Author: Professor Jeremy Black
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135357641
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Much of the period 1661-1815 appeared to be the age of France. France was the greatest power in Western Europe in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and Louis XIV and Napoleon seemed to dominate their periods. yet when Louis XIV died in 1715, and again after Napoleon's attempt to resume power was defeated at Waterloo a century later, France appeared as a waning power. This failure in Europe was matched on the world scale. France was overtaken by Britain in the struggle for maritime predominance, and ended the period with her empire in ruins. From Louis XIV to Napoleon is a scholarly yet accessible account which considers why France was not more successful and throws light on French history, international relations, warfare and the rise and fall of French power.
From Louis XIV to Napoleon
Author: Professor Jeremy Black
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135357641
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Much of the period 1661-1815 appeared to be the age of France. France was the greatest power in Western Europe in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and Louis XIV and Napoleon seemed to dominate their periods. yet when Louis XIV died in 1715, and again after Napoleon's attempt to resume power was defeated at Waterloo a century later, France appeared as a waning power. This failure in Europe was matched on the world scale. France was overtaken by Britain in the struggle for maritime predominance, and ended the period with her empire in ruins. From Louis XIV to Napoleon is a scholarly yet accessible account which considers why France was not more successful and throws light on French history, international relations, warfare and the rise and fall of French power.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135357641
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Much of the period 1661-1815 appeared to be the age of France. France was the greatest power in Western Europe in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and Louis XIV and Napoleon seemed to dominate their periods. yet when Louis XIV died in 1715, and again after Napoleon's attempt to resume power was defeated at Waterloo a century later, France appeared as a waning power. This failure in Europe was matched on the world scale. France was overtaken by Britain in the struggle for maritime predominance, and ended the period with her empire in ruins. From Louis XIV to Napoleon is a scholarly yet accessible account which considers why France was not more successful and throws light on French history, international relations, warfare and the rise and fall of French power.
Benjamin Constant
Author: Dennis Wood
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134977662
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
`For forty years I have defended the same principle: freedom in everything, in religion, in philosophy, in literature, in industry, in politics - and by freedom I mean the triumph of the individual.' Constant thus summarized his beliefs at the end of his life. A political theorist and a passionate defender of individual liberty, he was also the author of one of the greatest French novels of psychological insight, Adolphe. In a major new biography Dennis Wood traces the development of Constant as a writer centrally preoccupied with the problematics of freedom, not only in the fields of politics and religious belief but also in his own troubled relationship with several women.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134977662
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
`For forty years I have defended the same principle: freedom in everything, in religion, in philosophy, in literature, in industry, in politics - and by freedom I mean the triumph of the individual.' Constant thus summarized his beliefs at the end of his life. A political theorist and a passionate defender of individual liberty, he was also the author of one of the greatest French novels of psychological insight, Adolphe. In a major new biography Dennis Wood traces the development of Constant as a writer centrally preoccupied with the problematics of freedom, not only in the fields of politics and religious belief but also in his own troubled relationship with several women.
Realisations Students' Book
Author: Ted Neather
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9780748737024
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : fr
Pages : 164
Book Description
Realisations consolidates and develops these skills, exploring further topic areas as students work towards the final A-level examination. Each stage comprises: Livre de l'etudiant organised by topic and containing authentic reading and listening materials with particular emphasis placed on the teaching and practice of grammar. The graded sequence of tasks within each unit allows flexible pathways through the book according to ability/interest. Teacher's Resource Book contains linked listening and reading material for reproduction of consolidation/extension exercises together with further grammar practice. Assessment opportunities are also provided. Cassette Pack provides a wide range of recording - interviews, personal accounts and songs.
