In a declaration of the ascendance of the American media industry, nineteenth-century press barons in New York City helped to invent the skyscraper, a quintessentially American icon of progress and aspiration.
Contemporary Queer Chinese Art is the first English-language academic book that explores the intersections of queer culture and contemporary Chinese art from the mid-1980s to the present.
La légende épique de la guerre de Saxe est conservée dans la Chanson des Saisnes, écrite par Jean Bodel à la fin du XIIe siècle, et dans la grande compilation norroise du XIIIe siècle nommée Karlamagnússaga (branches I et V).
Au début de La Oueste del Saint Graal, l'ermite Nascien prévient les chevaliers : « Ceste queste n'est mie queste de terriennes choses, ainz doit estre li encerchement des grans secretz ».
Patrick Andrivet s'est livré à une analyse rigoureuse du regard historico-politique de Bossuet sur Rome dans deux chapitres du Discours sur l'histoire universelle.
This book examines the experiences of those dedicated drinkers at the forefront of the new night-time leisure industries that revolutionized the way we think about our city centres.
Les ouvrages consacrés à l'épistolaire ne traitent guère du Moyen Âge, comme si l'échange entre Héloïse et Abélard pouvait à lui seul rendre compte de dix siècles de correspondance.
La présente étude s'attache à montrer la pertinence esthétique et littéraire de «la ruse» dans le Roman de Renart et dans l'oeuvre de François Rabelais.
Drawing on diverse theoretical perspectives, this book examines questions of youth citizenship and participation by exploring their meanings in policy, practice and youth experience.
Behave as a Church Member takes a look at how church members can use their spiritual gifts, which are given by the Holy Spirit, to grow more mature in their walk with Christ, edify the church by helping others, and glorifying Jesus Christ.
On January 25, 1996, the Committee on Youth Development of the Board on Children, Youth, and Families convened a workshop to examine the implications of research on social settings for the design and evaluation of programs that serve youth.
A broad introduction to the changing roles of intellectual property within society Intellectual property is one of the most confusing—and widely used—dimensions of the law.
Le présent ouvrage propose un parcours de recherches portant sur l'étude du genre encyclopédique médiéval d'une part, des relations entre la littérature médiévale et le monde du savoir, surtout celui des encyclopédies, d'autre part.
On January 25, 1996, the Committee on Youth Development of the Board on Children, Youth, and Families convened a workshop to examine the implications of research on social settings for the design and evaluation of programs that serve youth.
Yamamoto Sanehiko's (1885-1952) achievements as a publisher, writer, and politician in the interwar period served as both a catalyst and a template for developments after the wars.
My main rule was that I wouldn't be called "e;Mista"e; I thought the students would show me respect if they identified me as a person and not just any white guy they had to listen to in school.
Plusieurs études portant sur des philosophes de la Renaissance, mais aussi sur des penseurs qui leur servent de point de référence (Aristote, Leibniz, Bachelard), convergent pour tenter de définir une philosophie plurielle de la Renaissance.