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      • Mercure de France

        Provided with a remarkable collection, Mercure de France follows an exacting editorial policy: French and foreign literature, poetry, history, anthologies... Awarded many times, the publishing house is associated with prestigious names: Romain Gary, Colette, Ionesco , André Gide, André du Bouchet, Henri Michaux, Adonis, Yves Bonnefoy, Andréï Makine, Gilles Leroy, Anne Serre, Gwenaëlle Aubry, Julian Barnes...

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        January 2017

        Heresy and inquisition in France, 1200–1300

        by John H. Arnold, Peter Biller

        Heresy and inquisition in France, 1200-1300 is an invaluable collection of primary sources in translation, aimed at students and academics alike. It provides a wide array of materials on both heresy (Cathars and Waldensians) and the persecution of heresy in medieval France. The book is divided into eight sections, each devoted to a different genre of source material. It contains substantial material pertaining to the setting up and practice of inquisitions into heretical wickedness, and a large number of translations from the registers of inquisition trials. Each source is introduced fully and is accompanied by references to useful modern commentaries. The study of heresy and inquisition has always aroused considerable scholarly debate; with this book, students and scholars can form their own interpretations of the key issues, from the texts written in the period itself.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        August 2023

        Made in France

        Societal structures and political work

        by Andy Smith

        How has French society been made, by whom and why? And how in turn has it influenced the French? This book sets out the institutionalized rules and norms that continue to structure France, together with the 'political work' that has recently changed or reproduced these power relations. Exploring a range of age groups and types of social activity, including work, business, entertainment, political mobilizations and retirement, Made in France examines where significant change has occurred over the last four decades. Smith argues that while transformation has occurred in France's financial and education sectors, only relatively marginal shifts have occurred elsewhere in French society. To explain this pattern of continuity and isolated change, the book strongly nuances claims that neo-liberalism, globalization or a rise in populism have been its causes. References to these trends have impacted upon French politics to varying extents, Smith argues; however, France continues to be dominated by issues which are specific to the country and linked to its deep societal structures and history. Smith provides a comprehensive account of French society and politics and in doing so proposes an insightful analytical framework applicable to the comparative analysis of other nations.

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        October 2013

        Der Duft des Regens

        Roman

        by Frances Greenslade, Claudia Feldmann

        In den weiten Wäldern Kanadas wachsen die Schwestern Maggie und Jenny glücklich und behütet auf. Sie lieben die Ausflüge zu den Seen, sammeln Pilze und Beeren, abends spielen sie mit den Eltern Karten. Doch die Welt der beiden Mädchen gerät vollkommen aus den Fugen, als der Vater bei einem Unfall ums Leben kommt. Und wenig später gibt die Mutter die Schwestern auch noch bei einer fremden Familie in der Stadt in Obhut – vorübergehend, sagt sie. Tage werden zu Wochen, Wochen zu Monaten, Monate zu Jahren. Die Mutter kehrt nicht zurück. Auf sich gestellt, lernen Maggie und Jenny schnell, dass sie sich gegenseitig halten müssen, um den Boden nicht unter den Füßen zu verlieren. Sie entwickeln einen ungeahnten Überlebenswillen – stets begleitet von der Sehnsucht nach ihrer Mutter. Einige Jahre später macht sich Maggie schließlich auf, sie zu suchen. Sie kehrt zurück in die mächtigen Wälder, an die Orte ihrer Kindheit … Frances Greenslade erzählt eine berührende und starke Geschichte von Müttern und Töchtern, von der einzigartigen Liebe zweier Schwestern, von Verlust und Verletzlichkeit, aber auch von Sehnsucht, Hoffnung und ungebrochener Zuversicht.

