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The book is a sociocultural microhistory of migrants. From the 1880s to the 1930s, it traces the lives of the occupants of a housing complex located just north of the French capital, in the heart of the Plaine-Saint-Denis. Starting in the 1870s, that industrial suburb became a magnet for working-class migrants of diverse origins, from within France and abroad. The author examines how the inhabitants of that particular place identified themselves and others. The study looks at the role played, in the construction of social difference, by interpersonal contacts, institutional interactions and migration. The objective of the book is to carry out an original experiment: applying microhistorical ...
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The book starts with an introduction on silicon isotopes and related analytical methods, and explains the mechanisms of silicon isotope fractionation. Silicon isotope distributions in lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere are shown based on results from field studies, and silicon isotope relevance for applications are presented.
Cynthia J. Brown explains why the advent of print in the late medieval period brought about changes in relationships among poets, patrons, and printers which led to a new conception of authorship. Examining such paratextual elements of manuscripts as title pages, colophons, and illustrations as well as such literary strategies as experimentation with narrative voice, Brown traces authors' attempts to underscore their narrative presence in their works and to displace patrons from their role as sponsors and protectors of the book. Her accounts of the struggles of poets, including Jean Lemaire, Jean Bouchet, Jean Molinet, and Pierre Gringore, over the design, printing, and sale of their books demonstrate how authors secured the status of literary proprietor during the transition from the culture of script and courtly patronage to that of print capitalism.
Cet ouvrage est une collection d'articles publiés dans le Dauphiné Libéré, chaque semaine, pendant trois ans, entre octobre 2014 et septembre 2017.Les photographies ont été refaites et les textes ont été révisés afin de donner une unité à cette nouvelle édition.Nombre des informations historiques et des biographies proposées dans ces articles étaient inédites au moment de leur publication.Vieux métiers, histoire religieuse, hommes politiques, syndicalistes, bienfaiteurs, professeurs, militaires, résistants, industriels, médecins, sportifs, poètes... l'histoire cachée derrière les noms de rues, places et bâtiments donne finalement un condensé de toute l'histoire de la ville de Romans!