5673 results for '"Bracton, Henry de'

This richly evocative novel-in-letters tells the story of two Persian noblemen who have left their country—the modern Iran—to journey to Europe in search in wisdom. As they travel, they write home to...

A brilliant new translation of the Brazilian modernist epic that aims to capture the country’s complex identity Here at last is an exciting new edition of the Brazilian modernist epic Macunaíma: The...

Winner of the PROSE AwardAn NRC Handelsblad Best Book of the Year“Ambitious and impressive...At a time when the very survival of both freedom and democracy seems uncertain, books like this are more...

Ce Dictionnaire est une véritable encyclopédie de la production littéraire du Ve au XVe siècle. Les quelque 2000 articles qui le composent - notices biographiques, analyses critiques ou études de...

Partant du postulat que les limites de la reprsentation, dans la tradition artistique occidentale, ont t soumises des tensions constantes menant a de multiples transgressions, le prsent ouvrage...

Quelle image a-t-on des Spartiates, sinon celle de professionnels de la guerre, capables de vaincre les Atheniens a l'issue de la guerre du Peloponnese, en 404 avant J.-C. ? En fait, cette perception...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Discover the Italian approach to healthful eating—where nothing is off the menu—with 100 delicious, superfood-packed recipes from New York Times bestselling author Giada...

WINNER OF THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTIONA TIME 10 Best Nonfiction Book of 2024 • An NPR Book We Love 2024 • A New York Times Notable Book of 2024 • A Boston Globe Best Book of 2024“A...

This history of international monetary relations since World War II combines an analysis of events with an examination of the economic theories devised to explain them, showing how theoretical...

La Revue française d'histoire des idées politiques se penche sur la genèse et l'évolution de nos modes de concevoir la politique.

How to live wisely and well in the twenty-first century--an introduction to the modern art of emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence affects every aspect of the way we live, from romantic to...

Un aphorisme hante la philosophie occidentale : celui d'Héraclite, qui veut que "la Nature aime à se voiler". Près de vingt-cinq siècles durant, ces quelques petits mots ont successivement signifié :...

Menée au nom de valeurs puisées dans des codes culturels multiples capables de rendre vie à des "communautés imaginées", l'action collective nationaliste transforme les structures sociales et...

The most complete study ever of this major figure in modern graphic arts. Few have left a deeper impression on the world of typography than Jan Tschichold (1902-1974), one of the most outstanding and...

What is Judaism? What is the Jewish creed? Most people--even those who call themselves Jews--would be hard-pressed to answer this question. The reason, according to Nicholas de Lange, is that the...

"27 juillet 1214. Ce dimanche-là, dans la plaine de Bouvines, le roi de France Philippe Auguste avait affronté malgré lui la coalition redoutable de l'empereur Otton, du comte de Flandre Ferrand et...

- Learn more about the Chinese culture with these everyday life depictions- Miniatures of all materials: bronze, jade, ivory, porcelain- An intriguing work on the smallest sculpture artSmall China...

"Éperdument amoureux, Eitan et Wahida confrontent la réalité historique contre laquelle ils tenteront de résister. Mais les choses tournent mal sur le pont Allenby, entre Israël et la Jordanie :...

This new edition of The Caucasus is a thorough update of an essential guide that has introduced thousands of readers to a complex region. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and the break-away territories...

Esta es la summa del pensamiento de Steiner, una clase inigualable.The ObserverB+No nos quedan mas comienzosB; es la primera frase de este nuevo libro de George Steiner, que explora la idea de la...