Laurier The Fox
Extraits
Monographies
Arabian Leopard. Treasures of Alula
A celebration of a magnificent creature : the Arabian leopard (Panthera pardus nimr). This subspecies has distinct features that are the result of thousands of years of evolution, making it perfectly suited to the deserts and mountains of Arabia. An essay by wildlife conservationist Andrew Spalton charts the animal's epic journey from Africa to Arabia over the course of half a million years, highlighting its history and its current, critically endangered status. Imagery of the Arabian leopard as a symbol of strength, freedom and fearlessness has been found in ancient rock art, mosaics and paintings over the centuries, cementing its position as a revered and respected animal in Saudi Arabia and the world. The Royal Commission for AlUla has been focusing on wildlife conservation to protect this subspecies through the creation of the Arabian Leopard Fund. Key to these efforts is raising awareness about these beautiful cats, to galvanize local and international support for their protection. To this end, two editions of the books are available-a Classic and an Ultimate-featuring original artworks and photographs that capture the enduring spirit of the Arabian leopard.
01/2022
Non classé
Acoustic Variability and its Perception
The starting point for the experimental investigation reported in this work is the observation that linguistic units (words, phonemes) do not have an acoustic invariance in the continuous speech. Moreover the a acoustic perception of a word or a phoneme depends on the context in which it is spoken. The experiments were designed to elucidate the interaction of word and context by examining the ways in which context affects the acoustic shape of a given word, as well as the role of context in word perception. The ultimate aim is to throw light on the mechanisms involved in the perception of continuous speech.
12/1980
Histoire internationale
National Heroes and National Identities. Scotland, Norway and Lithuania
This book investigates the concept of the heroic, questions what it is that makes the national hero an indispensable appendage to any possible interpretation of national identity, and asks why scholars stop short before coming to terms with this elusive phenomenon. It finds answers by following heroic traditions in Scotland, Norway and Lithuania from the early modern period to the twentieth century. The book argues that heroic traditions – prevailing trends in situating heroes in national history – owe much to the early modern state. Both national heroes and the nation state had been conceived with a similar moral political mindset that looked for new ways to identify sources for commonality. The confluence of political theory and Realpolitik attested to three classical types of polities, i.e. civitas popularis (democracy), regnum (kingship), and optimatium (aristocracy), as found at that time in Scotland, Norway and Lithuania respectively. The author shows the varied impact these patterns had on heroic traditions. The long record of national heroes in Scotland is explained as a vestige of the legacy of civic humanism, the continuing traditions of the heroic king-lines in Norway are seen as a result of long-standing absolutism, while the belated arrival of national heroes in Lithuania is excused by the country's aristocratic if at times oligarchic past.
02/1993
Critique littéraire
French industrial studies. a bibliography and guide. A bibliography and guide
The heart of the book is a bibliography of over 1, 000 items, classified by means of a detailed index, bearing on major research projects undertaken in France since 1945 in the areas of industrial sociology, labour relations, organisational behaviour, management and of theoretical contributions in these fields. This information is supplemented by a list of research institutes and an explanatory introduction which gives a brief history of modern French industrial studies and provides criteria for judging the utility of items. The book is unique as a source of informations for teachers, researchers and students who propose to introduce a comparative element into their work.
01/1977
Droit
Constructing Reality
Is Lily-Julie just a projection of Nicholas's own desires ? Is reality just a projection of our own ideas ? The former is one of the central questions in John Fowles's novel The Magus ; the latter is the nucleus of constructivism. This study traces constructivist ideas and their transformation into narrative in The Magus. For long before constructivist theories were put forth, John Fowles confronts both the protagonist of his novel and the reader with the central constructivist theme : the construction of reality.
11/1999
Romans, témoignages & Co
Nos coeurs aidants
Laurie vit avec son frère, Eliott, et leur mère, gravement malade, qui requiert une attention de tous les instants. Refusant de l'abandonner, Laurie décide de s'occuper entièrement d'elle, quitte à mettre sa propre vie entre parenthèses. A dix-neuf ans, Laurie devient aidante, tout comme son frère. Mais pour Eliott, qui vient d'entrer au lycée, le quotidien est de plus en plus difficile à la maison. Quant à Laurie, sans se l'admettre, elle s'épuise. Tout bascule avec l'arrivée du nouvel auxiliaire de vie : Xander, vingt-trois ans, aussi beau que compétent. Ce dernier perçoit immédiatement les souffrances de cette famille, et décide de tout faire pour les en délivrer. En commençant par rappeler à Laurie qu'elle doit vivre, elle aussi.
