Michel Faure's Books

Gabriel Fauré

A Musical Life

By: Jean-Michel Nectoux

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Gabriel Fauré

A Musical Life

By: Jean-Michel Nectoux

This book traces Fauré's life and the rich cultural milieu in which he lived and worked.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

680

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0521616956

ISBN 13

9780521616959

José Serebrier

Portraits of the Maestro

By: Michel Faure

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

José Serebrier

Portraits of the Maestro

By: Michel Faure

With more than three hundred recordings to his name and multiple GRAMMY nominations, José Serebrier is one of the busiest and most successful conductors around. Admired across the globe, he has proven for several decades that he is not only one of the most original composers, but that he is also a major conductor for our times, one which the legendary Leopold Stokowski has called "the greatest master of orchestral balance". This book recounts his artistic journey and shares his many fascinating stories about encounters with famous personalities, past and present, in the classical music world. The product of several years of conversations, his comments have been collected and annotated. They are accompanied by an updated and complete discography, a list of his published compositions, and critical observations by major music historians.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

303

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Published Date

ISBN 10

153815501X

ISBN 13

9781538155011

Quality Control in Road Construction

By: Michel Ruban

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Quality Control in Road Construction

By: Michel Ruban

A translation and fully updated version of the French title "Controles de qualit en construction routi re", 1987. This book presents the total panorama of the methods and means available to the various interveners.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

738

Publisher

CRC Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

905809264X

ISBN 13

9789058092649

Collisional Effects on Molecular Spectra

Laboratory Experiments and Models, Consequences for Applications

By: Jean-Michel Hartmann,Christian Boulet,Daniel Robert

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Collisional Effects on Molecular Spectra

Laboratory Experiments and Models, Consequences for Applications

By: Jean-Michel Hartmann,Christian Boulet,Daniel Robert

Gas phase molecular spectroscopy is a powerful tool for obtaining information on the geometry and internal structure of isolated molecules and their interactions with others. It enables the understanding and description, through measurements and modeling, of the influence of pressure on light absorption, emission, and scattering by gas molecules, which must be taken into account for the correct analysis and prediction of the resulting spectra. Collisional Effects on Molecular Spectra: Laboratory Experiments and Models, Consequences for Applications, Second Edition provides an updated review of current experimental techniques, theoretical knowledge, and practical applications. After an introduction to collisional effects on molecular spectra, the book moves on by taking a threefold approach: it highlights key models, reviews available data, and discusses the consequences for applications. These include areas such as heat transfer, remote sensing, optical sounding, metrology, probing of gas media, and climate predictions. This second edition also contains, with respect to the first one, significant amounts of new information, including 23 figures, 8 tables, and around 700 references.Drawing on the extensive experience of its expert authors, Collisional Effects on Molecular Spectra: Laboratory Experiments and Models, Consequences for Applications, Second Edition, is a valuable guide for all those involved with sourcing, researching, interpreting, or applying gas phase molecular spectroscopy techniques across a range of fields. - Provides updated information on the latest advances in the field, including isolated line shapes, line-broadening and -shifting, line-mixing, the far wings and associated continua, and collision-induced absorption - Reviews recently developed experimental techniques of high accuracy and sensitivity - Highlights the latest practical applications in areas such as metrology, probing of gas media, and climate prediction

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

577

Publisher

Elsevier

Published Date

ISBN 10

0128227362

ISBN 13

9780128227367

Biogea

By: Michel Serres

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Biogea

By: Michel Serres

Biogea is a mixture of poetry, philosophy, science, and biography exemplary of the style that has made Michel Serres one of the most extraordinary thinkers of his age. His philosophical and poetic inquiry sings in praise of earth and life, what he names singularly as Biogea. In these times when species are disappearing, when catastrophic events such as earthquakes and tsunamis impale the earth, Serres wonders if anyone “worries about the death pangs of the rivers.” And for Serres, one can ask the same question of philosophy as the humanities increasingly find themselves in need of defenders. Today, all living organisms discover themselves part of this Biogea. “Today we have other neighbors, constituents of the Biogea: the sea, my lover; our mother, the Earth, becomes our daughter; this beautiful breeze which inspires the spirit, a spiritual mistress; our light friends, the fresh and flowing waters.”

