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Henry I, son of William the Conqueror, ruled from 1100 to 1135, a time of fundamental change in the Anglo-Norman world. This long-awaited biography, written by one of the most distinguished medievalists of his generation, offers a major reassessment of Henry's character and reign. Challenging the dark and dated portrait of the king as brutal, greedy, and repressive, it argues instead that Henry's rule was based on reason and order.C. Warren Hollister points out that Henry laid the foundations for judicial and financial institutions usually attributed to his grandson, Henry II. Royal government was centralized and systematized, leading to firm, stable, and peaceful rule for his subjects in both England and Normandy. By mid-reign Henry I was the most powerful king in Western Europe, and with astute diplomacy, an intelligence network, and strategic marriages of his children (legitimate and illegitimate), he was able to undermine the various coalitions mounted against him. Henry strove throughout his reign to solidify the Anglo-Norman dynasty, and his marriage linked the Normans to the Old English line.Hollister vividly describes Henry's life and reign, places them against the political background of the time, and provides analytical studies of the king and his magnates, the royal administration, and relations between king and church. The resulting volume is one that will be welcomed by students and general readers alike.
Rois et souverains --- HISTORY / General. --- Biographies --- Grande-Bretagne. --- Henry --- Great Britain --- History --- Kings and rulers
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Born in 1941, Tubten Khétsun is a nephew of the Gyatso Tashi Khendrung, one of the senior government officials taken prisoner after the Tibetan peoples' uprising of March 10, 1959. Khétsun himself was arrested while defending the Dalai Lama's summer palace, and after four years in prisons and labor camps, he spent close to two decades in Lhasa as a requisitioned laborer and "class enemy." In this eloquent autobiography, Khétsun describes what life was like during those troubled years. His account is one of the most dispassionate, detailed, and readable firsthand descriptions yet published of Tibet under the Communist occupation. Khétsun talks of his prison experiences as well as the state of civil society following his release, and he offers keenly observed accounts of well-known events, such as the launch of the Cultural Revolution, as well as lesser-known aspects of everyday life in occupied Lhasa. Since Communist China continues to occupy Tibet, the facts of this era remain obscure, and few of those who lived through it have recorded their experiences at length. Khétsun's story will captivate any reader seeking a refreshingly human account of what occurred during the Maoists' shockingly brutal regime.
S24/0580 --- Tibet--Biographies --- Political prisoners --- Prisonniers politiques --- Biography --- Biographie --- Khétsun, Tubten, --- Tibet Autonomous Region (China) --- Région autonome du Tibet (Chine) --- Biographies --- Khetsun, Tubten, --- Thub-bstan-mkhas-btsun, --- Rgya-mtsho-bkra-śis-thub-bstan-mkhas-btsun,
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Following his recent Biography: A Brief History (from Harvard), award-winning biographer and teacher Nigel Hamilton tackles the practicalities of doing biography in the first succinct primer to elucidate the tools of the biographer's craft.
Biography as a literary form. --- Biography --- Autobiography --- Biographies --- History --- Life histories --- Memoirs --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- Genealogy --- Authorship --- Prose literature --- Research --- Methodology. --- Authorship. --- History and criticism --- Technique
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Pier Luigi Nervi (1891–1979) may be regarded equally as an engineer and an architect. Through his efforts to create a fusion of design and execution, his perceptive observations of building practice, and the development of more than 30 patents, Nervi made an important contribution to 20th century science and technology. This unique appraisal focuses on the pioneering phase in Nervi’s life, a period in which all the basic ideas for his later constructions were developed.
