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Jerusalem currently stands at the center of a violent controversy that threatens the stability of both the Middle East and the world. This volatility, observes Annabel Jane Wharton, is only the most recent manifestation of a centuries-old obsession with the control of the Holy City—military occupation and pilgrimage being two familiar forms of “ownership.” Wharton makes(...)
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Jerusalem currently stands at the center of a violent controversy that threatens the stability of both the Middle East and the world. This volatility, observes Annabel Jane Wharton, is only the most recent manifestation of a centuries-old obsession with the control of the Holy City—military occupation and pilgrimage being two familiar forms of “ownership.” Wharton makes(...)
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January 1900, Chicago
January 1900, Chicago
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Selling Jerusalem : relics, replicas, theme parks
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Jerusalem currently stands at the center of a violent controversy that threatens the stability of both the Middle East and the world. This volatility, observes Annabel Jane Wharton, is only the most recent manifestation of a centuries-old obsession with the control of the Holy City—military occupation and pilgrimage being two familiar forms of “ownership.” Wharton makes the innovative argument here that the West has also sought to possess Jerusalem by acquiring its representations. From relics of the True Cross and Templar replicas of the Holy Sepulchre to Franciscan recreations of the Passion to nineteenth-century mass-produced prints and contemporary theme parks, Wharton describes the evolving forms by which the city has been possessed in the West. She also maps those changing embodiments of the Holy City against shifts in the western market. From the gift-and-barter economy of the early Middle Ages to contemporary globalization, both money and the representations of Jerusalem have become progressively incorporeal, abstract, illusionistic, and virtual.
Selling Jerusalem : relics, replicas, theme parks
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Jerusalem currently stands at the center of a violent controversy that threatens the stability of both the Middle East and the world. This volatility, observes Annabel Jane Wharton, is only the most recent manifestation of a centuries-old obsession with the control of the Holy City—military occupation and pilgrimage being two familiar forms of “ownership.” Wharton makes the innovative argument here that the West has also sought to possess Jerusalem by acquiring its representations. From relics of the True Cross and Templar replicas of the Holy Sepulchre to Franciscan recreations of the Passion to nineteenth-century mass-produced prints and contemporary theme parks, Wharton describes the evolving forms by which the city has been possessed in the West. She also maps those changing embodiments of the Holy City against shifts in the western market. From the gift-and-barter economy of the early Middle Ages to contemporary globalization, both money and the representations of Jerusalem have become progressively incorporeal, abstract, illusionistic, and virtual.
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January 1900, Chicago
January 1900, Chicago
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Cet ouvrage propose une grande synthèse sur les cultures de l’eau dans la civilisation arabo-musulmane tout en valorisant l’apport des hydrauliciens arabes dans la civilisation méditerranéenne. L’histoire de l’hydraulique, telle qu’on l’a écrite et que l’on continue à l’écrire, réserve une place limitée à l’apport de la civilisation arabe. D’où cet ouvrage qui explore,(...)
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Cet ouvrage propose une grande synthèse sur les cultures de l’eau dans la civilisation arabo-musulmane tout en valorisant l’apport des hydrauliciens arabes dans la civilisation méditerranéenne. L’histoire de l’hydraulique, telle qu’on l’a écrite et que l’on continue à l’écrire, réserve une place limitée à l’apport de la civilisation arabe. D’où cet ouvrage qui explore,(...)
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January 2006, Arles
January 2006, Arles
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Les maîtres de l'eau : histoire de l'hydraulique arabe
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Cet ouvrage propose une grande synthèse sur les cultures de l’eau dans la civilisation arabo-musulmane tout en valorisant l’apport des hydrauliciens arabes dans la civilisation méditerranéenne. L’histoire de l’hydraulique, telle qu’on l’a écrite et que l’on continue à l’écrire, réserve une place limitée à l’apport de la civilisation arabe. D’où cet ouvrage qui explore, au-delà de l’étude de l’hydraulique arabe, la découverte des hydrauliciens eux-mêmes et l’Ecole arabe de l’eau à laquelle ils appartiennent. Cet ouvrage a également pour but d’œuvrer à la sauvegarde du patrimoine hydraulique par la création d’un musée de l’Eau où seraient exposées quelques-unes des réalisations du génie hydraulique arabe. Ainsi, ce lieu deviendrait espace de réflexion et source d’inspiration pour les jeunes ingénieurs et un large public.
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Cet ouvrage propose une grande synthèse sur les cultures de l’eau dans la civilisation arabo-musulmane tout en valorisant l’apport des hydrauliciens arabes dans la civilisation méditerranéenne. L’histoire de l’hydraulique, telle qu’on l’a écrite et que l’on continue à l’écrire, réserve une place limitée à l’apport de la civilisation arabe. D’où cet ouvrage qui explore, au-delà de l’étude de l’hydraulique arabe, la découverte des hydrauliciens eux-mêmes et l’Ecole arabe de l’eau à laquelle ils appartiennent. Cet ouvrage a également pour but d’œuvrer à la sauvegarde du patrimoine hydraulique par la création d’un musée de l’Eau où seraient exposées quelques-unes des réalisations du génie hydraulique arabe. Ainsi, ce lieu deviendrait espace de réflexion et source d’inspiration pour les jeunes ingénieurs et un large public.
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January 2006, Arles
January 2006, Arles
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In the garden of Isfahan
In the garden of Isfahan
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An ancient Persian proverb says, ''Isfahan is half the world,'' referring to the city's influence at the crossroads of 16th century trade routes. This city in present-day Iran is still known for its paradisiacal garden landscapes and fascinating buildings, including Naghsh-e Jahan Square, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Eminent Swiss architectural photographer Werner Blaser(...)
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An ancient Persian proverb says, ''Isfahan is half the world,'' referring to the city's influence at the crossroads of 16th century trade routes. This city in present-day Iran is still known for its paradisiacal garden landscapes and fascinating buildings, including Naghsh-e Jahan Square, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Eminent Swiss architectural photographer Werner Blaser(...)
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In the garden of Isfahan
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An ancient Persian proverb says, ''Isfahan is half the world,'' referring to the city's influence at the crossroads of 16th century trade routes. This city in present-day Iran is still known for its paradisiacal garden landscapes and fascinating buildings, including Naghsh-e Jahan Square, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Eminent Swiss architectural photographer Werner Blaser has captured the beauty of Isfahan in photos that present the masterworks of Persian architecture and horticulture from the 16th to 18th centuries, Isfahan's heyday under the Persian Safavid dynasty. He paints a picture of boulevards, covered bridges, palaces, mosques and minarets.
In the garden of Isfahan
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An ancient Persian proverb says, ''Isfahan is half the world,'' referring to the city's influence at the crossroads of 16th century trade routes. This city in present-day Iran is still known for its paradisiacal garden landscapes and fascinating buildings, including Naghsh-e Jahan Square, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Eminent Swiss architectural photographer Werner Blaser has captured the beauty of Isfahan in photos that present the masterworks of Persian architecture and horticulture from the 16th to 18th centuries, Isfahan's heyday under the Persian Safavid dynasty. He paints a picture of boulevards, covered bridges, palaces, mosques and minarets.
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En plein coeur du désert aride de la péninsule Arabique surgissent des constructions étincelantes et avant-gardistes, ainsi que des agglomérations urbaines à la pointe de la modernité réalisées par les plus grands cabinets d'architecture: ce développement immobilier saisissant n'oublie pourtant pas la leçon de l'héritage traditionnel, réinterprété à travers des solutions(...)
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En plein coeur du désert aride de la péninsule Arabique surgissent des constructions étincelantes et avant-gardistes, ainsi que des agglomérations urbaines à la pointe de la modernité réalisées par les plus grands cabinets d'architecture: ce développement immobilier saisissant n'oublie pourtant pas la leçon de l'héritage traditionnel, réinterprété à travers des solutions(...)
