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A study of illegal immigration into Mexico, Spain's principal New World possession.
Bridging gaps between intellectual history, biography, and military/colonial history, Barnett Singer and John Langdon provide a challenging, readable interpretation of French imperialism and some of its leading figures from the early modern era through the Fifth Republic. They ask us to rethink and reevaluate, pulling away from the usual shoal of simplistic condemnation. In a series of finely-etched biographical studies, and with much detail on both imperial culture and wars (including World War I and II), they offer a balanced, deep, strong portrait of key makers and defenders of the French Empire, one that will surely stimulate much historical work in the field.
The story of a scientific controversy: the case of "memory of water". A true scientific thriller with detailed descriptions of disputed experiments performed by the French immunologist Jacques Benveniste; with many details of the famous conflict with the scientific journal Nature and its Director John Maddox. www.mille-mondes.fr
The Battle for Algeria offers a new interpretation of the Algerian War (1954-1962) that highlights the social dimensions of the National Liberation Front's winning strategy, specifically its health care and humanitarianism programs, which targeted the local and international arenas and directly contributed to Algerian sovereignty.
Depuis son premier contact avec cette profession, le docteur Pierre Godeau nous livre sa moisson d'expériences concrètes. Des épisodes tendres, cocasses ou tragiques. La vie d'un praticien de terrain en contact avec toutes les couches de la société.
Tragedy: A Short Introduction reinvigorates the genre for readers who are eager to embrace it, but who often find the traditional masterpieces too distant from their own language and world. Argues that today's most popular television shows and films thrive on the type of violence, passion, madness, and catastrophe first introduced to the stage in fifth century Athens Offers selected case studies that exemplify the compelling qualities of tragedy Reviews the history of tragic performance and the qualities of the classic tragic hero, and clarifies the role of plot in defining traged Analyzes the difference between a tragedy, a catastrophe, and a mere unhappy ending Explores the past and future of the tragic form
A G.I. in the Ardennes focuses on the human experience during wartime. What was life like for a regular American soldier who gave his life to combat fascism? By immersing himself in historical documents, hundreds of letters and several interviews from that period of time, Denis Hambucken managed to accurately reconstruct the daily life of an American soldier in impressive detail. The author takes a closer look at the weapons, equipment and personal belongings of the soldiers who fought at the Western front, while sharing numerous personal anecdotes and moving stories.
G Serratrice Les organisateurs de ce symposium en ont choisi le titre: {laquo} Syndrome de fatigue chronique {raquo}, titre dont chacun des termes doit être défini avec précision, ce qui, paradoxalement, n'est pas aisé. Syndrome: ensemble de symptômes ou de signes s'observant dans des états pathologiques différents mais ne déterminant pas à eux seuls la cause de la maladie. Fatigue: symptôme plus ou moins exprimé, moteur, intellectuel, sensoriel, sexuel selon les cas. Mais aussi signe traduit par l'incapacité à maintenir une force initiale pendant un effort continu. Ceci sépare la fatigue de la faiblesse, qui est l'incapacité à produire une force. Stricto sensu, l'asthénie e...