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In the Shadow of the General
The French writer Francois Mauriac once predicted that "when de Gaulle will be here no longer, he will still be here." This insight has proved prophetic. In contemporary France, Charles de Gaulle has become a figure of legend, consistently acclaimed as the nation's pre-eminent "historical" figure. Central to this popularity is the recognition of his pivotal role as the founder, and then the leader, of the Resistance movement during the Second World War. Once might be tempted to conclude that it is the man who became mythical, not the institutions he created. But here, the paradoxes abound. For one thing, his personal popularity sits oddly with his social origins and professional background. ...
The History of Polish Literature, Updated Edition
This book is a survey of Polish letters and culture from its beginnings to modern times. Czeslaw Milosz updated this edition in 1983 and added an epilogue to bring the discussion up to date.
Good Novels, Better Management
This collection of essays demonstrates how novels are not only comparable, but often superior to the case histories used in business education. As many novelists have had personal experience of working in organizations, their work combines introspective insight with analytical skill.
French Twentieth Bibliography
This series of bibliographical references is one of the most important tools for research in modern and contemporary French literature. No other bibliography represents the scholarly activities and publications of these fields as completely.
The Portfolio of Villard de Honnecourt
This new facsimile edition of the Portfolio of the 13th-century Picard artist Villard de Honnecourt is the first ever to be published in color. The thirty-three leaves are reproduced at actual size from high-quality color transparencies to ensure the best possible color reproduction of the drawings. One can now see variations in inks and quill strokes, traces of preliminary drawings, and corrections made by the artist. This study is also the first to give a thorough description of the condition of the leaves, analysis of each drawing in the portfolio individually, and new transcriptions and literal and free translations of the inscriptions. The opening chapter covers the history and physical...
European Leaders
This up-to-date bibliography gathers materials on ten leaders from 20th century Europe. Access is provided via subject and author indexes. Contents: Charles DeGaulle; Winston Churchill; Adolf Hitler; Benito Mussolini; General Francisco Franco; Adenauer Konrad; Margaret Thatcher; Helmut Kohl; Francois Mitterand; Josip Broz Tito.
Histoire d'Aumale de 1860 à nos jours
Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.
The American Review of Respiratory Disease
Includes Abstracts section, previously issued separately.
Archéologues des Hauts-de-France de 1790 à nos jours
Dictionnaire biographique des archéologues des Hauts-de-France, originaires de nos cinq départements ou qui y ont fouillé comme ces officiers des troupes allemandes ou britanniques. On y relèvera les noms connus de Jacques Boucher de Perthes, d'Auguste Mariette, de Roger Agache, de l’abbé Biévelet, mais aussi de nombreux archéologues amateurs...
Dictionnaire des peintres des Hauts-de-France
Ce dictionnaire permet la découverte de peintres oubliés du nord de la France et contribue à la connaissance des spécificités de l'art régional et de l’histoire de Lille et de ses environs.
