Last Lectures: Collge de France 1968 and 1969 (Benveniste mile)(Paperback)

Poslední přednášky na Collége de France 1968 a 1969 - Émile Benveniste

V roce 1969 přednášel francouzský lingvista Émile Benveniste na College de France naposledy. Na začátku zimního semestru onemocněl tak těžce, že se nemohl dál věnovat ani teorii řeči a základům teorie písma, na nichž v té době pracoval, ani své pedagogické práci. Jeho

Dictionary of Indo-European Concepts and Society (Benveniste mile)(Paperback)

Since its publication in 1969, mile Benveniste's Vocabulaire--here with a new introduction by Giorgio Agamben--has been the classic reference for tracing the institutional and conceptual genealogy of the sociocultural worlds of gifts, contracts, sacrifice, hospitality, authority, freedom, ancient

Society Must Be Defended - Lectures at the College de France, 1975-76 (Foucault Michel)(Paperback / softback)

Music Lessons - The College de France Lectures (Boulez Pierre)(Pevná vazba)

First publication in English of an extraordinary and prestigious series of Lectures given by Pierre Boulez, arguably the most influential composer of the second half of the last

The Courage of Truth (Burchell Graham)(Paperback)

The Courage of the Truth is the last course that Michel Foucault delivered at the College de France before his death in 1984. In this course, he continues the theme of the previous year's lectures in exploring the notion of 'truth-telling' in politics to establish a number of ethically irreducible

A Seminar on Graph Theory (Harary Frank)(Paperback)

Presented in 1962-63 by experts at University College, London, these lectures offer a variety of perspectives on graph theory. Although the opening chapters form a coherent body of graph theoretic concepts, this volume is not a text on the subject but rather an introduction to the extensive

Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy (Rawls John)(Paperback)

This last book by the late John Rawls, derived from written lectures and notes for his long-running course on modern political philosophy, offers readers an account of the liberal political tradition from a scholar viewed by many as the greatest contemporary exponent of the philosophy behind that

Lanterne Rouge - The Last Man in the Tour de France (Leonard Max)(Paperback / softback)

If you complete a bike race, overcoming mountain ranges and merciless weather conditions while enduring physical and psychological agony, in the slowest time, should you be branded the loser? This title flips the Tour de France on its head and tells the forgotten, often inspirational and

France - A History: from Gaul to de Gaulle (Norwich John Julius)(Paperback / softback)

A witty history of 2000 years of French history and the last book from legendary popular historian John Julius

Milo and Monty (de Rond Roxana)(Paperback)

Milo and Monty are very different dogs. Monty enjoys hugs and noisy playtimes, but Milo prefers to avoid people and hide in a cosy, quiet space. One day, during a family reunion, Milo finds cousin Henry is hiding in his special space. Like Milo, Henry finds hugs uncomfortable, dislikes loud noises,

Milo Imagines the World (de la Pea Matt)(Pevná vazba)

The team behind the Newbery Medal winner and Caldecott Honor book Last Stop on Market Street and the award-winning New York Times bestseller Carmela Full of Wishes once again delivers a poignant and timely picture book that's sure to become an instant classic. Milo is on a long subway ride with his

Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses (Fink L. Dee)(Paperback)

'Dee Fink challenges our conventional assumptions and practices and offers an insightful approach to expanding our learning goals, making higher education more meaningful. This is a gem of a book that every college teacher should read.' --Ken Bain, author, What the Best College Students Do Since

Sexuality: The 1964 Clermont-Ferrand and 1969 Vincennes Lectures (Foucault Michel)(Paperback)

Michel Foucault's The History of Sexuality--the first volume of which was published in 1976--exerts a vast influence across the humanities and social sciences. However, Foucault's interest in the history of sexuality began as early as the 1960s, when he taught two courses on the subject. These

Tour de France Champions: An A-Z (Belbin Giles)(Paperback)

The Tour de France has long been cycling's most famous and important race; from Maurice Garin's win in 1903 through to today's British domination of the race, the roads and mountains of France have played host to an annual celebration of sporting endeavour. In this new book, cycling writer Giles

Stable Homotopy and Generalised Homology (Adams J. F.)(Paperback)

J. Frank Adams, the founder of stable homotopy theory, gave a lecture series at the University of Chicago in 1967, 1970, and 1971, the well-written notes of which are published in this classic in algebraic topology. The three series focused on Novikov's work on operations in complex cobordism,

Bernini: His Life and His Rome (Mormando Franco)(Paperback)

Sculptor, architect, painter, playwright, and scenographer, Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) was the last of the great universal artistic geniuses of early modern Italy, placed by both contemporaries and posterity in the same exalted company as Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo. And his artistic

The Baroque Guitar in Spain and the New World: Gaspar Sanz, Antonio de Santa Cruz, Francisco Guerau, Santiago de Murcia (Koonce Frank)(Paperback)

SS Pasteur/Ts Bremen (Britton Andrew)(Paperback)

The fascinating story of a Cunard vessel that became the last German flagship, adored by France, and popular around the world TS 'Bremen' was one of the most popular liners operating across the Atlantic. Built for the French as the SS 'Pasteur,' she made a dramatic escape in 1940 carrying 200 tons

Le Sud de France (Conran Caroline)(Paperback)

Languedoc-Roussillion (not forgetting the Midi-Pyr n es and Aquitaine) are the regions of France most settled by English expatriate colonists. Caroline Conran has spent much time there since the early 1970s and her collection of recipes reflects years of travel, conversation, cooking, eating and

Cicero: On Duties (Cicero Marcus Tullius)(Paperback)

De Officiis (On Duties) is Cicero's last theoretical work and contains his analysis, in a Greek theoretical framework, of the political and ethical values of the Roman governing class in the late Republic. It has often been treated merely as a key to the Greek philosophical works that Cicero used,

I Promise Christy & Todd: College Years Book 3 (Gunn Robin Jones)(Paperback)

Christy Miller and Todd Spencer are engaged at last But now the wedding work begins. Todd's breezy view of life clashes with Christy's meticulous planning. The issues of when and where to get married seem obvious--until everyone's expectations are compared. Then Aunt Marti, Mrs

The Last Sin Eater (Rivers Francine)(Paperback)

The New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and A Voice in the Wind pens a captivating tale of suffering, seeking, and redemption set in Appalachia in the 1850s.In the misty peaks and valleys of Appalachia roams the sin eater--a myth as much as a man, burdened with absolving the sins of

Mortal Mischief (Tallis Frank)(Paperback / softback)

It is Vienna at the beginning of the last century, and Dr Max Liebermann is a young psychoanalyst. His friend Oskar Rheinhardt is a Detective Inspector. It is through Rheinhardt that Libermann is called upon to help with police investigations surrounding the death of a young medium, in what seems

The Ancien Rgime and the Revolution (Tocqueville Alexis De)(Paperback)

A powerful new translation of de Tocqueville's influential look at the origins of modern France The Ancien R gime and the Revolution is a comparison of revolutionary France and the despotic rule it toppled. Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59) is an objective observer of both periods - providing a