The Medical Journal of Australia
Extraits
Sciences de la terre et de la
Coral reef ascidians of New Caledonia
Ascidians are common marine animals present on all types of substrata but abundant and highly diversified in warm oceans. They represent a large portion of the underwater pictures taken by divers of the ORSTOM center in Noumea.
One millimeter to some decimeters in size, cryptic or brightly coloured, motionless, often in the shade, ascidians are not well known, but are present everywhere. They are surprising not only in their variable shapes but also in their unique biological characteristics. They represent the boundary between invertebrates and vertebrates, although the adults look like stones or sponges.
With a beautiful selection of photographs, the authors discuss the essential anatomy, the modes of budding, the pigments, and the spicules. The ecological requirements are detailed and symbionts, parasites and predators are reviewed. The relationship with man concerns fouling species on ships, their use as food end as a source of pharmacological products.
The final section provides a key for the identification of the most common or spectacular species.
08/1991
Documentaires jeunesse
L'Australie
L'Australie en quelques pages : son histoire, sa géographie, sa culture, etc. Avec des illustrations de Bénédicte Nemo.
07/2012
Non classé
Fiction, or the language of our discontent
This study concentrates on metafictional novels by Angus Wilson, Lawrence Durrell and Doris Lessing. The various methods and degrees of the built-in novelists' attempts to transform autobiographical experience into fiction are surveyed and followed by a discussion of the validity of mimetic presuppositions about fiction. The alternatives to realism are then discussed against the background of recent narratological theories.
12/1985
Théâtre
Impossible lovers
CLAIRE is in charge of a jewelry store. FRANK is a small time hood. A jeweler, who dreams of prince charming, holds up as hostage the man who attempted to break her jewelry. CLAIRE, head of jewelry who has just been let down by a lover she hardly knew, believes that work is her one and only way out. Disappointed, despite the late hour, and after a few drinks, she returns to her jewelry, breaking a store policy, she has disabled security and the guards by pretending that she wants to take advantage of the quiet of the night to update her work. At the same moment, a young ex-con who just got thrown out of a bistro and is passing in front of the jewelry store and decides to break in. Rather than call the police or security, CLAIRE let him in.
02/2013
Actualité et médias
Performance post-crise
Today's professional environment is dramatically different from that which existed just twenty years ago. The digital revolution is in full swing, and working practices are undergoing some of the biggest changes in history. In addition to this background of change, COVID 19 has had an unprecedented impact on every aspect of modern professional life. This background of change, combined with an additional sudden shock is generating novel challenges, which present difficult questions. What organisational structure is best placed to handle crises such as this ? What are the ingredients of successful remote work ? What is the best way to manage a team remotely ? How should leaders communicate in a crisis ? Beyond these critical issues—and perhaps even more importantly—leaders also need to prepare for the future. How do they ensure the success of an organisation in an uncertain future ? How are they going to secure the talent they need ? To address these questions, this collection brings together contributors from a rich variety of backgrounds, drawing on many combined decades of leadership experience. In addition to sharing answers to many contemporary questions and their personal experience of the recent crisis, they outline their vision of the future of the world of work.
