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Over the last two centuries, as politics has evolved from the status of “amateurship” to that of profession, political discourse, together with its practices and their validity, has been increasingly subject to questioning. Politicians, as illustrated by the low turnouts that have recently characterised general elections and a general lack of interest in politics throughout Western countries, enjoy less than ever the trust of the electorate, and their discourse is now often criticised for being both hollow and untrustworthy. Conversely, by evolving from the status of enlightened amateur to that of expert, the figure of the scientist has, over recent centuries, gained credibility with the...
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1984.
Les pérégrinations de Mélodie, une merle née sans plume mais vêtue de feuilles, qui choisit d’enseigner aux autres oiseaux les aléas de la vie et les menaces qui pèsent sur leur habitat naturel. Un conte signé du grand vulgarisateur scientifique Yanick Villedieu.
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La carrière du professeur Pierre Dansereau (1911-2011) s’est étalée sur plus de six décennies. Le présent ouvrage, en plus de célébrer son héritage intellectuel, s’interroge sur l’avenir des sciences de l’environnement. Ici, l’œuvre de Dansereau devient un fil conducteur, la pierre angulaire d’une vingtaine de textes traitant des sciences de l’environnement.