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Contemporaries in both countries believed that they were living through memorable times: times of great wickedness and great achievement, of collective mediocrity but intense personal heroism, of extremes of wealth and poverty, fortune and failure.
At the time when wealth was stored and exchanged as gold and silver coin - and there was rarely enough to fund the extravagance of kings, let alone trade - Law realised that the overriding problem was lack of available money.
Analyzes three dramatic years in the history of FWA, from 1940 to 1943, in which the Vichy regime tried to impose the ideology of the... Læs mere
In 2005, following the death of two youths of African origin, France erupted in a wave of violent protest. More than... Læs mere
Overflows accounts of food and drink drawn from the author's vivid memories. This title offers a collection of recipes... Læs mere
Originally published: Newton Abbot: David New York: Hippocrene Books, 1977.
The Honor of Thinking evaluates the concepts and discourses of critique, theory, and philosophy in light of the exigencies of what Martin Heidegger and the French post-Heideggerian thinkers have established about the nature and the tasks of thinking.
This volume in the Casemate Illustrated series follows how the Waffen-SS fared in Normandy during June 1944 and whether they deserved their reputation of being the ultimate fighting soldiers.
For twenty-five years, John Micklewright rushed through France in his haste to get to Italy. In this journey of re-discovery, he travels the slow way, on foot, on paths, tracks and byways from the Channel to the Alps - from the coast of Normandy to the flanks of Mont Blanc.
Recounts Christophe-Willibald Gluck's remaking of the grand operatic tragedy - long symbolic of absolute monarchy - and the vehement quarrels between those who embraced reform and those who preferred familiar baroque tunes or the sweeter melodies of Italy.
Have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs,... Læs mere