01/2021
Monographies
Burmese Silver from the Colonial Period
This stunning catalogue presents an exceptional collection of rare Burmese silver. Accompanied by detailed photographs and explanatory texts, this ground-breaking book proposes a new way of looking at Burmese silver. Names, dates, places, and stories - identifying the who, when, where, and what of Burmese silver has been the focus of publications on the topic. Are these questions the best way to understand silver, however ? Alexandra Green argues that they are not. Too few pieces provide reliable information about silversmiths, production locations, and dates to allow for a comprehensive understanding of the subject. Instead, a close examination of silver patterns reveals strong links with Burmese art history reaching as far back as the Bagan period (11th to 13th centuries), connections with contemporary artistic trends, and participation within the wider world of silversmithing. The first European to write about Burmese silver was H L Tilly, a colonial official from the late 19th into the early 20th century. Tasked with collecting objects for various fairs and exhibitions, he took an interest in Burmese art, publishing articles and books from the 1880s onwards. While much of what he wrote was factually inaccurate and coloured by the prejudices and stereotypes common at the time, his two volumes on Burmese silver published in 1902 and 1904 contain pictures of pieces from the early to mid 19th century. These enable a reconstruction of how silver designs evolved as the country was absorbed into the Indian Raj, and British and other Westerners became consumers of local silver products. Tilly was also correct in his interest in silver designs. Green uses the visual information from his books to describe the continuities and innovations of designs found on silver from the mid 19th through the mid 20th century, and she places these trends within local, regional, and global flows of ideas. Many studies of Burmese silver have been plagued by a lack of understanding of the Burmese context. In contrast, Green examines silver from a local perspective, drawing on Burmese texts and information that allows for a nuanced view of the motifs, designs, and patterns that appear repetitively on silver pieces. Using Graham Honeybill's collection, formed over many years, as a basis, she explores how designs and patterns circulated around the country and were innovatively combined and recombined on pieces by silversmiths producing objects for Burmese, Western, and commercial clients.
09/2022
Sociologie
A Handbook of Global Citizenship Education. The Belgian perspective
Presented as a response to contemporary global issues (such as sustainable development, interculturality or democracy), Global Citizenship Education (GCE) aims to "open people's eyes and minds to the realities of the world and awaken them to bring about a world of greater justice, equity and human rights for all". Given that GCE is now perceived as a means of bringing contemporary world issues into classrooms, teachers and school principals are increasingly encouraged to adopt it. Indeed, new skills frameworks require students to develop knowledge on global issues, while students themselves are demanding this education because they seek the means to play a greater role in the world. Often addressed in the form of social or environmental issues perceived as being of serious concern, GCE is expected to feature increasingly in the curricula of schools and universities in the future. But in Belgium and around the world, Global Citizenship Education (GCE) has been the subject of debate in recent years. This handbook reflects these various debates. Initially published in French, it is, above all, an attempt to compensate for the absence of texts on the subject from the French-speaking world, notably from the Belgian research and practice world. This English version enhances the international visibility of the vital academic, institutional, and professional sectors addressing GCE in Belgium, and highlights the specific features of GCE in this country. It will be particularly useful for students, teachers and practitioners, and everyone who wants to understand the challenges of Global Citizenship Education today.
01/2023
Sculpture
The Riace Bronzes
The fourth volume in our "Hidden Treasures" series is dedicated to the Riace Bronzes, two of the very few ancient bronze statues that have survived to this day and now preserved in the National Archeological Museum in Reggio Calabria. This publication was designed to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their discovery. In it, Luigi Spina's photographic research dialogs with the texts written by Carmelo Malacrino. The photographer here develops a continued narrative, offering a direct comparison between the two sculptures, identified as A and B, exploring interpretations of the physicality of the two subjects as well as the three-dimensional quality of the bronze bodies, often concealed by the two-dimensional appearance of photographic images. Carmelo Malacrino and Riccardo Di Cesare analyse these famous 5th century BC masterpieces from two points of view : as ancient works of art on the one hand, and considering their significance for contemporary culture on the other. He retraces the story of the Bronzes beginning with their discovery in August, 1972, exploring the circumstances of their unearthing, the restoration they underwent, the exhibitions in which they were shown, as well as the impact they have had on the public, both nationally and internationally. Equally relevant is the reinterpretation of these two statues, beginning with their contextualization in the sphere of ancient Greek art, the related stylistic issues, and the reflection upon the practices and the knowledge possessed by Classical sculpture workshops. This volume will be a pleasant surprise for those of you who love Classical sculpture, for archaeology enthusiasts, and for all those who aren't satisfied with a quick glance when it comes to admiring a work of art.
10/2022
Non classé
The Nobel Peace Prize and the Laureates
The articles which are published in this volume investigate, on the basis of selected cases of mainly European winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, the meaning of the Prize and the award in the Prize winner's own countries. The case studies, which are mainly of a biographical nature, offer a varied picture with regard to the reactions of public opinion in the respective countries. They consent, however, in so far as the immediate impact of the award was only limited and of short duration.