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

110

Publisher

U of Minnesota Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1937561291

ISBN 13

9781937561291

The Scientific Basis of Astrology

Myth or Reality

By: Michel Gauquelin

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Scientific Basis of Astrology

Myth or Reality

By: Michel Gauquelin

Can the Stars determine our future? Millions of people believe so. And as a matter of scientific fact, it is more reasonable to assume astral influences on the human body than to believe that the human mind can control the activity of a single finger! Even people how pride themselves on their rationality will take an occasional look at their horoscope in the newspaper. but both doubters and believers will be startled by this book about man and the heavens, a book which one advance review call "a first-of-its-kind book: a serious and comprehensive look -- from historical and scientific angles -- at the ancient but still influential pseudoscience of astrology." As often happens, the examination of an old set of myths has led to the establishment of a new set of facts, fact which show that there are certain unexplained but close connections between man and the solar system. A study of several thousand celebrities reveals astonishing astrological parallels between their birth skies and their subsequent careers; a Japanese scientist discovers a striking change in the blood of pregnant women at sunrise; recent health surveys reveal a definite solar influence on the health and sickness of thousands of people. These are just a few of the findings of scientists of international repute discussed in this fascinating book.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

332

Publisher

Stein & Day

Published Date

ISBN 10

144222228X

ISBN 13

9781442222281

Street-Naming Cultures in Africa and Israel

Power Strategies and Place-Making Practices

By: Liora Bigon,Michel Ben Arrous

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Street-Naming Cultures in Africa and Israel

Power Strategies and Place-Making Practices

By: Liora Bigon,Michel Ben Arrous

This book is focused on the street-naming politics, policies and practices that have been shaping and reshaping the semantic, textual and visual environments of urban Africa and Israel. Its chapters expand on prominent issues, such as the importance of extra-formal processes, naming reception and unofficial toponymies, naming decolonisation, place attachment, place-making and the materiality of street signage. By this, the book directly contributes to the mainstreaming of Africa’s toponymic cultures in recent critical place-names studies. Unconventionally and experimentally, comparative glimpses are made throughout between toponymic experiences of African and Israeli cities, exploring pioneering issues in the overwhelmingly Eurocentric research tradition. The latter tends to be concentrated on Europe and North America, to focus on nationalistic ideologies and regime change and to over-rely on top-down ‘mere’ mapping and street indexing. This volume is also unique in incorporating a rich and stimulating variety of visual evidence from a wide range of African and Israeli cities. The materiality of street signage signifies the profound and powerful connections between structured politics, current mundane practices, historical traditions and subaltern cultures. Street-Naming Cultures in Africa and Israel is an important contribution to urban studies, toponymic research and African studies for scholars and students. Chapters 1 and 2 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003173762

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

242

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1000432416

ISBN 13

9781000432411

A Diplomacy of Hope

Canada and Disarmament, 1945-1988

By: Albert Legault,Michel Fortmann

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Diplomacy of Hope

Canada and Disarmament, 1945-1988

By: Albert Legault,Michel Fortmann

A Diplomacy of Hope is the first comprehensive survey of the history of Canadian diplomacy in the area of arms control and disarmament. Taking much of their information from Canadian archival sources, Albert Legault and Michel Fortmann cover all major negotiations on arms control and disarmament in which Canada has participated since 1945.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

