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"Let us make love as we make philosophy" is the theme of Plato's revisionist final dialogue--the imaginative core of the novel. Plato's Last Love transports the reader from today's France and England to medieval Provence and Spain as well as ancient Greece of the fourth century, setting of the dialogue, The Erotic. The work has been lost for centuries but resurfaces in Provence and today's world "like a submarine in mid-ocean," creating a chain of events related to three spectacular love stories. The action involves the brilliant, amorous professor, Philip Platner, the stunning but love-shy doctoral candidate, Dora von Neubeck, the dynamic, ambitious lecturer Adele Mansfield, and special forces major Lawrence Hunter, who constitute a motley but undefeatable investigative team in search of the lost Plato manuscript. They tangle with dangerous criminal elements in the South of France as well as the shadowy head of a mysterious, fanatical monastic order. This tale--involving non-stop action, passion, medieval romance, and a philosophical dialogue with Plato, Aristotle, and Hippocrates, as well as a love potion and the bewitching philosophy student, Kyniska--beloved of Plato--unfolds at a swift pace and culminates in a magical hymn to love.

"This landmark book provides a comprehensive anthropological introduction to contemporary Central Asia. Established and emerging scholars of the region critically interrogate the idea of a 'Central Asian World' at the intersection of post-Soviet, Persianate, East and South Asian worlds. Encompassing chapters on life between Afghanistan and Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Xinjiang, this volume situates the social, political, economic, ecological and ritual diversity of Central Asia in historical context. The book ethnographically explores key areas such as the growth of Islamic finance, the remaking of urban and sacred spaces, as well as decolonizing and queering approaches to Central Asia. The volume's discussion of More-than-Human Worlds, Everyday Economies, Material Culture, Migration and Statehood engages core analytical concerns such as globalization, inequality and postcolonialism. Far more than a survey of a 'world region', the volume illuminates how people in Central Asia make a life at the intersection of diverse cross-cutting currents and flows of knowledge. In so doing, it stakes out the contribution of an anthropology of and from Central Asia to broader debates within contemporary anthropology. This is an essential reference for anthropologists as well as for scholars from other disciplines with a focus on Central Asia"--

Tentative de faire le point sur la connaissance de la légende du roi Arthur au fil d'une relecture. Chronologie des principaux textes, portraits des principaux acteurs sans oublier les objets extraordinaires : Table ronde, Excalibur, Graal. [SDM].

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Story of Franklin expedition, of Andree's expedition, of the loss of the Saint Anne (1912-14) and of the Italia expedition.

Saint Jean de la Croix (1542-1591), contemporain de sainte Thérèse d'Avila et réformateur du Carmel comme elle, est l'auteur de grands poèmes mystiques. Son oeuvre est ici rassemblée dans une nouvelle traduction conforme au texte original.C'est un bonheur de redécouvrir Les Sentences, La Montée du Mont Carmel, la Nuit obscure, les Poèmes et les Lettres qu'écrivit le grand saint et de comprendre que sa spiritualité est intemporelle.La nouvelle traduction réalisée par André Bord d'après l'edición critíca espagnole, enrichie de notes et d'explications, permettra au lecteur de pénétrer au mieux le message exceptionnel de saint Jean de la Croix. André Bord, est docteur es Lettres et membre correspondant de l'Académie nationale des sciences, belles lettres et arts de Bordeaux. Il est également membre sociétaire des écrivains catholiques, membre des philosophes chrétiens et doyen de la société de philosophie de Bordeaux.

Née en 1944 à Birmingham en Alabama, où sévissent la ségrégation raciale et les attaques du Ku Klux Klan, Angela adhère au Che-Lumumba Club en 1968 puis au Black Panther Party. La chasse aux communistes ainsi que le programme Cointelpro du FBI ne laissent pas de répit aux activistes afro-américains. Tous les groupes d'opposition sont infiltrés et surveillés. En 1970, suite à l'attaque du tribunal du comté de Marin, Angela Davis deviendra "l'ennemie public numéro un" et sera emprisonnée pour être condamnée à mort. Le "comité national uni pour la libération de Angela Davis" est alors créé. Le monde entier connaîtra son histoire et demandera sa libération.

World premiere. The first of its kind. This is volume 1 from a set of 2 volumes. It is the Social Register of the 500 fabulous women of the Middle East and the Arab World: Who's Who of La Creme de La Creme. A de luxe glorious edition in full colors, printed on glossy heavy paper stock. The 2 volumes include photos, profiles, portraits, biographies, accomplishments, score, rating and rank order of the most important, influential and brightest women in the Arab world, Middle East and worldwide, from queens, royal princesses, billionaires to artists, activists, journalists and authors. Art, Entertainment, Cinema, Music, Leadership, Beauty, Power, Glamour, Intellect, Politic, Business, all are covered Written by the legendary and international best-selling author Maximillien de Lafayette. Published by Times Square Press, New York.

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