Author: Publisher: Odile Jacob
ISBN: 2738198945
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Author: Publisher: Odile Jacob
ISBN: 2738198945
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
La connaissance de l'Islam dans l'Occident médiéval
Author: Marie-Thérèse d'AlvernyPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040250831
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
This volume, the second in the series of Marie-Thérèse d’Alverny’s selected articles to be published by Variorum, gathers the majority of her studies on the understanding of Islam in the West from the early Middle Ages until the mid-13th century; some related works will be included in a further selection. In the 12th century, as she shows, a serious effort was for the first time made to learn something of the reality behind the fabulous and scurrilous stories about Muhammad and Islam. A collection of translations from Arabic, including the Koran, was commissioned in 1140 by Peter the Venerable of Cluny, and d’Alverny found the manuscript in which his secretary wrote these out. This discovery led her to explore other translations into Latin of the Koran and other Islamic texts, to identify the work of the translators Hermann of Carinthia, Robert of Ketton and Mark of Toledo, and to depict the milieu in which this work was possible.
Journal of the Institute of Actuaries
Author: Institute of Actuaries (Great Britain)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
List of members issued with v. 35-46 with separate paging.
Fat History
Author: Peter N. StearnsPublisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814739822
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
The modern struggle against fat cuts deeply and pervasively into American culture. Dieting, weight consciousness, and widespread hostility toward obesity form one of the fundamental themes of modern life. Fat History explores the meaning of fat in contemporary Western society and illustrates how progressive changes, such as growth in consumer culture, increasing equality for women, and the refocusing of women's sexual and maternal roles have influenced today's obsession with fat. Brought up-to-date with a new preface and filled with narrative anecdotes, Fat History explores fat's transformation from a symbol of health and well-being to a sign of moral, psychological, and physical disorder.
Les Livres de L'année
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Zoo
Author: Eric BaratayPublisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 9781861892089
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Wild animals have fascinated human observers since time immemorial. The story of our interest in collecting, classifying and dominating Nature so that its inner workings could be understood also looms large in the history of science, and thus it is surprising that the history of menageries, zoological gardens and the zoo as we know it today has been so poorly documented. This gap is addressed by Zoo, a comprehensive history of the zoo in the Western world.
Biographie Universelle, Ancienne Et Moderne
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1424
Book Description
Le son en perspective
Author: Dominique NastaPublisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9789052012087
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Selected papers from the Archimedia conference held Oct. 2000, Brussels.
Un destin plus grand que soi
Author: Laurence B. MussioPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773599959
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Au cours des deux derniers siècles, la Banque de Montréal s’est trouvée au cœur du développement économique et financier du Canada. Publié à l’occasion du bicentenaire de la première banque canadienne, Un destin plus grand que soi puise dans l’iconographie de cette institution financière pour raconter son histoire de ses origines jusqu’à nos jours. Retraçant le passé de la Banque de Montréal grâce à des images d’objets, de ses dirigeants, de documents essentiels et de publicités aujourd’hui tombées dans l’oubli, Laurence B. Mussio illustre son émergence progressive. En dévoilant petit à petit sa perception de sa direction, sa culture, la communauté, ses triomphes et ses difficultés, il offre un aperçu de la personnalité de cette banque, de ses innovations, de ses technologies, de ses projets d’édification de la nation et de son héritage architectural. La mosaïque qui en résulte jette un éclairage unique sur l’expérience vécue par la Banque de Montréal au fil des ans. Si chacun des éléments visuels évoque un épisode particulier aussi divertissant qu’extraordinaire, collectivement, ces objets révèlent une histoire beaucoup plus complète. De la lecture de ce livre se dégage l’image d’une banque qui a façonné l’univers canadien et nord-américain tout en se laissant modeler par lui. À partir d’une gamme incroyablement vaste de documents, Un destin plus grand que soi célèbre l’évolution d’une banque et la manière dont elle a laissé sa marque.
Monthly Bulletin of German Literature
Author: Garrigue & ChristernPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : German literature
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