04/2022
Religion
Foi en la Résurrection, résurrection de la Foi
Le sens actuel de la résurrection du Christ s'articule à partir d'une interprétation renouvelée des écrits du Nouveau Testament et en fonction de la crise des Eglises. Comment comprendre la réalité physique du Ressuscité à la lumière de l'exégèse contemporaine et en plein accord avec la Tradition ? L'auteur montre quel fut le sens du mystère pascal de Jésus pour l'apôtre Paul et les évangélistes. Il restitue à l'initiative de la foi, soucieuse d'interpréter ce mystère dans les termes de l'Ecriture, l'affirmation fondatrice de la résurrection du Christ. En retirant cette affirmation des impasses de la lecture naïvement positiviste des textes héritée d'une époque révolue, démontre comment le dogme du Ressuscité peut retrouver son réalisme d'origine dans le champ herméneutique exploré par les exégètes de notre temps ; en particulier, rend compte du caractère réaliste des récits évangéliques. Ainsi se trouve libérée la vérité d'une Résurrection qui intéresse au plus haut point la crise actuelle des institutions d'Eglise. L'expérience d'une certaine "mort ecclésiale" accompagne l'épreuve urgente de la redécouverte du sens de Pâques, imposée désormais à tout chrétien désireux de témoigner de sa foi. Charles KANNENGIESSER, jésuite, est professeur à l'Institut Catholique de Paris et directeur des collections théologiques aux Editions Beauchesne. Spécialisé en patristique, a réservé l'essentiel de ses publications à des ouvrages et des revues scientifiques. Cet essai constitue sa première rencontre avec le large public.
01/1974
Non classé
Fiction, or the language of our discontent
This study concentrates on metafictional novels by Angus Wilson, Lawrence Durrell and Doris Lessing. The various methods and degrees of the built-in novelists' attempts to transform autobiographical experience into fiction are surveyed and followed by a discussion of the validity of mimetic presuppositions about fiction. The alternatives to realism are then discussed against the background of recent narratological theories.
12/1985
Thèmes photo
Geoparks. The UNESCO global geoparks
Preserving nature's wonders for future generations. UNESCO and gestalten collaborate on a book about the planet's spectacular landscapes, allowing readers to discover, enjoy, and learn more about the planet's natural wonders. Encompassing sites across 46 countries, UNESCO Global Geoparks feature extraordinary geology and landscapes. Featuring world-class images, the title highlights the stunning beauty of these geoparks while taking the reader on an entertaining and insightful journey that unravels the mystique behind each site. What makes it special ? Why is it worth preserving ? How might it look in 100 years ? We impart knowledge through detailed texts that are both authoritative and digestible for the layman. Fun facts, dos and don'ts, and geotourism guides ensure the content remains agile and engaging throughout, helping lay bare the jaw-dropping scale of each bucket-list destination. This book showcases nature in its rawest, most glorious form, doing so in an aesthetically wondrous way.
04/2024
Histoire internationale
Outlawry, Governance, and Law in Medieval England
Outlawry, Governance, and Law in Medieval England evaluates the role of exclusionary practices, namely outlawry, in law and governance in England from the tenth through the thirteenth centuries. Traditional historical narratives dismiss exile, outlawry, and banishment as ineffective and weak methods of maintaining social order. More specifically, the pres¬ent volume reassesses these forms of exclusion in matters of politics, law, and society, as well as their influence on increased use of imprisonment in later medieval England. Outlawry, Governance, and Law in Medieval England is essential reading for scholars working in this field but is also highly recommended as a text for courses that assess medieval law and the practice of outlawry as well as the development of English Common Law.
