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Revisiting the French Resistance in Cinema, Literature, Bande Dessinée, and Television (1942–2012)

By: Christophe Corbin

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Revisiting the French Resistance in Cinema, Literature, Bande Dessinée, and Television (1942–2012)

By: Christophe Corbin

Revisiting the French Resistance in Cinema, Literature, Bande Dessinée, and Television (1942–2012) examines how fictional works have contributed to shaping the image of the French Resistance, and offers a key to understanding France’s national psyche. Christophe Corbin explores themes including the making of the myth of an honorable country united against a common enemy, comedies gently poking fun at it and fictional works debunking it straightforwardly, the invisibility and resurfacing of women in films and novels, as well as contemporary depictions of the Resistance on television. Case studies include sometimes forgotten or lesser-known works such as Aragon’s wartime poetry, early films such as Le Père tranquille or Casablanca-inspired Fortunat, iconic films and novels such as Le Silence de la mer or La Grande Vadrouille, but also contemporary fictional works such as Effroyables jardins and Un Héros très discret, or the popular TV series Un Village français. It will be of interest to scholars and students in cultural studies, film studies, French studies, history, and media studies.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1498582060

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9781498582063

The Shock of the Anthropocene

The Earth, History and Us

By: Christophe Bonneuil,Jean-Baptiste Fressoz

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The Shock of the Anthropocene

The Earth, History and Us

By: Christophe Bonneuil,Jean-Baptiste Fressoz

Dissecting the new theoretical buzzword of the “Anthropocene” The Earth has entered a new epoch: the Anthropocene. What we are facing is not only an environmental crisis, but a geological revolution of human origin. In two centuries, our planet has tipped into a state unknown for millions of years. How did we get to this point? Refuting the convenient view of a “human species” that upset the Earth system, unaware of what it was doing, this book proposes the first critical history of the Anthropocene, shaking up many accepted ideas: about our supposedly recent “environmental awareness,” about previous challenges to industrialism, about the manufacture of ignorance and consumerism, about so-called energy transitions, as well as about the role of the military in environmental destruction. In a dialogue between science and history, The Shock of the Anthropocene dissects a new theoretical buzzword and explores paths for living and acting politically in this rapidly developing geological epoch.

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Verso Books

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1784780812

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9781784780814

The Art of War

The American War of Independence

By: Jean-Christophe Malevil

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The Art of War

The American War of Independence

By: Jean-Christophe Malevil

The American colonists had a very special relationship with England since many of them originated from this country. As the days were passing by, the colonists enjoyed a “salutary neglect.” They were far from the English monarch who enjoyed in turn the bounties of his colonies. The trade on which the colonists and the king relied was of benefit to all of them. Not only did they feel free but also they were loyal to their English king. By the mid 1760’s, the understanding between the American colonies and the mother country was crumbling. The harmony which had existed turned into discord when the English Parliament decided to tax the American colonies because of the high cost of the French and Indian War (1754-1763), and thus all the colonies were thrown into turmoil. The more the colonists rose up against Britain, the more troops the British sent to enforce the laws. From skirmishes to attempts to settle matters, the relations between the two countries were so strained that they could break up at any time. The war the Continental Congress intended to wage would require money, men and the experience of soldiers skilled in the art form of warfare such as it was waged in the 18th century. The American resistance to power got organized with great difficulty but how could the American colonists hope to defeat the English in the art of war? Get a deeper understanding of the American war of Independence thanks to this essay. EXCERPT A major problem for the American colonists was that one third of the people remained loyal to the crown and another third did not know what to think about the war. The various colonies which rejected the authority of a king did not completely want to rely on the sole authority of a Continental Congress. The only force in the colonies was that of the militias but they were not trained for pitched battles even if they excelled in guerrilla warfare. The Continental Congress realized that relying only on guerrilla warfare would not allow the American colonists to take well populated cities and ports occupied by the British army. In order to win the American War of Independence, they had to demonstrate their ability to fight European types of battles. Then, they would be able to rely on foreign support. ABOUT THE AUTHOR The author: at the master's level, Jean-Christophe Malevil chose to write his thesis about the American War of Independence; in seeing Roland Emmerich's The Patriot in 2000. He knew he would work on the art of war and to illustrate his work, he of course decided to rely on this movie. This book is the result of the findings of his investigations about war in the 18th century.