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Architecture du défi: péninsule arabique, les métropoles du désert
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En plein coeur du désert aride de la péninsule Arabique surgissent des constructions étincelantes et avant-gardistes, ainsi que des agglomérations urbaines à la pointe de la modernité réalisées par les plus grands cabinets d'architecture: ce développement immobilier saisissant n'oublie pourtant pas la leçon de l'héritage traditionnel, réinterprété à travers des solutions durables respectueuses de l'environnement.
Architecture du défi: péninsule arabique, les métropoles du désert
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En plein coeur du désert aride de la péninsule Arabique surgissent des constructions étincelantes et avant-gardistes, ainsi que des agglomérations urbaines à la pointe de la modernité réalisées par les plus grands cabinets d'architecture: ce développement immobilier saisissant n'oublie pourtant pas la leçon de l'héritage traditionnel, réinterprété à travers des solutions durables respectueuses de l'environnement.
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March 2009
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The masons of Djenné
The masons of Djenné
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The town of Djenne on the Bani River in Mali has been a thriving settlement for more than two millennia. Renowned for its mud-brick architecture, monumental mosque, and merchant-traders' houses, Djenne remains one of Africa's most distinctive cities. Trevor Marchand signs on as a builder's apprentice and takes readers on his journey from raw labourer to skilled craftsman.(...)
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The town of Djenne on the Bani River in Mali has been a thriving settlement for more than two millennia. Renowned for its mud-brick architecture, monumental mosque, and merchant-traders' houses, Djenne remains one of Africa's most distinctive cities. Trevor Marchand signs on as a builder's apprentice and takes readers on his journey from raw labourer to skilled craftsman.(...)
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The masons of Djenné
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The town of Djenne on the Bani River in Mali has been a thriving settlement for more than two millennia. Renowned for its mud-brick architecture, monumental mosque, and merchant-traders' houses, Djenne remains one of Africa's most distinctive cities. Trevor Marchand signs on as a builder's apprentice and takes readers on his journey from raw labourer to skilled craftsman. He explores the professional associations of masons, their social networks, training regimes, and changing fortunes. With his fellow builders, he produces mud bricks and plasters, constructs walls and ceilings, and sculpts rooftop crenellations using specialized tools. Marchand describes the raising of a mud-brick house and explores the technical, social, and magical processes involved in making buildings and renewing the unique urban environment of Djenne.
The masons of Djenné
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The town of Djenne on the Bani River in Mali has been a thriving settlement for more than two millennia. Renowned for its mud-brick architecture, monumental mosque, and merchant-traders' houses, Djenne remains one of Africa's most distinctive cities. Trevor Marchand signs on as a builder's apprentice and takes readers on his journey from raw labourer to skilled craftsman. He explores the professional associations of masons, their social networks, training regimes, and changing fortunes. With his fellow builders, he produces mud bricks and plasters, constructs walls and ceilings, and sculpts rooftop crenellations using specialized tools. Marchand describes the raising of a mud-brick house and explores the technical, social, and magical processes involved in making buildings and renewing the unique urban environment of Djenne.
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May 2009
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For young men in urban Tanzania, barbershops are sites of the struggle to earn a living amid economic crisis. With names like Brooklyn Barber House and Boyz II Men, these workplaces are also nodes in an explosion of popular culture that appropriates images drawn from the global circulation of hip hop music, fashion, and celebrity. "Street Dreams and Hip Hop Barbershops"(...)
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For young men in urban Tanzania, barbershops are sites of the struggle to earn a living amid economic crisis. With names like Brooklyn Barber House and Boyz II Men, these workplaces are also nodes in an explosion of popular culture that appropriates images drawn from the global circulation of hip hop music, fashion, and celebrity. "Street Dreams and Hip Hop Barbershops"(...)
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Street dreams & hip hop barbershops: global fantasy in urban tanzania
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For young men in urban Tanzania, barbershops are sites of the struggle to earn a living amid economic crisis. With names like Brooklyn Barber House and Boyz II Men, these workplaces are also nodes in an explosion of popular culture that appropriates images drawn from the global circulation of hip hop music, fashion, and celebrity. "Street Dreams and Hip Hop Barbershops" grapples with the implications of globalization and neo-liberalism for urban youth in Africa today, exploring urban Tanzanians' complex, new ways of understanding their place in the world.
