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Open Access
Open Access: Contextualizing the Archivolted Portals of Northern Spain and Western France within the Theology and Politics of Entry explores the history, development, and accrued connotations of a distinctive entry configuration comprised of a set of concentrically stepped archivolts surrounding a deliberate tympanum-free portal opening. These “archivolted” portals adorned many of the small, rural ecclesiastical structures dotting the countryside of western France and northern Spain in the twelfth century. Seeking to re-contextualize this configuration within monastic meditational practices, this book argues that the ornamented archivolts were likely composed following medieval prescript...
Eminent Horizons
Who is Eminent Horizons Fernand Paul Achille Braudel was a French historian. His scholarship focused on three main projects: The Mediterranean, Civilization and Capitalism (1955-79), and the unfinished Identity of France (1970-85). He was a member of the Annales School of French historiography and social history in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a student of Henri Hauser. How you will benefit (I) Insights about the following: Chapter 1: Fernand Braudel Chapter 2: Annales school Chapter 3: Georges Duby Chapter 4: Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie Chapter 5: François Simiand Chapter 6: Lucien Febvre Chapter 7: Jacques Le Goff Chapter 8: Thomas Hodgskin Chapter 9: School for Advanced Studies in the Social ...
History, Society and Variation
This volume presents a collection of new articles by sixteen specialists in the field of pidgin and creole studies, assembled in honor of the world-renowned creolist, Albert Valdman. The articles, written from a variety of theoretical perspectives, are organized thematically in three sections: on the history of specific pidgins or creoles (including Louisiana Creole and Haitian Creole); on the sociohistorical settings that gave rise to these contact languages and issues affecting their future development; and on issues of linguistic variation and change. In keeping with Valdman s own primary interests, the French-based creoles receive the most attention, including both those of the Atlantic zone and those of the Indian Ocean, but the volume also presents significant scholarship on English- and Portuguese-based varieties.
Figures of Speech
Tim Cassedy’s fascinating study examines the role that language played at the turn of the nineteenth century as a marker of one’s identity. During this time of revolution (U.S., French, and Haitian) and globalization, language served as a way to categorize people within a world that appeared more diverse than ever. Linguistic differences, especially among English-speakers, seemed to validate the emerging national, racial, local, and regional identity categories that took shape in this new world order. Focusing on six eccentric characters of the time—from the woman known as “Princess Caraboo” to wordsmith Noah Webster—Cassedy shows how each put language at the center of their iden...
Medusa's Head
Minister of Police Joseph Fouché was universally distrusted, feared, and hated in his time, but was nevertheless considered indispensable. In Medusa's Head, Rand Mirante recounts the chameleonic and astonishing career of Napoleon's security chief, who created the modern police state and wielded immense power that threatened the other main organs of government. Fouché was one of the most important, fascinating, and controversial figures of the French Revolution, the First Empire, and the Bourbon Restoration, and this biography captures and unravels the highlights of Fouché's life, including his infamous roles as: A priest-in-training who became a radical Jacobin and de-Christianizer A regi...
Beaux semblants
Le département de Maine-et-Loire, comme beaucoup d’autres, a connu les tempêtes, les délires et les exactions révolutionnaires. Situés aux confins orientaux du territoire insurgé, Saumur et le Saumurois ont en outre été frappés de plein fouet par la guerre fratricide dite de Vendée, subissant d’abord une conquête humiliante en juin 1793, multipliant ensuite par vengeance les atrocités et les ignominies, le massacre de Bournan (26 décembre 1793) étant le point d’orgue. C’est en cette période cruelle que sont nés les passions et les rêves, les haines et les générosités des hommes et femmes auxquels le juge Pline et le commissaire Cuzet, trente ans plus tard, dans de nouvelles enquêtes difficiles et trépidantes, sont confrontés. « Et que de beaux semblants cachent des âmes basses ! » aurait pu dire Pierre Corneille." À PROPOS DE L'AUTEUR Gildard Guillaume est avocat honoraire, écrivain et administrateur de l’Institut Napoléon. Il est l’auteur de romans, essais et articles historiques concernant la période 17801880 et plus particulièrement la Révolution, le Consulat et le Premier Empire.
A Companion to the French Revolution
A Companion to the French Revolution comprises twenty-nine newly-written essays reassessing the origins, development, and impact of this great turning-point in modern history. Examines the origins, development and impact of the French Revolution Features original contributions from leading historians, including six essays translated from French. Presents a wide-ranging overview of current historical debates on the revolution and future directions in scholarship Gives equally thorough treatment to both causes and outcomes of the French Revolution
Banque et Bourgeoisies
Contenu : Rôle des banques dans le développement régional - Enracinement des banques dans la communauté d'intérêts des bourgeoisies et des milieux d'affaires - Evolution des stratégies et de l'organisation d'une firme bancaire - Constitution et renouvellement du portefeuille de savoir-faire d'une banque