Nervi, Pier Luigi --- Architecture --- 72.07 --- Architectuur ; vnl. Italië ; 1919-1960 ; P.L. Nervi --- Sportcomplexen ; sportstadia --- Nervi, Pier Luigi 1891-1979 (°Sondrio, Italië) --- Architecten. Stedenbouwkundigen A - Z --- Nervi, Pier Luigi, --- Architects --- History --- Nervi, Pier Luigi. --- Architectes --- Biography. --- Biographies --- Histoire
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This is a one-of-a-kind reference for anyone with a serious interest in mathematics. Edited by Timothy Gowers, a recipient of the Fields Medal, it presents nearly two hundred entries, written especially for this book by some of the world's leading mathematicians, that introduce basic mathematical tools and vocabulary; trace the development of modern mathematics; explain essential terms and concepts; examine core ideas in major areas of mathematics; describe the achievements of scores of famous mathematicians; explore the impact of mathematics on other disciplines such as biology, finance, and music--and much, much more. Unparalleled in its depth of coverage, The Princeton Companion to Mathematics surveys the most active and exciting branches of pure mathematics. Accessible in style, this is an indispensable resource for undergraduate and graduate students in mathematics as well as for researchers and scholars seeking to understand areas outside their specialties. Features nearly 200 entries, organized thematically and written by an international team of distinguished contributors Presents major ideas and branches of pure mathematics in a clear, accessible style Defines and explains important mathematical concepts, methods, theorems, and open problems Introduces the language of mathematics and the goals of mathematical research Covers number theory, algebra, analysis, geometry, logic, probability, and more Traces the history and development of modern mathematics Profiles more than ninety-five mathematicians who influenced those working today Explores the influence of mathematics on other disciplines Includes bibliographies, cross-references, and a comprehensive index Contributors include: Graham Allan, Noga Alon, George Andrews, Tom Archibald, Sir Michael Atiyah, David Aubin, Joan Bagaria, Keith Ball, June Barrow-Green, Alan Beardon, David D. Ben-Zvi, Vitaly Bergelson, Nicholas Bingham, Béla Bollobás, Henk Bos, Bodil Branner, Martin R. Bridson, John P. Burgess, Kevin Buzzard, Peter J. Cameron, Jean-Luc Chabert, Eugenia Cheng, Clifford C. Cocks, Alain Connes, Leo Corry, Wolfgang Coy, Tony Crilly, Serafina Cuomo, Mihalis Dafermos, Partha Dasgupta, Ingrid Daubechies, Joseph W. Dauben, John W. Dawson Jr., Francois de Gandt, Persi Diaconis, Jordan S. Ellenberg, Lawrence C. Evans, Florence Fasanelli, Anita Burdman Feferman, Solomon Feferman, Charles Fefferman, Della Fenster, José Ferreirós, David Fisher, Terry Gannon, A. Gardiner, Charles C. Gillispie, Oded Goldreich, Catherine Goldstein, Fernando Q. Gouvêa, Timothy Gowers, Andrew Granville, Ivor Grattan-Guinness, Jeremy Gray, Ben Green, Ian Grojnowski, Niccolò Guicciardini, Michael Harris, Ulf Hashagen, Nigel Higson, Andrew Hodges, F. E. A. Johnson, Mark Joshi, Kiran S. Kedlaya, Frank Kelly, Sergiu Klainerman, Jon Kleinberg, Israel Kleiner, Jacek Klinowski, Eberhard Knobloch, János Kollár, T. W. Körner, Michael Krivelevich, Peter D. Lax, Imre Leader, Jean-François Le Gall, W. B. R. Lickorish, Martin W. Liebeck, Jesper Lützen, Des MacHale, Alan L. Mackay, Shahn Majid, Lech Maligranda, David Marker, Jean Mawhin, Barry Mazur, Dusa McDuff, Colin McLarty, Bojan Mohar, Peter M. Neumann, Catherine Nolan, James Norris, Brian Osserman, Richard S. Palais, Marco Panza, Karen Hunger Parshall, Gabriel P. Paternain, Jeanne Peiffer, Carl Pomerance, Helmut Pulte, Bruce Reed, Michael C. Reed, Adrian Rice, Eleanor Robson, Igor Rodnianski, John Roe, Mark Ronan, Edward Sandifer, Tilman Sauer, Norbert Schappacher, Andrzej Schinzel, Erhard Scholz, Reinhard Siegmund-Schultze, Gordon Slade, David J. Spiegelhalter, Jacqueline Stedall, Arild Stubhaug, Madhu Sudan, Terence Tao, Jamie Tappenden, C. H. Taubes, Rüdiger Thiele, Burt Totaro, Lloyd N. Trefethen, Dirk van Dalen, Richard Weber, Dominic Welsh, Avi Wigderson, Herbert Wilf, David Wilkins, B. Yandell, Eric Zaslow, Doron Zeilberger
Mathematics --- Mathématiques --- Study and teaching (Higher) --- Étude et enseignement (Supérieur) --- Princeton University --- Mathematicians --- Mathématiciens --- History --- Histoire --- Biographies --- 510 --- Fundamental and general considerations of mathematics. Foundations, logic etc. --- Mathematics. --- Princeton University. --- Mathematics Teaching & Research --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Study and teaching (Higher). --- 510 Fundamental and general considerations of mathematics. Foundations, logic etc. --- Mathématiques --- Étude et enseignement (Supérieur) --- Math --- Science --- Fundamental and general considerations of mathematics. Foundations, logic etc --- Mathématiques. --- Histoire. --- Biographies. --- Mathematics - Study and teaching (Higher)
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departement Beeldende Kunst 09 --- hedendaagse kunst --- Kunstgeschiedenis --- 20e eeuw --- 21e eeuw --- 7.039 --- beeldende kunst --- conceptuele kunst --- kunst 21e eeuw --- schilderkunst --- videokunst --- 700.1 --- beeldhouwkunst --- kunstgeschiedenis --- nieuwe media --- kunstgeschiedenis - kunst vanaf 2001 --- beeldende kunst, encyclopedische werken .. --- beeldende kunst, encyclopedische werken . --- beeldende kunst, encyclopedische werken --- ART, MODERN --- ARTISTS --- 20th CENTURY --- BIOGRAPHIES --- DICTIONARIES
