“…La voix de l’autre ne cessera donc de nous fasciner. Par sa capacité à franchir les frontières culturelles, l’opéra est investi d’une fonction civique, puisqu’il nous invite, l’espace d’un soir, à la multi-appartenance. …”

“…Through a subtle exploration of van Gogh's contrastive style of thinking and his fascination with the notion of imperfection, Grant illuminates gradual shifts in van Gogh's ideas on religion, ethics, and the meaning of art. …”

“…Together, these essays offer a fascinating window not just into the mind of Mahfouz himself but the changing landscape of Egypt during that time, from the development of Islam to the struggles between tradition, modernity, and the influences of the West." -- Publisher's description…”

“…Each chapter contextualizes a particular popular saint within broader discourses about the construction of masculinity and the state, the long history of violence against Latina and migrant women, female erasure from history, discrimination against non-normative sexualities, and as US and Mexican investment in the control of religiosity within the discourses of immigration."…”

“…Like many a young Victorian, he was also a keen observer of natural history, fascinated by fireflies and ants, corals and sea slugs, and the volcanic origins of the landscape. …”

“…The extensive autobiographical chapter not only provides a fascinating overview of Schroeder-Heister's career and the evolution of his academic interests but also constitutes a contribution to the recent history of logic in its own right, painting an intriguing picture of the philosophical, logical, and mathematical institutional landscape in Germany and elsewhere since the early 1970s. …”

“…Drawing on the private records of Rod Sykes, the CPR's onsite negotiator and later Calgary's mayor, Foran unravels the fascinating story of how politics ultimately undermined promise…”

“…Approaching the complex history of the premodern world in an accessible way, the editors organize the volume so as to underscore the difficulties the premodern period poses for scholars, while accentuating the fascinating interplay between the Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, and Latin philosophical traditions. …”

“…The third part of the book is devoted to the dark but fascinating universe of Lamothe-Langon’s novelistic world characterized by a highly heterogeneous assortment of characters in a spatio-temporal framework defined by a whole range of diverse phenomena proper to the world of Gothic fiction. …”

“…Her research focuses on the political sociology of emotions, nationalism, conservatism and authoritarianism in Turkey, as well as right-wing extremism, gender studies, and men and masculinities…”

“…You'll learn to use state-of the-art tools and techniques including BERT and XLNET, multitask learning, and deep memory-based NLP. Fascinating examples give you hands-on experience with a variety of real world NLP applications. …”

“…Le Nord/Pas-de- Calais n’échappe pas au mouvement national : la terre de Jules Guesde, de Roger Salengro, de Guy Mollet et de Pierre Mauroy avait basculé à droite en 1993, puisque celle-ci avait conquis 24 sièges sur 38 ; elle accorde cette fois ses faveurs à la gauche, qui dispose désormais de 31 députés, contre 7 à la droite. …”

“…Ardent partisan de la politique religieuse de Napoléon, Rondeau bascule dans l’opposition sous la Restauration. C’est alors que se cristallise la légende républicaine de Port-Royal et que se nouent les liens entre jansénisme et libéralisme. …”

“…Interrogeant les paradigmes de ces moments de basculement dans une autre temporalité, ils en définissent l’échelle la plus pertinente pour capter la perception des contemporains face à cette expérience traumatisante qui bouleverse les repères. …”

“…Gorzelany-Mostak explores musical engagement broadly, including official music in the form of candidate playlists and launch event setlists, as well as unofficial music in the form of newly composed campaign songs, mashups, parodies, and remixes…”

“…En 1923, un grupo de jóvenes pensadores e intelectuales alemanes se reunió en Frankfurt, con la intención de explicarse y explicar el mundo moderno: entre ellos estaban Walter Benjamin, Theodor Adorno, Max Horkheimer y Herbert Marcuse.Junto con sus discípulos, cambiaron la forma de pensar, y especialmente cambiaron los temas sobre los que pensar. …”

“…Innovative and thought-provoking—and written to be grasped by readers without a background in economics—Castles, Battles, and Bombs opens up a new perspective on war and strategy, sure to fascinate history buffs, scholars, and students alike…”

“…Yet in part because of its misleading name and the caricatures popularized by figures as varied as Dickens, Marx, and Foucault, utilitarianism is sometimes still dismissed as cold, calculating, inhuman, and simplistic. By revealing the fascinating human sides of the remarkable pioneers of utilitarianism, The Happiness Philosophers provides a richer understanding and appreciation of their philosophical and political perspectives--one that also helps explain why utilitarianism is experiencing a renaissance today and is again being used to tackle some of the world's most serious problems…”

“…Illuminating unreason at a moment when the world appears to have gone mad again, Irrationality is fascinating, provocative, and timely."--Contracubierta…”

“…Ideal for undergraduate students, this book lays the necessary foundations for a complete and thorough understanding of this fascinating subject. "The Key Thinkers" series is aimed at undergraduate students and offers clear, concise and accessible edited guides to the key thinkers in each of the central topics in philosophy. …”