“…Pendant la Révolution, ces imprimés éphémères jouent un rôle essentiel dans la production et la contestation du nouvel ordre politique, au point de fasciner les contemporains. …”

“…So entstanden ganz unterschiedliche Betrachtungen, Porträts, Reportagen - eine Grundschule, in der die Musik die Rolle der Sprache übernimmt, weil zu wenige Kinder Deutsch sprechen; ein Stadionbesuch mit einem Polizeipräsidenten a. …”

“…Written for students, instructors and practitioners alike, the inspiring reflections in this volume encourage readers to grow as architects and play an instrumental role in transforming the built environment -- Contracubierta…”

“…"Worshippers of the Gods: Debating Paganism in the Fourth-Century Roman West Worshippers of the Gods tells how the Latin writers who witnessed the political and social rise of Christianity rethought the role of traditional religion in the empire and city of Rome. …”

“…Although texts are often the most important historical sources for academics, the image played an enormous role for those who actually lived in these past societies. …”

“…He defines the region's boundaries widely, looking beyond China, Japan, and Korea to include Southeast Asia, and extends the scope of international relations to consider the vital role of cultural and economic exchanges. Cohen examines the system of Chinese domination in the ancient world, the exchanges between East Asia and the Islamic world, Chinese sea voyages to Arabia and East Africa, and the emergence of a European-defined international system. …”

“…Il constitue en somme un instrument indispensable pour mieux comprendre les problèmes liés au fonctionnement de la certification universitaire et au rôle social des universités, dans toute leur profondeur historique." -- Quatrième de couverture…”

“…Showing how wartime relations between the US and Latin America played a crucial role in the worldwide development of US hegemony, how WWII accelerated the retreat from Empire in Sub-Saharan Africa and how it encouraged the growth of anti-colonialism in regions around the world, Buchanan offers a truly global account of the outcomes of the largest conflict in human history, and challenges the temporal boundaries in which we view it" -- Editor…”

“…Ce colloque dont les actes sont ici publiés a ainsi permis de faire « redécouvrir » cette oeuvre majeure qui a déconcerté les facultés de droit dès sa parution, voire peut-être rebuté les lecteurs par son volume, mais a sans aucun doute joué un rôle important dans la construction du droit public --…”

“…Other emotions such as friendliness, righteous indignation, emulation, hope, and even spiritedness may play important roles on the road to virtue. However, shame is the only one that Aristotle repeatedly associates with moral progress. …”

“…Lastly, the third section presents boredom in practical contexts like school and work, and sheds light on its role for health-related behaviours, psychosocial wellbeing, and aesthetic experiences. …”

“…Chapters look into the question of chance versus determinism in the unfolding of historical events, the role individuals play in shaping a society or occasion, and the way art and literature symbolise important messages in counterfactual histories. …”

“…Top international scholars approach the subject from multiple disciplines and perspectives, examining current debates in the field, including the relationship between nudges and freedom; nudges, behavioral biases, and noise; the fundamental role of default rules and social norms; and how nudging can enhance human welfare. …”

“…The selections examine the concept itself, analyze its relationship to the ideas of freedom and responsibility, engage in the debate between John Rawls and his critics on the merits of desert, and, finally, study the wider role and significance of desert in political and ethical theory -- Contracubierta…”
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“…Examining the existing evidence, and supplementing it with further qualitative research, in this book Michael Salter addresses: the relationship between sexual abuse and organized abuse; questions over the veracity of testimony; the gap between the policing response to sexual abuse and the realities of child sexual exploitation; the contexts in which sexually abusive groups develop and operate; the role of religion and ritual in subcultures of multi-perpetrator sexual abuse; as well as the experience of adults and children with histories of organized abuse in the criminal justice system and health system. …”

“…Examining questions of why people kill and torture and how mass atrocities can be explained, Smeulers presents a typology of perpetrators, with different ranks, roles and motives. Devoting one chapter to each type of perpetrator, the book combines insights from academic research with illustrative case studies of well-known perpetrators, from dictators to middlemen, to lower ranking officials and terrorists. …”

“…This book deals with the role that artists and intellectuals have had regarding projects of European integration. …”

“…The Republic of Arabic Letters provides the first panoramic treatment of this transformation. Relying on a variety of unpublished sources in six languages, it recounts how Christian scholars first came to a clear-eyed view of Islam. …”

“…The existing literature on the substantive and procedural aspects of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) relies heavily on investment treaty arbitration decisions as a source of law. …”

“…Nicholas Terpstra discusses the founding and management of these institutions, the procedures for placing children into them, the children's daily routine and education, and finally their departure from these homes. He explores the role of the city-state and considers why Bologna and Florence took different paths in operating the orphanages. …”
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