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Considérer l'écriture et le lecteur, non pas dans l'abstrait, mais dans leur dimension sociale à l'aide de la relation triangulaire entre écrivain, livre et public, c'est le propos de cet ouvrage qui étudie la situation de l'auteur dans la société romaine du Ier siècle de notre ère, le mode...

Prepare to take the role of a juror as the author presents to you all available evidence on the ultimate issue.   Where did Man come from?

Serving the Byzantine Emperor Justinian during the 6th century A. D., Belisarius defeated a superior Persian force that threatened to extinguish Constantinople; his small army next drove the Vandals out of the ancient Roman provinces of North Africa and forced the Visigoths to retreat from Italy, returning Rome to the Emperor for the final time.

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This book reconsiders the power of the idea of the future. Bringing together perspectives from cultural history, environmental history, political history and the history of science, it investigates how the future became a specific field of action in liberal democratic, state socialist and post-colonial...

GEO-Autor Martin Meister war als einziger Journalist bei den Ausgrabungen in Marokko dabei. Seine Reportage erzählt eindrücklich, warum es danach zehn Jahre dauerte, bis sich die Anthropologen sicher waren: Sie halten mit dem Schädel von Jebel Irhoud eine Sensation in den Händen. Die großen...

Our American government began with a revolutionary idea. Alexis de Tocqueville called the evolutionary process of revolution wherein society evolves and institutes sweeping changes in government. The government of the United States was the most unique creation of human history since it was an actual...

Chômage, pauvreté, ratonnades et meurtres racistes, rodéos et délinquance forment un mélange explosif aux Minguettes, une cité sensible près de Lyon. Le 20 juin 1983 à 2h du matin, un maitre-chien de la police tire sur Toumi Djaïdja. La balle...

\This series explores the history of European peoples, with the first book focusing on ancient history. To understand the evolution of Europeans, we must go back to the end of the Paleolithic Age. In all probability, from 40,000 BC onward, there was a slow migration from the South across the Middle...

Gavin Hardy and Laurence Totelin have brought together their botanical and historical knowledge to produce this unique overview of ancient botany. It examines all the founding texts of botanical science, such as Theophrastus' Enquiry into Plants, Dioscorides' Materia Medica, Pliny the Elder's Natural...

This very timely and momentous book launches us into the discovery of an Atlantean Crystal City that exists under the island of Malta. It also follows the spiritual journey of the author through her life experiences and how she found a very special valley on that unique island. Christine’s voyage...

This book is an interdisciplinary guide to connect art lessons with core curriculum. Social studies, language arts, math, and/or science are supported in every unit. It is an ideal source for elementary and middle school teachers to enrich their curriculum. It is an invaluable tool for art teachers...

Este livro conta a História de porque não devemos mexer com os Judeus, um povo protegido. Neiriberto Silva de Freitas - 25/02/2012.

Um registro das pesquisas realizadas, encadeando os principais fatos que marcaram a história na Idade Média, com o foco na cronologia dos eventos, resumindo seus aspectos mais importantes, dessa que é a terceira parte complementar da obra.