Street dreams & hip hop barbershops: global fantasy in urban tanzania
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For young men in urban Tanzania, barbershops are sites of the struggle to earn a living amid economic crisis. With names like Brooklyn Barber House and Boyz II Men, these workplaces are also nodes in an explosion of popular culture that appropriates images drawn from the global circulation of hip hop music, fashion, and celebrity. "Street Dreams and Hip Hop Barbershops" grapples with the implications of globalization and neo-liberalism for urban youth in Africa today, exploring urban Tanzanians' complex, new ways of understanding their place in the world.
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The history of the book in Tibet involves more than literary trends and trade routes. Functioning as material, intellectual, and symbolic object, the book has been an instrumental tool in the construction of Tibetan power and authority, and its history opens a crucial window onto the cultural, intellectual, and economic life of an immensely influential Buddhist(...)
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The history of the book in Tibet involves more than literary trends and trade routes. Functioning as material, intellectual, and symbolic object, the book has been an instrumental tool in the construction of Tibetan power and authority, and its history opens a crucial window onto the cultural, intellectual, and economic life of an immensely influential Buddhist(...)
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The culture of the book in Tibet
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The history of the book in Tibet involves more than literary trends and trade routes. Functioning as material, intellectual, and symbolic object, the book has been an instrumental tool in the construction of Tibetan power and authority, and its history opens a crucial window onto the cultural, intellectual, and economic life of an immensely influential Buddhist society.Spanning the fourteenth to the eighteenth centuries, Kurtis R. Schaeffer envisions the scholars and hermits, madmen and ministers, kings and queens who produced Tibet's massive canons. He describes how Tibetan scholars edited and printed works of religion, literature, art, and science and what this indicates about the interrelation of material and cultural practices. The Tibetan book is at once the embodiment of the Buddha's voice, a principal means of education, a source of tradition and authority, an economic product, a finely crafted aesthetic object, a medium of Buddhist written culture, and a symbol of the religion itself.
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The history of the book in Tibet involves more than literary trends and trade routes. Functioning as material, intellectual, and symbolic object, the book has been an instrumental tool in the construction of Tibetan power and authority, and its history opens a crucial window onto the cultural, intellectual, and economic life of an immensely influential Buddhist society.Spanning the fourteenth to the eighteenth centuries, Kurtis R. Schaeffer envisions the scholars and hermits, madmen and ministers, kings and queens who produced Tibet's massive canons. He describes how Tibetan scholars edited and printed works of religion, literature, art, and science and what this indicates about the interrelation of material and cultural practices. The Tibetan book is at once the embodiment of the Buddha's voice, a principal means of education, a source of tradition and authority, an economic product, a finely crafted aesthetic object, a medium of Buddhist written culture, and a symbol of the religion itself.
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"Walls of Algiers" examines the historical processes that transformed Ottoman Algiers, the 'Bulwark of Islam', into 'Alger la blanche', the colonial urban showpiece - and, after the outbreak of revolution in 1954 - counter-model of France's global empire. In this volume, the city of Algiers serves as a case study for the analysis of the proactive and reactive social,(...)
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"Walls of Algiers" examines the historical processes that transformed Ottoman Algiers, the 'Bulwark of Islam', into 'Alger la blanche', the colonial urban showpiece - and, after the outbreak of revolution in 1954 - counter-model of France's global empire. In this volume, the city of Algiers serves as a case study for the analysis of the proactive and reactive social,(...)
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Walls of Algiers: narratives of the city through text and image
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"Walls of Algiers" examines the historical processes that transformed Ottoman Algiers, the 'Bulwark of Islam', into 'Alger la blanche', the colonial urban showpiece - and, after the outbreak of revolution in 1954 - counter-model of France's global empire. In this volume, the city of Algiers serves as a case study for the analysis of the proactive and reactive social, political, technical, and artistic forces that generate a city's form. Visual sources - prints, photographs, paintings, architectural drawings, urban designs, and film - are treated as primary evidence that complements and even challenges textual documents.
