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French Immigrants and Pioneers in the Making of America

By: Marie-Pierre Le Hir

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French Immigrants and Pioneers in the Making of America

By: Marie-Pierre Le Hir

Americans have long had a rich if complicated relationship with France. They adore all things French, especially food and fashion. They visit the country and learn the language. Historically, Americans have also been quick to blame France at certain times of international crisis, and find fault with their handling of domestic issues. Despite ups and downs, the friendship between the countries remains very strong. The author explains the strength of Franco-American relations lies in the diplomatic ties that extend back to the founding of the United States, but more importantly, in the French DNA that is imprinted on American culture. The French were the first Europeans to settle the regions now known as Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas--and Frenchman remained in Louisiana after the land was purchased by the United States. This book explores the effects that France has had on American culture, and why modern Americans of French descent are so fascinated by their ancestry.

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McFarland

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1476644853

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The Laurels of Lake Constance

By: Marie Chaix

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The Laurels of Lake Constance

By: Marie Chaix

It is 1936, and Albert B. is one of the first French citizens to join the Fascist party. During the war, he becomes a collaborator. It's only a matter of time before he dons a German uniform himself. Taking place in the limbo between the moment of Albert's initial "fall" and his inevitable capture, following the Allied invasion of Mainau, The Laurels of Lake Constance is the story not only of Albert himself, but of his daughter, who must endure the paradox of loving a man whose beliefs and allegiances are nothing short of catastrophic. Beautifully translated by novelist Harry Mathews, The Laurels of Lake Constance is a profoundly moving story about both war and childhood, and their intersection in one household, conjured in all its details, be they beautiful or shameful: a resigned mother playing music, a father absent, an era frozen in a tragic fresco where novelistic detail mixes with history.

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Deep Vellum Publishing

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1564788822

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A Bibliography of Canadian Imprints, 1751-1800

By: Marie Tremaine

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A Bibliography of Canadian Imprints, 1751-1800

By: Marie Tremaine

Marie Tremaine's bibliography was first published by UTP in 1951 and is a cornerstone of bibliography and book history studies in Canada.

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University of Toronto Press

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0802042198

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9780802042194

Taxing Soda for Public Health

A Canadian Perspective

By: Yann Le Bodo,Marie-Claude Paquette,Philippe De Wals

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Taxing Soda for Public Health

A Canadian Perspective

By: Yann Le Bodo,Marie-Claude Paquette,Philippe De Wals

This timely reference analyzes the rationale, impact, and feasibility of taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) as a public health measure to contribute curbing obesity and diabetes rates, specifically in Canada. It presents the pros and cons of taxing soda, with the latest data on adverse health effects of its consumption, plus the various business and political issues surrounding the contentious proposition. Reviewed research is multidisciplinary, spanning health and medicine to ethics, economics, and law. Conclusions and caveats are clear and presented at a comfort level for the general reader. The result is a blueprint for analyzing the relevancy of taxes on sweetened soft drinks or other low-nutrition food products, plus a trove of valuable insights into aspects of government decision-making and consumer food behavior. Included in the coverage: · Reasons for specifically targeting SSBs · SSB taxation as a public health policy instrument · Effects of SSB taxation on energy intakes and population health · Potential undesirable effects relating to SSB taxation · Social and political acceptability of SSB taxation · Evaluability of SSB taxation Taxing Soda for Public Health will interest policymakers, public health professionals, advocacy groups, and researchers at the Canadian and international levels (e.g., in areas such as public health, nutrition, food and health policies, health economics, and evaluation), as well as students and all other parties interested in nutrition policies.

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253

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Springer

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3319336487

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Joan of Arc: Her Story

By: Regine Pernoud,Marie-Veronique Clin

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Joan of Arc: Her Story

By: Regine Pernoud,Marie-Veronique Clin

In a distinguished English translation, the bestselling French book now considered the standard biography of Joan published just in time for the upcoming film by Luc Besson.

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Palgrave Macmillan

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0312227302

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Canadian Travellers in Europe, 1851-1900

By: Eva-Marie Kroller

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Canadian Travellers in Europe, 1851-1900

By: Eva-Marie Kroller

This book provides both a detailed survey of Canadian travel writing in the nineteenth century and an unusual perspective on Canadian cultural history. The Canadians who wrote about their experiences abroad during the era of mass travel which followed the advent of the steamship reveal much about themselves and their own country as well. Who were these travellers, why did they travel, and what did they expect to see? In answering these questions, Eva-Marie Kroller draws upon a wide variety of materials: novels, guide books, magazines, newspapers, photographs, paintings, and previously unpublished letters and diaries. The self-assured progress of the privileged Canadian travellers often turned into introspective voyages of self-discovery. For one thing, Europeans often mistook them for Americans, and many had to ask themselves what it really meant to be Canadian. In addition, the tone of moral earnestness which pervades the early travellers' tales begins to give way to a certain world-weariness by the end. In Canada and elsewhere, the 'tourist' was a new phenomenon at the beginning of the period, but an accepted part of the modern world by the end of it. Canadian Travellers in Europe will be required reading for devotees of travel writing, but it is also a significant contribution to nineteenth-century Canadian history.

