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The Age of Conversation

Author : Benedetta Craveri
Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 9781590172148
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (721 download)

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Download or read book The Age of Conversation written by Benedetta Craveri and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback, an award-winning look at French salons and the women who presided over them In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, between the reign of Louis XIII and the Revolution, French aristocratic society developed an art of living based on a refined code of good manners. Conversation, which began as a way of passing time, eventually became the central ritual of social life. In the salons, freed from the rigidity of court life, it was women who dictated the rules and presided over exchanges among socialites, writers, theologians, and statesmen. They contributed decisively to the development of the modern French language, new literary forms, and debates over philosophical and scientific ideas. With a cast of characters both famous and unknown, ranging from the Marquise de Rambouillet to Madame de Sta‘l, and including figures like Ninon de Lenclos, the Marquise de Sevigne, and Madame de Lafayette, as well as Pascal, La Rochefoucauld, Diderot, and Voltaire, Benedetta Craveri traces the history of this worldly society that carried the art of sociability to its supreme perfection–and ultimately helped bring on the Revolution that swept it all away.

The Distance Between Us

Author : Reyna Grande
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451661800
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book The Distance Between Us written by Reyna Grande and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this inspirational and unflinchingly honest memoir, acclaimed author Reyna Grande describes her childhood torn between the United States and Mexico, and shines a light on the experiences, fears, and hopes of those who choose to make the harrowing journey across the border. Reyna Grande vividly brings to life her tumultuous early years in this “compelling...unvarnished, resonant” (BookPage) story of a childhood spent torn between two parents and two countries. As her parents make the dangerous trek across the Mexican border to “El Otro Lado” (The Other Side) in pursuit of the American dream, Reyna and her siblings are forced into the already overburdened household of their stern grandmother. When their mother at last returns, Reyna prepares for her own journey to “El Otro Lado” to live with the man who has haunted her imagination for years, her long-absent father. Funny, heartbreaking, and lyrical, The Distance Between Us poignantly captures the confusion and contradictions of childhood, reminding us that the joys and sorrows we experience are imprinted on the heart forever, calling out to us of those places we first called home. Also available in Spanish as La distancia entre nosotros.

French Negotiating Behavior

Author : Charles Cogan
Publisher : US Institute of Peace Press
ISBN 13 : 9781929223527
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (235 download)

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Download or read book French Negotiating Behavior written by Charles Cogan and published by US Institute of Peace Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even before it led opposition to the recent war on Iraq, France was considered the most difficult of the United States' major European allies. Each side tends to irritate the other, not least at the negotiating table, where Americans complain of French pretensions and arrogance, and the French fulminate against U.S. hegemonisme and egoisme. But, whether they like it or not, the two nations are going to have to deal with one another for a long time to come. Charles Cogan's timely and insightful study can't guarantee to make those encounters more fruitful, but it will help France's negotiating counterparts understand how and why French officials behave as they do. With impressive objectivity and authority, Cogan first explores the cultural and historical factors that have shaped the French approach and then dissects its key elements. Mixing rationalism and nationalism, rhetoric and brio, self-importance and embattled vulnerability, French negotiators often seem more interested in asserting their country's "universal" mission than in reaching agreement. Three recent case studies illustrate this distinctively French mélange. Yet agreement is by no means always elusive. Cogan offers practical suggestions for making negotiations more cooperative and productive--although he also emphasizes the long-term damage inflicted by the crisis over Iraq. Drawing on candid interviews with many of today's leading players on the French, American, British, and German sides, this engaging volume will inform and stimulate both seasoned practitioners and academics as well as students of France and the negotiating process. This book is the recipient of the Prix Ernest Lémonon from L'Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques, 2006

Bibliotheca Lindesiana ...

Author : James Ludovic Lindsay Earl of Crawford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1378 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bibliotheca Lindesiana ... written by James Ludovic Lindsay Earl of Crawford and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 1378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : Odile Jacob
ISBN 13 : 2738174795
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book written by and published by Odile Jacob. This book was released on with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Talk, Inc.

Author : Boris Groysberg
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
ISBN 13 : 1422183998
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (221 download)

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Download or read book Talk, Inc. written by Boris Groysberg and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2012-05-29 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conversation-powered leadership How can leaders make their big or growing companies feel small again? How can they recapture the “magic”—the tight strategic alignment, the high level of employee engagement—that drove and animated their organization when it was a start-up? As more and more executives have discovered in recent years, the answer to this conundrum lies in the power of conversation. In Talk, Inc., Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind show how trusted and effective leaders are adapting the principles of face-to-face conversation in order to pursue a new form of organizational conversation. They explore the promise of conversation-powered leadership—from the time-tested practice of talking straight (and listening well) to the thoughtful adoption of social media technology. And they offer guidance on how to balance the benefits of open-ended talk with the realities of strategic execution. Drawing on the experience of leaders at diverse companies from around the world, Talk, Inc., offers provocative insights and user-friendly tips on how to make organizational culture more intimate, more interactive, more inclusive, and more intentional—in short, more conversational.