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9780748737024
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : fr
Pages : 164
Book Description
Realisations consolidates and develops these skills, exploring further topic areas as students work towards the final A-level examination. Each stage comprises: Livre de l'etudiant organised by topic and containing authentic reading and listening materials with particular emphasis placed on the teaching and practice of grammar. The graded sequence of tasks within each unit allows flexible pathways through the book according to ability/interest. Teacher's Resource Book contains linked listening and reading material for reproduction of consolidation/extension exercises together with further grammar practice. Assessment opportunities are also provided. Cassette Pack provides a wide range of recording - interviews, personal accounts and songs.
A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors, Living and Deceased, from the Earliest Accounts to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century
Author: Samuel Austin Allibone
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1188
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1188
Book Description
A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors
Author: Samuel Austin Allibone
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1192
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1192
Book Description
French books in print, anglais
Author: Electre
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782765408468
Category :
Languages : fr
Pages : 1798
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782765408468
Category :
Languages : fr
Pages : 1798
Book Description
Les Livres de L'année
A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors, Living and Deceased, from the Earliest Account to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century
Author: Samuel Austin Allibone
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1188
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1188
Book Description
Galignani's Messenger
Les langues régionales de France
Author: Philippe Blanchet
Publisher: Peeters Publishers
ISBN: 9789042907911
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : fr
Pages : 210
Book Description
Ce volume réunit les contributions de quelques-uns des meilleurs spécialistes des langues régionales de France, réunis dans un cadre extérieur à l'hexagone pour un bilan distancié, interdisciplinaire et comparatif. Les textes, en français et en anglais, sont organisés en trois grandes parties : situation générale, problèmes institutionnels, études de cas. Des (socio)linguistes, ethnologues, géographes, juristes, responsbles de l'enseignement, couvrent le panorama global des problèmes qui se posent, soit par des analyses transversales de questions générales (identification, vitalité, perception politique), soit par l'analyse d'exemples précis (taux de pratiques diverses, situation institutionnelle et juridique, médias, actions culturelles, enseignement) pris dans six langues différentes (alsacien, basque, breton, corse, occitan, provençal). Trois caractéristiques originales marquent cet ensemble : une confrontation complémentaire entre une vision francophone et une vision anglophone de la question, la méthode du bilan global par échantillonnage, et enfin le souci d'articuler analyse scientifique et réflexion humaniste, observation objective et actions concrètes. Dans cet "état des lieux" à un tournant historique, se dessinent des pistes de repositionnement scientifique des problèmes ainsi que des mesures administratives et politiques. Des perspectives d'aménagment et d'évolutions sont évoquées, à partir d'une réflexion située dans le cadre de la transition vers l'Union européenne et de l'ouverture croissante des relations internationales.
Publisher: Peeters Publishers
ISBN: 9789042907911
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : fr
Pages : 210
Book Description
Ce volume réunit les contributions de quelques-uns des meilleurs spécialistes des langues régionales de France, réunis dans un cadre extérieur à l'hexagone pour un bilan distancié, interdisciplinaire et comparatif. Les textes, en français et en anglais, sont organisés en trois grandes parties : situation générale, problèmes institutionnels, études de cas. Des (socio)linguistes, ethnologues, géographes, juristes, responsbles de l'enseignement, couvrent le panorama global des problèmes qui se posent, soit par des analyses transversales de questions générales (identification, vitalité, perception politique), soit par l'analyse d'exemples précis (taux de pratiques diverses, situation institutionnelle et juridique, médias, actions culturelles, enseignement) pris dans six langues différentes (alsacien, basque, breton, corse, occitan, provençal). Trois caractéristiques originales marquent cet ensemble : une confrontation complémentaire entre une vision francophone et une vision anglophone de la question, la méthode du bilan global par échantillonnage, et enfin le souci d'articuler analyse scientifique et réflexion humaniste, observation objective et actions concrètes. Dans cet "état des lieux" à un tournant historique, se dessinent des pistes de repositionnement scientifique des problèmes ainsi que des mesures administratives et politiques. Des perspectives d'aménagment et d'évolutions sont évoquées, à partir d'une réflexion située dans le cadre de la transition vers l'Union européenne et de l'ouverture croissante des relations internationales.