700

Publisher

McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published Date

ISBN 10

0773509550

ISBN 13

9780773509559

La France et ses administrations : un état des savoirs

France and its public administrations : A state of the art

By: Jean-Michel Eymeri–Douzans,Geert Bouckaert

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

La France et ses administrations : un état des savoirs

France and its public administrations : A state of the art

By: Jean-Michel Eymeri–Douzans,Geert Bouckaert

En pleine congruence avec l’ambition du Groupe Européen pour l’Administration Publique d’encourager les échanges interculturels, ce livre constitue une entreprise originale, mi-anglophone mi-francophone. Cet ouvrage issu du Congrès du GEAP 2010 a pour objet de combler un déplorable fossé et de donner une visibilité internationale au « cas français ». Dès lors ce livre, en 18 chapitres rédigés en français par une équipe interdisciplinaire (politistes, sociologues, historiens, socio-historiens, juristes) avec plus de 150 pages en anglais et une vaste bibliographie unifiée, entend offrir à tous les spécialistes de l’administration publique de par le monde un point d’accès unique au plus récent état des savoirs sur l’administration en France – ce pays où le mot État s’écrit avec un E majuscule. ============================================ In full compliance with the ambition of the European Group for Public Administration to encourage cross-cultural exchanges, this book is a genuinely original undertaking. It is a hybrid Anglophone-Francophone product. This book from EGPA 2010 Conference purpose to bridge a regrettable gap and to give international visibility to the “French case”. Thus, this book, in 18 chapters written in French by an interdisciplinary team (political scientists, sociologists, historians, sociohistorians, jurists) with more than 150 pages in English and a vast unified bibliography, offers to all students of public administration in the world a unique entry gate to the latest state of the art of administrative studies in France – this country where the State is to be spelled with a capital S.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

636

Publisher

Primento

Published Date

ISBN 10

2802740849

ISBN 13

9782802740841

Curriculum Work and Social Justice Leadership in a Post-Reconceptualist Era

Attaining Critical Consciousness and Learning to Become

By: Allan Michel Jales Coutinho

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Curriculum Work and Social Justice Leadership in a Post-Reconceptualist Era

Attaining Critical Consciousness and Learning to Become

By: Allan Michel Jales Coutinho

This book urgently confronts systems of privilege and oppression within education, and combines concepts including bifocality, currere, and conscientização to highlight the role of dialogical and autobiographical reflection in dismantling neoliberal and colonial logics at the level of theory, policy, and practice. The author purposefully connects methods and concepts from curriculum, social studies and the arts, and offers insights into identity formation, social position, and social transformation. As such, Jales Coutinho presents an opportunity for curricularists to evaluate the connections between their lives and their work within and across mutually-constitutive discursive and material contexts, and critically analyze their agency, their relational encounters, and their position as changemakers within unjust social realities. Focusing on the intersection of curriculum theory with educational policy and leadership, the text calls for a mutual "becoming conscious" to illustrate how this can affect a paradigmatic shift toward social justice education, lived curriculum, and emancipatory pedagogy. With the potential to expand and set the tone for a long-standing curriculum conversation for curriculum theorists, educational leaders and policymakers concerning the contours and dimensions of our work in schools, research institutions, and policy circles, it crucially asks: what does it mean to engage in the complicated conversation of curriculum work in a post-reconceptualist era?

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

213

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

100058044X

ISBN 13

9781000580440

The Capture of Speech and Other Political Writings

By: Michel de Certeau

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Capture of Speech and Other Political Writings

By: Michel de Certeau

In this foundational exploration of political expression and participation, de Certeau examines who has the right to speak, how this right is acquired, and what happens when this right is denied or inhibited. He emphasizes that all too often free speech is upheld in the abstract while social institutions work in such a way to deny access to effective communication.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

256

Publisher

U of Minnesota Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0816627681

ISBN 13

9780816627684

A Key to the Louvre: Memoirs of a Curator

By: Michel Laclotte

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Key to the Louvre: Memoirs of a Curator

By: Michel Laclotte

An art world insider provides a witty and penetrating account of fifty years at the center of international culture. Art historian, curator, and museum director Michel Laclotte has been at the forefront of French cultural life over the past half century. This informal autobiography sheds light on his brilliant career with warmth and directness. Highlights include twenty years as chief curator of painting and sculpture at the Musée du Louvre, heading the team that created the Musée dOrsay, and taking the reins of the Louvre to lead the effort that culminated in the museums transformation into the ?Grand Louvre,” one of the worlds preeminent cultural attractions. Raising the curtain on fifty years of Western art scholarship, intrigue, and achievement, Laclotte introduces an extraordinary cast of characters who set Frances cultural direction in the postwar period from Charles de Gaulle and André Malraux in the 1950s to François Mitterand in the 1980s and 1990s. His story overlaps with virtually every major scholarly figure in French art history of the last half-century, as well as Laclottes mentors and colleagues throughout and beyond Europe, from Roberto Longhi and Anthony Blunt to Sir John Pope-Hennessy and Millard Meiss. An incomparable testament to a period of seismic change in the museum world, this volume will be essential reading for art world afficianados and all students of art and modern culture.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