10/2013
Théâtre
Diane. Edition bilingue français-anglais
Now regrettably obscure, Nicolas de Montreux published prolifically in various genres during the 1590s (under the anagrammatic pseudonym of "Olénix du Mont Sacré"). He produced most of his work in Nantes under the patronage of Philippe-Emmanuel de Lorraine, Duke of Mercoeur, when the latter was Governor of Brittany — hence the frequent political cast of his writing, since Mercoeur was the ultimate hold-out for the ultra-Catholic Holy League against Henri IV. Yet Montreux also contributed significantly to the diffusion in France of Italian-inspired romantic pastoral, and his comedy Diane, whose title evokes the Diana of Montemayor, was his major dramatic composition in this vein. First appended to the third volume of his popular Bergeries (Tours, 1594), which otherwise mingle prose and verse, Diane recalls Italian models : Tasso's Aminta, Guarini's Il Pastor Fido, the commedia dell'arte. It displays exuberant theatricality in pushing towards absurdity its inevitable theme — the disruptive power of terrestrial love, which is finally aligned with that which brings harmony to the universe. Magical intervention is the means ; multiple marriages mark the end. The overlap with Shakespeare's romantic comedies, especially A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595-96), offers a special rationale for translating Montreux's work into English. Besides an Introduction exploring the play's contexts and affiliations, the volume includes an annotated edition of the French text, unpublished since Montreux's era.
08/2019
Religion
Revelation and Theology
This book examines the theological epistemologies of two of this century's most prominent theologians, Hans Urs von Balthasar and Karl Barth. Both theologians responded to modernist theologies by drawing from the best of their own traditions. Both tried to reinstate theology as a true science which takes its object, namely, the revelation of God in Jesus Christ, seriously. They therefore make excellent conversation partners. This book closely traces their arguments as they seek to formulate their understanding of theological knowledge and theological science from a christological and trinitarian perspective, based on the concrete self-disclosure of God in Jesus Christ.
11/1999
Philosophie
Language and Transcendence
This study provides, in the notion of transcendence, a framework for interpreting Heidegger's thinking in regard to language, one of his major preoccupations. It both locates his thinking in its historical context, and, while still remaining faithful to it, frees it for discussion and evaluation in a horizon beyond Heidegger's own, by showing how heideggerian insights are crucial to the development of Karl-Otto Apel's linguistically-based transcendental philosophy. The full import of Heidegger's thinking for the central concerns and problems of philosophy is thus revealed by tracing how, in Apel's work, it is made both ethically relevant and capable of fruitful dialogue with Anglo-American philosophical discourse, represented by such thinkers as Wittgenstein and Peirce.
07/1994
Divers
Charlotte Lennox, "The Female Quixote". Agrégation d'anglais, Edition 2024-2025
Picture a resolute heroine from a seventeenth-century French romance who has been unknowingly teleported to mid-eighteenth-century Britain. Equipped with her worldview fashioned by the beliefs and values of those romances, how would she navigate this unfamiliar world ? Would her journey be a seamless progression from one comically ridiculous error to the next ? How would she assess the morals and customs of her newfound society, and how would its members perceive her ? In The Female Quixote, Charlotte Lennox embarks on this imaginative experiment. Her Cervantean parody fosters a dynamic reading experience, swinging between complicity and detachment. It projects an image of the parodied romances but also of the social world of eighteenth-century Britain. Encouraging readers to contemplate the fluid interplay between fiction and the real, the novel prompts reflection on the disparities between the social norms of both realms. This study takes a multifaceted approach to Lennox's novel, situating the work in its literary-historical context and examining the narrative features aligning it both with realist novels and romances. Additionally, it analyses key themes and provides summaries of characters and chapters. The study also offers a selection of texts that shed light on the debates accompanying the transition from an older codification of prose fiction to a new contender : the realist novel. The overarching objective is to showcase The Female Quixote's significance in shaping the modern novel's early history.