05/1994
Non classé
Debating National Security
The nature of security in the contemporary world is changing rapidly. Superpower detente, the progress and further prospects of arms control, the collapse of East European communist regimes, and German unification, to name but the most spectacular features, present unprecedented challenges not only for political decision-makers, but also for the mass publics in democratic societies. What are the trends of public opinion on these issues and how do they reflect these changes ? By what factors are pertinent public attitudes shaped and what structures do emerge ? How can they be reliably assessed and meaningfully analyzed ? Which demands flow from the dynamics of public opinion that have to be taken into account in security policy making ? These are the key questions addressed by the twelve contributions to this volume. Combining longitudinal and comparative approaches they cover the public dimension of the national security debate in seven Western nations : Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United States.
04/1991
Autres éditeurs (A à E)
Le clown qui avait perdu ses couleurs. Edition bilingue français-anglais
Livre jeunesse illustré, texte bi-lingue Français-Anglais. Le clown Arturo a perdu toutes ses couleurs ! Et il ne fait plus rire les enfants. Il demande alors au lion, mais le lion qui tricote une jolie écharpe de laine bleue ne les a pas vues. Peut être qu'elles sont chez le caméléon ? Et si l'amitié était la plus belle des couleurs ? ---- Illustrated children book, bi-lingual text French-English Arturo the clown had lost all his colors ! And he doesn't make the children laugh anymore... He asks the lion, but the lion who is knitting a pretty scarf of blue wool has not seen them. Maybe they are with the chameleon ? What if friendship was the most beautiful color ?
07/2022
Religion
The Rejection of the Humble Messianic King
Although the prominence of Matthew's anti-Jewish polemic has been widely recognized in recent years, curiously little attention has thus far been given to the contribution made by chapters 11 and 12 to this theme. Often dismissed as a loose compendium of controversy-stories, this narrative section actually displays a solid, thematic unity dealing with the tragic fact of Jesus'rejection by the covenant people, Israel. Matthew's usually thoughtful style is evident in these chapters as he proceeds in a quite independent manner to clarify the unexpectedly humble nature of the messianic mission, the consequences of its rejection and the identity of the true people of God.
12/1986
Graphisme
Understanding the World. The Atlas of Infographics
Saisissant par sa taille, sa diversité et ses détails, le monde ne cesse de déciller nos yeux et d'exciter notre curiosité. Depuis les plus anciennes peintures rupestres, les êtres humains considèrent cette Terre comme leur demeure et cherchent à la comprendre. Cet atlas visuel de grande envergure présente les façons les plus passionnantes, créatives et inspirantes d'expliquer le monde à travers l'infographie. Divisé en cinq chapitres, il couvre environnement, technologie, économie, société et culture, pour traduire une partie des aspects les plus complexes de notre monde sous une forme visuelle accessible. Avec plus de 280 graphiques, reproduits en grand format, dont sept dépliants, ce recueil se concentre avant tout sur le début du XXIe siècle, mais inclut aussi des chefs-d'oeuvre plus anciens qui mettent notre situation actuelle en perspective. Nigel Holmes présente l'ouvrage avec un graphisme de son cru, spécialement conçu pour l'occasion, tandis que Sandra Rendgen livre un essai historique illustré qui retrace la manière dont le monde a été étudié et interprété au fil des siècles. Avec ses graphismes d'information issus de Fortune, National Geographic et The Guardian, entre autres références, ce livre n'est pas seulement une vitrine où s'expose la crème de l'infographie, cette branche particulière du design, mais aussi un fascinant condensé de nos cadre et mode de vie.
08/2023
Non classé
The Peoples of the Jos Plateau, Nigeria
From an investigation of the way of life of the inhabitants of this little-known region, the author attempts to deduce and evaluate the system of thought which governs, at least implicitly, the life-style of the tribal people in question. The significance of the highly spiritual quality of their mental attitudes is discussed from the philosophical angle.
