The Dreyfus Affair and the Crisis of French Manhood

The Dreyfus Affair and the Crisis of French Manhood
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : 0801883857
ISBN-13 : 9780801883859
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Synopsis The Dreyfus Affair and the Crisis of French Manhood by : Christopher E. Forth

Finally, he examines the relation of the Dreyfus Affair to the culture of forcethat marked French society during the prewar years, thus accounting for the rise of the youthful athlete as a more compelling manly ideal than the bookish and sedentary intellectual.

Conscripts and Deserters

Conscripts and Deserters
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-10 : 9780195059373
ISBN-13 : 0195059379
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis Conscripts and Deserters by : Alan I. Forrest

Between the outbreak of war with Austria in 1792 and Napoleon's final debacle in 1814, France remained almost continously at war, recruiting in the process some two to three million frenchmen--a level of recruitment unknown to previous generations and widely resented as an attack on the liberties of rural communities. Forrest challenges the notion of a nation heroically rushing to arms by examining the massive rates of desertion and avoidance of service as well as their consequences on French society--on military campaigns and the morale of armies, on political opinion at home, on the social fabric of local villages, and on the Napoleonic dream of bringing about a coherent and centralized state.

Time, Desire and Horror

Time, Desire and Horror
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Publisher : Polity
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 0745611311
ISBN-13 : 9780745611310
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Synopsis Time, Desire and Horror by : Alain Corbin

In this book Alain Corbin argues that the 1860s were a crucial period for western civilization, characterized by radical changes in the way Europeans viewed themselves and their world. Corbin examines urban development, the new mobility of the population, prostitution and policing, personal hygiene and the social plagues of alcoholism, tuberculosis and venereal disease.

Verrocchio

Verrocchio
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 385
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ISBN-10 : 9780691233086
ISBN-13 : 069123308X
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis Verrocchio by : John K. Delaney

A comprehensive survey of the work of this most influential Florentine artist and teacher Andrea del Verrocchio (c. 1435–1488) was one of the most versatile and inventive artists of the Italian Renaissance. He created art across media, from his spectacular sculptures and paintings to his work in goldsmithing, architecture, and engineering. His expressive, confident drawings provide a key point of contact between sculpture and painting. He led a vibrant workshop where he taught young artists who later became some of the greatest painters of the period, including Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, Lorenzo di Credi, and Domenico Ghirlandaio. This beautifully illustrated book presents a comprehensive survey of Verrocchio's art, spanning his entire career and featuring some fifty sculptures, paintings, and drawings, in addition to works he created with his students. Through incisive scholarly essays, in-depth catalog entries, and breathtaking illustrations, this volume draws on the latest research in art history to show why Verrocchio was one of the most innovative and influential of all Florentine artists. Published in association with the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Florentine Renaissance Sculpture

Florentine Renaissance Sculpture
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Publisher : John Murray Pubs Limited
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 0719519322
ISBN-13 : 9780719519321
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Florentine Renaissance Sculpture by : Charles Avery

"Some of the greatest names in the history of art are those of Florentine sculptors: Ghiberti, Donatello and Luca della Robbia; Verrocchio and Michelangelo; Cellini and Giovanni Bologna. These were the creators of a school of sculpture that remained supreme for over two centuries."--BOOK COVER.

The Talmud

The Talmud
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Total Pages : 128
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:HNRRAC
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Synopsis The Talmud by : Arsène Darmesteter

Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies, Vol 13, 2010-2011

Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies, Vol 13, 2010-2011
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 337
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ISBN-10 : 9781847318695
ISBN-13 : 184731869X
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies, Vol 13, 2010-2011 by : Catherine Barnard

The Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies provides a forum for the scrutiny of significant issues in EU Law, the law of the European Convention on Human Rights, and Comparative Law with a 'European' dimension, and particularly those issues which have come to the fore during the year preceding publication. The contributions appearing in the collection are commissioned by the Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS) Cambridge, a research centre in the Law Faculty of the University of Cambridge specialising in European legal issues. The papers presented are at the cutting edge of the fields which they address, and reflect the views of recognised experts drawn from the University world, legal practice, and the institutions of both the EU and its Member States. Inclusion of the comparative dimension brings a fresh perspective to the study of European law, and highlights the effects of globalisation of the law more generally, and the resulting cross fertilisation of norms and ideas that has occurred among previously sovereign and separate legal orders. The Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies is an invaluable resource for those wishing to keep pace with legal developments in the fast moving world of European integration. INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS Please click on the link below to purchase individual chapters from Volume 13 through Ingenta Connect: www.ingentaconnect.com SUBSCRIPTION TO SERIES To place an annual online subscription or a print standing order through Hart Publishing please click on the link below. Please note that any customers who have a standing order for the printed volumes will now be entitled to free online access. www.hartjournals.co.uk/cyels/subs Editorial Advisory Board: Albertina Albors-Llorens, John Bell, Alan Dashwood, Simon Deakin, David Feldman, Richard Fentiman, Angus Johnston, John Spencer Founding Editors: Alan Dashwood and Angela Ward Ius Commune Prize 2012 Alexandre Saydé wrote Chapter 15 in this volume entitled: 'One Law, Two Competitions: An Enquiry into the Contradictions of Free Movement Law' and we are delighted to announce that he has been awarded the Ius Commune Prize 2012.

Notes on the Minor Prophets

Notes on the Minor Prophets
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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 1530704057
ISBN-13 : 9781530704057
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Notes on the Minor Prophets by : H. Ironside

It was with no definite purpose of writing a series of Notes on the Minor Prophets as a whole, that I first began to take up various books of the twelve, in monthly installments in HELP AND FOOD FOR THE HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH. But after penning some notes on Habakkuk, Jonah, and Obadiah, I found my own soul helped, and an interest developed in the further study of these much-neglected portions of Scriptures, and so took up Hosea and the books following. I have sought to press their practical application as giving important teaching for a remnant people in a day of decline, while not neglecting their dispensational bearing. This, I am persuaded, is what is greatly needed at the present moment. If God be pleased to use the Notes for the stirring of His people's consciences and the comfort of their hearts, the desired end will be realized. H. A. IRONSIDE.

Socialism, Perestroika, and the Dilemmas of Soviet Economic Reform

Socialism, Perestroika, and the Dilemmas of Soviet Economic Reform
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 239
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ISBN-10 : 0367303213
ISBN-13 : 9780367303211
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis Socialism, Perestroika, and the Dilemmas of Soviet Economic Reform by : John E Tedstrom

This book highlights that Soviet economic planners and politicians must come to recognize the need to make fundamental changes, not simply incremental refinements, in the failing Soviet system. It examines the dynamics of the process of perestroika and the complexity of individual economic issues.