382

Publisher

WW Norton

Published Date

ISBN 10

0789260077

ISBN 13

9780789260079

Introduction to Stochastic Processes and Simulation

By: Gerard-Michel Cochard

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Introduction to Stochastic Processes and Simulation

By: Gerard-Michel Cochard

Mastering chance has, for a long time, been a preoccupation of mathematical research. Today, we possess a predictive approach to the evolution of systems based on the theory of probabilities. Even so, uncovering this subject is sometimes complex, because it necessitates a good knowledge of the underlying mathematics. This book offers an introduction to the processes linked to the fluctuations in chance and the use of numerical methods to approach solutions that are difficult to obtain through an analytical approach. It takes classic examples of inventory and queueing management, and addresses more diverse subjects such as equipment reliability, genetics, population dynamics, physics and even market finance. It is addressed to those at Masters level, at university, engineering school or management school, but also to an audience of those in continuing education, in order that they may discover the vast field of decision support.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

310

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

1786304848

ISBN 13

9781786304841

The University and the Teachers

France, the United States, England

By: Harry Judge,Michel Lemosse,Lynn Paine,Michael Sedlak

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The University and the Teachers

France, the United States, England

By: Harry Judge,Michel Lemosse,Lynn Paine,Michael Sedlak

‘Here is a book for our times: a study in three countries of the relationship between teacher education and the universities. An Englishman looks at France; a Frenchman at the USA and two Americans at England, with the whole introduced and rounded off by Harry Judge, who was also the interlocutor of France ... It is a notable addition to the Oxford Studies in Comparative Education.’ John Tomlinson, Director of the Institute of Education, University of Warwick, The Times Educational Supplement ‘... this is an outstanding book on several levels. ... it is a worthwhile read for audiences well beyond those directly involved in teacher education. It will be of particular interest to researchers and students of comparative education. At a time when politicians seem bent on importing educational practices from other countries, it reminds us that there are no easy “lessons” to be learnt through international comparisons and that we cannot suppose that what is identified as good practice in one country can easily be imported elsewhere without taking into account the cultural context within which it is successful.’ Marilyn Osborn, University of Bristol, Comparative Education ‘The book is beautifully and engagingly written, enlivened by the authors’ efforts to make sense of that which is foreign to their personal educational experiences. The narratives are rich in detail and insights about the forms of teacher education and the cultural logic of their suitability. The chapters provoke “thought experiments” of a kind that are suggestive of outcomes for university-based teacher education if reforms currently proposed in one nation prove to be similar to long-standing practices in the others.’ Frank B. Murray, University of Delaware, Comparative Education Review The work recorded in this book was undertaken over four years, with support from the Spencer Foundation of Chicago and under the direction of Harry Judge of the University of Oxford. Michel Lemosse teaches at the University of Nice, and Lynn Paine & Michael Sedlak at Michigan State University.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

287

Publisher

Symposium Books Ltd

Published Date

ISBN 10

1873927088

ISBN 13

9781873927083

Monetary History of France in the Twentieth Century

By: Jean Pierre Patat,Michel Lutfalla

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Monetary History of France in the Twentieth Century

By: Jean Pierre Patat,Michel Lutfalla

This is an analysis of the monetary growth in France between 1897-1984. Each chapter gives an account of the economic situation and economic policy in general, as a background to more detailed analysis of monetary and financial developments.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

334

Publisher

Springer

Published Date

ISBN 10

1349101192

ISBN 13

9781349101191

Recent Social Trends in France, 1960-1990

By: Michel Forsé,Jean-Pierre Jaslin

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Recent Social Trends in France, 1960-1990

By: Michel Forsé,Jean-Pierre Jaslin

A prominent feature of the social revolution in France has been the decline of the great national institutions -- the Republic, the Army, the church, and the schools -- which are losing their symbolic value and are no longer the targets of ideological disputes. As a result, there is a growing basic consensus among the French people. At the same time, the French have developed a new interest in managing local problems -- due to the decentralization law -- which has led to the establishment of many voluntary associations. Changes in family life following the "revolution" of 1968 have led to greater instability among couples, but at the same time have strengthened the kinship system resulting in increased life expectancy. The customs of the French have also changed. The French education system, originally based on authority and regulations, is now making increasing use of experimentation and negotiation. As a result, the attitude of the French towards authority has totally changed and the French have learned to negotiate and cooperate among themselves. All these changes can be interpreted as progressive moves toward liberty, equality, and individualism. There is little danger of social instability, since French society remains in remarkably robust health.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