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        May 2007

        Paris, Joyce, Paris

        by Djuna Barnes, Karin Kersten, Kyra Stromberg

        »Ein Liebhaberbändchen zum Mit-sich-Herumschleppen (nicht nur in Paris), zum Fotos-Anschauen (Paris, wie es einmal war, von unnachahmlichem Zauber), zum Sich-Freuen, daß es solche Bücher noch gibt.« BuchJournal

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        August 2011

        Oceania under steam

        Sea transport and the cultures of colonialism, c. 1870–1914

        by Andrew Thompson, Frances Steel, John Mackenzie

        The age of steam was the age of Britain's global maritime dominance, the age of enormous ocean liners and human mastery over the seas. The world seemed to shrink as timetabled shipping mapped out faster, more efficient and more reliable transoceanic networks. But what did this transport revolution look like at the other end of the line, at the edge of empire in the South Pacific? Through the historical example of the largest and most important regional maritime enterprise - the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand - Frances Steel eloquently charts the diverse and often conflicting interests, itineraries and experiences of commercial and political elites, common seamen and stewardesses, and Islander dock workers and passengers. Drawing on a variety of sources, including shipping company archives, imperial conference proceedings, diaries, newspapers and photographs, this book will appeal to cultural historians and geographers of British imperialism, scholars of transport and mobility studies, and historians of New Zealand and the Pacific. ;

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        August 2016

        Oceania under steam

        Sea transport and the cultures of colonialism, c. 1870–1914

        by Andrew Thompson, Frances Steel, John M. MacKenzie

        The age of steam was the age of Britain's global maritime dominance, the age of enormous ocean liners and human mastery over the seas. The world seemed to shrink as timetabled shipping mapped out faster, more efficient and more reliable transoceanic networks. But what did this transport revolution look like at the other end of the line, at the edge of empire in the South Pacific? Through the historical example of the largest and most important regional maritime enterprise - the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand - Frances Steel eloquently charts the diverse and often conflicting interests, itineraries and experiences of commercial and political elites, common seamen and stewardesses, and Islander dock workers and passengers. Drawing on a variety of sources, including shipping company archives, imperial conference proceedings, diaries, newspapers and photographs, this book will appeal to cultural historians and geographers of British imperialism, scholars of transport and mobility studies, and historians of New Zealand and the Pacific.

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        October 2008

        Die Geheimnisse von Paris

        Vollständige Ausgabe. Zwei Bände in Kassette

        by Eugène Sue, Helmut Kossodo, Helmut Kossodo

        Paris 1838: Ein geheimnisvoller deutscher Herzog kämpft in den verrufensten Gegenden der Stadt für Gerechtigkeit, denn im Labyrinth der nächtlichen Gassen treiben so allerhand finstre Gestalten ihr Unwesen. Eugène Sue (1804-1857) gehört zu den meistgelesenen Autoren des 19. Jahrhunderts. Die Geheimnisse von Paris wurden bei Erscheinen 1843 schlagartig zum Bestseller. Einer der spannendsten und furiosesten Romane der europäischen Literatur!

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        September 2012

        Paris. Eine Liebe

        Erzählung

        by Urs Faes, Nanne Meyer

        Milde Septembertage in Paris: Nach fast dreißig Jahren kehrt Eric zurück in die Stadt, von der er einmal gehofft hatte, sie würde ihm die Erfüllung bringen. Statt dessen brachten ihn die Tage mit Claudine an den Rand der Verzweiflung – Claudine mit ihren hellen, fast weißblonden Haaren, die Hände in den Taschen ihres grünen Mantels vergraben. Jetzt scheint eine Wiederbegegnung möglich. Und es stellt sich die Frage, ob »einer nicht genauso aus dem besteht, was er nicht gelebt hat, wie aus dem, was durch Zufall seine Wirklichkeit geworden ist«. -- Mit Zeichnungen von Nanne Meyer.

