Author: Jean-Christophe Rufin
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393052077
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Rufin presents two conflicting views of man and nature as he tells the story of two orphaned children who are dragged off on a French colonizing expedition where they are meant to learn the native languages and act as interpreters.
Brazil Red
Author: Jean-Christophe Rufin
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393052077
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Rufin presents two conflicting views of man and nature as he tells the story of two orphaned children who are dragged off on a French colonizing expedition where they are meant to learn the native languages and act as interpreters.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393052077
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Rufin presents two conflicting views of man and nature as he tells the story of two orphaned children who are dragged off on a French colonizing expedition where they are meant to learn the native languages and act as interpreters.
On Guard Against the Red Menace
Author: Rodrigo Patto Sá Motta
Publisher: Portuguese-Speaking World
ISBN: 9781789760002
Category : Anti-communist movements
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book focuses on the values, beliefs, fears and actions of Brazilian groups that throughout the twentieth century fought the red menace. It is based on broad and diversified documentary sources, including police files, archives of political leaders, traditional press periodicals, newspapers and brochures of right-wing organizations, monuments, caricatures, and photographs. The work is a major contribution to better understanding the political impact of right-wing movements in Brazil and the justifications made for the authoritarian coups of 1937 and 1964. The author explains the intricacy of the political movements, leaderships and organizations that gathered around the fight against communism, as well as the ideas and images used to disseminate their arguments, including international sources of inspiration. The argument presented is not one of mere condemnation, but as dictatorship has reared its head post-1964 an assessment is long overdue in order to understand the political impact of anti-c
Publisher: Portuguese-Speaking World
ISBN: 9781789760002
Category : Anti-communist movements
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book focuses on the values, beliefs, fears and actions of Brazilian groups that throughout the twentieth century fought the red menace. It is based on broad and diversified documentary sources, including police files, archives of political leaders, traditional press periodicals, newspapers and brochures of right-wing organizations, monuments, caricatures, and photographs. The work is a major contribution to better understanding the political impact of right-wing movements in Brazil and the justifications made for the authoritarian coups of 1937 and 1964. The author explains the intricacy of the political movements, leaderships and organizations that gathered around the fight against communism, as well as the ideas and images used to disseminate their arguments, including international sources of inspiration. The argument presented is not one of mere condemnation, but as dictatorship has reared its head post-1964 an assessment is long overdue in order to understand the political impact of anti-c
The Abyssinian
Author: Jean-Christophe Rufin
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393321098
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
A young French doctor braves the wilds of 17th century Abyssinia to cure the country's sick king and gain an ally for Louis XIV. On his success rides a knighthood and the hand of a beautiful woman. Adventure, love and cultural differences by a French doctor who served with Médecins sans Frontières.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393321098
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
A young French doctor braves the wilds of 17th century Abyssinia to cure the country's sick king and gain an ally for Louis XIV. On his success rides a knighthood and the hand of a beautiful woman. Adventure, love and cultural differences by a French doctor who served with Médecins sans Frontières.
Bulletin of the League of Red Cross Societies
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
Author:
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Category : Entomology
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
List of members in v. 1-3, 5, 14.
Publisher:
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Category : Entomology
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
List of members in v. 1-3, 5, 14.
Monthly Bulletin - League of Red Cross Societies
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Category : Red Cross and Red Crescent
Languages : en
Pages : 742
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Red Cross and Red Crescent
Languages : en
Pages : 742
Book Description
Plant Inventory
Author:
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Category : Germplasm resources, Plant
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Germplasm resources, Plant
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
Brazilian American
South Brazil; Physical Features, Natural Resources, Means of Communication, Manufactures and Industrial
Author: Ernest Charles Buley
Publisher:
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Category : Brazil
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brazil
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description