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UBC Press

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0774844841

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9780774844840

Ethics and the Internet in West Africa

Toward an Ethical Model of Integration

By: Patrick J. Brunet,Oumarou Tiemtoré,Marie-Claude Vettraino-Soulard

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Ethics and the Internet in West Africa

Toward an Ethical Model of Integration

By: Patrick J. Brunet,Oumarou Tiemtoré,Marie-Claude Vettraino-Soulard

References and Further reading pp. 140-148.

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IDRC

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1592211631

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The Life of Cardinal Cheverus: Archbishop of Bordeaux, and Formerly Bishop of Boston

By: André Jean Marie Hamon

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The Life of Cardinal Cheverus: Archbishop of Bordeaux, and Formerly Bishop of Boston

By: André Jean Marie Hamon

Reprint of the original, first published in 1839.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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338514390X

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Abuse or Punishment?

Violence toward Children in Quebec Families, 1850-1969

By: Marie-Aimée Cliche

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Abuse or Punishment?

Violence toward Children in Quebec Families, 1850-1969

By: Marie-Aimée Cliche

At one time, the use of corporal punishment by parents in child-rearing was considered normal, but in the second half of the nineteenth century this begin to change, in Quebec as well as the rest of the Western world. It was during this period that the extent of ill-treatment inflicted on children—treatment once excused as good child-rearing practice—was discovered. This book analyzes both the advice provided to parents and the different forms of child abuse within families. Cliche derives her information from family magazines, reports and advice columns in newspapers, people’s life stories, the records of the Montreal Juvenile Court, and even comic strips. Two dates are given particular focus: 1920, with the trial of the parents of Aurore Gagnon, which sensitized the public to the phenomenon of “child martyrs;” and 1940, with the advent of the New Education movement, which was based on psychology rather than strict discipline and religious doctrine. There has always been child abuse. What has changed is society’s sensitivity to it. That is why defenders of children’s rights call for the repeal of Section 43 of the Canadian Criminal Code, which authorizes “reasonable” corporal punishment. Abuse or Punishment? considers not only the history of violence towards children in Quebec but the history of public perception of this violence and what it means for the rest of Canada.

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Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

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1771120649

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9781771120647

Saints

Becoming an Image of Christ Every Day of the Year

By: Dawn Marie Beutner

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Becoming an Image of Christ Every Day of the Year

By: Dawn Marie Beutner

Since Jesus told us to be perfect, and Vatican Council II emphasized a universal call to holiness for all Christians, how do we learn to do that? One great way is to learn from and pray with the saints of the Catholic Church. We can follow in the footsteps of the ordinary Catholic men and women who fought the good fight to be holy until the end of their lives – and won that fight. The saints have been the inspiration of faithful Catholics for hundreds of years because they show us what it looks like to follow Jesus Christ despite countless challenges and obstacles. This unique book contains short biographies of multiple saints for every day of the year, including an intercessory prayer to each saint. This helps the reader to learn about, and pray with, the numerous saints of the Church, "the communion of saints" whose personalities and challenges often resonate with our own. This collection also provides wonderful resource information to learn more about individual saints, inspiring quotes from saints, and detailed explanations of Catholic terms that often befuddle us. The saints in this collection come from every period in his- tory, countries, age ranges, and vocations. They show us that holiness truly is a path open to all who seek to follow Jesus Christ. By reading about the lives of the saints each day, we can learn how to apply their life lessons to our own daily challenges. By praying daily for their help, we can ask for their spiritual help and wisdom – and point ourselves toward Heaven, where we hope to spend eternity with God.