11/2023
Thèmes photo
The Big Book of Breasts. Volume 2, Edition français-anglais-allemand
The Big Book of Breasts was an immediate best seller when it debuted in 2006. Its 396 pages introduced readers to the top naturally bountiful nude models of the 1950s, '60s and '70s, amazingly mammiferous beauties including Joan Brinkman, Virginia Bell, Roberta Pedon, Mary Waters, Margaret Middleton, Keli Stewart and many more. The one and only complaint was that there was no biographical information on these curvaceous cuties, no lists of their magazines and films to give readers a more intimate connection. We listened, and The Bigger Book of Breasts answers ! Not only are there more pages with all new photos of your favorite big breast models of the '50s through '70s, there are also personal profiles for each and every one. Which model married comedian Richard Pryor ? Who inspired Russ Meyer's first film ? Where are those free Mary Waters loops ? And yes, Roberta Pedon is alive and well ! Further updating the "Bigger" theme, we added the 12 most incredible, natural, and provocative breast models of today, gathered from across the world by Berlin-based photographer, Bernd Daktari Lorenz. Nadine Jansen, Milena Velba, Luna Amor, Valory Irene, Miosotis Claribel and the incredible Hitomi Tanaka prove breasts are bigger than ever, and bigger is beautiful, for both breasts and books. Wrap it up with stunning photos of our original cover girl Kelly Madison and The Bigger Book of Breasts is a bigger treat for all.
10/2023
Droit
The gay's and lesbians's rights in an enlarged European Union
During the last few years, gay and lesbian rights have reached the European Union human rights agenda and different instruments to combat discrimination have been adopted, which have had major implications for the gay and lesbian communities all over Europe, This volume focuses on less known and less studied aspects of these accomplishments. Its originality lies both in the multidisciplinary nature and the international approach of this project ; researchers from different universities throughout Europe (Brussels, Leiden, Stockholm, Athens, Ljubljana, Budapest, Bucharest, Paris and Krakow) and from different disciplines (law, political science, sociology and journalism) have contributed to this volume. Through case studies and theoretical reflection, the articles collected here aim at reinforcing the existing interest for the topic as well as offering an academic look at the subject, with a view to fostering scientific dialogue and contributing to the development of this field of research. The book is structured in three different parts, covering a broad spectrum of issues, among which : legal achievements on outlawing discrimination on sexual orientation within the European Union, the evolution of same-sex partnership and marriage, the accomplishments in the candidate countries. By providing a comprehensive overview of the aforementioned topics, this book can be appreciated by different categories of readers, from those interested in human rights to those working in the specific field of non-discrimination or studying the evolution of norms.
02/2006
Non classé
Health and Development in Africa
In order to account for the multiplicity of the development problem the interaction of health and development has been discussed at an international interdisciplinary symposium. Scholars from both humanities and sciences from the United States, Africa and Europe examined jointly economic and health problems not leaving apart cultural anthropological aspects.
12/1983
Littérature française
READINGS FROM CHINESE WRITERS: TEXTES CHOISIS D'ECRIVAINS CHINOIS 1949-1986, Tome I
Readings From Chinese Writers (1949-1986) presents a selection of Chinese literary works written after the establishment of the People's Republic of China. This book can be used as supplementary reading for teaching Chinese literature in colleges and universities abroad, or as self-teaching material for those students of Chinese literature with some mastery of Chinese. The book includes masterpieces of the main writers of each historical period. Taking into account differences in the level of the reader's Chinese, the works selected are intended to be easily comprehensible. A biographical sketch of each author is provided. Each piece is accompanied by a brief introduction and analysis. To facilitate teaching and reading, difficult words and sentences, dialectal expressions, and idioms are accompanied by pinyin, as well as by English and French translations and by necessary explanations.
01/1989
Sciences politiques
Developmental Impact of Technology Transfer
Developmental Impact of Technology Transfer in Nigeria is a major work of its kind which examines the roots of Nigeria's inability to assimilate and institutionalise imported foreign technologies. The author takes unconventional view and fathoms the complex issues encountered in international technology transfer in their various ramifications. The author argues that the traditional theories might have explained away the complex issues involved and have treated the major factors essential for the positive developmental impact of the transferred technology on the receiving society with benign neglect. The empirical results from this work provide a new understanding of the problems which obstruct the process of sucessful technology transfer to the developing countries.
12/1986
Non classé
Problems and Perspectives
The 18 investigations collected in this volume, 4 of which are published for the first time, represent a cross section of the research in German baroque literature by the American scholar, Blake Lee Spahr. Individual issues of "German Baroque Literature" are discussed from a broad perspective, while specific problems are dealt with via a neopositivistic approach which highlights the limitations as well as the possibilities of American research in German literature.
