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Exploring the Flea Markets of France

A Companion Guide for Visitors and Collectors

By: Sandy Price

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Exploring the Flea Markets of France

A Companion Guide for Visitors and Collectors

By: Sandy Price

Lists more than two hundred flea markets in France, rated according to price range and quality of merchandise, and includes descriptions of popular French collectibles

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Three Rivers Press (CA)

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0609804111

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9780609804117

The Flea Markets of France

By: Sandy Price

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This guide describes more than thirty markets, along with their specialties and the regional items you're likely to come across, and offers practical advice on visiting the markets, tips on bargaining, and relevant French phrases"--book cover

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New York Review of Books

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1892145596

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9781892145598

In the Court of the Pear King

French Culture and the Rise of Realism

By: Sandy Petrey

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In the Court of the Pear King

French Culture and the Rise of Realism

By: Sandy Petrey

The period 1830–1832 witnessed a remarkable series of cultural and political milestones in France. In 1830, a revolution overturned one monarchy, only to replace it with another. In 1831, Charles Philippon's caricature of Louis-Philippe, the new monarch, as a pear achieved extraordinary popularity. Drawn on walls from one end of France to another, the pear caricature became a national obsession. In that same year, George Sand moved from the provinces to Paris and challenged gender stereotypes by adopting men's clothes and writing fiction in a man's voice. During 1830–1832, Stendhal and Balzac developed the techniques of the realist novel that still dominate much of the world's fiction. Sandy Petrey explores the factors accounting for such consequential innovations in so short a time, so restricted a space. In Petrey's view, these disparate events betoken a common recognition of society's capacity to make and unmake what it recognizes as real.Petrey's first two chapters explore the popularity of the pear caricature. The remaining chapters focus on Balzac, Stendhal, and Sand, addressing these writers' concern with society's power to define and transform the identity of its members. For Petrey their work continually recalls the hybrid character of Philippon's pear, both totally unlike the king and the king's spitting image. While the French government declared the July Revolution a nonevent and the July Monarchy an incontrovertible fact, French fiction concentrated on society's power to declare an individual a nonperson or to make presence out of absence, plenitude out of emptiness.

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Cornell University Press

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150172939X

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History in the Text 'Quatrevingt-Treize' and the French Revolution

By: Sandy Petrey

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History in the Text 'Quatrevingt-Treize' and the French Revolution

By: Sandy Petrey

The title of this study “History in the text” is an oxymoronic phrase, and by this, the main focus of the book is clear immediately. On the other hand, there still remains the question to what extent text and history are comparable. The author of this volume tries to answer this by discussing the famous novel of Victor Hugo Quatrevingt-Treize against the background of the French Revolution.

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John Benjamins Publishing

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9027281033

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Realism and Revolution

Balzac, Stendhal, Zola and the Performances of History

By: Sandy Petrey

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Realism and Revolution

Balzac, Stendhal, Zola and the Performances of History

By: Sandy Petrey

Sandy Petrey here looks at the emergence of nineteenth-century French realism in the light of the concept of speech acts as defined by J. L. Austin and as exemplified by the history of the French Revolution. Through analysis of the techniques of representation in works by Balzac, Stendhal, and Zola, Petrey suggests that the expression of a truth depends on the same collective forces necessary to change a regime. According to Petrey, political legitimacy in the Revolution, the Empire, and the Restoration was established by means of a series of demonstrations that what words say cannot be interpreted without reference to the community to which they speak. Petrey first discusses the creation of France's National Assembly in 1789 as a foundational example of how speech acts can bring about historical transformation. He then challenges the most powerful twentieth-century assault on realist aesthetics, Roland Barthes's S/Z, and also considers the views of such contemporary critics as Jacques Derrida, Barbara Johnson, and Stanley Fish. During the Revolution, Petrey says, statements of truth were not descriptions of what was, but rather exhortations to produce what was not. Nineteenth-century French fiction represents in literary form a similar collectively authorized linguistic performance; the "real" in realism comes from representing facts not as they are in themselves but as they are produced and rejected in society. In the course of illuminating readings of three central realist works—Balzac's Pere Goriot, Stendhal's The Red and the Black, and Zola's Germinal—Petrey takes the position that the dilemmas of representation, far from being one of realism's blind spots, figure among its major narrative subjects.

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Cornell University Press

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150172441X

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9781501724411

Walking the Via Francigena Pilgrim Route - Part 1

Canterbury to Lausanne

By: The Reverend Sandy Brown

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Walking the Via Francigena Pilgrim Route - Part 1

Canterbury to Lausanne

By: The Reverend Sandy Brown

Guidebook to the first 1110km of Canterbury-Rome pilgrimage route the Via Francigena, covering from Canterbury to Lausanne. The route passes through England, France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardie, Champagne-Ardenne and Franche-Comte) and Switzerland to finish by Lake Geneva. Described in 55 stages, with information on facilities and pilgrim hostels.

