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Canal, Patrick Rubin, architecte
In 1982 Patrick Rubin set up the Canal architect group with his brother, Daniel Rubin, and Annie Le Bot. Very early on Canal were identified with the transformation of cultural and industrial buildings.
Waves & the Earth
This book is aimed at anyone seeking to understand the technologies involved in the exploration and study of the Earth using electromagnetic or sound waves. It sets out to give simple and clear expia-nations of the progress made using concepts that appear simple at first sight, but which are used in highly sophisticated ways. The book also examines the various techniques employed in exploring both the infinitely big and the infinitely small. It will help give ail of us an insight into a subject that has long been a source of fascination for mankind as a whole.
Film and Television Collections in Europe
Published in 1995, "Film & Television" is an important contribution to Film and Media.
Geophysics in the Affairs of Mankind
This personalized narrative is both a technical and economic history showing how exploration geophysics evolved from simple scientific beginnings into a sophisticated science impacting civilization in diverse ways. It presents geophysics as an intriguing scientific and technical field full of sharp contrasts, revealing it as an unusual blend of the theoretical and the practical, the laboratory and the field, the nonprofit effort and the profit-making venture, a cornerstone of peace and an implement of war. Written by members of the profession well acquainted with many of the key actions and players, this book describes intriguing developments and applications that took place within three int...
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Thirst
Water is an endangered resource, imperiled by population growth, mega-urbanization, and climate change. Scientists project that by 2050, freshwater shortages will affect 75 percent of the global population. Steven Mithen puts our current crisis in historical context by exploring 10,000 years of humankind’s management of water. Thirst offers cautionary tales of civilizations defeated by the challenges of water control, as well as inspirational stories about how technological ingenuity has sustained communities in hostile environments. As in his acclaimed, genre-defying After the Ice and The Singing Neanderthals, Mithen blends archaeology, current science, and ancient literature to give us a...
Swindlers All, a Brief History of Government Business Frauds from Alexander Hamilton to AIG
In the wake of the Great Recession of 2007-2008, millions of hardworking Americans lost their jobs and their homes, their retirements, and their income. However, the corporations that caused the Great Recession lost nothing and were, in fact, given trillions of dollars by the government in an unprecedented financial bailout. While over 16 trillion dollars went missing, not a single Wall Street executive was punished or even charged with a crime. This book chronicles some of the government and business frauds carried out throughout US history. These swindles were carried out by such “Founders” as Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, James Madison and Thomas Jefferson. Corruption was als...
Contemporary French Cinema
Examines popular French film of the last 25 years. Charts recent developments in all genres since the New Wave, including the heritage film, the thriller, the war film, `cinema du look'. Other topics include: representations of sexuality; the work of women film-makers. Includes a filmography.
The First Withdrawal of a French Merger Clearance Because of Non-Compliance with Remedies
On September 21, 2011, the French Competition Authority (the "Autorité de la concurrence") issued a landmark decision involving the pay-TV industry ordering, for the first time the de-merger of a cleared merger for non-compliance with the commitments subscribed by the acquirer in 2006. Focusing on the unprecedented nature of this case, our paper aims to (i) present the risks of anticompetitive practices underlined by the Minister in charge of the economy in its 2006 clearance decision, (ii) examine the relevancy of remedies intended to alleviate those risks, (iii) analyze the breach of the commitments, (iv) highlight the difficulty of monitoring behavioral commitment, and finally (v) carry out a prospective analysis of what could happen afterwards.