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        October 2000

        Der Fischer Atlas Sexualität

        Fakten Trends Zusammenhänge

        by Mackay, Judith

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        July 2018

        Half the battle

        by Robert Mackay

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        April 2023

        Princess Diana

        Little People, Big Dreams. Deutsche Ausgabe | Kinderbuch ab 4 Jahre

        by María Isabel Sánchez Vegara, Archita Khosla, Silke Kleemann

        Die ganze Welt schaute zu, als die adlige Kindergärtnerin Diana Frances Spencer Englands Thronfolger Prinz Charles ihr Ja-Wort gab. Es war eine Hochzeit wie im Märchen. Aber Diana wollte kein Märchen leben. Sie ließ sich scheiden und nutzte ihre Berühmtheit, um auf die Missstände in der Welt aufmerksam zu machen. Sie setzte sich für Kinder ein, besuchte Aidskranke und lief über Minenfelder … Als sie nach einem Unfall starb, trauerte die ganze Welt um eine Frau, die den Mut gehabt hatte, aus dem goldenen Käfig auszubrechen. Little People, Big Dreams erzählt von den beeindruckenden Lebensgeschichten großer Menschen: Jede dieser Persönlichkeiten, ob Philosophin, Forscherin oder Sportler, hat Unvorstellbares erreicht. Dabei begann alles, als sie noch klein waren: mit großen Träumen.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2021

        Made in France

        by Andy Smith, Paul Tobin

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        Business & management
        November 2012

        Veterinary Practice Management

        by Catherine R Coates, Alan Jones, Michael W Coates

        Veterinarians are increasingly aware of the need to recognise they are working in a business enterprise. From operating as small practices twenty years ago, veterinary businesses are now run along sophisticated models and operate out of multi-million pound hospitals. Drawing together the latest information on practice management, this textbook provides practical and straightforward coverage of major elements, including client relationships and staff management, business and financial procedures, computer systems and project management. This book covers practice management topics as taught in veterinary schools worldwide, providing students with a textbook resource in this increasingly important subject. It is also a valuable source of information for newly qualified veterinarians, veterinarians interested in practice management and veterinary practice managers.

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        May 1999

        Paris, Paris

        by Etel Adnan, Nicolaus Bornhorn

        Etel Adnan, Malerin und Schriftstellerin mit Wohnsitz in Beirut, San Francisco und Paris, beschreibt ihr Paris, das sie liebt wie keine andere Stadt. Ihr Paris ist auch das Paris von Baudelaire und Delacroix, Mallarmé und Picasso, Sartre und Djuna Barnes, das Paris der vietnamesischen und afrikanischen Einwanderer, der Revolutionäre und Bohemiens. Die gebildete und belesene Kosmopolitin nimmt uns mit zu einem Rundgang durch die Stadt, zeigt uns die schönsten Plätze, Parks, Cafés und Restaurants und klärt uns ganz en passant und mit einem sehr weiblichen Blick über Geschichte, Literatur, Kunst und politisches Geschehen in dieser Stadt auf.

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        June 1980

        Paris. Ein Städte-Lesebuch

        Deutsche Republikaner reisen

        by Karsten Witte, Karsten Witte

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        Migration, immigration & emigration
        April 2014

        The British in rural France

        Lifestyle migration and the ongoing quest for a better way of life

        by Michaela Benson

        The British in rural France, available at last in paperback, is a study of how lifestyle choices intersect with migration, and how this relationship frames and shapes post-migration lives. It presents a conceptual framework for understanding post-migration lives that incorporates culturally-specific imaginings, lived experiences, individual life histories and personal circumstances. Through an ethnographic lens incorporating in-depth interviews, participant observation, life and migration histories, this monograph reveals the complex process by which migrants negotiate and make meaningful their lives following migration. By promoting their own ideologies and lifestyle choices relative to those of others, British migrants in rural France reinforce their position as members of the British middle-class, but also take authorship of their lives in a way not possible before migration. This is evident in the pursuit of a better way of life that initially motivated migration and continues to characterise post-migration lives. As the book argues, this ongoing quest is both reflective of wider ideologies about living, particularly the desire for authentic living, and subtle processes of social distinction. In these respects The British in rural France provides a unique empirical example of the relationship between the pursuit of authenticity and middle-class identification practices. The book will be of interest to lifestyle migration and migration specialists, sociologists, social anthropologists, human geographers, scholars of tourism, as well as being accessible to individuals with a broader interest in this social phenomenon.

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