Elemental Narratives

Author : Enrico Cesaretti
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271088478
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Elemental Narratives written by Enrico Cesaretti and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past century, the Italian landscape has undergone exceedingly rapid transformations, shifting from a mostly rural environment to a decidedly modern world. This changing landscape is endowed with a narrative agency that transforms how we understand our surroundings. Situated at the juncture of Italian studies and ecocriticism and following the recent “material turn” in the environmental humanities, Elemental Narratives outlines an original cultural and environmental map of the bel paese. Giving equal weight to readings of fiction, nonfiction, works of visual art, and physical sites, Enrico Cesaretti investigates the interconnected stories emerging from both human creativity and the expressive eloquence of “glocal” materials, such as sulfur, petroleum, marble, steel, and asbestos, that have helped make and, simultaneously, “un-make” today’s Italy, affecting its socio-environmental health in multiple ways. Embracing the idea of a decentralized agency that is shared among human and nonhuman entities, Cesaretti suggests that engaging with these entangled discursive and material texts is a sound and revealing ecocritical practice that promises to generate new knowledge and more participatory, affective responses to environmental issues, both in Italy and elsewhere. Ultimately, he argues that complementing quantitative, data-based information with insights from fiction and nonfiction, the arts, and other humanistic disciplines is both desirable and crucial if we want to modify perceptions and attitudes, increase our awareness and understanding, and, in turn, develop more sustainable worldviews in the era of the Anthropocene. Elegantly written and convincingly argued, this book will appeal broadly to scholars and students working in the fields of environmental studies, comparative literatures, ecocriticism, environmental history, and Italian studies.

French Conversation and Composition

Author : Harry Vincent Wann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book French Conversation and Composition written by Harry Vincent Wann and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Scènes du jeune age (en anglais et en français), ou Conversations et entretiens familiers de jeunes enfans, pendant leurs récréations et leurs amusemens habituels

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Author : Asborne de Chastelain
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 378 pages
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The Oxford Handbook of Illiberalism

Author : Marlène Laruelle
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197639100
Total Pages : 1049 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Illiberalism written by Marlène Laruelle and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024 with total page 1049 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the rise of populist leaders and the threat of democratic backsliding to polarizing culture wars and the return of great power competition, the backlash against the political, economic, and social liberalism is increasingly labeled "illiberal." Yet, despite the increasing importance of these phenomena, scholars still lack a firm grasp on illiberalism as a conceptual tool for understanding societal transformations. The Oxford Handbook of Illiberalism addresses this gap by establishing a theoretical foundation for the study of illiberalism and showcasing state-of-the-art research on this phenomenon in its varied scripts-political, economic, cultural, and geopolitical. Bringing together the expertise of dozens of scholars, the Oxford Handbook of Illiberalism offers a thorough overview that characterizes the current state of the field and charts a path forward for future scholarship on this critical and quickly developing concept.

Lettres de Gui Patin

Author : Guy Patin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 862 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Lettres de Gui Patin written by Guy Patin and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 862 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Exclusive Conversations

Author : Elizabeth C. Goldsmith
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 151280715X
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book Exclusive Conversations written by Elizabeth C. Goldsmith and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

De la vie des marionnettistes

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Publisher : Bouquineo
ISBN 13 : 231300015X
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book De la vie des marionnettistes written by and published by Bouquineo. This book was released on with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Struggle for the Soul of the French Novel

Author : Michael Scott
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349108464
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (491 download)

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Download or read book Struggle for the Soul of the French Novel written by Michael Scott and published by Springer. This book was released on 1989-06-18 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the challenge to traditional Christian beliefs that was inherent in the very concept of literary Realism and presents the Catholic novel as a series of conscious readaptations of Realist techniques and models. Authors studied include Flaubert, Bernanos and Mauriac.

Ladreyt's Modern Conversational French Reader; Or, Classic Models of Practical French Conversation Drawn from the Plays of the Best French Authors of the Present Age ...

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Author : E. M. Ladreyt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
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Conversations and Dialogues Upon Daily Occupations and Ordinary Topics

Author : Gustave Chouquet
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
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Download or read book Conversations and Dialogues Upon Daily Occupations and Ordinary Topics written by Gustave Chouquet and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

French Studies in and for the Twenty-first Century

Author : Philippe Lane
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 1846316553
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (463 download)

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Download or read book French Studies in and for the Twenty-first Century written by Philippe Lane and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With contributions from leading scholars across the entire range of French studies, this up-to-date volume examines both the current state of French studies in the United Kingdom, as well as its future in an increasingly interdisciplinary world where student demand, new technologies, and developments in transnational education are changing the ways in which we teach, learn, research and assess achievements. Required reading for French studies scholars worldwide, this volume builds upon the findings of the influential Review of Modern Foreign Languages Provision in Higher Education and maps the present and future of the field.