12/1979
Histoire de France
The External Relations of the European Union
The book analyses the attitudes of non-EU countries towards European integration in historical and contemporary perspectives. The authors study a range of actors in Europe and beyond to explain the impact of the creation of the European Communities on the international system and how the EU is perceived in the world. The book further shows the significance of the institutional interplay within the EU, and between EU institutions, member states and external actors led by their own internal dynamics to explain policy outcomes. It investigates to what extent the perceptions of the international community towards the European Communities and the EU have been influenced by the complexity of their decision-making and the difficulty of reconciling the views of member states on key external relations issues. The authors also study the interplay of non-EU countries and the EU within the broader context of international and regional institutions and forums for international cooperation.
12/1987
Philosophie
The Biblical Vision of the Human Person
Although modern study of the Bible has made impressive philological advances, it lacks an adequate philosophical frame of reference that would link the symbolism of the Biblical narrative to the problems of human existence. The present work sets out to provide the germ of a philosophy of language and human consciousness that would serve as a basis for a proper exegesis of the Biblical text. Part One establishes the historical, philosophical and hermeneutical framework by examining the link between experience, symbolization and the structure of human consciousness as elaborated historically in myth and philosophy. Part Two applies this framework to representative anthropological texts from the Old and New Testaments in order to forge a link between the Biblical symbolism and the fundamental problems of human existence. Part Three draws attention to the implications of the inquiry for a philosophical anthropology and a more comprehensive hermeneutical framework.
02/1994
Histoire internationale
Accomplices
This volume asserts that there was tacit cooperation in the Nazi extermination of the Jewish population of Europe by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and American President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Second World War. Although the Allies publicly recognized the Nazi massacre of the Jews in the London Declaration of December 17, 1942, the policies they pursued allowed the genocide to continue. They did so, the author claims, in three ways : (1) refusal to publicly and personally speak about and against the Nazi extermination of the Jews ; (2) refusal to commit even one soldier, one plane, or one warship to any forcible opposition to the "Final Solution" throughout the Second World War ; and (3) obstruction of Jewish escape from Hitler's Europe. This book explores the motivation for the policies Churchill and Roosevelt pursued.
06/2011
Non classé
Philip Freneau- Tomo Cheeki, the Creek Indian in Philadelphia
Philip Freneau (1752-1832) was one of the first Americans to gain wide recognition as a writer. He is generally remembered as the "father of American poetry," but his prose writings have not always received the attention they deserve. As the editor of three important papers in the late 18th century (The National Gazette. The Jersey Chronicle, and The Time-Piece and Literary Companion) and as a contributor to many others, Freneau produced a large number of political and literary essays. The "Tomo Cheeki Essays", which were published in 1795 and in 1797, constitute an excellent example of Freneau's prose work. These pseudo-autobiographical accounts of an Indian visiting a city of the Whites are based upon the model of the European "oriental tale," while simultaneously incorporating American subject matter. The essays are representative of a decisive period of American literary history, since they reveal both Freneau's indebtedness to European culture and his role in the process of overcoming this indebtedness in the beginning creation of an independent national literature. The present edition provides the first complete and separate modern collection of the essays, which gives the reader an opportunity to get acquainted with an important example of early American prose writing that has been virtually inaccessible up to now.
12/1987
Théâtre
Gem of the Ocean
J'ai la mémoire puissante. J'ai la mémoire longue. Les gens disent que je suis folle de me souvenir. Mais j'ai pas peur de me souvenir. J'essaye de me souvenir tout haut. Je garde mes souvenirs en vie. Je les nourris. Il faut les nourrir sinon ils me rongent. Mes souvenirs remontent à très loin. Je les porte pour bien des gens. Les gens du temps jadis. Je porte leurs souvenirs et je porte les miens. Après la mort d'un ouvrier à Pittsburgh en 1904, un jeune Africain-Américain appelé Citoyen Barlow se présente à la porte de la maison de Tante Ester, un lieu de paix et de fraternité. Il demande à cette ancienne esclave de deux cent quatre-vingt-cinq ans de "laver son âme". Dans une ville en proie aux manifestations ouvrières au début du XXe siècle, le jeune Citoyen devra traverser "la grande eau" et retrouver la "Cité des Os" afin de se réconcilier avec son histoire, celle de sa courte vie et celle de son "peuple".