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Cicerone Press Limited

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1783629711

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9781783629718

Thinking About Exhibitions

By: Bruce W. Ferguson,Reesa Greenberg,Sandy Nairne

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Thinking About Exhibitions

By: Bruce W. Ferguson,Reesa Greenberg,Sandy Nairne

An anthology of writings on exhibition practice from artists, critics, curators and art historians plus artist-curators. It addresses the contradictions posed by museum and gallery sited exhibitions, as well as investigating the challenge of staging art presentations, displays or performances, in settings outside of traditional museum or gallery locales.

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Routledge

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1134820011

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9781134820016

A Vos Marques!

An Accelerated French Course: Student's Book

By: Alison Andrews,Brigette Edelston,Sandy Tippett-Spirtou

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A Vos Marques!

An Accelerated French Course: Student's Book

By: Alison Andrews,Brigette Edelston,Sandy Tippett-Spirtou

A Vos Marques! is an introductory course for students taking French as an option alongside their main degree course. It has been developed specifically for false beginners: students who have a slight acquaintance with the language. The course comprises a student's book, teacher's book and 180 minutes of audio (available for free download at http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415157285/ ) and, through fifteen chapters, follows the progress of an English-speaking student studying in Paris, whose achievements are designed to reflect those of the course user. Special features include: * activities involving pair and group work * an aid to self-assessment at the end of each chapter * hints on vocabulary learning * clear and accessible layout including integrated cartoons. The guidance offered by the teachers book is of particular importance, as lower-level classes in universities are often taught by native-speaking lecturers with little or no teaching training or experience.

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Routledge

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1134728735

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9781134728732

Alfred's Pocket Dictionary of Music

By: Sandy Feldstein

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Alfred's Pocket Dictionary of Music

By: Sandy Feldstein

Contains thousands of entries covering all eras of music. It is unique in that it includes contemporary terms and composers from the popular genre as well as classical terms and composers. It is organized in a logical sequence for quick and easy reference.

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Alfred Music

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1457422158

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9781457422157

Confessions of a Veterinarian (from the Side of the Road...)

By: Sandy Thomas

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Confessions of a Veterinarian (from the Side of the Road...)

By: Sandy Thomas

Join one woman's journey from her humble beginnings to the fulfilling life she always dreamed of as an adoptive mother and veterinarian. Her honest impressions as told through letters, journals, diaries and memoirs will be sure to leave you laughing, crying, empathizing and time traveling. This remarkable tale of desire, spirit, perseverance and culture has some inspiration in it for everyone. It is dedicated to anyone who has a dream, and to all of those who contributed to hers, knowingly or otherwise.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1450077692

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9781450077699

To Desire Differently

Feminism and the French Cinema

By: Sandy Flitterman-Lewis

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To Desire Differently

Feminism and the French Cinema

By: Sandy Flitterman-Lewis

Explores impact of 3 women filmmakers on French films

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Columbia University Press

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0231104979

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9780231104975

Reminiscing Through the Years

By: Sandy Staub Kassimir

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Reminiscing Through the Years

By: Sandy Staub Kassimir

Reminiscing Through The Years is a book of laughter, tears, and life Sandy Staub Kassimirs life to be exact. She begins the journey with the story of her parents childhoods, along with the struggles they encountered when they came to America. She takes us through their courtship; sharing the loving details of how they met and fell in love. She also shares the story of her romance with her husbanda romance that began at the age of eighteen. Over the years they have welcomed their wonderful children and then, with time, their grandchildren into their lives. Sandy has been fortunate to meet many wonderful friends along the way. She tells the stories of people who have touched her life in some way, with honesty, warmth, and humor. Sandy has included the stories of her travels which have been a particular joy for her to relive. Throughout the book she expresses herself with great tenderness and frankness that anyone can appreciate. Among the 211 stories in the book, there were two sisters and a cousin whose stories made front page headlines world-wide. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire In 1911 my great maternal aunt was caught in that fire when she was a teenager. She barely survived. Her entire back was burned, and she could not bend her body. I never saw her sit. Her sister was in the Plague of 1918. The Plague of 1918 The Influenza Plague in Europe killed my maternal grandmother in Poland. My mother was only seven years old at the time. The Klinghoffer Murder In 1985 Leon Klinghoffer was murdered on the Achille Lauro ship. He was shot in his wheelchair and thrown overboard. He was my fathers cousin. Reminiscing Through the Years was written to enlighten Sandys children and grandchildren about her origin and her experiences through the years.