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Ignatius Press

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1642291153

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9781642291155

The Memoirs Of Duke Of Rovigo

By: Anne Jean Marie René Savary Duke of Rovigo

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The Memoirs Of Duke Of Rovigo

By: Anne Jean Marie René Savary Duke of Rovigo

As the tide of the French revolution swept away the noble privileges many of high birth fled the country, some officers stayed despite the danger of the revolutionaries, including both Napoleon and Anne-Jean-Marie-René Savary, loyal to the state and sniffing advancement. Savary enlisted as a volunteer and was posted to the Armies of the Sambre and Meuse rivers and then the Rhine, his distinguished services led him to selected as an aide-de-camp of General Desaix who was known as a shrewd judge of characters both of men and of soldiers. It was in the sands of the desert during the Egyptian Campaign in 1798 that Savary met Napoleon he would serve faithfully for the next 17 years in the almost unbroken conflict that scarred Europe. He served admirably with his old commander Desaix during the Italian Campaign in 1800, after Desaix fell at the battle of Marengo Napoleon decided to take Savary into his confidence and appointed him head of his bodyguard. Promoted to Général de Division in 1805 shortly before the Austerlitz campaign. Once again he displayed great gallantry and courage during the fighting, but Napoleon saw that his abilities were also of use away from the field, and started to use him as a diplomat upon who he could always rely. After further missions, particularly in intrigues in Spain, Savary was appointed Minister of Police in 1810, he discharged his duties with a zeal that would not have been out of place in the Spanish Inquisition but was at fault during the attempted coup d’état of General Malet in 1812 whilst the Grande Armée was struggling through the snows of Russia. He served on as a faithful servant of Napoleon until the bitter end after Waterloo in 1815, and was considered dangerous enough to be refused permission to go the Elba with his former master. The Second Volume resumes with the 1807 campaign in Prussia, the invasion of Spain 1808, the 1809 campaign in Austria, the Peninsular War and his appointment to the Ministry of Police.

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1782892206

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9781782892205

Emotions, Remembering and Feeling Better

Dealing with the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement in Canada

By: Anne-Marie Reynaud

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Dealing with the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement in Canada

By: Anne-Marie Reynaud

As the largest class action suit in Canadian history, the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (2007-2015) had a great impact on the lives of Aboriginal survivors across Canada. In a rare account exploring survivor perspectives, Anne-Marie Reynaud considers the settlement's reconciliatory aspiration in conjunction with the local reality for the Mitchikanibikok Inik First Nations in Quebec. Drawing from anthropological fieldwork, this carefully crafted book weaves survivor experiences of the financial compensations and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission together with current theorizing on emotions, memory, trauma and transitional justice.

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transcript Verlag

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3839439183

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9783839439180

Day-to-Day Competition Law

A Pratical Guide for Businesses

By: Patrick Hubert,Marie Leppard,Olivier Lécroart

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Day-to-Day Competition Law

A Pratical Guide for Businesses

By: Patrick Hubert,Marie Leppard,Olivier Lécroart

Companies today must consider and comply with competition law in their daily business management. The financial and reputational risks for breaching such rules are severe and the success of many merger and acquisition projects depends very much on it. While competition law rules become increasingly sophisticated, business people are still expected to comply with it. Rather than giving a theoretical approach that can be found in a typical practitioner’s book or textbook, «Day-to-Day competition law: a practical guide for businesses» is genuinely a practical book. The interaction between theory and practice is the main feature of the book. Major competition law issues are explained in a jargon-free manner and summarized in a nutshell at the end of each chapter. Not only will the reader gain an understanding of competition law rules, but also will gain a better understanding on how a company can behave and what to do if it is subject to an investigation by the competition authorities. This practical guidance may serve as a platform for designing internal in-house rules governing behaviour in relation to competition law, and may also trigger a revision of such rules in light of some of the issues raised by the authors. While a particular focus is drawn on the EU – as the EU competition law system is replicated in a large number of countries around the world – reference to differing rules and other key jurisdictions such as the United States is also made. This book is written to appeal to business people, as well as non-specialized in-house lawyers, and all those who wish to understand competition law in a clear and practical way. The authors’ experience in the field of competition law ranges from leading investigations on behalf of competition authorities to applying competition law in a major global company in its daily activities, and advising multinational clients of one of the world’s leading law firms. It is this professional insight which provides the reader with an invaluable inside view of all aspects of competition law, from the way authorities think to the impacts competition law has on businesses.

