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Paris Noir

The Secret History of A City

By: Jacques Yonnet

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Paris Noir

The Secret History of A City

By: Jacques Yonnet

In Paris Noir Yonnet tells is about some of the darker quarters of Paris on the left bank of the Seine, centred on the place Mauberge and the rue Mouffetard, as seen from his own experience. It is mainly written during the 1940s, under the Occupation and in the immediate post-war period; there is a certain amount dealing with the resistance, but the main thrust of the book is a Paris that existed between the wars - and is well known from the film noir -but has since disappeared. It concentrates on the people, rather than places, a mixture of ordinary workers, tradesmen, artists, con-men and criminals. It invests the area with a sense of mystery including occasional supernatural events; it is extremely well written, often using the language of the inhabitants of the area. Raymond Queneau considered it the greatest book ever written about Paris. For Dedalus it is the perfect counterfoil for J.K.Huysmans� Parisian Sketches which Dedalus published in 2004 which showed the darker side of Paris pre Haussman�s big boulevards. 'Among the books you must read before you die is Paris Noir by Jacques Yonnet.' Raphael Sorin �Concentrating on the seedy area around Rue Mouffetard, which becomes "La Mouffe" in a typically Parisian abbreviation, Yonnet reveals the dark side of the City of Light in the 1940s in this "secret history of a city".The street life of the Left Bank ticks on much as normal during the Occupation, though LÃ©opoldie the tart stops turning tricks because "the green German uniform does not suit her complexion". Keep- on-Dancin', the killer with a fondness for history, rules the roost. Though describing himself as "sceptical, disillusioned, cynical", Yonnet casually dispatches a traitor in the Resistance. This is film noir in book form." Christopher Hirst in The Independent

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1907650369

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Questioning Judaism

Interviews by Elisabeth Weber

By: Jacques Derrida,Elisabeth Weber

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Questioning Judaism

Interviews by Elisabeth Weber

By: Jacques Derrida,Elisabeth Weber

This volume presents the meditations of seven well-known French thinkers on the special relations of their own intellectual pursuit to Judaism.

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Stanford University Press

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0804742200

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9780804742207

The Political Economy of Professional Sport

By: Jean-Francois Bourg,Jean-Jacques Gouguet

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The Political Economy of Professional Sport

By: Jean-Francois Bourg,Jean-Jacques Gouguet

This timely book offers a critical interpretation of the traditional social and economic accounts of sport. It provides an incisive analysis of professional sport and defines alternative foundations to the present model. The authors demonstrate that professional sport is an extremely complex phenomenon encompassing many unique factors depending on its global reach, financing and organization. In particular they address three significant issues: • an analysis of the relationship between sport and economic development in order to explain the place of professional sport in modern societies • a study of the main difficulties facing the organization of professional sports in terms of financing, collective bargaining and the consequences of revenue sharing for competitive balance • an exploration of alternatives to current governance structures which would involve a return to professional ethics. This insightful and topical book is essential for academics and students of sport management, researchers of the economics of sport, managers of clubs and federations involved in professional sports, as well as civil servants and journalists.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1849807833

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9781849807838

Paris Noir

The Secret History of A City

By: Jacques Yonnet

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The Reveries of the Solitary Walker

By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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The Reveries of the Solitary Walker

By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

An exploration of the soul in the form of a final meditation on self-understanding and isolation.

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Hackett Publishing

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0872201627

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Reveries of the Solitary Walker

By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Reveries of the Solitary Walker

By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

After a period of forced exile and solitary wandering brought about by his radical views on religion and politics, Jean-Jacques Rousseau returned to Paris in 1770. Here, in the last two years of his life, he wrote his final work, the Reveries. In this eloquent masterpiece the great political thinker describes his sense of isolation from a society he felt had rejected his writings - and the manner in which he has come to terms with his alienation, as he walks around Paris, gazing at plants, day-dreaming and finding comfort in the virtues of solitude and the natural world. Meditative, amusing and lyrical, this is a fascinating exploration of Rousseau's thought as he looks back over his life, searching to justify his actions, to defend himself against his critics and to elaborate upon his philosophy.

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Penguin UK

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0141908319

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9780141908311

Reveries of a Solitary Walker

By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Rousseau may be said to have founded the romantic movement. The great ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity, which inspired the French Revolution, were first formulated by him. He was one of the first thinkers to emphasize the importance of emotion and feeling in human affairs." - Bertrand Russell A new translation into English from the original manuscripts of Rousseau's classic and influential Les Rêveries du promeneur solitaire" (Reveries of a Solitary Walker) published posthumously in 1782. In this work, Rousseau reflects on his life and experiences, and explores the nature of human existence and the search for meaning. He describes his walks in nature and his encounters with other people, and reflects on the joys and sorrows of human life.

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3989888781

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Paris Noir

Paris Noir

Questioning Judaism

Questioning Judaism

The Political Economy of Professional Sport

The Political Economy of Professional Sport

Paris Noir

Paris Noir

The Reveries of the Solitary Walker

The Reveries of the Solitary Walker

Reveries of the Solitary Walker

Reveries of the Solitary Walker

Reveries of a Solitary Walker

Reveries of a Solitary Walker

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