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"Walls of Algiers" examines the historical processes that transformed Ottoman Algiers, the 'Bulwark of Islam', into 'Alger la blanche', the colonial urban showpiece - and, after the outbreak of revolution in 1954 - counter-model of France's global empire. In this volume, the city of Algiers serves as a case study for the analysis of the proactive and reactive social, political, technical, and artistic forces that generate a city's form. Visual sources - prints, photographs, paintings, architectural drawings, urban designs, and film - are treated as primary evidence that complements and even challenges textual documents.
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Haraji's travels as a professional photographer across Iran meant that he invariably had to ring a doorbell, sound a knocker, or pass through a hotel entrance to take up his accommodation for an evening. This fact drew his attention to the endless variety of doors that seemed to act as a boundary between the familiar and unfamiliar. The fruits of his investigation are(...)
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Haraji's travels as a professional photographer across Iran meant that he invariably had to ring a doorbell, sound a knocker, or pass through a hotel entrance to take up his accommodation for an evening. This fact drew his attention to the endless variety of doors that seemed to act as a boundary between the familiar and unfamiliar. The fruits of his investigation are(...)
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Iranian doors: a selection of photographs by Hadi Haraji
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Haraji's travels as a professional photographer across Iran meant that he invariably had to ring a doorbell, sound a knocker, or pass through a hotel entrance to take up his accommodation for an evening. This fact drew his attention to the endless variety of doors that seemed to act as a boundary between the familiar and unfamiliar. The fruits of his investigation are presented in this photographic essay which depicts approximately 100 doors, or elements thereof – each characteristic of the proprietor's poverty or opulence, some plain and simple, others decorated with exquisite motifs and designs.
Iranian doors: a selection of photographs by Hadi Haraji
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Haraji's travels as a professional photographer across Iran meant that he invariably had to ring a doorbell, sound a knocker, or pass through a hotel entrance to take up his accommodation for an evening. This fact drew his attention to the endless variety of doors that seemed to act as a boundary between the familiar and unfamiliar. The fruits of his investigation are presented in this photographic essay which depicts approximately 100 doors, or elements thereof – each characteristic of the proprietor's poverty or opulence, some plain and simple, others decorated with exquisite motifs and designs.
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January 2009, Tehran
January 2009, Tehran
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Les aztèques
Les aztèques
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Sacrifices humains, siège de Tenochtitlan, serpent à plumes : la civilisation aztèque a ses images d'Épinal, qui tendent à masquer des réussites plus subtiles. À la tête d'un grand empire politique et économique, mais aussi héritiers des cultures antérieures à la leur dont ils ont brillament fait la synthèse et parfois même amélioré les apports, les Aztèques ont su(...)
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Sacrifices humains, siège de Tenochtitlan, serpent à plumes : la civilisation aztèque a ses images d'Épinal, qui tendent à masquer des réussites plus subtiles. À la tête d'un grand empire politique et économique, mais aussi héritiers des cultures antérieures à la leur dont ils ont brillament fait la synthèse et parfois même amélioré les apports, les Aztèques ont su(...)
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December 2008, Paris
December 2008, Paris
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Les aztèques
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Sacrifices humains, siège de Tenochtitlan, serpent à plumes : la civilisation aztèque a ses images d'Épinal, qui tendent à masquer des réussites plus subtiles. À la tête d'un grand empire politique et économique, mais aussi héritiers des cultures antérieures à la leur dont ils ont brillament fait la synthèse et parfois même amélioré les apports, les Aztèques ont su développer une pensée et une vision du monde profondément originales, qui trouvent des échos jusque dans la culture du Mexique contemporain.
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Sacrifices humains, siège de Tenochtitlan, serpent à plumes : la civilisation aztèque a ses images d'Épinal, qui tendent à masquer des réussites plus subtiles. À la tête d'un grand empire politique et économique, mais aussi héritiers des cultures antérieures à la leur dont ils ont brillament fait la synthèse et parfois même amélioré les apports, les Aztèques ont su développer une pensée et une vision du monde profondément originales, qui trouvent des échos jusque dans la culture du Mexique contemporain.
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December 2008, Paris
December 2008, Paris
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