What's Your Story? / Raconte ton histoire

What's Your Story? / Raconte ton histoire
Author: Radio-Canada, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Publisher: Mosaic Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2017-12-06
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1771612894

What's Your Story? A Canada 2017 Yearbook is a timely collection of profiles and portraits from Canadians in every region of the country—a snapshot of the diverse people, places, things, and events that tell a fascinating story of the country now and where it is headed. The Yearbook pays tribute to Canadian people and landscapes with stunning visuals from across the nation, framing the big and small moments of this important year. CBC/Radio-Canada asked citizens from coast to coast to coast to share the personal stories and memories that explore what it means to be Canadian in this historical moment. Their memories and narratives, supplemented with spectacular photo spreads, recollect the conversations, celebrations, and ceremonies that took place across the country in 2017.

France in the World

France in the World
Author: Patrick Boucheron
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
Total Pages: 993
Release: 2019-04-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 1590519418

This dynamic collection presents a new way of writing national and global histories while developing our understanding of France in the world through short, provocative essays that range from prehistoric frescoes to Coco Chanel to the terrorist attacks of 2015. Bringing together an impressive group of established and up-and-coming historians, this bestselling history conceives of France not as a fixed, rooted entity, but instead as a place and an idea in flux, moving beyond all borders and frontiers, shaped by exchanges and mixtures. Presented in chronological order from 34,000 BC to 2015, each chapter covers a significant year from its own particular angle--the marriage of a Viking leader to a Carolingian princess proposed by Charles the Fat in 882, the Persian embassy's reception at the court of Louis XIV in 1715, the Chilean coup d'état against President Salvador Allende in 1973 that mobilized a generation of French left-wing activists. France in the World combines the intellectual rigor of an academic work with the liveliness and readability of popular history. With a brand-new preface aimed at an international audience, this English-language edition will be an essential resource for Francophiles and scholars alike.

Exercices d'histoire des religions

Exercices d'histoire des religions
Author: Philippe Borgeaud
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2016-05-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 900431914X

Exercices d’histoire des religions is a collection of the most important articles published by Philippe Borgeaud during his career as the professor of history of religions at the University of Geneva (Switzerland). These nineteen studies showcase the many reflections of the Swiss scholar of religion on the categories and tools used to describe and compare such evanescent concepts as “religions”, “myths” and “rituals”, and his methodology for a critical and comparative study of ancient and modern religions. Through them, readers will gain a clear understanding of the importance such an approach can wield in the contemporary discussions and dissents about religions. Exercices d’histoire des religions rassemble les articles les plus importants publiés par Philippe Borgeaud durant sa carrière en tant que professeur d’histoire des religions à l’Université de Genève. Ces dix-neuf enquêtes illustrent les réflexions du savant suisse sur les outils et catégories utilisés par l’historien des religions pour décrire et comparer des concepts aussi évanescents que les « religions », les « mythes » ou les « rituels », et sur le rôle joué par les émotions dans leur élaboration. À travers eux, le lecteur est amené à découvrir la méthode développée par Philippe Borgeaud pour étudier de manière critique et comparative les religions antiques et modernes, une approche sans doute fondamentale pour mieux saisir les discussions et controverses contemporaines sur ce sujet.