This work seeks to provide a novel perspective on thecondition of European welfare states. The challenges to the welfarestate are indisputableŗanging from changing demographicşocialand family structures to high levels of unemploymentŗisingentitlements and the growth of social ex…
This work seeks to provide a novel perspective on the condition of European welfare states. The challenges to the welfare state are indisputable, ranging from changing demographic, social and family structures to high levels of unemployment, rising entitlements and the growth of…
Take a stroll through Edith Piaf's Belleville, dine at Napoleon's favorite restaurant, and explore the haunts of Ernest Hemingway, Josephine Baker, and Pablo Picasso. This collection of walking adventures follows in the footsteps of more than 25 of the city's iconic former resid…
Examines the depth and scale of the colonization process and explains why the Algerian War was one of the longest and most violent of the decolonization struggles, bringing down four governments, ending the Fourth Republic, and miring the French Army in accusations of torture an…
Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) has entered mainstream culture as one of the founding fathers of modern art. Despite his popularity, books on Duchamp often shroud his work in theoretical and critical writing. Here, instead, is a book exploring the artists life and work in a thoroughl…
Belle-époque Paris witnessed the emergence of a vibrant and diverse dance scene, one that crystallized around the Ballets Russes, the Russian dance company formed by impresario Sergey Diaghilev. The company has long served as a convenient turning point in the history of dance, c…
Tegneserie - graphic novel