384

Publisher

McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published Date

ISBN 10

0773563237

ISBN 13

9780773563230

Modeling and Simulation of Logistics Flows 3

Discrete and Continuous Flows in 2D/3D

By: Jean-Michel Réveillac

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Modeling and Simulation of Logistics Flows 3

Discrete and Continuous Flows in 2D/3D

By: Jean-Michel Réveillac

Volume 3 begins with an introduction to which are added four chapters focused on modeling and flow simulation in an environment in 2 or 3 dimensions (2D or 3D). They deal with different cases taken from situations found in the field. A conclusion comes close this third book: The different software used in this third volume Computer simulation of discrete flows Mixed flow simulation Flows in 3D and the evacuation simulation Flows in 3D for conveying and storage The conclusion discusses the future developments of the software and their integration into society. At the end of each volume is a bibliography and a list of web links. There is also a glossary explaining some abbreviations, acronyms and some very specific terminology of logistics and operations research.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

294

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

1119368642

ISBN 13

9781119368649

Numerical Methods for Inverse Problems

By: Michel Kern

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Numerical Methods for Inverse Problems

By: Michel Kern

This book studies methods to concretely address inverse problems. An inverse problem arises when the causes that produced a given effect must be determined or when one seeks to indirectly estimate the parameters of a physical system. The author uses practical examples to illustrate inverse problems in physical sciences. He presents the techniques and specific methods chosen to solve inverse problems in a general domain of application, choosing to focus on a small number of methods that can be used in most applications. This book is aimed at readers with a mathematical and scientific computing background. Despite this, it is a book with a practical perspective. The methods described are applicable, have been applied, and are often illustrated by numerical examples.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

228

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

1119136954

ISBN 13

9781119136958

Innovation Ecosystems

The Future of Civilizations and the Civilization of the Future

By: Michel Saloff-Coste

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Innovation Ecosystems

The Future of Civilizations and the Civilization of the Future

By: Michel Saloff-Coste

Our current situation, marked simultaneously by the Anthropocene, global warming, digitization and exponential artificial intelligence, leads us to sudden and total change in global civilization and, de facto, to rebuilding the foundations of the international economy. Innovation Ecosystems explores the risks and opportunities facing the contemporary world by analyzing, comparing and categorizing the world’s most dynamic innovation ecosystems by region and city. This includes the identification of key characteristics – common or original – and learning from them in terms of culture, management, system and structure, in order to meet current challenges and think about civilizations of the future.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

324

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

1786307006

ISBN 13

9781786307002

Georges Bataille

An Intellectual Biography

By: Michel Surya

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Georges Bataille

An Intellectual Biography

By: Michel Surya

Georges Bataille was a philosopher, writer, librarian, pornographer and a founder of the influential journals Critique and Acphale. He has had an enormous impact on contemporary thought, influencing such writers as Barthes, Baudrillard, Derrida, Foucault and Sontag. Many of his books, including the notorious Story of the Eye and the fascinating The Accursed Share, are modern classics. In this acclaimed intellectual biography, Michel Surya gives a detailed and insightful account of Bataille's work against the backdrop of his life - his troubled childhood, his difficult relationship with Andr Breton and the surrealists and his curious position as a thinker of excess, 'potlatch', sexual extremes and religious sacrifice, one who nonetheless remains at the heart of twentieth century French thought-all of it drawn here in rich and allusive prose. While exploring the source of the violent eroticism that laces Bataille's novels, the book is also an acute guide to the development of Bataille's philosophical thought. Enriched by testimonies from Bataille's closest acquaintances and revealing the context in which he worked, Surya sheds light on a figure Foucault described as 'one of the most important writers of the century'.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

