History of Paradise (Delumeau Jean)(Paperback)

History of Paradise (Delumeau Jean)(Paperback)

With erudition and wit, Jean Delumeau explores the medieval conviction that paradise existed in a precise although unreachable earthly location. Delving into the writings of dozens of medieval and Renaissance thinkers, from Augustine to Dante, Delumeau presents a luminous study of the meaning of

Tisíc let štěstí - Jean Delumeau

Kniha Tisíc let štěstí světoznámého francouzského historika Jeana Delumeau programově navazuje na jeho monografi Dějiny ráje. Autor v ní jak na základě diskurzu teologů, tak na podkladě literárních pramenů zkoumá zrození a vývoj milenaristických a apokalyptických představ,

Dějiny ráje Zahrada rozkoše - Jean Delumeau

Esej autora velmi podnětné a fundované práce Strach na Západě pojednává o formování se představ o ráji v prostředí západního křesťanství od pozdní antiky až po 18. století. Detailně a na základě pramenů sleduje vznik ideje ráje, jež soupeřila s ostatními

Pissing Figures 1280-2014 (Lebensztejn Jean-Claude)(Paperback)

'Not just anyone makes a good pisser.'--Jean-Claude LebensztejnJean-Claude Lebensztejn's history of the urinating figure in art, Pissing Figures 1280-2014, is at once a scholarly inquiry into an important visual motif, and a ribald statement on transgression and limits in works of art in general

Introduction to Metaphysics: From Parmenides to Levinas (Grondin Jean)(Paperback)

Jean Grondin completes the first history of metaphysics and respects both the analytical and the Continental schools while transcending the theoretical limitations of each. He reviews seminal texts by Parmenides, Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, and Augustine. He follows the theological turn in the

Milk of Paradise - A History of Opium (Inglis Lucy)(Paperback / softback)

'Lucy Inglis has done a wonderful job bringing together a wide range of sources to tell the history of the most exciting and dangerous plants in the world. Telling the story of opium tells us much about our faults and foibles as humans – our willingness to experiment; our ability to become

Treatise on Harmony (Rameau Jean-Philippe)(Paperback)

The Traite de l'harmonie of Jen-Philippe Rameau is one of the most important books in the history of Western music. Written while Rameau was still a relatively obscure organist and music master at Clermont-Ferrand, the book received but one printing during Rameau's life, in 1722, shortly before he

The History of the World in Comics (De Panafieu Jean-Baptiste)(Paperback)

Never has natural history been so fun Scientific accuracy and humor combine to tell the entire history of Earth in a comic book format. A paleontologist and a storyteller take two children through the birth of our planet, the beginning of microbes, and through the heydays of protozoans, dinosaurs,

Rousseau: A Very Short Introduction (Wokler Robert)(Paperback)

One of the most profound thinkers of modern history, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) was a central figure of the European Enlightenment. He was also its most formidable critic, condemning the political, economic, theological, and sexual trappings of civilization along lines that would excite the

Strands: A Year of Discoveries on the Beach (Sprackland Jean)(Paperback)

An insightful and lyrical account of a year on one beach part natural history, part meditation, part travelogueStrands describes a year's worth of walking on the ultimate beach: inter-tidal and constantly turning up revelations: mermaid's purses, lugworms, sea potatoes, messages in bottles, buried

Bridgewater Canal Through Time (Bradburn Jean & John)(Paperback / softback)

The fascinating history of the Bridgewater Canal illustrated through old and modern

Animalia (Del Amo Jean-Baptiste)(Paperback / softback)

Animalia retraces the history of a modest peasant family through the twentieth century as they develop their small plot of land into an intensive pig

La Regle Du Jeu (Perkins V. F.)(Paperback)

This study relates the history of Jean Renoir's La Regle du Jeu (The Rules of the Game) to the profundity and originality of its form. The film is analyzed as an anguished comedy whose characters are all, in Renoir's words, dancing on a volcanoand are unable to resist the slide towards

George Washington's Breakfast (Fritz Jean)(Paperback)

A fun take on history from Newbery Honor-winning author, Jean Fritz! George Washington Allen, a boy who never gives up until he finds out what he wants to know, is determined to learn all there is to know about his namesake, including what the first president ate for breakfast! 'The sprightly,

American Foreign Policy: Studies in Intellectual History (Drolet Jean-Francois)(Paperback)

This book offers a nuanced and multifaceted collection of essays covering a wide range of concerns, concepts, presidential doctrines, and rationalities of government thought to have marked America's engagement with the world during this period. The collection is organised chronologically and looks

Authorised Happiness Vol. 2 (Van Hamme Jean)(Paperback)

A single card to access all the details of a man's life - personal data, medical history, bank details - now that would make everything simpler, wouldn't it? But what if the card stops working - would the person still exist within society? And in a world where births are regulated, how can children

BBC Wildlife Documentaries in the Age of Attenborough (Gouyon Jean-Baptiste)(Paperback)

This book explores the history of wildlife television in post-war Britain. It revolves around the role of David Attenborough, whose career as a broadcaster and natural history filmmaker has shaped British wildlife television. The book discusses aspects of Attenborough's professional biography and

Jean Vanier: Essential Writings (Vanier Jean)(Paperback / softback)

Jean Vanier's Essential Writings gathers examples of the best of his insights, beliefs, and passionate calls for unity and peace in our

The Complete Plays of Jean Racine (Racine Jean)(Paperback)

The 17th century dramatist Jean Racine was considered, along with Moliere and Corneille, as one of the three great playwrights of his era. The quality of Racine's poetry has been described as possibly his most important contribution to French literature and his use of the alexandrine poetic line is

Paradise (Gurnah Abdulrazak)(Paperback / softback)

Paradise is Abdulrazak Gurnah's fourth novel, a beautiful story of African

Death of Hitler (Brisard Jean-Christophe)(Paperback)

The Language of Psychoanalysis (LaPlanche Jean)(Paperback)

The System of Objects (Baudrillard Jean)(Paperback)

Artificial Paradises (Baudelaire Charles P.)(Paperback)

At the time of its release in 1860, Charles Baudelaire's 'Artificial Paradises (Les Paradis Artificiels)' met with immediate praise. One of the most important French symbolists, Baudelaire led a debauched, violent, and ultimately tragic life, dying an opium addict in 1867. This book, a response to