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Philosophers --- Philosophes --- Biography --- Biographies --- Dilthey, Wilhelm, --- Pictorial works --- 1.07 --- Filosofie ; 19de eeuw ; Wilhelm Dilthey --- Dilthey, Wilhelm 1833-1911 (°Biebrich am Rhein, Wiesbaden, Duitsland) --- Biografieën ; Wilhelm Dilthey --- Filosofie ; filosofen (A - Z) --- Hoffner, Wilhelm, --- Diltʻai, Vilhelm, --- Ti-erh-tʻai, --- Dilthey, Guillermo, --- 狄尔泰, W, --- Germany
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Philippe Ariès (1914-1984), l'auteur des classiques Histoire des populations françaises (1948), l'Enfant et la vie familiale sous l'Ancien Régime (1960 et 1973) et l'Homme devant la mort (1977) est une figure emblématique de la Nouvelle histoire aux côtés de G. Duby, J. Le Goff, E. Le Roy Ladurie ou M. Vovelle. Mais ce directeur d'études à l'EHESS fut pendant longtemps un solitaire, un historien franc-tireur, qui a bâti son œuvre en dehors de l'université, bref un « historien du dimanche ». Philippe Ariès, formé à l'école de l'Action française dans les années trente, épouse la plupart des combats du mouvement de Charles Maurras jusqu'à Pierre Boutang, puis se détache du militantisme tout en restant fidèle à sa culture traditionaliste. La biographie de ce pionnier de l'histoire des mentalités permet de comprendre la notoriété nationale et internationale de l'œuvre de Philippe Ariès dans des milieux aussi divers que ceux de la sociologie, de la psychologie, de l'éducation ou de la médecine. Elle livre enfin une explication sur la longue traversée du désert que connut Philippe Ariès et qui révoltait tant Michel Foucault.
Historians --- Ariès, Philippe --- France --- Historiography --- Ariès, Philippe. --- Арьес, Филипп --- Aries, Filipp --- Ares, Filippe --- Historiography. --- Historians - France - Biography --- France - Historiography --- Ariès, Philippe (1914-1984) --- Action française --- École des hautes études en sciences sociales (Paris) --- Historiens --- Historiographie --- Intellectuels --- 20e siècle --- Biographies --- Activité politique --- traditionalisme --- sciences sociales --- biographie --- politique --- historien --- extrême droite --- EHESS
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The book illuminates “the other side” of early Christianity by examining thinkers and movements that were embraced by many second-century religious seekers as legitimate forms of Christianity, but which are now largely forgotten, or are known only from the characteristics attributed to them in the writings of their main adversaries. The collection deals with the following teachers and movements: Basilides, Sethianism, Valentinus’ school, Marcion, Tatian, Bardaisan, Montanists, Cerinthus, Ebionites, Nazarenes, Jewish-Christianity of the Pseudo-Clementines , and Elchasites. Where appropriate, the authors have included an overview of the life and significant publications of the “heretics,” along with a description of their theologies and movements. Therefore, this volume can serve as a handbook of the second-century “heretics” and their “heresies.” Since all the chapters have been written by specialists who wrestle daily with their research themes, the contributions also offer new perspectives and insights stimulating further discussion on this fascinating—but often neglected—side of early Christianity.
Christian heresies. --- Christian heretics --- Church history --- Apostolic Church --- Christianity --- Church, Apostolic --- Early Christianity --- Early church --- Primitive and early church --- Primitive Christianity --- Fathers of the church --- Great Apostasy (Mormon doctrine) --- Heresies and heretics --- Heretics, Christian --- Heretics --- Heresies, Christian --- Heresy --- Theology, Doctrinal --- Christian sects --- Hérésies chrétiennes --- Hérétiques chrétiens --- Eglise --- Biography. --- Biographies --- Histoire
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This ground-breaking study on the Roman Catholic, Japanese novelist Endo Shusaku (1923-1996) uniquely combines western and Japanese religious, theological and philosophical thought. The author interprets Endo’s central works such as Silence (1966), The Samurai (1980), and Deep River (1996), from a theological point of view as documents of inculturation of Christianity in Japan. Analysing the social and religious context of Japan in a global perspective, the author identifies a central role for koshinto - a traditional Japanese ethos - in Endo's thought on inculturation. Endo’s change from a critical to a positive acceptance of the koshinto tradition partly accounts for his move from a pessimistic attitude of Christian inculturation in his early years to the growing theocentric and pneumatic concerns of his later years. Essential for Western readers.
Christianity and literature --- Literature and Christianity --- Literature --- Christian literature --- Endō, Shūsaku, --- Shūsaku, Endō --- 遠藤周作 --- Religion. --- J1922 --- J2284.80 --- J5500.80 --- J5931 --- Japan: Religion -- Christianity -- theology, scriptures, dogma, apologetics --- Japan: Genealogy and biography -- biographies -- Gendai, modern (1926- ), Shōwa, 20th century --- Japan: Literature -- history and criticism -- Gendai (1926- ), Shōwa period, 20th century --- Japan: Literature -- modern fiction and prose (1868- ) -- criticism --- Endō, Shūsaku
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