David Feldman Ordre des livres

A delightfully captivating journey across the medieval world, seen through the eyes of those who travelled across itFrom the bustling bazaars of Tabriz, to the mysterious island of Caldihe, where sheep were said to grow on trees, Anthony Bale brings history alive in A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages, inviting the reader to travel across a medieval world punctuated with miraculous wonders and long-lost landmarks. Journeying alongside scholars, spies and saints, from western Europe to the Far East, the Antipodes, and the ends of the world, this is no ordinary travel guide, containing everything from profane pilgrim badges, Venetian laxatives and flying coffins to encounters with bandits and trysts with princesses.Using previously untranslated contemporary accounts from as far and wide as Turkey, Iceland, Armenia, north Africa, and Russia, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages is a living atlas that blurs the distinction between real and imagined places, offering the reader a vivid and unforgettable insight into how medieval people understood their world.

Small By Design reveals how small business-to-business companies can deliver greater value and impact than their larger competitors-cultivating abundance, rather than size-when they unlock the competitive advantages of being small by design.

A new account of the late-fourteenth-century mystic and pilgrim Margery Kempe.

The story follows the deep bond between Scott Davis and Doug Simons, who not only share a close friendship as college roommates and baseball teammates but also become brothers-in-law by marrying sisters. Their lives seem perfect, filled with fame, fortune, and promising careers in Major League Baseball. However, a sudden event disrupts their idyllic existence, leading to unforeseen challenges that test their relationship and dreams.

The author presents an accessible, clear introduction to dynamical systems and chaos theory, important and exciting areas that have shaped many scientific fields. While the rules governing dynamical systems are well-specified and simple, the behavior of many dynamical systems is remarkably complex.

Introduction. Boycotts From the American Revolution to BDS; David Feldman.- 2. Consumer Boycotts in Modern History: States, Moral Boundaries and Political Action; Frank Trentmann.- 3. In Defense of the Nation: Protectionism and Boycotts in the Habsburg Lands, 1844-1914; Michael Miller.- 4. The Enemy Within: The Anti-Jewish Boycott and Polish Right-Wing Politics in the Early Twentieth Century; Grzegorz Krzywiec- 5. The Other in Zionist 'Buy National' Campaigns in Interwar Palestine; Hizky Shoham.- 6. The Blockade of Jewish Owned Businesses in Nazi Germany - a Boycott?; Christof Kreuzmueller.- 7. Boycott Campaigns of the Radical Left in Cold-War West Germany; Alexander Seidlmeier.- 8. 'The Onward March of a People Who Desire to be Totally Free': The 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott; Derek Charles Catsam, - 9. The United Farm Workers Union and the Use of the Boycott Against American Agribusiness, 1965-1970; Lori A. Flores.- 10. Sanctions Against South Africa: Myths, Debates and Consequences.- 11. Sanctioning Apartheid: Comparing the South African and Palestinian Campaigns for Boycotts, Disinvestment and Sanctions; Lee Jones.- 12. A Collision of Frames: The BDS Movement and its Opponents in the United States; Sina Arnold.- 13.The British Summer of 2014: Boycotts, Antisemitism and the Jews; Dave Rich.- 14. Palestine: Boycott, Localism and Global Activism; Philip Marfleet- 15. The BDS Movement and Radical Democracy; John Chalcraft.- 16. Moral-Historical Questions of the Anti-Israel Boycott; Jeremy Krikler.- Index

As the world faces another water crisis, it is easy to understand why this precious and highly-disputed resource could determine the fate of entire nations. In reality, however, water conflicts rarely result in violence and more often lead to collaborative governance, however precarious.

Written for a broad audience and illustrated with full colour plates, this book includes essays encompass history, literature, art history, religious studies and medical humanities and explore some of the most challenging issues surrounding blood and ritual.