02/2020
12 ans et +
The Rule of Many
Les jumelles Ava et Mira défient la loi de l'enfant unique par le simple fait d'exister. Traquées par le gouverneur Roth et sa garde redoutable, elles sont devenues le symbole de la révolte populaire. Réfugiées au Canada, les deux soeurs se cachent parmi les rebelles de la Commune. Mais quand elles apprennent que leur père, resté aux Etats-Unis, a été froidement abattu, Ava et Mira décident de sortir de la clandestinité. Il est temps pour elles de prendre part à la lutte. Roth étend rapidement son influence ; elles doivent agir vite. Chacune, pour la première fois de sa vie, devra tracer sa propre voie. Et trouver seule les alliés auxquels accorder sa confiance...
03/2020
Science-fiction
Breizh of the Dead
En rentrant en Bretagne pour me présenter à sa famille et faire son coming out, Florent ne savait pas à quoi s'attendre. Une chose est sûre, il ne s'attendait pas à devoir composer avec une invasion de morts-vivants. Ni moi non plus, d'ailleurs... Pendant un an, les choses n'ont pas trop mal tourné pour nous. Jusqu'à ce qu'un néonazi et sa bande de fanatiques investissent le supermarché où nous avions trouvé refuge aux côtés d'un groupe hétéroclite de rescapés de l'apocalypse et décident de massacrer tout le monde. Tout le monde... ou presque. Nous laisser pour morts était une erreur : moi et mon mec, on est des battants. Et pour étancher notre soif de vengeance, on est bien déterminés à survivre encore une journée. Reste à savoir si notre couple y survivra...
11/2019
Manga
Highschool of the Head
Ce livre est une parodie de Highschool of the Dead. Ami lecteur, puisse la lecture de ce livre te rassasier de plaisir... Tu veux survivre ? Alors, ris !
02/2014
Informatique
Shadow of the Colossus
Oeuvre Majeure, Shadow of the colossus est un voyage poétique intense, d'une incroyable beauté, aux confins de l'imaginaire réalisé en 2005 par Fumito Ueda. L'auteur Nick Suttner a rencontré Ueda à plusieurs reprises et revient avec émotion sur les coulisses de sa création. Il analyse aussi les raisons pour lesquelles cette aventure est toujours autant vénérée par les joueurs de nos jours...
09/2018
Poésie
The baby of Mâcon
En des temps de peste, alors que la communauté de l'Evêché de Mâcon est frappée par la stérilité, un bel enfant en bonne santé, va naître. Sa soeur et l'Eglise y voient matière à profit. En apportant la prospérité, l'Enfant pris pour un saint, devient objet de cupidité et de convoitises délirantes... jusqu'au sacrifice.
01/1994
Histoire de France
The Borders of Schengen
Currently, we are witnessing a "border game" with participants on a global scale. The massive movement of illegal immigrants and refugees who have arrived in Europe over the last few months has led political leaders, activists' movements and anonymous citizens to rethink practices and discourses. The media have multiplied news stories about mobilization initiatives that go well beyond the sphere of the state and even operate on the fringes of the law. Nationalism and identity issues have found their way onto the EU and its member-states' agenda while the international community argues about the urgency to collaborate to address one of the greatest problems seen in Europe since the Second World War. Schengen borders have been suffering reconfigurations on an almost daily basis and Schengen has even been temporarily suspended in some countries, with the ghost of the end of the Union hovering over Europe. The series of multidisciplinary texts collected in this book offer the reader a variety of perspectives on the understanding of the Schengen area. Broadly speaking, this volume includes reflections on subjects that embrace the debates on the concept and practices of the free movement of persons within Europe, the security dimension of the European Union, illegal immigration and migration management, human rights and the role of various players and interests. This is the book to read if you wish to understand the latest developments in the Schengen area on its 30th anniversary.