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Primento

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2802746324

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9782802746324

Theory and Practice in Social Group Work

Creative Connections

By: Kenneth L. Chau,Marie Weil,Dannia Southerland

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Theory and Practice in Social Group Work

Creative Connections

By: Kenneth L. Chau,Marie Weil,Dannia Southerland

Here is an important look at creative ways to successfully blend theoretical knowledge with skillful intervention in social group work. Theory and Practice in Social Group Work represents leading works in conceptual development that creatively connect practice with theory and also reflect the current diversity of interventions in group work practice. The book calls for more carefully articulated connections between knowledge and action and maps a strategy for strengthening social work curriculum and expanding group work practice. Some of the areas discussed include group work in medical and health settings, group work with people undergoing life cycle transitions, and group work interventions with vulnerable populations. A wide range of possibilities for applying theories in group work situations are presented in this thought-provoking volume. Some specific examples discussed include group work interventions with persons affected by the AIDS crisis and persons at high risk of contracting HIV, a group model for the management of chronic pain, group intervention services for the homeless mentally ill delivered through a mobile outreach team, a bingo group in an SRO hotel, group work with adults molested as children, and a model of practice for work with minority populations and communities.

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Routledge

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1317739698

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9781317739692

Machiavelli on Freedom and Civil Conflict

An Historical and Medical Approach to Political Thinking

By: Marie Gaille

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Machiavelli on Freedom and Civil Conflict

An Historical and Medical Approach to Political Thinking

By: Marie Gaille

In Machiavelli on Freedom and Civil Conflict: An Historical and Medical Approach to Political Thinking, Marie Gaille rethinks Machiavelli’s conception of civil conflict. In complete opposition to the common view of Machiavelli as a defender of tyranny, this analysis brings new elements to the forefront: the use of medical metaphors to describe the body politic, its historical lifespan and its institutional arrangement. This study is also based on a comprehensive approach to Machiavelli’s writings, including his most famous works, but also The History of Florence, his correspondence, and his political, military and diplomatic reports. This study allows Marie Gaille to propose an original assessment of Machiavelli’s insights for contemporary conceptions of democracy. This is a revised and translated edition of Conflit Civil et Liberté: la Politique Machiavelienne entre Histoire et Médecine, first published in French, in 2004 by Éditions Honoré Champion.

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BRILL

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9004376011

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9789004376014

Analysis of Multidimensional Poverty

Theory and Case Studies

By: Louis-Marie Asselin

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Analysis of Multidimensional Poverty

Theory and Case Studies

By: Louis-Marie Asselin

Poverty is a paradoxical state. Recognizable in the eld for any sensitive observer who travels in remote rural areas and urban slums and meets marginalized people in a given society, poverty still remains a challenge to conceptual formalization and to measurement that is consistent with such formalization. The analysis of poverty is multidisciplinary. It goes from ethics to economics, from political science to human biology, and any type of measurement rests on mathematics. Moreover, poverty is multifaceted according to the types of deprivation, and it is also gender and age speci c. A vector of variables is required, which raises a substantial problem for individual and group comparisons necessary to equity analysis. Multidimension- ity also complicates the aggregation necessary to perform the ef ciency analysis of policies. In the case of income poverty, these two problems, equity and ef ciency, have bene ted from very signi cant progress in the eld of economics. Similar achievements are still to come in the area of multidimensional poverty. Within this general background, this book has a very modest and narrow-scoped objective. It proposes an operational methodology for measuring multidimensional poverty, independent from the conceptual origin, the size and the qualitative as well as the quantitative nature of the primary indicators used to describe the poverty of an individual, a household or a sociodemographic entity.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1441908439

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Book's by Marie Laval

French Immigrants and Pioneers in the Making of America

French Immigrants and Pioneers in the Making of America

The Laurels of Lake Constance

The Laurels of Lake Constance

A Bibliography of Canadian Imprints, 1751-1800

A Bibliography of Canadian Imprints, 1751-1800

Taxing Soda for Public Health

Taxing Soda for Public Health

Joan of Arc: Her Story

Joan of Arc: Her Story

Canadian Travellers in Europe, 1851-1900

Canadian Travellers in Europe, 1851-1900

Ethics and the Internet in West Africa

Ethics and the Internet in West Africa

The Life of Cardinal Cheverus: Archbishop of Bordeaux, and Formerly Bishop of Boston

The Life of Cardinal Cheverus: Archbishop of Bordeaux, and Formerly Bishop of Boston

Abuse or Punishment?

Abuse or Punishment?

Saints

Saints

The Memoirs Of Duke Of Rovigo

The Memoirs Of Duke Of Rovigo

Emotions, Remembering and Feeling Better

Emotions, Remembering and Feeling Better

Day-to-Day Competition Law

Day-to-Day Competition Law

Theory and Practice in Social Group Work

Theory and Practice in Social Group Work

Machiavelli on Freedom and Civil Conflict

Machiavelli on Freedom and Civil Conflict

Analysis of Multidimensional Poverty

Analysis of Multidimensional Poverty

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