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iUniverse

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1462008550

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9781462008551

New Vocabularies in Film Semiotics

Structuralism, Post-structuralism, and Beyond

By: Robert Stam,Robert Burgoyne,Sandy Flitterman-Lewis

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New Vocabularies in Film Semiotics

Structuralism, Post-structuralism, and Beyond

By: Robert Stam,Robert Burgoyne,Sandy Flitterman-Lewis

New Vocabularies in Film Semiotics provides a comprehensive lexicon of semiotic concepts. With sections on linguistics, narratology, psychoanalysis and intertextuality, it constructs an indispensable dictionary for film theory, defining over five hundred critical terms. The authors address key aspects of contemporary semiotics and cultural debate, while referring to the work of key figures such as Peirce, Saussure, Derrida, Barthes, Propp, Genette, Greimas, Kristeva, Lacan, Metz, Bellour, Heath, Mulvey, Johnston, Rose, Doane, Bakhtin and Baudrillard." "The semiotic concepts are illustrated by examples drawn from the films of directors such as Welles, Dreyer, Brunel, Godard, Hitchcock, Varda, Akerman and Woody Allen. Although especially geared to the needs of film students, New Vocabularies in Film Semiotics should be useful for scholars in all areas of the arts, philosophy and literature."--BOOK JACKET.

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Psychology Press

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0415065941

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9780415065948

Afghan Napoleon

The Life of Ahmad Shah Massoud

By: Sandy Gall

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Afghan Napoleon

The Life of Ahmad Shah Massoud

By: Sandy Gall

The first biography in a decade of Afghan resistance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud. When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979, the forces of resistance were disparate. Many groups were caught up in fighting each other and competing for Western arms. The exception were those commanded by Ahmad Shah Massoud, the military strategist and political operator who solidified the resistance and undermined the Russian occupation, leading resistance members to a series of defensive victories. Sandy Gall followed Massoud during Soviet incursions and reported on the war in Afghanistan, and he draws on this first-hand experience in his biography of this charismatic guerrilla commander. Afghan Napoleon includes excerpts from the surviving volumes of Massoud’s prolific diaries—many translated into English for the first time—which detail crucial moments in his personal life and during his time in the resistance. Born into a liberalizing Afghanistan in the 1960s, Massoud ardently opposed communism, and he rose to prominence by coordinating the defense of the Panjsher Valley against Soviet offensives. Despite being under-equipped and outnumbered, he orchestrated a series of victories over the Russians. Massoud’s assassination in 2001, just two days before the attack on the Twin Towers, is believed to have been ordered by Osama bin Laden. Despite the ultimate frustration of Massoud’s attempts to build political consensus, he is recognized today as a national hero.

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Haus Publishing

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1913368238

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9781913368234

Proof of Causation in Tort Law

By: Sandy Steel

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Proof of Causation in Tort Law

By: Sandy Steel

A clear, critical analysis of proof of causation in the law of tort in England, France and Germany.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107049105

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9781107049109

Fragments

By: Sandy Livingston

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Fragments

By: Sandy Livingston

From the first time Laura and Marco lock eyes in a Paris cafe, fires are lit. Powerful Brazilian Coffee Grower MARCO DE MENDONÇA III, loves LAURA HARRINGTON but must marry the bride chosen by his father. He sires three children whose sense of family is vastly different from his. Eldest son PAULO disavows coffee growing to become a Formula One Race Car Driver. Younger son TONIO is banished to Europe to end his affair with the Stable Manager's daughter. Daughter SOFIA offers promiscuity so embarrassing that Marco sends her to America where she leads a Lesbian lifestyle. Marco's business partner, Sugar Baron ALFREDO DE CARMOÇA, loses three sons in a tragic accident then sires twins which end the de Carmoça lineage. RODOLFO struggles from boyhood to deny his homosexual feelings and when Alfredo ships him off to Paris, twin sister RENATA follows. Although betrothed to Paulo de Mendonça, Renata falls in love with Archaeologist Kameron van Horton. LAURA HARRINGTON returns from Paris brokenhearted over Marco and finds she is pregnant. Over thirty years later Marco and Laura meet again in a soul searing confrontation over custody of his dead son Paulo's child, and the fuse is set for explosions that could rock the status quo of all three families when he learns he has a son conceived in Paris and never revealed to him Laura's son KAMERON VAN HORTON.

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1401060854

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9781401060855

A Sunset in Sydney (The Holiday Romance, Book 3)

By: Sandy Barker

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A Sunset in Sydney (The Holiday Romance, Book 3)

By: Sandy Barker

How far would you go in the name of love?

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HarperCollins UK

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0008390010

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9780008390013

The Christmas Trip (The Christmas Romance series, Book 2)

By: Sandy Barker

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The Christmas Trip (The Christmas Romance series, Book 2)

By: Sandy Barker

Fall in love with the brand new Christmas romance from bestselling author, Sandy Barker ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I love Sandy Barker’s stories. Modern romances with a bit of heat but a lot of love and plenty of hiccups along the way’ NetGalley reviewer ‘A great romantic escape – 5 stars from me!’ Julie Houston

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