09/1993
Littérature étrangère
The Call of Cthulhu
Découvrez en VO des nouvelles cultes de HP Lovecraft, l'un des maîtres de la littérature fantastique, avec des traductions en marge pour vous aider à bien comprendre le texte original. While sorting the affairs of his late Uncle, a man accidentally stumbles across a series of dark secrets connected to an ancient horror waiting to be freed. .
02/2022
Non classé
The Invention of Nature
This book brings together chapters written by scholars providing a wide interdisciplinary background (anthropology, archaeology, comparative religion, art history, philosophy, and biology). It offers both descriptive data on the way non-Western people conceive what Westerners call "Nature", and philosophical investigations into meaning of this concept in Western thought. The book intends not only to demonstrate how very differently humans think about the elusive concept of Nature, it also tries to show where "primitive" thought and Western philosophy meet.
01/1994
12 ans et +
The rule of one
Dans un futur proche, les Etats-Unis sont cernés par un mur et appliquent la loi de l'enfant unique avec la plus grande sévérité. Ava Goodwin, fille du directeur du Planning familial au Texas, mène une vie paisible et sans histoires. En apparence, du moins, car depuis sa naissance elle cache un lourd secret... Elle a une soeur jumelle, Mira. Aux yeux de tous, seule Ava existe. Depuis 18 ans, les deux soeurs partagent cette identité et sont interchangeables. Mais quand ce dangereux jeu de rôle est découvert, leur père est emprisonné et les jumelles doivent fuir. Considérées comme des traîtresses, traquées par les gardes et les drones du gouvernement, Ava et Mira plongent dans l'inconnu. Parviendront-elles à trouver les alliés qui pourraient les aider à libérer leur père et bouleverser l'ordre établi ? Désormais elles ne sont plus une, mais deux, et pour survivre, elles devront d'abord apprendre à être différentes...
09/2019
Littérature française
Heart of the Ocean
Mathéo n'a que 9 ans, il est le grand et unique frère de Mélissa. Parents absents, la maladie de leur fils les oblige à travailler trois fois plus afin de financer ses soins. Mathéo a un cancer au coeur. Il se tue à vivre et profite comme il le peut du "temps qu'on lui laisse". Mélissa veille tous les jours à ce qu'il se sente bien, il est pour elle son unique héro et elle s'y est attaché bien plus que de raison. Elle fera tout pour réaliser le rêve de son frère avant que celui-ci ne l'emporte. Mais que réserve l'avenir à ces deux enfants ?
08/2020
Réalistes, contemporains
Blood of the virgin
Seymour, 27 ans, d'origine irakienne, est monteur dans le cinéma du Hollywood des années 1970. Films de série B, bandes annonces... il n'est que simple exécutant au sein des studios Revery. Or, Seymour se rêve cinéaste, et espère qu'il pourra bientôt réaliser son premier projet, Blood of the virgin, un film de loup-garou qu'il a presque fini d'écrire. Lorsqu'on lui propose enfin de le produire, le budget alloué est minime, on lui en refuse la direction et il s'en retrouve très vite complètement dépossédé. Perpétuellement rabroué lors des conflits avec ses collaborateurs et leurs egos, Seymour traverse en même temps une crise dans son couple, fragilisé depuis la naissance de leur fils. Tout semble lui échapper à mesure qu'il s'accroche. Dans un monde où les apparences deviennent identités et les vérités avancent sous le masque du non-dit, il n'a pas d'autres choix que de partir en quête de lui-même et de la femme qui partage sa vie. Cette histoire captivante et profonde sur le désenchantement du rêve hollywoodien s'enrichit de digressions géographiques et temporelles, de changements de points de vue et d'un découpage nerveux et cinématographique. Sammy Harkham réussit avec brio à nous plonger dans le quotidien de ses personnages, dont la sensibilité et l'imperfection provoquent immédiatement l'attachement.
02/2023