772

Publisher

Verso Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1789601711

ISBN 13

9781789601718

Weimar in Exile

The Antifascist Emigration in Europe and America

By: Jean-Michel Palmier

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Weimar in Exile

The Antifascist Emigration in Europe and America

By: Jean-Michel Palmier

In 1933, thousands of intellectuals, artists, writers, militants and other opponents of the Nazi regime fled Germany. Including such figures as Walter Benjamin, Ernst Bloch, Bertolt Brecht and Heinrich Mann they were "the best of Germany," refusing to remain citizens in this new state that legalized terror and brutality. They emigrated all across the globe, to Paris, Amsterdam, Prague, Oslo, Vienna, New York, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Mexico, Jerusalem, Moscow. Often distrusted as Germans in the countries they arrived in, they struggled to survive - and some committed suicide in despair. But throughout their exile they strove to give expression to the fight against Nazism through their work, in prose, poetry and painting, architecture, film and theater. Weimar in Exile follows these lives, from the rise of national socialism to the return to their ruined homeland, retracing their stories, struggles, setbacks and rare victories. In this absorbing and magisterial work Jean-Michel Palmier provides a compelling and detailed history of those whose dignity in exile is a moving counterpoint top the story of Germany under the Nazis

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

876

Publisher

Verso

Published Date

ISBN 10

1844670686

ISBN 13

9781844670680

The Endothelium, Part II

Edhf-Mediated Responses the Classical Pathway

By: Michel F. L. Tou,Michel Félétou

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Endothelium, Part II

Edhf-Mediated Responses the Classical Pathway

By: Michel F. L. Tou,Michel Félétou

The endothelium controls vascular tone by releasing various vasoactive substances. Additionally, another pathway associated with the hyperpolarization of both endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells contributes also to endothelium-dependent relaxations (EDHF-mediated responses). These responses involve an increase in the intracellular Ca concentration of the endothelial cells followed by the opening of Ca-activated K channels of small and intermediate conductances (SKCa and IKCa). These channels show a distinct subcellular distribution, suggesting that their activation could be elicited by distinct stimuli. Following KCa activation, the endothelial hyperpolarization can be conducted to the underlying smooth muscle cells by electrical coupling through myo-endothelial gap junctions. In addition, the potassium efflux can lead to the accumulation of potassium ions in the intercellular space and the subsequent activation of smooth muscle Kir2.1 and/or Na/K-ATPase. The hyperpolarization of the smooth muscle cells produces vascular relaxation, predominantly by closing voltage-gated calcium channels, and vasodilatation. EDHFmediated responses are altered in various pathologies or, conversely, act as a compensating mechanism when other endothelial pathways are impaired. A better characterization of EDHF-mediated responses should allow determining whether or not new drugable targets can be identified within this endothelial pathway for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Table of Contents: Endothelium-Dependent Hyperpolarizations: The Classical "EDHF" Pathway / Conclusion / References

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

211

Publisher

Morgan & Claypool Publishers

Published Date

ISBN 10

1615043373

ISBN 13

9781615043378

The Shadow of Dionysus

A Contribution to the Sociology of the Orgy

By: Michel Maffesoli

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Shadow of Dionysus

A Contribution to the Sociology of the Orgy

By: Michel Maffesoli

Maffesoli presents a powerful argument for understanding everyday life by examining the passional logic that animates the social body. He asserts that the "circulation of sexuality," as much as the circulation of goods and services or language, is a structural component of sociality. By examining the dionysian adventure (passion, bonds of shared emotion, communal feeling), he redefines the problems of sociality and the strong hedonistic ethics present in contemporary daily life.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

208

Publisher

SUNY Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0791412393

ISBN 13

9780791412398

A Concise and Illustrated History of MONTRÉAL

By: Pratt, Michel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Concise and Illustrated History of MONTRÉAL

By: Pratt, Michel

BRAND NEW BOOK (2023) 235 pages. The most up-to-date book on the history of Montreal Updated September 9, 2024 This book offers highly illustrated content with more than 300 photos, nearly 20 maps and more than 40 engravings, canvas, press clippings, etc. Step into Montreal's captivating past through the vivid pages of our new illustrated book! 📖✨ Immerse yourself in a visual journey that brings the city's history to life like never before. Stunning illustrations, rare photographs, and compelling narratives await you. Whether you're a history enthusiast or simply curious about Montreal's heritage, this book is a must-have addition to your collection. Unearth the splendour of Montreal through the lens of art and history. Take a journey through the centuries that have shaped Montreal. This book covers all you need to know about Montreal's history. Knowing more about Montreal's history can only enhance our appreciation of this magnificent city. Introduction First Nations The French Regime The British Regime Economic Growth Transportation Politics of Montreal 1833-1929 The Great Depression 1929-1939 World War II 1939-1945 Modernization (1945-2001) The New City 2002-2024 Professional sports teams Festivals Communications Parades and processions Montreal Skycrapers 1928-2024 Mayors Conclusion Index Recommended readings Credits

