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Author: Rachel Klein
Publisher: Fodors Travel Publications
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 466
ISBN-13: 1400017947
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArticles on the history and culture of the French capital augment information on tourist attractions, hotels, restaurants, and shopping facilities throughout the city
Author: Academic
Publisher: Academic Foundation
Published:
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9788171887460
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Christoph Kalter
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2016-09-12
Total Pages: 517
ISBN-13: 1107074517
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores the emergence of 'Third Worldism' as a new intellectual movement during the era of decolonisation and the Cold War.
Author: Alexandra Gajewski
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2023-07-24
Total Pages: 347
ISBN-13: 1000904601
DOWNLOAD EBOOKParis: The Powers that Shaped the Medieval City considers the various forces – royal, monastic and secular – that shaped the art, architecture and topography of Paris between c. 1100 and c. 1500, a period in which Paris became one of the foremost metropolises in the West. The individual contributions, written by an international group of scholars, cover the subject from many different angles. They encompass wide-ranging case studies that address architecture, manuscript illumination and stained glass, as well as questions of liturgy, religion and social life. Topics include the early medieval churches that preceded the current cathedral church of Notre-Dame and cultural production in the Paris area in the late 12th and early 13th centuries, as well as Paris’s chapels and bridges. There is new evidence for the source of the c. 1240 design for a celebrated window in the Sainte-Chapelle, an evaluation of the liturgical arrangements in the new shrine-choir of Saint-Denis, built 1140–44, and a valuable assessment of the properties held by the Cistercian Order in Paris in the Middle Ages. Also, the book investigates the relationships between manuscript illuminators in the 14th century and representations of Paris in manuscripts and other media up to the late 15th century. Paris: The Powers that Shaped the Medieval City updates and enlarges our knowledge of this key city in the Middle Ages.
Author: I. Kozymka
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014-04-16
Total Pages: 458
ISBN-13: 1137366265
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCultural diversity, because it is perceived to have significant security, developmental, and social implications, is fast becoming one of the major political issues of the day. At the international level, it overlaps with the now extensive debates on multiculturalism within states. This work shows how cultural diversity challenges the understanding of international relations as relations between states and, by looking at the issue through the magnifying glass of an international organization, offers innovative insights into the interplay between various levels of international society. The book examines in particular the role of UNESCO, the only United Nations agency responsible for culture and the main forum for international diplomacy on the issue of cultural diversity.
Author: K. Theakston
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2012-04-05
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 1137265310
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat comes next for a former leader in a democracy - a Prime Minister or President obliged to leave office because they have lost an election, come to the end of their constitutionally-fixed term, lost the backing of their party, or chosen to leave? This book analyses the role and political influence of former leaders in Western democratic states.
Author: B.J.C. McKercher
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-03-12
Total Pages: 816
ISBN-13: 113666436X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDespite post-Cold War arguments about their demise, ‘Great Powers’ not only continue to thrive, with lesser Powers they form the basis of the constellation of global politics. This topical new Handbook illustrates how and why the new international order has evolved – and is still evolving – since the end of the Cold War, through the application of diplomacy and statecraft. Including cutting edge contributions from over 40 scholars, the handbook is structured around seven sections: Context of Diplomacy Great Powers Middle Powers Developing Powers International Organisations and Military Alliances International Economy Issues of Conflict and Co-operation Through analysis of a wide range of case studies, the Handbook assesses the diplomacy and statecraft of individual powers, offering insights into how they function, their individual perception of national interests and the roles they play in modern statecraft. The contributors also seek to evaluate the organizations and contemporary issues that continue to influence the shaping of the new international order. A comprehensive survey of diplomacy across the world, this work will be essential reading for scholars and professionals alike.
Author: Alan R. H. Baker
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2021-01-28
Total Pages: 401
ISBN-13: 1350252662
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat was the personality of 19th-century Paris? To answer that question, this book eschews the conventional narrative and chronological route taken by most histories of Paris. Instead, it thematically analyses the complex personality traits of Paris from the onset of the Revolution of 1789 to the beginning of the Great War. Starting with the topographical and cultural legacies that late 18th-century Paris inherited from its foundation in pre-Roman and Roman times and from its medieval infancy and early-modern adolescence, The Personality of Paris unpacks the social and material complexity of the 19th-century city. It considers the role of immigration in the making of Parisians and in the city's growth from half a million in 1801 to almost three million in 1911. It examines the making of its distinctive landscape through the construction of monuments and architectural icons, through its massive re-modelling by Napoléon III and Baron Haussmann, through its five world exhibitions, through its emphasis on food, fashion and leisure, and through the ways in which Parisians sought rural release from urban pressure. Finally, the book considers the self-harm done to the person of 19th-century Paris by revolutions and wars and the damage inflicted on it by 20th-century hubristic politicians and architects.
