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  • The Eastern Desert of Egypt during the Greco-Roman Period: Archaeological Reports

    Edited by Jean-Pierre Brun, Thomas Faucher, Bérangère Redon, Steven Sidebotham ...
    Series series Institut des civilisations
    The Eastern Desert of Egypt extends over a vast area of mountains and sandy plains between the Nile and the Red Sea. Its natural riches –gold, gems and high quality stones (such as granite from Mons Claudianus, Tiberianè or Ophiatès, porphyry from Porphyritès, basanites [greywacke] from the Wâdi al-Hammâmât, etc.)– have, despite the difficulties due to harsh climatic conditions, been exploited ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Mediality of Smells / Médialité des odeurs

    Edited by Jean-Alexandre Perras, Érika Wicky ...
    Series Book 47 - Cultural Interactions: Studies in the Relationship between the Arts
    The study of scents and all things olfactory is thriving, a sign of the great interest that our information-based society feels for a sense that seems to offer a direct and immediate experience of reality. But smells resist description and representation, especially given that they are closely linked to individual personal experience, and their perception has changed through time and space in a ... Read more

    $66.09 USD

  • New Cannibal Markets

    Globalization and Commodification of the Human Body

    Edited by Jean-Daniel Rainhorn, Samira El Boudamoussi ...
    Series series 54
    Thanks to recent progress in biotechnology, surrogacy, transplantation of organs and tissues, blood products or stem-cell and gamete banks are now widely used throughout the world. These techniques improve the health and well-being of some human beings using products or functions that come from the body of others. Growth in demand and absence of an appropriate international legal framework have ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Agriculture and The World Trade Organisation

    Indian and French Perspectives

    Edited by Gurdarshan Singh Bhalla, Jean-Luc Racine, Frédéric Landy ...
    Series series Colloquium
    The present volume offers to the reader a multi-faceted dialogue between noted experts from two major agricultural countries, both founding members of the Word Trade Organisation, each one with different stakes in the great globalisation game: France, the world's second-ranking exporter of agricultural products and headquarters of a number of very active agro-business companies; and India, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • THE BUTCHER OF LES HURLUS

    Le Boucher des Hurlus

    by Jean Amila ...
    Jean Amila (Jean Meckert, 1910-1995), libertarian author and son of an anarchist and a deserter, wrote twenty-one thrillers, in most of which he revealed his anarchist, anti-militarist, anti-statist and anti-clerical sympathies. Following the publication of his 1971 novel ‘La vierge et le taureau’ (The Virgin and the Bull)— which dealt with highly immoral French nuclear and bacteriological ... Read more

    $5.37 USD

  • The Art of Fencing Reduced to a Methodical Summary

    L'Art de Tirer des Armes Réduit en Abrégé Méthodique

    by Jean de Brye, Chris Slee ...
    Jean de Brye's The Art of Fencing (1721) is a manual for fencing instructors and coaches showing how to break down the discipline into four broad developmental stages. He begins with the basics of posture, balance, guard positions and simple actions before progressing to chaining together these actions to make complex attack phrases and later moving on to sparring with another opponent. It is not ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Construction of Reformed Identity in Jean Crespin's Livre des Martyrs

    All The True Christians

    by Jameson Tucker ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Early Modern History
    Between 1554 and 1570, the Genevan printer Jean Crespin compiled seven French-language editions of his martyrology. In The Construction of Reformed Identity in Jean Crespin’s Livre des Martyrs, Jameson Tucker explores how this martyrology helped to shape a distinct Reformed identity for its Protestant readership, with a particular interest in the stranger groups that Crespin included within his ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • Perils and Captivity

    Endurance and Survival: Tales of Perils and Resilience

    by Charlotte-Adelaïde Dard, Pierre-Raymond de Brisson, Jean Godin des Odonais ...
    Translated by Patrick Maxwell ...
    Perils and Captivity is a compelling anthology that explores the intricate tapestry of human endurance and adventure through varied literary styles. This collection brings together narratives that capture the harrowing and transformative experiences of those who dared to venture into the unknown. With tales ranging from the perilous journeys of lost travelers to the gripping accounts of captivity, ... Read more

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  • Pour une histoire des Alpes, Moyen Age et Temps Modernes

    by Jean-François Bergier ...
    Series series Variorum Collected Studies
    The Alps, as Professor Bergier shows in this selection of his work, should not be considered an impassable barrier, nor an isolated region, but rather as an integral part of the history of Europe. The lowlanders’ typical view of the mountains as fearful heights to be crossed, and the image of those who lived there as existing in a delicate balance with nature, are part only of the story. These ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Perils and Captivity

    by Pierre-Raymond de Brisson; Charlotte-Adelaide Dard; Jean Godin des Odonais ...
    "Perils and Captivity" is a gripping narrative that explores the harrowing experiences of individuals caught in the throes of danger and confinement. The authors, Pierre-Raymond de Brisson, Charlotte-Adelaide Dard, and Jean Godin des Odonais, weave together a tapestry of personal accounts and historical context, shedding light on the psychological and physical challenges faced by those in perilous ... Read more

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  • Francs et Orientaux dans le monde des croisades

    by Jean Richard ...
    Series series Variorum Collected Studies
    This latest volume by Jean Richard is concerned with the evolution of the crusading movement and with the interaction between crusaders and indigenous peoples of the Near East. The articles look at changes in the concept of crusading, means of financing it, and forms of indulgence; at how the adoption of maritime transport created a need to control the sea, and how contacts with the Muslims could ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Morale Matters

    The Joy of Revealing Innocence, Empowerment, and Sacred Work in Personal Mythology

    by Violetta Jean ...
    Fear is a vicious cycle. Guilt, shame, and blame imprison your joy and innate sense of worthiness. Exploring beliefs and personal narratives through the lens of morale is a pragmatic way to break the cycle of fear and initiate virtuous cycles of love.Morale Matters follows Violetta Jean's intimate journey to find the source of morale-cheerful, confident engagement with the sacred work of living. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD