Mode d'emploi culturel
Author: Isabelle Mathieu
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 147
ISBN-13: 9782733703960
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God's Eugenicist
Author: Andrés Horacio Reggiani
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781845451721
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe temptations of a new genetically informed eugenics and of a revived faith-based, world-wide political stance, this study of the interaction of science, religion, politics and the culture of celebrity in twentieth-century Europe and America offers a fascinating and important contribution to the history of this movement. The author looks at the career of French-born physician and Nobel Prize winner, Alexis Carrel (1873-1944), as a way of understanding the popularization of eugenics through religious faith, scientific expertise, cultural despair and right-wing politics in the 1930s and 1940s. Carrel was among the most prestigious experimental surgeons of his time who also held deeply illiberal views. In Man, the Unknown (1935), he endorsed fascism and called for the elimination of the "unfit." The book became a huge international success, largely thanks to its promotion by Readers' Digest as well as by the author's friendship with Charles Lindbergh. In 1941, he went into the service of the French pro-German regime of Vichy, which appointed him to head an institution of eugenics research. His influence was remarkable, affecting radical Islamic groups as well Le Pen's Front National that celebrated him as the "founder of ecology."
The International Horticultural Exhibition, and Botanical Congress, Held in London, from May 22nd to May 31st, 1866
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Published: 1866
Total Pages: 466
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKGenres as Repositories of Cultural Memory
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Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2021-12-28
Total Pages: 586
ISBN-13: 9004488871
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume deals with the inherent relation between literary genres and cultural memory. Indeed, generic repertoires may be regarded as bodies of shared knowledge (a sort of ‘encyclopaedia' or 'museum' of stocked culture) and have played and still play an important role in absorbing and activating that memory. The contributors have focused on some specific memory-linked genres that prove especially relevant in remembering and transforming past experiences, i.e. the (post)modern historical novel and various forms of (post)modern autobiographical writing. They deal with such renowned authors as Carlos Fuentes, Vargas Llosa, Umberto Eco, Antonio Tabucchi, John Barth, Julian Barnes, Michel Butor, Nathalie Sarraute, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Claude Simon, Georges Perec and Marguerite Yourcenar. The volume, thus, constitutes an attractive and representative sample of (post)modern forms of rewriting and problematizing individual and collective pasts.
Mass Culture, Popular Culture, And Social Life In The Middle East
Author: Georg Stauth
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-04-11
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 0429709803
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe papers in this collection have a common theme in the question of modernity and mass culture. Two papers, those by Chaney and Featherstone respectively, discuss aspects of this theme in a general, global context, all the others are concerned more specifically with the regional context of the Middle East. All the articles in this collection were
Books and Archives
Author: Caroline Keane
Publisher: Council of Europe
Published: 1997-01-01
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9789287133861
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn cover: Books & archives. - Conference organised by the Council of Europe in co-operation with the Polish Chamber of Books and the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts of the Republic of Poland
Contemporary French Cultural Studies
Author: William Kidd
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-05-01
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 1134659407
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe study of French culture has long ceased to be purely centred on literature. Undergraduate French courses now embrace all forms of cultural production and consumption, and students need to have a broad knowledge of everything from day-time TV and the latest detective novels to debates about national identity and immigration policies. This stimulating text is an introduction to the full range of contemporary French culture. Written by a group of leading academics both within and outside France, each chapter focuses on a topic from the French cultural scene today. Starting with an overview of resources for further information (both in print and online), the text discusses the varied forms of French cultural expression and looks critically at what 'Frenchness' itself means. The book also explores examples of cultural production ranging from sport, media and literature to theatre, cinema, festivals and music. An essential resource for students and scholars alike, this text provides detailed material and analysis, as well as a launch-pad for further study.
Modern Architecture in Historic Cities
Author: Sebastian Loew
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2003-09-02
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 1134732651
DOWNLOAD EBOOKModern Architecture in Historic Cities illustrates why France has been so successful in combining conservation and modernity, and points to important lessons for other countries which can be drawn from the French experience. Beginning with an empirical review of particular events which have affected attitudes towards heritage in France, this book highlights the continuity in French thinking and the longstanding role of the French government as patron and leader. Planning, conservation and design control legislation are examined, highlighting the range of instruments available to government in order to influence results and enhance the role of the architectural profession.
The International Horticultural Exhibition, and Botanical Congress, Held in London, from May 22nd to May 31st, 1866. Report of Proceedings. [With Plates, Including a Map.]
Author: International Horticultural Exhibition, 1866 (LONDON)
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Published: 1867
Total Pages: 458
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