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In forty brief chapters, Nigel Warburton guides us on a chronological tour of the major ideas in the history of philosophy. He provides interesting and often quirky stories of the lives and deaths of thought-provoking philosophers from Socrates, who chose to die by hemlock poisoning rather than live on without the freedom to think for himself, to Peter Singer, who asks(...)
A little history of philosophy
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In forty brief chapters, Nigel Warburton guides us on a chronological tour of the major ideas in the history of philosophy. He provides interesting and often quirky stories of the lives and deaths of thought-provoking philosophers from Socrates, who chose to die by hemlock poisoning rather than live on without the freedom to think for himself, to Peter Singer, who asks the disquieting philosophical and ethical questions that haunt our own times.
Théorie/ philosophie
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For more than 20 years Kai Wiedenhofer has been taking photographs in the Middle East, a place where many journalists and photographers have covered the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Yet Wiedenhofer is unique in that he concentrates exclusively on Gaza, and often remains there to take photos long after the media has moved onto more 'pressing' news stories. Wiedenhofer's(...)
Kai Wiedenhofer : the book of destruction; Gaza - one year after the 2009 war
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For more than 20 years Kai Wiedenhofer has been taking photographs in the Middle East, a place where many journalists and photographers have covered the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Yet Wiedenhofer is unique in that he concentrates exclusively on Gaza, and often remains there to take photos long after the media has moved onto more 'pressing' news stories. Wiedenhofer's images of crumbling ruins and maimed civilians are a powerful landscape of disquiet and destruction.
Monographies photo
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Aurora Fernández Per and Javier Mozas, founders of the a+t research group, relate their stories of three trips to Japan: spring 1995, autumn 2004, and summer 2018. The common thread is architecture, which drives them to travel through a country which has become highly influential in terms of international design. Using texts, photographs, and drawings they interpret(...)
décembre 2018
Japan diaries: architecture and more
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Aurora Fernández Per and Javier Mozas, founders of the a+t research group, relate their stories of three trips to Japan: spring 1995, autumn 2004, and summer 2018. The common thread is architecture, which drives them to travel through a country which has become highly influential in terms of international design. Using texts, photographs, and drawings they interpret buildings and landscapes, as well as narrate the everyday scenes they have witnessed along the way.
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Before giant robots, space ships, and masked super heroes filled the pages of Japanese comic books--known as manga--such characters were regularly seen on the streets of Japan in kamishibai stories. Manga Kamishibai: The Art of Japanese Paper Theater tells the history of this fascinating and nearly vanished Japanese art form that paved the way for modern-day comic books,(...)
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Manga kamishibai: the art of japanese paper theater
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Before giant robots, space ships, and masked super heroes filled the pages of Japanese comic books--known as manga--such characters were regularly seen on the streets of Japan in kamishibai stories. Manga Kamishibai: The Art of Japanese Paper Theater tells the history of this fascinating and nearly vanished Japanese art form that paved the way for modern-day comic books, and is the missing link in the development of modern manga.
Illustration
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Every house has a history, and this book tells the often intimate stories of some remarkable buildings and their architects and clients. Concise, with informative texts, the publication features many illustrations, including specially commissioned photographs as well as floor plans and drawings, and offers a detailed documentation, which includes a bibliography,(...)
novembre 2009
The iconic house : architectural masterworks since 1900
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Every house has a history, and this book tells the often intimate stories of some remarkable buildings and their architects and clients. Concise, with informative texts, the publication features many illustrations, including specially commissioned photographs as well as floor plans and drawings, and offers a detailed documentation, which includes a bibliography, gazetteers and a list of houses by type, whether Arts and Crafts or Art Nouveau, Modernist or Minimalist, High-Tech or vernacular.
VU : the story of a magazine
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This book pays tribute to VU’s fundamental contribution to press photography, showing how photographers and publishers became aware of the potential of the medium. Themed picture sections explore the most notable features of VU : striking page layouts, fascinating photo stories, stunning cover designs, chilling images from Nazi Germany, and more. This anthology gives the(...)
VU : the story of a magazine
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This book pays tribute to VU’s fundamental contribution to press photography, showing how photographers and publishers became aware of the potential of the medium. Themed picture sections explore the most notable features of VU : striking page layouts, fascinating photo stories, stunning cover designs, chilling images from Nazi Germany, and more. This anthology gives the reader an insight into how the modern media came into being, as well as offering a snapshot of an entire era.
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Part manifesto, part toolkit, part proof of concept, and part dialogue, Empirical Ecocriticism studies the influence of environmental stories on our affects, attitudes, and actions. The contributors leverage case studies on topics ranging from the impact of climate fiction on readers’ willingness to engage in activism to the political empowerment that results from(...)
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Empirical ecocriticism: Environmental narratives for social change
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Part manifesto, part toolkit, part proof of concept, and part dialogue, Empirical Ecocriticism studies the influence of environmental stories on our affects, attitudes, and actions. The contributors leverage case studies on topics ranging from the impact of climate fiction on readers’ willingness to engage in activism to the political empowerment that results from participating in environmental theater, ultimately pointing toward a novel and fruitful synthesis of the environmental humanities and social sciences.
Thou
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Aisha Sasha John's "Thou" is a powerful collection of two long, narrative poems exploring the social space that exists between the self and others. Using the language that connects these two states of being, THOU investigates the idea of "you" -- what it is and what it means to say "you," the stories we make of our own multiple "yous," and by extension, the "you" an(...)
Thou
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Aisha Sasha John's "Thou" is a powerful collection of two long, narrative poems exploring the social space that exists between the self and others. Using the language that connects these two states of being, THOU investigates the idea of "you" -- what it is and what it means to say "you," the stories we make of our own multiple "yous," and by extension, the "you" an author can make of her own book.
Littérature et poésie
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First edition, alphabetical list. Photographic portraiture that explores and subverts the traditional photographic representation of the writer. This title fixes the gaze on writers as we seldom see them. These photographs, and the stories that accompany them, were captured where the writers live, work, or play. The result is a series of portraits that take us inside(...)
Closer to home : the author and the author portrait
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First edition, alphabetical list. Photographic portraiture that explores and subverts the traditional photographic representation of the writer. This title fixes the gaze on writers as we seldom see them. These photographs, and the stories that accompany them, were captured where the writers live, work, or play. The result is a series of portraits that take us inside writers’ lives and inside the process of making portraits—all served with a touch of refined literary gossip.
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These are stories about people and places that make Montreal unique, from bagel shops and the central market, to night clubs and greasy spoons. With insight and humour, Bill Brownstein writes about owners, workers, and patrons, and celebrates twenty-four hours in the life of a multi-faceted, multi-cultured city that never sleeps. Bill Brownstein is a columnist with the(...)
Montreal 24: twenty-four hours in the life of a city
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These are stories about people and places that make Montreal unique, from bagel shops and the central market, to night clubs and greasy spoons. With insight and humour, Bill Brownstein writes about owners, workers, and patrons, and celebrates twenty-four hours in the life of a multi-faceted, multi-cultured city that never sleeps. Bill Brownstein is a columnist with the Montreal Gazette, and the author of Schwartzs Hebrew Delicatessen: The Story.
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