12/1981
Anglais apprentissage
The Sound and the Fury / As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner
In William Faulkners major works of fiction, the reader finds an extraordinary vision of what Robert Penn Warren calls 'the dark complications of Southern life', an extreme symbolic rendering of the ways and means of decline that characterised the Southern states of the US during the early twentieth century. Now recognised as two of Faulkner's greatest novels, The Sound and the Fury (1929) and As I Lay Dying (1930) were commercial failures in the decade following their publication, and received from many critics only a grudging recognition of difference rather than talent. By the end of the Second World War, however, the reputation of both novels had grown, and Faulkner's great fictional creation, Yoknapatawpha County, had become as much a part of America as any real area of the Mississippi landscape. In this Icon Critical Guide, Nicolas Tredell explores the wealth of critical material generated by these two exceptional works of modernist fiction. From the initially mixed critical responses to the novels in the early 1930s, the Guide follows the enormous growth of interest in Faulkner's work across six decades. New writings shaped by a range of critical theories are discussed, offering the reader a clear view of the place now given to one of Americas most innovative and influential novelists.
01/1999
BD tout public
The New Frontier. The Art of Elegance, Edition français-anglais-italien
Les racines graphiques d'Antonio Lapone puisent leur sève dans la création publicitaire, les portfolios d'affichistes et les croquis de mode. Graphiste avant d'être dessinateur, son oeuvre se décline en illustrations et en toile s autant qu'en bandes dessinées. Quel que soit le support, le souci de la composition et l'élégance sont les maîtres-mots qui caractérisent son univers.
09/2018
Seinen/Homme
The Fable T06. The silent-killer is living in this town.
Toujours alité à l'hôpital, Ebihara a demandé à Fable de s'informer du conflit imminent entre Kojima et Sunagawa. Mais il reçoit une visite bien menaçante suite à cette requête... A l'autre bout de la ville, la rencontre entre Kojima et Sunagawa pour décider de "l'utilisation" qui sera faite de Misaki au sein de leur business doit avoir lieu dans un bâtiment industriel fermé pour la nuit. Sunagawa a embauché un tueur professionnel pour se débarrasser de Kojima qui aurait abattu un de ses hommes. Cependant, Kojima aussi est sur ses gardes et vient au rendez-vous accompagné de trois sous-fifres. Mais personne ne se doute que Fable va venir troubler les festivités pour sortir la pauvre Misaki de ce bourbier...
02/2022
Art contemporain
The whiteness of the whale. Recherche en arts et expérience collective
Ce travail collectif poursuit les explorations du roman de Melville, Moby Dick, mené par le Laboratoire des objets libresà partir de l'analyse et l'actualisation de ses grands sujets, sur la collaboration, le faire, l'intelligence collective, la sensibilité, la pensée écologique, la traduction, la polyvalence et la mobilité. Qu'est-ce qu'une oeuvre blanche ? Une oeuvre blanche, au sens de Barthes, serait une oeuvre baignée par la clarté, dépourvue de sous-entendu, nourrie par la filiation et alimentée par le désir. Le travail de Peter Soriano, habité par une pensée " océanique ", par la mobilité, la fluidité et l'allégement des opérations sculpturales, vient ici rencontrer une blancheur d'une toute autre catégorie, une blancheur chargée par la troublante ambivalence d'un animal, subtil, incompris et effrayant, cernée par la traduction des signes et le don d'ubiquité. Cet animal, c'est Moby Dick. Ce livre est le fruit de la collaboration entre le sculpteur Peter Soriano et un petit collectif de plasticiennes chercheuses et plasticien chercheur de l'université Bordeaux Montaigne, autour du chapitre quarante-deux " La blancheur du cachalot " de Moby-Dick.
06/2022
Thèmes picturaux
The Book of Palms. The complete plates, Edition français-anglais-allemand
Le 15 décembre 1868, Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794-1868), professeur de botanique à l'Université de Munich et directeur du Jardin Botanique Royal, est conduit à sa sépulture dans un cercueil recouvert de feuilles de palmier fraîchement cueillies, hommage à sa révolutionnaire Histoire naturelle des palmiers : une oeuvre en trois volumes, publiée entre 1823 et 1853. Ce trésor encyclopédique de 240 sublimes illustrations chromolithographiques est le fruit de l'expédition de Martius au Brésil et au Pérou. De 1817 à 1820, il a parcouru plus de 2. 250 km à travers le bassin de l'Amazone pour étudier l'histoire naturelle et les tribus amérindiennes avec le zoologue Johann Baptist von Spix. De cette expédition est né ce catalogue hors pair réunissant toutes les espèces connues de la famille du palmier, qui établit la classification moderne de cet arbre, décrit toutes ses espèces au Brésil et propose les premières cartes biogéographiques des palmiers. L'in-folio de Martius est insolite en ceci qu'il inclut des schémas transversaux révélant la structure interne de ces arbres majestueux que les citoyens d'Europe centrale auraient autrement eu du mal à imaginer avec précision. Tout aussi remarquables, les paysages en couleur présentent diverses espèces de palmiers d'une beauté simple et élégante.