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

235

Publisher

Michel Pratt publisher

Published Date

ISBN 10

2982195003

ISBN 13

9782982195004

Modeling and Simulation of Logistics Flows 2

Dashboards, Traffic Planning and Management

By: Jean-Michel Réveillac

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Modeling and Simulation of Logistics Flows 2

Dashboards, Traffic Planning and Management

By: Jean-Michel Réveillac

Volume 2 begins with an introduction and 4 chapters implementing software tools on cases of practical applications and it ends with a conclusion: The various tools used in this volume Operational research with a spreadsheet Dashboards with spreadsheets and pivot tables Scheduling and planning with a project manager The traffic simulation The conclusion shows the new features that are expected to emerge on spreadsheets as well as project managers, developments and convergences between traffic simulators and new infrastructure that are emerging on road networks. Annex 1 focuses on the installation Solver in Microsoft Excel and Annex 2 focuses on the installation of the Java Development Kit.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

240

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

1119368553

ISBN 13

9781119368557

A Hedonist Manifesto

The Power to Exist

By: Michel Onfray

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Hedonist Manifesto

The Power to Exist

By: Michel Onfray

Michael Onfray passionately defends the potential of hedonism to resolve the dislocations and disconnections of our melancholy age. In a sweeping survey of history's engagement with and rejection of the body, he exposes the sterile conventions that prevent us from realizing a more immediate, ethical, and embodied life. He then lays the groundwork for both a radical and constructive politics of the body that adds to debates over morality, equality, sexual relations, and social engagement, demonstrating how philosophy, and not just modern scientism, can contribute to a humanistic ethics. Onfray attacks Platonic idealism and its manifestation in Judaic, Christian, and Islamic belief. He warns of the lure of attachment to the purportedly eternal, immutable truths of idealism, which detracts from the immediacy of the world and our bodily existence. Insisting that philosophy is a practice that operates in a real, material space, Onfray enlists Epicurus and Democritus to undermine idealist and theological metaphysics; Nietzsche, Bentham, and Mill to dismantle idealist ethics; and Palante and Bourdieu to collapse crypto-fascist neoliberalism. In their place, he constructs a positive, hedonistic ethics that enlarges on the work of the New Atheists to promote a joyful approach to our lives in this, our only, world.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

287

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0231538367

ISBN 13

9780231538367

Violence

A New Approach

By: Michel Wieviorka

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Violence

A New Approach

By: Michel Wieviorka

Violence is sadly central to social life and yet oddly marginal to social theory. It’s there in the background, not least as Weber defines the state by its monopoly of legitimate violence. But as the example suggests, it’s the control of violence that looms large. Michel Wieviorka does a considerable service by calling our attention to violence itself, and to the theories like those of Sorel and Fanon who took it seriously. Wieviorka addresses the state, the media, and social movements. But perhaps his most important contributions come in examination of the ways in which violence informs and is informed by different dimensions of subjectivity. Thoughtfully intertwining classical theory and contemporary observation this is an engaging book, and one that should spark much new thought and research." - Craig Calhoun, London School of Economics and Political Science Violence is an ever-present phenomenon - obstinately resistant to interpretation. This text offers new tools to understand and analyze violence, presenting a new approach based on the subjectivity of the actor, and on the relation between violence and meaning. The first section discusses violence and conflict, violence and the state, and violence and the media. This provides critical context for developing a new paradigm - in the second section - that gives more importance to the concept of the subject than more classical paradigms. The text distinguishes different possible relations between the meaning of action and violence and proposes a new typology of the subjects involved in violence. It gives particular emphasis to discussing cruelty, violence for violence sake, and ′pure′ violence. The relationship between conflict and violence; the place of victims, and the role of the media all shape new forms of violence. This text is an engaged response to these new forms that presents a convincing interpretation and new tools that will be essential for researchers in the social sciences.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

194

Publisher

SAGE

Published Date

ISBN 10

1446249557

ISBN 13

9781446249550

Book's by Michel Faure

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email