource for students of botany, and also for researchers needing a comprehensive reference to the plant kingdom.
01/2000
