“…, documents the transformation of athletes from role models to sports-media celebrities, including emblematic characters such as LaTroy Hawkins and Carl Everett, and illuminates the profound changes in the way sports in general—and baseball in particular—are conveyed to its avid consumers, who are the losers in the end. …”
Sumario

“…En cherchant à comprendre pourquoi, dans la région de Liège, ces deux moines se sont décidés à entrer en résistance, l’enquête met en lumière le rôle joué par l'Église et par l’abbaye du Val-Dieu, mais aussi par leurs familles." …”

“…The work offers the first book-length study of the role of Latin literature in Greek literary culture under the empire, and thus provides fresh perspectives and new approaches to the literature and culture of this period -- Editor…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Imperial reform: contentious consequences, 1760-1808 -- Towards a new imperial elite -- Merit and its subversive new roles -- The king's most loyal subjects -- From men of letters to political actors -- Imperial turmoil: conflicts old and new, 1805-1830 -- Liberalism and war, 1805-1814 -- Abascal and the problem of letters in Peru, 1806-1816 -- Pens, politics, and swords: a path to pervasive unrest, 1820-1830…”

“…Though it deals with nostalgia, Flickers of Film is strikingly cutting-edge, one of the first studies to critically examine Pixar's role in the film industry, cinematic representations of videogames, and the economic effects of participatory culture. …”

“…Nel ringraziare gli Studiosi che hanno voluto manifestare all'unisono la propria adesione all'iniziativa, desideriamo ricordare anche coloro che purtroppo sono venuti a mancare mentre stavano scrivendo i loro contributi: Carlo Augusto Cannata, Vincenzo Giuffrè e Rolf Knütel." (Amazon)…”

“…Not only does Kallimachos depict these gods as pro-dynastic exemplars of good governance, but he also engages his audience in discourses on the nature of power, just rule, reciprocity, transgression and punishment, as well as the roles of kings, queens, and poets. …”

“…Cet ouvrage propose une étude historique de ces transformations à partir d’un échantillon élargi et inédit d’acteurs, d’institutions et de sources. Quel rôle les enseignants, les directeurs d’école ou le personnel de l’École normale de Chicago eurent-ils dans l’élaboration et la dissémination de nouveaux modèles professionnels ? …”

“…Cet ouvrage collectif, placé sous le patronyme de l’historien Gilles Morin, président de l’Association des usagers du service public des archives nationales (AUSPAN), entend démontrer le rôle majeur joué par les archives dans l’écriture de l’histoire et alerter sur les menaces qui planent quant à la restriction de leur ouverture. …”

“…Diana Rowntree writes a moving Tribute to Sir Philip Powell, identifying the major role his practice Powell and Moya has played in the evolution of modern hospital architecture. …”
Sumario

“…Les auteures croisent le rôle des femmes dans l'histoire coloniale, avec l'histoire des mobilités au sens large. …”

“…De este modo, se impulsa la mejora de los sistemas de formación, desde una óptica de conciliación con los diferentes roles que caracterizan la vida de los adultos, de sinergia con el territorio y de políticas activas para promover un desarrollo sostenible de tipo social y económico…”

“…Theology of Money is a philosophical inquiry into the nature and role of money in the contemporary world. Philip Goodchild reveals the significance of money as a dynamic social force by arguing that under its influence, moral evaluation is subordinated to economic valuation, which is essentially abstract and anarchic. …”

“…Les contributions réunies dans cet ouvrage sur les guerres balkaniques se veulent une interrogation sur leur impact international et dans les sociétés concernées, elles questionnent également la mémoire qu’elles y ont laissée et le rôle de celle-ci dans les relations interétatiques. …”

“…., Kenneth Anger, Joe Dallesandro o Mark Ryden; músicos como Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Bruce Springsteen, los Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Kurt Cobain, Nick Cave o los Manic Street Preachers; actores como Asia Argento, Jared Leto o Daniel Day-Lewis; mitos femeninos como Sylvia Plath, Nahui Olin o Kate Moss..."…”

“…Le colloque organisé autour du thème de l'office du notaire a permis de confronter le rôle et les missions du notaire à l'ensemble du droit international privé, d'identifier précisément à quelles règles ou méthodes du droit international privé le notaire est soumis dans sa pratique européenne et internationale, qu'il s'agisse aussi bien de dresser ou recevoir des actes, ou de les faire circuler au travers des frontières, dans ou hors de l'Union européenne -- Contracubierta…”

“…The subjects of the selected papers include Augustus' dramatic rise to prominence following the death of Julius Caesar in 44 BC and the nature of his powers first as triumvir, then as Princeps; his policy regarding overseas wars and expansion, his administrative and military reforms of the Roman state; the role of his own family, his wife Livia, his son-in-law Agrippa and his adopted sons Gaius and Lucius Caesar and then Tiberius, in public life; his concern to reinforce Roman religion and family life; the development of an ideology that helped bolster his authority as ruler of an expanded Empire, including the importance of visual imagery, monuments and literature in the far-flung propagation of his image as leader; and the impact that his regime made on the communities of the Roman provinces. …”

“…Kloppenberg shows that Obama's positions on social justice, religion, race, family, and America's role in the world do not stem from a desire to please everyone but from deeply rooted - although currently unfashionable - convictions about how a democracy must deal with difference and conflict…”

“…Part II explores Sosa's epistemology of a priori intuition; internalist objections to Sosa's views on second-order knowledge; the roles that epistemic agency is meant to play in performance-based epistemology; the value that second-order reflection may have; epistemic incompetence; and the problem of epistemic circularity and criticises Sosa's alternative solution…”

“…It was a battle over the role of reason - and the side of irrationality won. …”
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