06/2022
Bijouterie, horlogerie
TAG Heuer Carrera. The Race Never Stops. The Race Never Stops
Référence ultime en matière de montres chronographes de luxe, les innovations de TAG Heuer suivent l'évolution du sport depuis 1860. Saisissant chaque fraction de seconde d'une performance sur les poignets des pilotes qui ont marqué l'histoire de la course automobile, les montres TAG Heuer ont toujours eu un impact sur leur temps et leur époque. Ce livre célèbre la TAG Heuer Carrera, chronographe emblématique née sur les circuits automobiles en 1963. L'histoire se déroule décennie par décennie : une saga extraordinaire illustrée par 60 ans d'images inédites et incarnée dans un format prestigieux. Plusieurs points de vue d'experts répartis dans le livre seront autant de rencontres thématiques avec la TAG Heuer Carrera. Elles laissent la parole à des spécialistes de l'horlogerie : Nick Foulkes et Marc Newson, Simon de Burton, Jason Barlow, Robin Swithinbank, Judikael Hirel et Jeff Stein.
10/2023
Comics divers
Something is killing the children Tome 3 : The Game of Nothing
ous les monstres ne se cachent pas dans l'obscurité, et ça, Erica est en train d'en faire l'amère expérience. Alors que Archer Peak a été totalement confinée suite à la récente vague de meurtres, et que la nouvelle commence à se répandre en dehors de la ville, la Loge du Massacre décide d'intervenir enfin. Sans état d'âme, ses membres n'hésiteront pas à employer les grands-moyens pour éradiquer l'infestation. Erica risque d'avoir besoin d'aide si elle veut éviter une situation irréversible.
10/2021
Shonen/garçon
The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World - Tome 4
Connaissant désormais la situation de Mabel, Seika décide d'affronter Kyle en finale du tournoi d'arts martiaux. Face à ce maître du mauvais oeil, Seika invoque ses yôkai en espérant mettre rapidement fin au combat. Alors qu'il a l'avantage, voilà que le corps de Kyle se transforme subitement...
02/2024
Seinen/Homme
The Tunnel to Summer - The Exit of Goodbyes : Ultramarine Tome 2
Un matin d'été, Kaoru Tôno entend parler d'une intrigante légende urbaine. Un tunnel connu sous le nom d'Urashima permettrait d'exaucer tous les voeux. Et si ce lieu pouvait permettre au jeune lycéen de retrouver celle qui lui était si chère ? Accompagné de sa drôle de camarade Hanashiro, Kaoru semble bien déterminé à révéler les secrets qu'il renferme. Mais quel but poursuit celle qui l'assiste dans cette quête, et surtout, jusqu'où serait-elle prête à aller pour percer les mystères de ce passage ? Découvrez le deuxième tome de cette saga à l'atmosphère estivale emplie de charme et de fantastique, dans cette adaptation du light novel de Mei Hachimoku, détenteur du prix spécial du jury et du grand prix Gagaga au Japon !
08/2023
Seinen/Homme
The Tunnel to Summer - The Exit of Goodbyes : Ultramarine Tome 1
Un soir d'été, alors qu'il erre en pleine campagne, Kaoru Tôno tombe sur un étrange tunnel. Serait-ce le fameux passage d'Urashima, censé exaucer tous les souhaits ? L'adolescent est décidé à percer à jour ce secret pour faire revenir celle qui lui était le plus cher, jonglant entre les enquêtes secrètes et sa vie de timide lycéen... Kaoru est prêt à tout, mais quel sera le prix à payer pour activer les pouvoirs de ce lieu surnaturel ?
06/2023