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Editions des Tourments

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2372240870

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9782372240871

Tourismophobia

From "Mass Tourism" to "Overtourism"

By: Jean-Christophe Gay

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Tourismophobia

From "Mass Tourism" to "Overtourism"

By: Jean-Christophe Gay

At the heart of “tourismophobia”, past and present, is the question of the masses and the differentiation between those who call themselves “travellers”, denying their own tourism, and tourists. Tourismophobia studies the persistence of the repulsion for them, and though their number is infinitely greater today, they are no longer socially the same and practices have radically changed. This book brings this cultural invariant out of the shadows to understand the driving forces behind this social posture, which has taken a new turn with climate change. Without overlooking the negative effects of tourism, this book is a response to the current debate on “overtourism”, which is the most contemporary form of tourismophobia.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1786309912

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9781786309914

Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema

By: Christophe P. Jacobs,Donald McCaffrey

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Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema

By: Christophe P. Jacobs,Donald McCaffrey

The latest offering from the Reference Guides to the World's Cinema series, this critical survey of key films, actors, directors, and screenwriters during the silent era of the American cinema offers a broad-ranging portrait of the motion picture production of silent film. Detailed but concise alphabetical entries include over 100 film titles and 150 personnel. An introductory chapter explores the early growth of the new silent medium while the final chapter of this encyclopedic study examines the sophistication of the silent cinema. These two chapters outline film history from its beginnings until the perfection of synchronized sound, and reflect upon the themes and techniques established with the silent cinema that continued into the sound era through modern times. The annotated entries, alphabetically arranged by film title or personnel, include brief bibliographies and filmographies. An appendix lists secondary but important movies and their creators. Film and popular culture scholars will appreciate the vast amount of information that has been culled from various sources and that builds upon the increased studies and research of the past ten years.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313032173

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Doping in Elite Sports

Voices of French Sportspeople and Their Doctors, 1950-2010

By: Christophe Brissonneau,Jeffrey Montez de Oca

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Doping in Elite Sports

Voices of French Sportspeople and Their Doctors, 1950-2010

By: Christophe Brissonneau,Jeffrey Montez de Oca

Drawing on rich empirical material from elite French sport, this book offers a detailed history of how the concept of doping evolved from the twentieth to the twenty-first century. The first study to span the period from 1950 to 2010, it sheds new light on the extraordinary world of elite sport in France – a world governed by its own moral standards and defined by extreme expectations of physical performance and highly medicalised training regimes. Including exclusive insights from athletes and their doctors, it explains how the use of drugs became an integral part of training in elite French sport. Considering the complex and paradoxical moral arguments that frame this phenomenon, it explores the decades-long social and political process that resulted in the normalisation of this doping culture. Drawing on examples from cycling, athletics, weightlifting, wrestling and bodybuilding, this book compares doping practices in these sports and questions the effectiveness of anti-doping policies. This is fascinating reading for all those interested in the use of drugs in sports, the ethics and philosophy of sport, or sports history.

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Routledge

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1315523515

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Revisiting the French Resistance in Cinema, Literature, Bande Dessinée, and Television (1942–2012)

By: Christophe Corbin

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Revisiting the French Resistance in Cinema, Literature, Bande Dessinée, and Television (1942-2012)

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Revisiting the French Resistance in Cinema, Literature, Bande Dessinée, and Television (1942-2012)

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This book explores the fine line between fiction and history and considers how France's cultural production has contributed to shaping the image of the French Resistance. Though an examination of the lenses through which France has regarded its recent past, the book offers a key to understanding France's national psyche.

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Lexington Books

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1498582079

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Revisiting the French Resistance in Cinema, Literature, Bande Dessinée, and Television (1942–2012)

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Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema

Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema

Doping in Elite Sports

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Revisiting the French Resistance in Cinema, Literature, Bande Dessinée, and Television (1942–2012)

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Revisiting the French Resistance in Cinema, Literature, Bande Dessinée, and Television (1942-2012)

Revisiting the French Resistance in Cinema, Literature, Bande Dessinée, and Television (1942-2012)

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